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A giant pumpkin named Rocky gives a champion grower his California comeback

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USABC News

1 dead, several injured in roller coaster incident at Six Flags park: Police

One person died and several others were injured in an "incident involving a roller coaster" at a Six Flags amusement park in Georgia, authorities said. The incident occurred at Six Flags Over Georgia in Cobb County shortly before 4 p.m. Monday, according to police. "Officers assigned to the park, along with uniformed patrol officers, responded to the scene," the Cobb County Police Department said in a statement. "Detectives with our Major Crimes Unit are responding to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident."

USCBS News

Pope Leo to go to hospital Tuesday for lung nodule surgery

Pope Leo XIV will be admitted to the hospital on Tuesday, days after he shared he would undergo surgery to remove a lung nodule discovered during recent medical tests, the Vatican announced. The Holy See press office didn't say when the operation itself would take place, but said it will require a weeklong recovery in the hospital. The U.S.-born pontiff revealed the discovery of the nodule during his Sunday noon prayer and said he was following doctors' advice to have it removed.