Mary Lou Retton illness: McKenna Kelley reveals mother’s pneumonia diagnosis

CNN  —  Retired Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Mary Lou Retton is “fighting for her life,” according to her daughter McKenna Kelley’s Instagram. In her post, Kelley asked for prayers and donations to offset her mother’s medical bills. In an entry labeled “MaryLouRettonsFight” on the fundraising site Spotfund, Kelley said Retton has been in a hospital …

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Libya floods: Morgues overwhelmed as floods death toll tops 6,000

CNN  —  Libya is racing to bury its dead as bodies pile up in the streets of Derna, the northern coastal city devastated by flooding after a torrential downpour smashed through two dams, washing homes into the sea. The death toll rose to over 6,000 people as of Wednesday morning local time, according to Saadeddin …

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Gray Fire: Residents ordered to evacuate amid threat of growing wildfire in Washington state, medical facilities sheltering in place

CNN  —  A growing wildfire in eastern Washington state has caused two medical facilities to shelter in place and some residents have been asked to evacuate.  The fire, known as the Gray Fire, has burned through 500 acres near Medical Lake, Washington, Spokane County Fire District 10 said in a social media post on Friday. …

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