Eleven people on board a boat in the Mississippi River in Wisconsin were ejected when the boat’s engine exploded, injuring eight of them, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

The explosion occurred Saturday in Pierce County when authorities say the boat’s operator attempted to start the engine twice and on the third try the engine exploded.

During efforts to extinguish a blaze sparked by the explosion, the boat drifted into another boat and caused fire damage before all the fires were extinguished, officials said.

The explosion remains under investigation.

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President Donald Trump is asking a federal court in Florida to force Rupert Murdoch to give a deposition for the president’s lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal within 15 days, citing the media mogul’s age and physical condition.

Trump sued the Journal, owned by Murdoch, is U.S. District Court in southern Florida on July 18 for its story reporting on the Republican president’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the financier and alleged child sex trafficker who died in a New York jail in 2019 before trial.

The president’s motion to the court on Monday noted Murdoch is 94 years old, is believed to have suffered several health scares in recent years and is presumed to live in New York.

“Taken together, these factors weigh heavily in determining that Murdoch would be unavailable for in-person testimony at trial,” Trump’s request to the court said.

A spokesman for Murdoch’s News Corp. did not immediately return a request for comment. Trump’s motion said that, in a telephone conversation, Murdoch’s lawyer indicated he would oppose the effort.

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City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

45th Avenue in Long Island City, Queens.The City Planning Commission Wednesday will hold a public hearing on a proposed rezoning of the area. (Adi Talwar/City Limits)

Welcome to City Limits’ NYC Housing Calendar, a weekly feature where we round up the latest housing and land use-related events and hearings, as well as upcoming affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

Know of an event we should include in next week’s calendar? Email us.

Upcoming Housing and Land Use-Related Events:

Monday, July 28 at 1 p.m.: The City Planning Commission will hold a review session. More here.

Tuesday, July 29 at 6 p.m.: Brooklyn’s Black Lady Theatre presents Stolen Spaces, an evening of urgent conversation on deed theft, homeownership, and the fight to reclaim stolen spaces in NYC. More here.

Wednesday, July 30 at 10 a.m.: NYCHA’s board will hold its monthly meeting. More here.

Wednesday, July 30 at 10 a.m.: The City Planning Commission will hold a public meeting where its members will vote on the following land use applications: Broadway Junction Station City Map Amendment, JFK Conduit Logistics Center Demapping, and The Hillside Swimming Club, Inc. It will hold public hearings on the following proposals: Domino Site B, Ikos Senior Living, and the Long Island City Neighborhood Plan. More here.

Friday, Aug. 1, 5 to 8 p.m.: The Department of City Planning will have a table at the corner of Mulberry and Baxter streets in Chinatown to share information about Mayor Adams’ Manhattan Plan, which aims to build 100,000 new units of housing in Manhattan over the next decade. More here.

NYC Affordable Housing Lotteries Ending Soon: The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) are closing lotteries on the following subsidized buildings over the next week.

185 Chrystie Street Apartments, Manhattan, for households earning between $39,943 – $140,000 (last day to apply is 7/28)

271 East 28th Street Apartments, Brooklyn, for households earning between $79,646 – $116,640 (last day to apply is 7/28)

Williamsburg Wharf A1 aka 482 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn, for households earning between $68,812 – $140,000 (last day to apply is 7/28)

The Brook, Brooklyn, for households earning between $64,766 – $227,500 (last day to apply is 8/1)

46-06 11th Street Apartments, Queens, for households earning between $102,446 – $227,500 (last day to apply is 8/4)

55 Broad Street Apartments, Manhattan, for households earning between $37,578 – $200,900 (last day to apply is 8/4)

706 East 32nd Street Apartments, Brooklyn, for households earning between $103,303 – $189,540 (last day to apply is 8/4)

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BOULDER, Colorado — Deion Sanders already has a victory under his belt in 2025. The Colorado University Buffaloes football coach announced Monday that he beat bladder cancer.

The CU Buffs coach addressed his health Monday at the CU Touchdown Club adjacent to Folsom Field. He was flanked at the table by Dr. Janet Kukreja, director of Urologic Oncology at CU Cancer Center, and by Lauren Askevold, CU’s assistant athletic trainer.

Sanders was diagnosed with an aggressive cancerous tumor in his bladder during a health check-up this past spring.

The coach had his bladder removed. Kukreja said he is now cancer-free.

“We’re gonna beat this, (aren’t) we?” Sanders asked Kukreja Monday.

“It’s beaten,” she replied.

Sanders, 57, has coached through health challenges before. The Pro Football Hall-of-Famer missed three games with Jackson State in 2021. He’s battled blood clot issues in the past, and had surgery to address a clot in his right leg in 2023.

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Askevold said the tumor was diagnosed during CU’s spring football practices this past April and that the surgery was completed by early May.

The CU coach was notably absent from June camps in Boulder, leading to multiple reports that Sanders was still dealing with an unspecified health issue that would keep him away from campus.

The Florida native told Asante Samuel that he recently had lost 14 pounds. Sanders said Monday that he’d dropped about 25 pounds.

Coach Prime encouraged men to “get checked … without wonderful people like this, I wouldn’t be sitting here today.”

The Buffs opened their preseason camp this week and will start the 2025 season on August 29 at Folsom Field against Georgia Tech. Coach Prime indicated he intended to return to work as normal when asked how much he had relied on his staff while he was getting treatment.

“Rely on my staff?” Sanders replied. “I’m back, baby.”