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A landslide blocks a road near Taroko national park following an earthquake in Hualien, Taiwan, on Thursday, April 4, 2024. (An Rong Xu/Bloomberg via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- The death toll from Wednesday's powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Taiwan climbed on Thursday to 10 people, with dozens more missing, Taiwanese officials said.At least 38 people were missing and some 660 people were trapped by rubble, authorities said in a 4:30 p.m. update.The list of people who were trapped included 611 who were found on Thursday to be stranded in the mountainous area near the Silks Place Taroko hote...

Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) -- Kari Lake, the Senate candidate backed by former President Donald Trump in Arizona, has raised just over $1 million at a fundraiser for her campaign underway at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate Wednesday, two campaign officials told ABC News.The single-night haul is significant for Lake and gives her a financial boost as she seeks to fill the seat of outgoing Sen. Kyrsten Sinema in November.Lake, who is expected to be the GOP nominee, is likely to face Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego in a closely-watched matchup that could help determine wh...

D3sign/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Bird flu, also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus, was first detected in 1996 among birds in China, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One year later, an outbreak occurred in Hong Kong that resulted in 18 human cases, including six deaths, after the people were infected directly by birds.In late 2021, a version of the virus arrived on U.S. shores and was detected in wild birds. Since February of 2022, the virus has been causing outbreaks in commercial poultry supply -- leaving over 80 million birds affected in nearly...

People watch the Annular Solar Eclipse with using safety glasses in Brownsville, Texas on Oct. 14, 2023. (Mike Gonzalez/Anadolu via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- A fully booked hotel in Maine said it received its first request from a solar eclipse tourist five years ago. A portable toilet vendor in Indiana said it is doing 10 times more business than it usually would at this time of year. A botanical garden in Texas already sold out its eclipse viewing event, warning "walk-ups will not be accepted."A wave of travel to the 15 states in the viewing path of the total solar eclipse, set to ...

World Central Kitchen(GAZA) -- Seven aid workers with World Central Kitchen were killed during an Israel Defense Forces attack in Gaza, the food-relief organization said, adding that it plans to pause its operations in the region."This is not only an attack against WCK, this is an attack on humanitarian organizations showing up in the most dire of situations where food is being used as a weapon of war," CEO Erin Gore said in a statement. "This is unforgivable."WCK identified all seven victims on Tuesday. The youngest was Palestinian Saifeddin Issam Ayad Abutaha, 25.There we...