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Locate Them’: 13-Year-Old’s Emergency Call to Save Relatives Stranded Off Aussie Coast Revealed </a></h2> <p class="card-description"></p> <div class="card-footer"> <div class="author-section"> <div class="author-avatar"> <img src="/static/blogapp/assets/images/breaking-news/img-1.jpg" style="object-fit: cover;" alt="Mason Brown" class="author-img"> </div> <div class="author-details"> <span class="author-name">Mason Brown</span> <span class="publish-date">19 May 2026</span> </div> </div> <div class="read-time"> <!-- <span>9 min read</span> --> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <!-- Right Side - Grid of Posts --> <div class="col-lg-6 col-md-12"> <div class="row h-100"> <!-- Medium Featured Post --> <div class="col-12 mb-3"> <div class="medium-featured-card h-100"> <div class="row g-0 h-100"> <div class="col-md-6"> <div class="medium-image-wrapper"> <img src="/static/blogapp/assets/images/breaking-news/img-1.jpg" style="object-fit: cover;" alt=""> <div class="medium-overlay"> <span 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Blancos' Alexander-Arnold Might Play Against Liverpool in Forthcoming European Fixture </a></h4> <p class="medium-excerpt"></p> <div class="small-meta"> <span>By Mason Brown</span> <span>18 May 2026</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <!-- Small Cards Row --> <div class="col-md-6 col-12 mb-md-0 mb-3"> <div class="small-card h-100"> <div class="small-image-wrapper"> <img src="/static/blogapp/assets/images/breaking-news/img-1.jpg" style="object-fit: cover;" alt=""> <span class="small-category bg-primary-gradient">News</span> </div> <div class="small-content"> <h4 class="small-title"> <a class="top-color" href="/worrying-recollections-return-in-davao-as-officials-piece-together-bondi-beach-shooting-suspects-time-in-the-city/" > Worrying Recollections Return in Davao as Officials Piece Together Bondi Beach Shooting Suspects’ Time in the City </a></h4> <p class="medium-excerpt"></p> <div class="small-meta"> <span>By Mason Brown</span> <span>18 May 2026</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> 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