SURFSIDE, Fla. - About a block from the Miami-area beachfront condominium tower that collapsed sits its sister building, erected a year later by the same company, using the same materials and a similar design.

It has faced the same tides and salty air.This has made some residents of Champlain Towers North worried enough to leave, though most have remained, saying they are confident their almost 40-year-old, 12-story building is better maintained.

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2nd Miami condo evacuated as 126 still missing from Surfside complex

Florida condominium tower after the remains of four more victims were found in the rubble, and local officials ordered a second residential complex evacuated after deeming it unsafe.All residents of the second building, Crestview Towers, were told to leave immediately after engineers found serious concrete and electrical problems, said Arthur Sorey, city manager for North Miami Beach. Partially-collapsed Florida condo to be demolished as concerns over stability remain The move was considered urgent due to the approach of Hurricane Isla, which is forecast to hit Florida as early as Monday.

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North Miami Beach orders evacuation of condo building deemed unsafe

NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - The city of North Miami Beach ordered the evacuation of a condominium building Friday after a review found unsafe conditions.The city said in a news release that an audit prompted by the deadly collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside found the 156-unit Crestview Towers structurally and electrically unsafe. "In an abundance of caution, the City ordered the building closed immediately and the residents evacuated for their protection, while a full structural assessment is conducted and next steps are determined," City Manager Arthur H.

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Florida condo collapse: Death toll rises to 22, evacuations ordered after nearby tower deemed unsafe

SURFSIDE, Fla. - The number of people missing in the Florida condominium collapse fell Friday following a new review, but fears of another potentially catastrophic failure deepened after engineers found unsafe conditions in a different tower and ordered the entire building evacuated.The city of North Miami Beach announced that an audit prompted by the deadly collapse of Champlain Towers found the 156-unit Crestview Towers building structurally and electrically unsafe."In an abundance of caution, the City ordered the building closed immediately and the residents evacuated for their protection, while a full structural assessment is conducted and next steps are determined," City Manager Arthur H.

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Florida condo collapse: Mayor signs order to demolish building, death toll rises to 22

SURFSIDE, Fla. - 2 more bodies were pulled from the site of a collapsed condo tower in Florida, bringing the toll to 22.Earlier that day the bodies of two people were recovered at the site of a collapsed condo tower in Florida, including the child of a Miami-area firefighter, officials said. Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Friday morning that the two additional bodies were found overnight. One of the victims was the 7-year-old daughter of a City of Miami firefighter.Levine Cava said searchers found the victims among the rubble of the building Friday.The Miami-Dade mayor also has signed an emergency order to demolish the remaining part of the building once engineers have signed off on it.

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20 states reach 70% COVID-19 vaccination goal

Twenty states and the District of Columbia have met President Joe Biden's Fourth of July goal of vaccinating 70% or more of adults with at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, according to tracking by the New York Times. Puerto Rico and Guam have also met the goal.

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Hamilton reports just 8 new COVID-19 cases, over 74% residents 18+ with vaccinations

COVID-19 cases on Friday and another drop in active cases day over day.As of July 2, the city has 109 active cases with more than 80 per cent of the occurrences among people under the age of 50 and 27.52 per cent of cases among those aged 19 and under.The city’s test positivity rate was up slightly week over week from 2.2 per cent to 2.4 as of Friday. That’s higher than the province’s daily average number, which checked in at 0.9 per cent.Hamilton’s seven-day average of new cases is 13, which is roughly the same week over week as when the city recorded an average of 14 last Friday.

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72 condos evacuated in a Kissimmee complex over fear of walkway collapse

KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Osceola County has deemed 72 units at the Images Condominiums in Kissimmee unsafe. The Osceola Board of Commissioners says a Wednesday morning inspection confirmed that some of the complex’s breezeways were in "serious" condition."It’s shocking and it’s upsetting," said Jennifer Dodd.Dodd saw the yellow warning notice posted on her building Wednesday.

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Elsa strengthens to Category 1 storm; first hurricane of Atlantic season

TAMPA, Fla. - On Friday, Elsa was upgraded to a Category 1 storm, the first for the Atlantic hurricane season. While the Florida peninsula is in the cone, there is still a lot of uncertainty in the forecast track.It's currently battering Barbados, explained FOX 13's meteorologist Tony Sadiku.

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Florida condo collapse: Search resumes as officials plan likely demolition

SURFSIDE, Fla. - Officials are considering tearing down what’s left of a partially collapsed condo tower in Florida following a 15-hour halt to search for survivors due to safety concerns.The rescue work was paused shortly after 2 a.m. Thursday amid concerns about the stability of the part of the 12-story Champlain Towers South condominium that still stands.

