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AMERICANALMANAC (Jack Newsome) - Escaped python knocks over heat lamp, sparks fire at Virginia middle school Wed Aug 19 17:46:34 2026

An 8-foot python escaped its enclosure inside a Virginia middle school, knocked over a heat lamp, and started a fire that damaged eight classrooms, just days before students were set to return for the new school year. Firefighters from the Forest Fire Department responded to a fire alarm at Forest Middle School in Forest, Virginia, […] The post Escaped python knocks over heat lamp, sparks fire at Virginia middle school appeared first on American Almanac .

An 8-foot python escaped its enclosure inside a Virginia middle school, knocked over a heat lamp, and started a fire that damaged eight classrooms, just days before students were set to return for the new school year. Firefighters from the Forest Fire Department responded to a fire alarm at Forest Middle School in Forest, Virginia, at 12:31 a.m. Thursday and found the building's sprinkler system already activated. When crews entered the affected classroom, they got an unexpected welcome: an 8-foot python, loose and waiting for them. The Bedford County Fire Marshal's Office investigated and determined the snake had escaped its enclosure, knocked over a heat lamp, and ignited the blaze. The sprinkler system put out the fire before crews…Open

YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Mamdani tells Jon Stewart libraries, fire dept are Democratic Socialist principles | RISING Fri Jul 24 15:44:57 2026

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OPINION: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani tells Jon Stewart that there are already many examples of the United States using Democratic Socialist policies. #Mamdani #Socialism #JonStewart About Rising: Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of Washington power like never before. The show leans into the day's political cycle with cutting edge analysis from DC insiders who can predict what is going to happen. It also sets the day's political agenda by breaking exclusive news with a team of scoop-driven reporters and demanding answers during interviews with the country's most important political newsmakers. Follow Rising on social media: Website: Hill.TV…

REDSTATE (Jennifer Oliver O'Connell) - Dog Dramatically Rescued From the San Francisco Bay: 'The Cat in the Tree Had a Day Off' Sun Jul 19 15:15:00 2026

STRIPES (Matthew Adams) - Pentagon locks down multiple floors after detecting an ‘air quality issue’ | Stars and Stripes Thu Jun 11 00:00:00 2026

The Pentagon Force Protection Agency’s Hazmat Team and Arlington Fire and EMS responded to “a hazardous materials incident.”

STRIPES (Emely Miranda-Aguilar) - Evacuation warnings issued as wildfire spreads on Camp Pendleton | Stars and Stripes Wed Jun 10 00:00:00 2026

The Camp Pendleton Fire Department responded to the fire in the November Training Area near Wire Mountain Housing that started at 10:01 a.m. PST.

NEWSNATIONNOW (Andrew Foran) - Deaths confirmed after major chemical implosion in Washington Tue May 26 19:19:41 2026

The incident happened after a vat of white liquor imploded at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging facility in Longview, Washington, according to Longview Fire Department.