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euronews
2 weeks ago
Europe news

'Very tense' situation as floods in Russia see thousands evacuated

Over 100,000 people evacuated in Russia and Kazakhstan due to flooding.
Rising rivers and dam collapse lead to a state of emergency, with people seeking assistance and protesting for compensation. [ more ]
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CBSSports.com
2 weeks ago
New York Yankees

NYC earthquake rattles Yankee Stadium ahead of Juan Soto's debut in the Bronx: 'Just a vibration on my feet'

Juan Soto's first home opener with the New York Yankees coincided with a magnitude 4.8 earthquake near Yankee Stadium.
Yankees continued with their preparations despite the earthquake, with no reports of damage at the stadium or surrounding area. [ more ]
New York Post
2 weeks ago
New York City

Shocked New Yorkers shout from apartments after rare earthquake rattles city

Rare 4.8-magnitude earthquake hit New York City, causing chaos and confusion among residents.
The earthquake was the most powerful tremor near the Big Apple in 130 years. [ more ]
ESPN.com
3 weeks ago
New York Yankees

Yankees feel earthquake, keep preparing for game

The Yankees' home opener featured a rare earthquake in New York.
Yankees' manager, players, and visitors remained calm during the earthquake. [ more ]
West Side Rag
2 weeks ago
Upper West Side

Earthquake Shakes New York City and Upper West Side

A 4.7 magnitude earthquake struck New York City on Friday morning.
Multiple residents in various states felt the earthquake, with the epicenter reportedly in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey. [ more ]
syracuse
2 weeks ago
NYC politics

Did you just feel that? An earthquake centered near New York City rattled windows in Upstate NY

Residents across New York felt the effects of a small earthquake near New York City.
The earthquake, with a magnitude of 4.8, was felt across a wide region from Maine to Washington, D.C. [ more ]
www.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago
NYC politics

Magnitude 4.8 earthquake centered near New York City rattles the Northeast

A 4.8 magnitude earthquake centered near Lebanon, New Jersey, shook the New York City metropolitan area affecting over 42 million people.
No initial reports of damage were received, but residents across the Northeast reported feeling the earthquake, surprising those unaccustomed to such events. [ more ]
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Time Out New York
2 weeks ago
Deliverability

Yes, that was an earthquake that you just felt in New York

Preliminary reports indicate a 4.8 magnitude earthquake originated in New Jersey affecting nearby areas like New York City.
The earthquake lasted about 10 seconds, causing panic and shock among residents in various regions, with reports of tremors felt in cities like Baltimore and Philadelphia. [ more ]
Los Angeles
Sacramento Bee
1 month ago
Los Angeles

Landslide destroys Los Angeles home and threatens at least two others

Landslide in Sherman Oaks destroys home and imperils others.
Winter storms in Southern California cause numerous landslides. [ more ]
www.dw.com
2 months ago
Los Angeles

Three killed as California storm brings flooding, mudslides DW 02/05/2024

Three people were killed as a powerful storm hit California, bringing heavy rain, wind, and flooding.
Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for eight counties in Southern California. [ more ]
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www.france24.com
4 months ago
France news

Violent storm kills at least 14 in Argentina

A powerful storm in Argentina and Uruguay has killed at least 14 people and injured several others
The storm caused a roof to collapse during a roller skating competition and also resulted in fatalities from falling branches and roofs [ more ]
Electronic Frontier Foundation
11 months ago
Privacy professionals

EFF to Court: California's Public Records Law Must Remain a Check on Police Use of Drones

An increasing number of cities are adding drone flights to their law enforcement tool kit.Public access to appropriately redacted video footage from those flights can provide oversight of police surveillance and help ensure cities are living up to their privacy promises.Every second of every drone video should not be categorically exempt from public records laws as an investigatory record.
Streetsblog California
11 months ago
SF politics

Southern California Mobility Advocates Rally for State Speed Camera Bill

SAFE Executive Director Damian Kevitt speaking at this morning's safe streets rally - photo via SAFE
Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California.Unless noted in the story, GJEL Accident Attorneys is not consulted for the content or editorial direction of the sponsored content.
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Medium
11 months ago
Data science

AI Weather Prediction: How Does it Work?

