Justified or not? US military families on fears of Iran war

Nearly two weeks into the US and Israel's war with Iran, Donald Trump has shown no signs that the 'excursion' is coming to a close. As President Trump travelled to Kentucky on Wednesday to speak to supporters, the BBC's North America editor Sarah Smith spoke to two military families in the state - Iraq veteran Jeremy and Lynn, whose son died in Iraq - about their fears that the war with Iran could become a similarly extended conflict.…

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Volcanic fragments rain down as Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts

The US Geological Survey reported that this fountaining episode reached 1,300ft (400M). According to the USGS, Kilauea's plume sent tephra falling within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park and into adjacent communities. 
 Tephra is glassy volcanic fragments made up of volcanic ash, pumice, scoria, Pele's hair and reticulate, created by lava fountains. The heaviest tephra fall was recorded at Uēkahuna Overlook where about 4-7 inches accumulated. Source link

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