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3 more Bay Area residents charged in Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol

TAMPA, Fla. - A Plant City man isn't getting out of jail any time soon for his alleged role in the January 6th attack on the US Capitol.Michael Perkins is accused of using a flagpole to beat a police officer. He appeared in federal court, along with two other accused Bay Area insurrectionists.Olivia Pollock and Joshua Doolin were also charged but were released on $50,000 bond. Michael Perkins (L), Olivia Pollock (C), Pollock and Doolin will have to wear an ankle monitor and surrender their firearms and passports as terms of their release.

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Reps. Greene, Gaetz invite Britney Spears to testify before Congress about conservatorship

Marjorie Taylor Greene, of Georgia, and Rep. Matt Gaetz, of Florida, have invited pop icon Britney Spears to testify before Congress."You have been mistreated by America’s legal system.

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Florida 4-year-old saves family's house from fire after spotting burning appliance

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A Florida father says his 4-year-old daughter saved their family home after she saw a fire in the kitchen. Daniel Patrick Jermyn says he had just cooked lunch and was getting ready to go out when the fire broke out. His little girl, Amelia, was dancing around the living room listening to songs from ‘Frozen’ when she noticed the smoke in the kitchen."My house almost went down to Disney music," he told FOX 35 News.The little girl’s quick reaction was caught on the home security camera. TRENDING: Flying car with BMW engine completes 1st inter-city test flight"The Air fryer short circuit and caught on fire," Jermyn wrote on Instagram.

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Lytton, B.C. residents flee wildfire days after village recorded record heat

Nanette Phillips-Smith captured the harrowing moments as she and another person drove through the village of Lytton, B.C. amid smoke and falling ash as a wildfire advanced on the community.

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Majority of Lytton, B.C. destroyed in fire, some residents unaccounted for: officials

‘The core of the village has been devastated’: Lytton, B.C. wildfire leaves trail of destruction “I also understand that some residents have not been accounted for, and their location is currently being investigated by the RCMP.”At least 1,000 people had been evacuated from Lytton and the surrounding areas, Farnworth said.

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No, it wasn’t the apocalypse; shelf clouds leave Philadelphia area residents in awe

Residents across parts of the Delaware Valley could see massive shelf clouds Wednesday evening. This photo was captured in Limerick, Pennsylvania(Photo: Sue Van Valkenburgh Grice) PHILADELPHIA - Residents of the northern and western suburbs of Philadelphia flocked to social media Wednesday evening to share photographs of apocalyptic cloud formations that filled the sky.Known as shelf clouds, these most often form along the leading edge of an intense line of thunderstorms.

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Biden says feds will 'pick up 100% of the cost' for first 30 days of Surfside search and rescue efforts

SURFSIDE, Fla. - President Joe Biden on Thursday offered comfort to the grieving and federal support for the ongoing efforts to search for the missing and rebuild after last week’s collapse of a high-rise condo building along the Florida coastline.Biden, responding to what appeared to be the deadliest calamity of his young presidency, also met with first responders hunting for survivors among the rubble in Surfside. But underscoring the dangers still present in the search, work had been temporarily halted before Biden arrived due to concerns about the stability of the section still standing.

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Alberta premier declares province open for summer after relaxing most COVID-19 restrictions

Premier Jason Kenney declared Alberta open for summer during a speech at a Canada Day celebration in Calgary after almost all COVID-19 public health restrictions in the province were dropped.

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Covid: Japan to provide $9.3 mn aid to India for building cold chain system

Japan will provide USD 9.3 million worth of cold chain equipment and related assistance to India to ensure vaccines against coronavirus reach all and boost the country's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Tropical Storm Elsa forms as fifth named storm of hurricane season

TAMPA, Fla. - While Tropical Storm Elsa officially formed Thursday morning, it’s still too soon to determine how – if any – impacts could happen next week for Florida. Elsa is the earliest fifth named storm on record for the Atlantic hurricane season.Elsa is currently more than 800 miles away from the Windward Islands.

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Trudeau says Canadians ‘must be honest’ about country’s history in Canada Day message

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in his Canada Day message Wednesday, spoke about the recent discoveries of unmarked graves found at and near former residential schools in B.C. and Saskatchewan in the past month.

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In world's most-vaccinated country, six fully vaccinated people died of Covid-19

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Florida condo collapse: Biden to meet with victims' families as search enters 2nd week

SURFSIDE, Fla. - President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Thursday will visit the site of a deadly Florida condo collapse and meet with rescue crews and families of victims as the treacherous search for survivors enters its second week.The Bidens plan to thank first responders and search and rescue teams, who have been combing through the mound of concrete and twisted steel around the clock. They also plan to meet with the families of victims. Their visit comes a week after a wind of the 12-story Champlain Towers South came down around 1:30 a.m.

