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FOUND: 4 - What They Never Told You

Influencer fined $285 after firing golf ball into Grand Canyon as a ‘prank’

Katie Sigmond has millions of social media followers

The Independent UK

TikTok influencer who hit golf ball into Grand Canyon takes deal for a $285 fine

Just over a month after an influencer appeared in a video that showed her hitting a golf ball into the Grand Canyon before flinging the club over the edge as well, authorities have said the case has been settled out of court with a fine.

Los Angeles Times

Hitting golf ball into Grand Canyon draws paltry fine for TikTok star

Commenters online were critical of the fine TikTok star Katie Sigmond received for her actions, believing the fine did not fit the crime.

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Here’s what the influencer who hit a golf ball (and lost her driver) into the Grand Canyon paid in fines

Sigmond was charged with three Class B misdemeanors as detailed under Title 36 in the Code of Federal Regulations.

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This Grand Canyon destination will ditch its ‘offensive name’ after decades, rangers say

Decades ago, the National Park Service forced the Havasupai tribe from an area once known as Ha’a Gyoh, officials said.

Tribune News Service

‘Long overdue’ Grand Canyon renames offensive beauty spot

The location will now be called ‘Havasupai Gardens’

The Independent UK

‘Offensive’ Grand Canyon hiking trail renamed by local authorities

Board votes unanimously 19-0 to change outdated name

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Grand Canyon park changes campground name that haunted tribe

The Indian Garden name assigned to a popular Grand Canyon campground has been changed out of respect for a Native American tribe that was displaced by the national park

The Independent UK

Popular Grand Canyon hiking spot changes racially offensive name

National Park Service says area will be called Havasupai Gardens, to honor tribe removed from the region almost 100 years ago

The Guardian - US

Watch: Woman hits golf ball into Grand Canyon, loses club; charges pending

Woman's irresponsible and illegal act prompted a heap of public scorn and got the attention of Grand Canyon National Park law enforcement.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Charges pending as influencer hits golf ball (and loses driver) into Grand Canyon, forcing National Park Service to ask silly question

The incident led to the National Park Service posting a silly, but an apparently necessary question on social media.

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TikToker faces charges after filming herself playing golf in Grand Canyon

‘Do we really need to say, ‘don’t hit golf balls into the Grand Canyon?’’ National Park Service asks

The Independent UK

Oh wow! How getting more awe can improve your life – and even make you a nicer person

Whether it’s the immensity of the Grand Canyon or the beauty of an intricate spider’s web, feeling awestruck is good for you. Here are 10 ways to get awed

The Guardian - UK

One killed and others injured in boat accident at Grand Canyon

Boat flipped at Bedrock Rapid on the Colorado River just after 2pm on Saturday

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Man dies after 200-foot fall from ledge in Grand Canyon

The man left the trail and approached the edge of the canyon before falling to his death

Salon

Arizonans want Grand Canyon mining ban

Protecting the state’s water supply appears to be a top priority among likely voters

The Conversation

The wonders and terrors of modern technology evoke the ancient concept of the sublime, and present us with a choice

In recent weeks the world has been awed by the first series of colour images to emerge from the James Webb Space Telescope. A celestial concert, the images of swirling galaxies and conflagrations of gas presented an unprecedented view of the early cosmos. US President Joe Biden spoke of the…

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Arizona Senate president who ordered partisan audit of 2020 election cooperating with FBI January 6 probe

Ms Fann ordered the partisan audit of 2020 election results that found JOE BIDEN to have legtimately won the Grand Canyon State.

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Grand Canyon won't seek volunteers to kill bison this fall

Grand Canyon National Park has decided not to extend a pilot project this fall that used volunteers to kill bison to downsize the herd

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Hudson Canyon, a giant underwater chasm, could be the newest national marine sanctuary

The site — comparable in size to the Grand Canyon — is about a hundred miles off the coast of New York City. It's home to a number of sensitive species including sperm whales and sea turtles.

Daily Mirror

'My boyfriend played cruel prank on our holiday - I left him there and flew home'

A woman who is terrified of heights claims she erupted at her boyfriend after he jokingly pretended to push her into the Grand Canyon - and she's now considering ending the relationship

The Conversation

Jaguars could return to the US Southwest – but only if they have pathways to move north

Jaguars are the only species of big cat found on the American continent. They range as far south as Argentina, and once roamed as far north as the Grand Canyon in the U.S. Today the northernmost breeding population is in the northwest Mexican state of Sonora, just south of the…

The Guardian - US

‘Ready to fight’: how a Russian uranium ban would threaten Native American tribes

Ban would shift US uranium production into overdrive – posing environmental and spiritual threats to Indigenous communities who live near the mines

The Independent UK

Federal court revives claim in Havasupai education case

A federal appeals court has revived a claim in a lawsuit that alleges the federal government failed to provide basic education services for Native American students at a school deep in a gorge off the Grand Canyon

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: Theatre of Voices; Philharmonia/Wilson; Felix Klieser – review

John Luther Adams’s Grand Canyon meditation finally surfaces; James Ehnes makes Walton look easy; and Felix Klieser and co shine in Mozart and Brahms

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