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 Hours after a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck near the Russian coast, becoming one of the strongest tremors ever recorded, tsunami waves arrived in Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast following efforts to get hundreds of thousands away from coastlines and to higher ground. As the tsunami waves arrived in Hawaii, the water receded 20 to 30 feet on Oahu, according to the Associated Press. Boats were left behind on dry sand as the water pulled out. In California, tsunami waves as big as 4 feet were recorded (that one was in Crescent City), and residents were urged to remain off the beaches. See more...

  Manchester United made it two wins out of two with a 4-1 victory over Bournemouth in the Premier League Summer Series pre-season tournament in Chicago Wednesday. Goals from Rasmus Hojlund, Patrick Dorgu, Amad Diallo and teenager Ethan Williams sealed an encouraging result for Ruben Amorim's side at a rainy, windswept Soldier Field. United, who had opened their tour with a 2-1 victory over West Ham United Saturday were always in control against the Cherries, taking the lead after just eight minutes through Hojlund. See more...

  Kamala Harris , the former US vice president who briefly led the Democratic Party after Joe Biden’s withdrawal in 2024, is publishing a memoir. The book,  107 Days , arrives September 23, and promises an unvarnished, first-person account of what Harris calls “the shortest presidential campaign in modern history.” “This isn’t a traditional political memoir,” said Jonathan Karp, the CEO of Simon & Schuster, which is publishing the book. “It’s closer in spirit to  The West Wing  or  Rocky . It reads like a suspense novel.” Karp also described  107 Days  as one of the most compelling pieces of political nonfiction the company has ever released. See more...