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Florida condo collapse: Video taken minutes before disaster appears to show water streaming into basement

SURFSIDE, Fla. - Video shared on TikTok appears to show a stream of water allegedly spilling into the basement level garage of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida, just moments before it collapsed on June 24.A woman who was staying at a hotel across the street just north of the condominiums recorded the video as water is seen draining down into the garage. The cause and the extent of damage at the time were unclear."The basement was the first to collapse," wrote @adrianitacastillero.

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Florida condo collapse death toll rises to 18 after 2 children found in rubble

SURFSIDE, Fla. - The bodies of six additional people were found in the rubble of a collapsed condo tower in Surfside, Florida, bringing the death toll to 18, officials said Wednesday. Two of deaths reported on Wednesday afternoon were children. Families were informed at a morning briefing that rescuers found the bodies on Tuesday night during the ongoing search at the site. Miami-Dade Assistant Fire Chief Raide Jadallah said relatives had not yet been notified. In addition to the six bodies, crews also found other human remains.

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Local crews heading to Florida to help with rescue efforts following deadly condo collapse

PHILADELPHIA - Local crews are heading to Surfside, Florida to aid search and rescue efforts as hundreds remain unaccounted for following a deadly condo collapse. The bodies of six additional people were found in the rubble of the collapsed condo tower Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 18, officials said."I'm just hoping that we can help find some people and bring them home to their families," said Debbie MacDonald. She and her partner K9 Zack are headed to Florida as part of additional search and rescue in the collapsed condo building. They will help search piles of rubble for victims. "I can't imagine how they feel," said MacDonald.

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Health Matters: Calculating your gathering risk & staying hydrated in the heat

Health Matters June 30: As Alberta reopens, those who are anxious about gathering can use a new tool to calculate their COVID-19 risk. And how much water do you need to drink in this heat? Su-Ling Goh reports.

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Saskatchewan expects 70% of residents to be fully vaccinated by the end of July

While new COVID-19 case numbers in Saskatchewan tend to be in unvaccinated people, the province will not require proof of vaccination as things reopen.

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Florida condo collapse: Officials eye tropical forecast amid ongoing search

SURFSIDE, Fla. - The possibility of severe weather in the coming days prompted Florida officials to ask for an additional rescue team to help in the search for those unaccounted for following the collapse of a beachside condo tower. Kevin Guthrie of the Florida Division of Emergency Management said officials asked the federal government for the additional team, which would likely come from Virginia, amid two disorganized storm systems in the Atlantic.The new team would be on hand if severe storms hit the area in the coming days and would allow crews that have been working feverishly to rotate out.

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Radnor High School drops Raiders mascot for Raptors

RADNOR, Pa. - The Radnor School Board on Tuesday voted unanimously to change the mascot of Radnor High School from the Raiders to the Raptors. The vote comes after nearly 1,000 students from 8 to 12 grade selected the Raptors nickname last June. The school district received almost 100 new name suggestions.

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Man, 45, shot and killed outside Frankford apartment building, police say

Police say a 45-year-old man was gunned down near an apartment building in Frankford. FRANKFORD - Authorities say nearly 10 shots were fired at a man who was gunned down late Tuesday night near an apartment building in Frankford.Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small told reporters that an officer was near the Whitehall Homes on Tackawanna Street around 11 p.m.

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Girl dies after being denied treatment for stomach pain while living at Lakeland children's home

LAKELAND, Fla. - A 17-year-old girl living at a boarding school for girls in Lakeland complained of stomach issues for nearly a month – but was denied professional medical treatment – before she died in May of 2020, according to reports by the Polk County medical examiner and the Florida Department of Children and Families.The ME ruled the girl's death as natural, but a recently released report from Florida’s DCF calls into question the practices at the faith-based Lakeland Girls Academy for girls who have been deemed to have issues ranging from defiance to substance abuse. The victim died May 19, 2020. A month before, she asked to be seen by a doctor for chronic stomach pain, the DCF report says.

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Florida condo collapse: 12 dead, 149 still missing on day 6 of search

SURFSIDE, Fla. - The death toll stood at 12 people on Tuesday at the site of a partially collapsed condo building in Florida, while search and rescue teams searched urgently for the dozens of people still missing.The rescuers, described as among the best and most experienced in the world, continued the slow work of sifting through the pile — a deliberate and treacherous effort that has extended into a sixth day. A total of 149 people remained unaccounted for in the town of Surfside, located just north of Miami Beach.President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will visit Surfside on Thursday, speaking with families and first responders.Just two additional bodies were found Monday, raising the count of confirmed dead to 11.