Artificial intelligence is making its way into every aspect of the 21st century, and one field AI is making significant waves in is weather prediction.Weather forecasting is very reliant on computer technology to perform accurately.Artificial intelligence technology and machine learning innovations can make weather prediction even more precise.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

EFF Files Amicus Brief to Protect the Speech Rights of Immigrants and Immigrant Rights Advocates

This post was written by intern Devin Sullivan.Should it be a federal crime to encourage an undocumented immigrant to remain in the country?In a friend of the court brief filed today with the U.S. Supreme Court, we argue that such a prohibition is facially unconstitutional on First Amendment grounds that it would sweep up and prohibit constitutionally protected speech.Our brief was filed in United States v. Hansen, a challenge to the Encouragement Provision in 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(iv), which makes it a federal crime to "encourage or induce" an undocumented immigrant to "reside" in the United States, if one knows that such "coming to, entry, or residence" in the U.S. will be in violation of the law.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Retail assistant speaks of devastation faced by husband who travelled to Turkey

A retail assistant has spoken of the devastation faced by her husband when he travelled to his hometown in Turkey to rescue his parents and sister from the rubble, and found they had died as a result of the 7.8 earthquake.Rachel Kuccuk's chef husband Ergin, 47, travelled to Elbistan from Tralee, County Kerry, on Tuesday morning in a bid to find and rescue his sister Hanim and parents Ali and Done Kuccuk.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Health

Why does the U.S. government lock medicine away in secret warehouses?

One of the warehouses where stockpiled medicine, and medical supplies, are kept.U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Responses Surges in COVID-19, the flu and other respiratory illnesses are forcing the U.S. government to do something it normally reserves for emergencies: release hoards of stockpiled Tamiflu to states in dire need of more flu medicine.
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Toronto

Uxbridge, Ont. renters priced out of town after tornado still displaced 3 months on | CBC News

Tenants haven't been able to return home, as contractors work to make the space livable again but on a recent sunny weekday, some of the building's former residents weren't far from the site.
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Now that the initial stress of searching for accommodations is over, Shier's family is sorting out logistics like longer commutes into Uxbridge for work and getting their son bussed to school in September.
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www.kvue.com
1 year ago
Austin

Four firefighters deployed from Austin to panhandle for wildfire assistance

AUSTIN, Texas Four Austin Fire Department (AFD) firefighters have been deployed to Lubbock to assist residents in the Texas Panhandle with the increased wildfire risk.The four members left on Thursday, March 30, to head toward Lubbock.The members will be part of a Texas A&M Forest Service Texas Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System (TIFMAS) deployment on Strike Team 108.
Austin Monitor
1 year ago
Austin

Council OKs tree trimming audit in lieu of larger study - Austin Monitor

Friday, February 10, 2023 by Jo Clifton
In response to complaints from the public about Austin Energy's response to the extreme ice storm that knocked out electric power for at least 173,000 AE customers, City Council Member Mackenzie Kelly asked her colleagues Thursday to approve a resolution directing City Auditor Corrie Stokes to perform an extensive audit.
www.kvue.com
1 year ago
Austin

Report: Austin's program to sell homes to residents impacted by gentrification off to slow start

AUSTIN, Texas  A City of Austin program to help those impacted by gentrification is off to a slow start, according to a report from KUT.Back in April, the City announced it planned to start a pilot program called the Austin Community Land Trust Program that would allow those affected by gentrification to get first dibs on 28 homes that are for sale.
Austin Monitor
1 year ago
Austin

Land trust program targets applicants impacted by displacement - Austin Monitor

Wednesday, May 25, 2022 by Chad Swiatecki
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

California lawmakers tell Army Corps of Engineers to speed up Pajaro levee repairs

(Noah Berger / Associated Press)

It took a major disaster and the prolonged displacement of hundreds of farmworkers, but the small Monterey County community of Pajaro is finally getting the help and attention of federal, state and local lawmakers its residents have sought for decades.On Tuesday, California lawmakers sent a letter to Michael Connor, assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works, urging him to speed construction on a levee that failed earlier this month, flooding the small town, and to provide immediate emergency relief funds to shore up the damaged infrastructure.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

William and Kate to thank quake relief fundraisers

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The Prince and Princess of Wales have arrived at a community centre to thank those involved in the aid effort supporting survivors of the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

King addresses anxiety and hardship' of cost of living crisis in first speech

King Charles used his first Christmas address to acknowledge the many Britons struggling to keep their families fed and warm during the cost of living crisis.He spoke of the great anxiety and hardship in his first Christmas Day broadcast as monarch following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
UK politics

King Charles's speech left Tories squirming: he preached the values they've abandoned | Stephen Bates

