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Inside the Met Gala: Under a petal-filled sky, guests honor Black style, hail a ‘monumental night’
Read full article: Inside the Met Gala: Under a petal-filled sky, guests honor Black style, hail a ‘monumental night’Once inside the Met Gala Monday evening, guests passed under a slew of flower petals suspended from the ceiling.
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9 firefighters hospitalized in Florida after ship explosion
Read full article: 9 firefighters hospitalized in Florida after ship explosionIn this image made from aerial video taken on June 4, 2020, firefighters spray a cargo ship with water, in Jacksonville, Florida. Authorities say nine firefighters responding to a fire aboard a ship in Florida have been hospitalized after the ship exploded. (WJXT via AP)JACKSONVILLE, Fla. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) Nine firefighters responding to a fire aboard a ship in Florida have been hospitalized after the ship exploded, injuring eight and sending one to a hospital for heat exhaustion, authorities said. Of the nine firefighters hospitalized, four were treated for burns, one was taken into surgery for injuries Thursday night and another firefighter has been in intensive care, news outlets reported. Theyll need a lot of that.Nearly 150 firefighters were continuing to rotate in teams to battle the blaze abroad the ship, Powers said.

Coast Guard suspending search for missing firefighters
Read full article: Coast Guard suspending search for missing firefightersBrian McCluney and Justin Walker disappeared during a fishing trip off Port Canaveral. PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - U.S. Coast Guard officials said they plan to suspend the search for two missing firefighters who disappeared after leaving a Florida port on a fishing trip last week. Mark Vlaun said the search for Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department firefighter Brian McCluney and Justin Walker of the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department in Virginia will be suspended Thursday night. The Coast Guard and scores of volunteers began looking for the firefighters last Saturday, a day after they were supposed to have returned to Cape Canaveral. Interim Jacksonville Fire Chief Keith Powers said family members are heartbroken by the news.

Search ramps up for firefighters missing off Florida coast
Read full article: Search ramps up for firefighters missing off Florida coastJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A Florida fire official says his department is ramping up its search for two firefighters who've been missing since going boating in the Atlantic Ocean last week. The U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies have been searching a wide area of ocean between Cape Canaveral and Jacksonville. The Coast Guard said when they arrived to the search area, the debris found was not related to the boaters. Following the discovery of McCluney's tackle bag by a Good Samaritan, the Coast Guard said it will be focusing on the area where that bag was found. Anyone with information is asked to contact the United States Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville Command Center at 904-714-7558.