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Thursday, June 22, 2023

5 dead in missing sub after 'catastrophic' implosion

Search and rescue teams found parts of the missing Titan submersible. It's Thursday's news.

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Thu Jun 22 2023

 

The five passengers on the missing Titan submersible are believed to be dead after outer parts of the Titan were found on the ocean floor. And future basketball stars will start their pro careers at tonight's NBA draft.

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Passengers on missing sub believed to be dead

Search and rescue teams early Thursday found outer parts of the Titan, a 22-foot submersible holding five men on a mission to explore the wreckage of the Titanic. OceanGate, the company that led the mission, said the five are dead. "We grieve the loss of life,'' the company wrote. The debris found on the ocean floor was "consistent with catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber" in the submersible, said Rear Adm. John Mauger of the U.S. Coast Guard. The passengers in the submersible were OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, British billionaire explorer Hamish Harding, French maritime and Titanic expert Paul-Henry Nargeolet, and a father and son from one of Pakistan's most prominent families, Shahzada Dawood and Suleman Dawood.

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Four people dead after tornadoes hit north Texas

Officials were assessing damage Thursday and working to recover after a tornado killed at least four people in the north Texas town of Matador amid a brutal heat wave. A line of severe storms produced what a local fire department called an "unprecedented tornado" that ripped through the town. Meteorologists said the storm system caused an unusual combination of tornadoes, hurricane-force winds topping 100 mph and large hail. The National Weather Service continues to warn of a dangerously intense heat wave that has been settling over much of the state for days on end.

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Idaho stabbing suspect's DNA a 'statistical match' to crime scene weapon

DNA from Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of murdering four Idaho college students last year, matches that found on a knife sheath found in one of the victims' beds near her body . New court filings reveal that DNA from a swab of Kohberger's cheek has been directly tied to the DNA on the knife sheath. Prosecutors plan to use this DNA link as evidence in Kohberger's upcoming murder trial, they said in the court filing. The 28-year-old criminology student was attending a nearby college when prosecutors say he murdered the four Idaho college students in their home.

French phenom headlines future stars at NBA draft

The basketball stars of tomorrow will learn where they will call home at tonight's NBA draft premiering on ESPN at 8 p.m. EDT. Although there will be suspense around most of the selections, it's no secret who the No. 1 overall pick will likely be: Victor Wembanyama. The 19-year-old French sensation has an impressive skill set — a guard's game in a big man's body and a big man's game in a 7-4 frame. He's athletic, can handle the basketball, shoot it and pass, and he has great footwork and shot-blocking ability. Read more about how Wembanyama stacks up against the NBA's best.

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Debris from the submersible Titan were located near the wreckage of the Titanic.

A remotely operated vehicle found parts of the Titan sub miles below the North Atlantic

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This photo provided by OceanGate Expeditions shows a submersible vessel named Titan used to visit the wreckage site of the Titanic. In a race against the clock on the high seas, an expanding international armada of ships and airplanes searched Tuesday, June 20, 2023, for the submersible that vanished in the North Atlantic while taking five people down to the wreck of the Titanic. (OceanGate Expeditions via AP) ORG XMIT: NYPS209
 

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The forecast track of Tropical Storm Bret.
 

Tropical Storm Bret approaches Caribbean islands at near hurricane-strength

Tropical Storm Bret approached the islands of the eastern Caribbean Thursday afternoon, where a hurricane watch was in place for the island of St. Lucia.

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