Do people still rise out of their Christmas Day torpor to listen to the monarch's message to the nation at 3pm?It used to be the one immutable point of the day: the only time in the year when the Queen  and it was always the Queen in living memory  spoke directly to the nation in her own words, unscripted by ministers.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

It will be a red-tagged Christmas for those whose homes were wrecked in 6.4 quake

As aftershocks rumbled and crews worked across Humboldt County on Wednesday afternoon to restore water and power knocked out by the powerful earthquake that struck earlier this week, Kevin Mcniece rushed to his former home, hoping to beat a code enforcement team so he could grab some of his possessions before access was blocked.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Charles sends message of support after terrible' floods in Australia

The King has sent a message of support expressing his concern at the terrible floods that have inundated the Australian state of Victoria.Charles paid tribute to the extraordinary efforts of uniformed organisations and volunteers in tackling the natural disaster over the past weeks.The east of Australia has experienced heavy downpours, which flooded large parts of New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania, resulting in a number of deaths, thousands of people being evacuated and properties and businesses being swamped.
Brooklyn Paper
1 year ago
Brooklyn

South Brooklyn Health gears up for the opening of new hospital building * Brooklyn Paper

South Brooklyn Health, formerly known as Coney Island Hospital, is preparing for the opening of their new building named after former Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in early May 2023.Svetlana Lipyanskaya, CEO of South Brooklyn Health, says the health center began the long project of making upgrades after suffering severe damage during Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
SFGATE
1 year ago
SF real estate

Make the Move Into Your New Home As Painless As Possible

SolisImages/iStock Finally.You put your signature on the closing paperwork.You're happy with your loan ... well, as happy as you can be, considering the magnitude of the debt you just accepted.Stress dreams have mostly subsided, barring the occasional vision of some movers dropping your grandmother's curio cabinet, shattering this priceless antique while they run off with your money.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
UK politics

The Guardian view on deadly ambulance waiting times: an avoidable human toll | Editorial

If the cause was a plane crash or a natural disaster, the needless deaths of 500 people might be declared a national emergency.Not so with the NHS crisis.At least 511 people died in England last year after ambulances in some cases took up to 15 hours to reach them.More than half of paramedics have seen a patient die due to a delay involving an ambulance, or another part of the care system.
KQED
1 year ago
California

Artists Hit by Rains and Flooding Look to Emergency Relief Funds

"It had basically just been free flowing from a clogged drain in the backyard," Shen says."Luckily, nothing majorly structurally was damaged other than a lot of printing paper and some outlets and extension cords in our radio studio."He estimates between Unity and the station, they suffered around $500-$1,000 worth of damage.
KQED
1 year ago
California

'We Are All Very Devastated': Bay Area Afghans Scramble to Contact Family After Earthquake | KQED

Wahab fears the emergency response will be slow unless the U.S. decides to set aside its hostility toward the Taliban and help with relief.
Secret London
1 year ago
London

This London Comedy Night Is Raising Funds For Turkey And Syria Earthquake Victims

After the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Turkey and Syria last month ( February 6), an estimated 14 million people have been affected.As of March 6, there have been more than 54,200 confirmed fatalities, and a vast number of people across both countries have been left with their homes destroyed and a need for medical care.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

Lives of Syrian Refugees in Turkey Shatter a Second, or Third, Time

First, Syria's civil war drove Hind Qayduha from her home in the city of Aleppo.Then, conflict and joblessness forced her family to flee two more times.Two years ago, she came to southern Turkey, thinking she had finally found safety and stability.But when a powerful earthquake struck a week ago, it destroyed their apartment in the hard-hit Turkish city of Antakya and the family was displaced again.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

Electrical Workers Contend With Attacks to Pull Ukraine Out of the Dark

Zelensky says that some four million Ukrainians face restrictions on power use.Damage to buildings by dozens of aerial assaults earlier this month, in Kyiv.Credit...Finbarr O'Reilly for The New York Times KYIV, Ukraine  The head of Ukraine's national electric utility was standing on the street outside headquarters in central Kyiv two weeks ago when he heard a low rumble in the sky and saw a Russian attack drone for the first time.
Washingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.
1 year ago
Washington DC

Maybe It's Time for You to Become the Type of Person Who Owns a Barometer - Washingtonian

If you've experienced more headaches than usual lately, blame Washington, DC's whipsaw weather: changes in barometric pressure may have contributed to your agony.And while it's pointless to get mad about, you know, the air, knowing when pressure changes are afoot can help headache sufferers plan ahead and possibly avoid other triggers.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Turkish and Syrian families in UK fear for loved ones caught in deadly earthquake