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Philly, Wilmington officials and residents watch out for the elderly in excessive heat wave

WILMINGTON, Del. - From the city to the suburbs, it’s sweltering outside, feeling as though it’s in the triple digits.Most of the area is under an Excessive Heat Warning, among other advisories. And, the elderly are particularly susceptible to the dangerous heat.The spray ground at Wilmington’s Father Tucker Park offered welcome relief from the sultry weather baking the region for a second day.

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Florida condo collapse: Prosecutors to pursue grand jury investigation

SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) - Prosecutors in Florida will pursue a grand jury investigation into the deadly collapse of an oceanfront condominium building, officials said Tuesday.Miami-Dade County Daniella Levine Cava said at a news conference that she fully supports such an investigation.

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COVID-19: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome affects Black, Latino children most

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is one of the most severe and mystifying threats associated with SARS-CoV-2 infections. This potentially life threatening condition primarily affects people under 21 years.

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Navy head keeping job, must ‘redeem himself’ after golfing with Vance: military head

Craig Baines, head of the Royal Canadian Navy, can keep his job despite a widely condemned decision to go golfing with Gen. Jonathan Vance.But the acting chief of the defence staff says Baines must use the chance to “redeem himself” and become a better leader.In an internal message sent to military members, Lt.-Gen.

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Home prices surge by most on record

soared by the most on record in April as the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the flight out of city centers and into the suburbs.Home prices rose 14.6% year over year nationally in April, according to the national Case-Shiller index, making for the highest reading in more than 30 years of recordkeeping.Prices are now 34.9% above their 2006 peak. "April’s performance was truly extraordinary," said Craig Lazzara, managing director and global head of index investment strategy at S&P Dow Jones Indices.The 20-city composite increased 14.9% from a year ago, up from a 12.9% gain the previous month.

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President Joe Biden, First Lady will visit Surfside condo collapse site Thursday

SURFSIDE, Fla. - President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to Surfside on Thursday to visit with the families of victims of the collapsed Miami-area condominium tower, according to the White House.Additional details, such as their time of arrival, will be announced later.Biden has offered federal help and extended his concerns to the community as people "grieve their lost loved ones and wait anxiously as search and rescue efforts continue," as he said in one tweet.The steady work of sifting through the remnants of the collapsed building stretched into a sixth day Tuesday.READ: Despite engineer’s 2018 warning, Surfside official deemed condo building in ‘good shape’AdvertisementTwo additional bodies were found Monday, raising

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Meet Zane! Florida infant wins 2021 Gerber Baby contest

Courtesy: Gerber WINTER PARK, Fla. - There's a new Gerber baby in town – and he's from Central Florida!Little Zane Kahin of Winter Park has been crowned as the official 2021 Gerber Spokesbaby, the company announced on Monday. The 4 ½ month-old cutie now takes the honorary role as Gerber's Chief Growing Officer for the year.According to a press release, Zane won the contest for his bubbly personality that captured the judges hearts. TRENDING: Louisiana farmer mistakes massive snake for 'tree branch'"Zane is a little comedian – he loves to crack himself up and even wakes up laughing.

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Hope dwindles for search efforts at Florida condo collapse site

Hope is fading in the search for survivors, days after a Florida condo building collapse. At least 11 people are confirmed dead and 150 missing.

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Florida condo collapse search stretches to day 6 with 150 still missing

SURFSIDE, Fla. - Dozens of people remained unaccounted for on Tuesday after the collapse of a Florida condo building, killing at least 11 people. Search and rescue teams continued the slow work of sifting through the pile, a deliberate and treacherous effort that has now stretched into a sixth day. Just two additional bodies were found Monday, raising the count of confirmed dead to 11.

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Cherry Hill native among first responders in South Florida searching for survivors in condo collapse

CHERRY HILL, N.J. - Crews in Miami are not giving up hope as they search for survivors in South Florida. The death toll of the building collapse has risen to 11, with 150 people still missing.A south Jersey native is one of the many people on the ground still searching inch-by-inch."Right now, we’re still in rescue mode," stated Dr.

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California bans government travel to 5 additional states due to new anti-LGBTQ+ laws

(Photo by WOJTEK RADWANSKI/AFP via Getty Images) California will restict state-funded government travel to Arkansas, Florida, Montana, North Dakota, and West Virginia as a "result of new anti-LGBTQ+ legislation recently enacted in each state," California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Monday.

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