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Super Typhoon Bavi made landfall Monday, July 6, passing directly over Rota in the Northern Mariana Islands around 8 a.m. local time, with sustained winds over 150 mph. Guam and nearby islands also reported major damage from the storm.

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Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

(FlyOverChina) CHINA-SICHUAN-WORLD HERITAGE-LESHAN GIANT BUDDHA (CN)

(FlyOverChina) CHINA-SICHUAN-WORLD HERITAGE-LESHAN GIANT BUDDHA (CN)

(240608) -- LESHAN, June 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This aerial drone photo shows the Leshan Giant Buddha in southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 18, 2024. Carved out of a hillside in the 8th century, the Leshan Giant Buddha is an area of natural beauty into which the human element has been integrated with skill and subtlety. Facing the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers, the 71 meters tall Giant Buddha of Leshan is one of the most important cultural treasures of China. The Leshan Giant Buddha was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in 1996. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jiang Hongjing)

(FlyOverChina) CHINA-SICHUAN-WORLD HERITAGE-LESHAN GIANT BUDDHA (CN)

(FlyOverChina) CHINA-SICHUAN-WORLD HERITAGE-LESHAN GIANT BUDDHA (CN)

(240608) -- LESHAN, June 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial drone photo shows the Leshan Giant Buddha in southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 18, 2024. Carved out of a hillside in the 8th century, the Leshan Giant Buddha is an area of natural beauty into which the human element has been integrated with skill and subtlety. Facing the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers, the 71 meters tall Giant Buddha of Leshan is one of the most important cultural treasures of China. The Leshan Giant Buddha was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in 1996. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

Canal City Hakata

Canal City Hakata

The large commercial facilities complex newly opened on April 20, 1996 in Hakata District of Fukuoka City. (Picture taken from Kyodo News Helicopter on April 18, 1996)

Canal City Hakata

Canal City Hakata

The large commercial facilities complex newly opened on April 20, 1996 in Hakata District of Fukuoka City. (Picture taken on April 18, 1996)

Murder At 1600 (1997)

Murder At 1600 (1997)

Alan Alda & Wesley Snipes Characters: National Security Advisor Alvin Jordan & Det. Harlan Regis Film: Murder At 1600 (1996) Director: Dwight H. Little 18 April 1997 Date: 18 April 1997

Murder At 1600 (1997)

Murder At 1600 (1997)

Wesley Snipes & Diane Lane Poster Characters: Det. Harlan Regis, Agent Nina Chance Film: Murder At 1600 (1996) Director: Dwight H. Little 18 April 1997 Date: 18 April 1997

Mchale'S Navy (1997)

Mchale'S Navy (1997)

Tom Arnold Characters: Lt. Cmdr. Quinton McHale Film: Mchale'S Navy (1996) Director: Bryan Spicer 18 April 1997 Date: 18 April 1997