Turkish and Syrian families in the UK fear for their loved ones after the deadly earthquakes that devastated both countries on Monday.The initial 7.8 magnitude tremor is the worst to hit Turkey since 1999 with a death toll of more than 11,000 so far.Rim Turkmani has relatives and friends in Aleppo, Syria, but doesn't yet know if all have survived the natural disaster.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Charles tells Indonesian President he is saddened' by earthquake disaster

The King has sent a message of condolence to the President of Indonesia following the devastating earthquake that struck his country.Charles said he and the Queen Consort we're saddened to hear about the tragic loss of life especially the number of young people who have died following the natural disaster.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Charles sends message to Canada's governor-general following storm Fiona

King Charles III has sent a message to Canada's governor-general expressing his sympathy following the devastating impact of storm Fiona.
amNewYork
1 year ago
Brooklyn

'This is a crisis': Mayor Adams fires back at advocates over criticism of new Brooklyn migrant shelter | amNewYork

Mayor Eric Adams on Monday fired back at a pair of advocacy groups who criticized his decision to open yet another 1,000-bed migrant shelter over the weekend , dinging them for not taking the fact that the city is facing "a crisis" of having to accommodate over 41,000 migrants into account.
GSMArena.com
1 year ago
Mobile UX

T-Mobile and SpaceX are teaming up to beam 5G directly to your phone from space

T-Mobile and SpaceX held an announcement event at Starbase located in Boca China, Texas.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Amazon's "Inadequate" Safety Rules Put Thousands at Risk, AOC and Warren Say

Investigations into Amazon's safety procedures surrounding the tornado that caused the deaths of six workers in a warehouse in Illinois last year have demonstrated that the company's safety rules are "wholly inadequate," Democratic lawmakers say.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Health

We asked, you answered: More global buzzwords for 2023, from precariat to solastalgia

This week we published a list of 9 global buzzwords that will likely be in the headlines of 2023.Some definitely sound new(ish) like polycrisis, referring to the overlapping crises that the world is facing.Others are ancient like poverty, which is on the rise again because of the pandemic, conflicts, climate change and more.
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Toronto

King Charles honours late mother, champions Elizabeth's 'faith in people' in his 1st Christmas address | CBC News

King Charles III addresses Britons and the Commonwealth in his first annual Christmas message, picking up a tradition his late mother Queen Elizabeth II had performed since 1952.King Charles paid tribute to his late mother, Queen Elizabeth, in his first Christmas address as monarch, championing her belief in community and those who embrace it in trying times.
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Toronto

New protections for air travellers come into force this week but they don't go far enough, critics say | CBC News

New regulations on refunds for air passengers are coming into force this week, but consumer advocates and airlines are raising concerns about the rules.
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Toronto

Months after displacement, former Swansea Mews residents frustrated, tired of fighting | CBC News

Sharon Smith has been through a lot since having to leave her home of 21 years earlier this summer.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Suburban businessman gets nearly 5 years in prison for bilking $2.6 million from hospitals desperate for COVID-19 masks, buying himself Maseratis

A federal judge on Monday sentenced a Burr Ridge businessman to nearly five years in federal prison for swindling $2.6 million from hospitals seeking coveted protective gear in the traumatic early days of the COVID-19 pandemic and blowing much of it on credit cards and luxury cars.The 57-month term handed to Dennis Haggerty marked the stiffest punishment so far in Chicago's federal court in a fraud case arising from the pandemic.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Fit for a "Princess:" 35 pets arrive safely in downtown Chicago from hurricane-ravaged Florida

Volunteers cheered as Princess made her way off the bus wagging her tail.
Eater Chicago
1 year ago
Chicago

Chicago Chefs Turn Attention To Raising Money for Puerto Rico

A week after raising $110,000 to support victims of the humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia, more than 30 of Chicago's top chefs have quickly turned their attentions to helping flood-ravaged Puerto Rico, proving tireless in their charity efforts.
POLITICO
1 year ago
US Elections

House Dems on GOP's thin majority: Welcome to hell

"I don't lie awake at night worrying about the bad legislation they are going to pass.Because I don't think they're going to pass it," said Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.).Awaiting the outcome of just one true toss-up race, Republicans will have a majority of either four or five - giving McCarthy the sparest of margins of any other Congress at the start of its term .
FlowingData
1 year ago
Business intelligence

