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A loose bull was captured on camera in Santa Anita, Peru, on Tuesday after escaping from a vehicle on a highway. Authorities struggled to hold back the animal, which charged at several people — including a man who was knocked off his bicycle.

Voters in London said they were hoping for change and stability as they cast their ballots on Thursday in an election that is widely expected to bring the Labour Party to power after 14 years of Conservative government.

After President Biden’s recent debate performance, some U.S. voters have expressed doubts over the future of his candidacy and whether he can effectively govern for another four years.

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More extreme weather means more power outages — caused not only by the events themselves but also by public safety power shut offs designed to prevent fires.  Outages are inconvenient for everyone, but for underinsured and uninsured people who depend on community health clinics for medical care, it means losing access to lifesaving medications  and missing out on badly needed procedures and vaccines. Alliance Medical Center’s Healdsburg clinic, located north of San Francisco in an area prone to wildfires, is terribly familiar with what can go wrong during a power outage. During the 2017 Tubbs Fire, they lost $30,000 worth of cold-storage vaccines. They once had to rush a patient in the middle of a tooth extraction to another facility after the power went out. But in May, Alliance turned on a brand new rooftop solar and battery storage system. The panels will keep the clinic running during the day if the power cuts out, and the batteries can provide another 15 hours of power when the sun goes down. Direct Relief paid for the system. Its Power for Health program has helped install 19 systems nationwide since 2018 and has 48 more projects underway. Direct Relief says more programs like theirs are needed. Without support, it would be impossible for clinics like Alliance to afford systems, which means the 30 million people who rely on community health clinics in the United States would be cut off from medical services during increasingly frequent climate events and grid failures. There are other benefits to putting solar on community health clinics: It can save them a big chunk on their utility bills, freeing up more money to serve patients. And clinics with backup power can serve as places of refuge for vulnerable people during extreme weather: Harmony Health in Marysville, California, 30 miles south of where the Thompson Fire is currently burning and where the high is 111 degrees today, got a solar and battery system from Direct Relief as well. Its CEO said it plans to serve as a cooling center during emergencies, “where patients could come and have a safe place to be.”  The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — General Motors will pay nearly $146 million in penalties to the federal government because 5.9 million of its older vehicles do not comply with emissions and fuel economy standards. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a statement Wednesday that certain GM vehicles from the 2012 through 2018 model years did not comply with federal fuel economy requirements. The fine comes after the Environmental Protection Agency said its testing showed the GM pickup trucks and SUVs emit over 10% more carbon dioxide on average than GM’s initial compliance testing claimed. The EPA says the vehicles will remain on the road and cannot be repaired. The GM vehicles on average consume at least 10% more fuel than the window sticker numbers say, but the company won’t be required to reduce the miles per gallon on the stickers, the EPA said.

Severe overcrowding and a lack of exits contributed to a stampede at a religious festival that killed at least 121 people in northern India, authorities said Wednesday. Here is how some witnesses described the chaotic crowd crush.

At Tuesday’s daily White House briefing, a reporter asked the press secretary a direct question about President Biden’s cognitive state, in the aftermath of last week’s debate performance.

Christian rapper Lecrae says his crossover hit “Coming in Hot” with Andy Mineo was created after Snoop Dogg advised him that the party they were attending at Jamie Foxx's house might not be in his comfort zone.