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Two men topple boulders at Nevada national park as young girl watches in fear: ‘Daddy, don’t fall!’

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Two men topple boulders at Nevada national park as young girl watches in fear: ‘Daddy, don’t fall!’

Two men have landed on federal authorities’ radar after the pair were seen on video pushing boulders over at a Nevada national park this month — apparently while a frightened daughter of one of the suspects watched.

The National Park Service said Saturday that park rangers are looking for the vandals who appeared in a viral video on April 7 disturbing the incredible rock formations in a part of Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

The natural beauty was targeted by a pair of vandals this month. AFP via Getty Images

The video shows a heavyset man in a red top and a skinnier man in a dark top at the Redstone Dune Trail topple two large rocks off the side of an incline.

“He’s gonna fall,” said a man in the background who appeared to be recording the vandalism from a distance.

In one snippet, a young girl yells, “Daddy, don’t fall” as the man in the dark struggles to move a rock, according to KVVU.

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She then screamed, “Daddy, daddy!” The same man nearly fell as he dislodged one of the formations before regaining his footing.

A National Park Service official called the vandalism “almost a personal attack in a way.”

“That’s so beautiful, it’s one of my favorite places in the park and they’re up there just destroying it. I don’t understand that,” John Haynes, a public information officer at the park, said in an interview with KVVU.

The park is 1.5 million acres large with two massive lakes and a part of the Colorado River.

If the two men are caught, the charges could land them in prison for six months and a $5,000 fine, Haynes told the station.

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The vast park attracts hordes of visitors each year.
The vast park attracts hordes of visitors each year. KEVIN P. COUGHLIN

“Information from visitors is often very helpful to investigators,” the National Park Service said in a statement seeking the public’s help.

“If you were on the Redstone Dunes Trail on the evening of Sunday, April 7, 2024, or if you have information that could help identify the suspects, please submit a tip. You don’t have to tell us who you are, but please tell us what you know.”

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Iran’s fight for survival / The widening war / Trump’s nebulous goals : Sources & Methods

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Iran’s fight for survival / The widening war / Trump’s nebulous goals : Sources & Methods
The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran is spilling out across the region. What are the goals? And how does it end?Host Mary Louise Kelly talks with International Correspondent Aya Batrawy, based in Dubai, and Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman, about the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. Six days of war have turned the middle east upside down, and it’s still not clear how the U.S. will determine when its objectives have been accomplished.Recommended Iran reading:Blackwave by Kim GhattasAll the Shah’s Men by Stephen KinzerPrisoner by Jason RezaianPersian Mirrors by Elaine SciolinoListener spy novel recommendation: Pariah by Dan FespermanEmail the show at sourcesandmethods@npr.orgNPR+ supporters hear every episode without sponsor messages and unlock access to our complete archive. Sign up at plus.npr.org.
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Map: 4.9-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Louisiana

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Map: 4.9-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Louisiana

Note: Map shows the area with a shake intensity of 4 or greater, which U.S.G.S. defines as “light,” though the earthquake may be felt outside the areas shown.  All times on the map are Central time. The New York Times

A light, 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck in Louisiana on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

The temblor happened at 5:30 a.m. Central time about 6 miles west of Edgefield, La., data from the agency shows.

U.S.G.S. data earlier reported that the magnitude was 4.4.

As seismologists review available data, they may revise the earthquake’s reported magnitude. Additional information collected about the earthquake may also prompt U.S.G.S. scientists to update the shake-severity map.

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Source: United States Geological Survey | Notes: Shaking categories are based on the Modified Mercalli Intensity scale. When aftershock data is available, the corresponding maps and charts include earthquakes within 100 miles and seven days of the initial quake. All times above are Central time. Shake data is as of Thursday, March 5 at 8:40 a.m. Eastern. Aftershocks data is as of Thursday, March 5 at 10:46 a.m. Eastern.

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Donald Trump has no ‘phase two’ plan for Iran war, says US senator

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