$300b World Cup seen through satellite imagery

Qatar spent $300 billion with a 'b' over the past twelve years to host the World Cup.For Bloomberg, Simone Foxman, Adveith Nair, and Sam Dodge show what that money went towards through satellite imagery.The shift is striking with a transition from desert flat land to stadiums and high rises over a short period of time.
GSMArena.com
1 year ago
Mobile UX

iPhone 14 satellite SOS now enabled in the US in Canada , coming to parts of Europe next month

Starting today iPhone 14 owners in the US and Canada can use the Emergency SOS via satellite feature.Next month owners in France, Germany, Ireland and the UK will be able to do the same.The feature lets you get in touch with emergency services even in areas with no cell or Wi-Fi connectivity.This may be somewhere out in the wilderness or it might be in the heart of a city after a natural disaster brought down the power grid and communications.
Portland Mercury
1 year ago
Portland

Homeless Portlanders Urge City Officials to Reconsider Mass Encampment Plan

Homeless Portlanders had a captive audience in Mayor Ted Wheeler and City Commissioner Dan Ryan Tuesday afternoon in a public forum where Portlanders who've experienced homelessness were invited to share their thoughts on the politicians' joint proposal to ban camping citywide."With the camping ban, you're saying the one space we're carved out to be safe is illegal, and we're now criminals," said Kerry Robison, who lives in a tent with her husband in Southeast Portland.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Big rock slams into Mars, gouges crater, reveals subsurface features

Mars has a lot of craters.Now it has two new ones - gouged by rocks that slammed into the planet late last year.Mars will be fine.This is not a natural disaster.Nor an omen that Earth is newly imperiled by asteroids.The solar system is full of debris.Mars has a feeble atmosphere, and when a meteoroid comes flying in from space, it's unlikely to burn up before smacking into the surface.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Science

Big rock slams into Mars, gouges crater, reveals subsurface features

Mars has a lot of craters.Now it has two new ones - gouged by rocks that slammed into the planet late last year.Mars will be fine.This is not a natural disaster.Nor an omen that Earth is newly imperiled by asteroids.The solar system is full of debris.Mars has a feeble atmosphere, and when a meteoroid comes flying in from space, it's unlikely to burn up before smacking into the surface.
Ars Technica
1 year ago
OMG science

Filthy floodwaters from Hurricane Ian drove wave of flesh-eating infections

In the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Ian, some of Florida's hardest-hit areas are facing a new threat-a wave of flesh-eating bacterial infections that can crest in sewage-contaminated floodwaters.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Tech industry

This is what NASA's spacecraft saw just seconds before slamming into an asteroid

A TV screen at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., captures the last images from the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) as it smashes into the asteroid Dimorphos on Monday.
Medium
1 year ago
DevOps

Core architectural component of Azure

This article focuses on understanding the core architectural components of Azure which can be classified into two main groupings:
Physical infrastructure,
Management infrastructure.
time.com
1 year ago
Coronavirus

COVID Rules Are Hindering Earthquake Rescue Work in China

Rescue work after China's most recent earthquake has been hindered by the country's slavish adherence to a COVID Zero strategy, sparking protests and adding another layer of stress for residents and emergency personnel in the region that has already suffered dozens of deaths.
time.com
1 year ago
Music

Why Artists Like Beyonce Have So Many Songwriters on Their Albums

A week ahead of its release, Beyonce revealed the track list for her hotly anticipated upcoming seventh studio album, Renaissance.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Wellness

Man With Incredible Beard Desperately Needs Kidney

Maybe mine?
At work, the headline flashed across my social media feed: "Man with Incredible Beard in Desperate Need of Kidney."
I closed a tab of political chatter and read the heart-rending plea.
the Guardian
1 year ago
Gender

Liberals still in Canberra must find their moderate voice and assertively represent the centre | Matt Kean

t is time that my Liberal-National colleagues in Canberra hear the message from the Australian people.
Fatherly
5 years ago
Fathers

Do Your Kid a Favor and Turn Off the News

I'm a "news junkie" and I have a five-year-old daughter.There's a lot of news recently and I can't seem to turn off the radio or TV when the news is one, even if my daughter is in the room.
Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 year ago
Design

This ASMR fidget toy will delight your senses to give you a bit of peace - Yanko Design

Volcanoes are one of the most unstoppable forces on the Earth, but they can also give birth to something that demonstrates the calming power of nature.
the Guardian
1 year ago
Mental health

Victorian Covid-19 lockdowns saw jump in people seeking mental health help, inquiry told

Victoria's Covid-19 lockdowns led to a spike in mental health service presentations not only locally, but in other parts of Australia too, an inquiry has heard.
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