What to know about the electrical grid failure that plunged Cuba into darkness
A few things to know after millions of people in Cuba were left without electricity for two days when the nation's electrical grid collapsedWhat to know about the electrical grid failure that plunged Cuba into darknessHAVANA -- Millions of people in Cuba were left without electricity for two days after the nation's energy grid went down when one of the island's major power plants failed. Even in a country that for decades has been accustomed to frequent outages amid a series of economic crises, the grid failure was unprecedented in modern times, aside from incidents involving powerful hurricanes, such as one in 2022. But problems in the electrical grid have helped sparked street protests several times in recent years, including large demonstrations in July 2021 that led to international criticism of the government for its harsh response. Cuba gets its power from huge thermoelectric plants like Antonio Guiteras and some smaller ones, which require crude oil to operate. Authorities have been working since last year on a project to upgrade the island’s electrical grid through the use of alternative power sources.
Source:ABC News
October 20, 2024 01:58 UTC
Kangaroo on the loose in Florida after bear enters enclosure
Kangaroo on the loose in Florida after bear enters enclosureKangaroo on the loose in Florida after bear enters enclosureResidents of a small town in Florida were told to keep their eyes peeled for a most unusual lost animal: a kangaroo. Chitwood shared a screenshot from the "Pierson Community Page" on Facebook, showing a kangaroo hopping along a road. Read On The Fox News AppA kangaroo was seen hopping around Pierson, Florida, prompting a response from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. A woman who lives in Pierson told Fox 35 Orlando that she was "stunned" to see the Australian marsupial hopping around. Original article source: Kangaroo on the loose in Florida after bear enters enclosure
Source:Fox News
October 20, 2024 01:53 UTC
Liam Payne’s father visits hotel where his son tragically died
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October 20, 2024 01:16 UTC
Boeing Reaches Tentative Union Deal—Would End Five-Week Strike
ToplineBoeing reached a tentative agreement with its striking union workers Saturday, according to multiple outlets, potentially ending a five-week-long strike that halted production of the company’s key aircraft, threatened large layoffs and heightened its financial struggles. (AP Photo/Manuel Valdes) Associated PressKey FactsThe tentative deal includes a 35% wage increase over four years for workers, according to The Wall Street Journal, up from its initial offer of 25%. That is how many unionized Boeing workers rejected the previous tentative deal that was also recommended by union leaders, the Journal reported. Key BackgroundThe production-halting strike against Boeing is the latest obstacle faced by the aerospace company. Further ReadingBoeing Will Cut About 10% Of Its Workforce Amid Strike And Financial Struggles (Forbes)
Source:Forbes
October 20, 2024 00:53 UTC
'Catastrophic failure' cited in gangway collapse that killed 7 on Georgia's Sapelo Island
The "catastrophic failure" of an aluminum ferry gangway caused the deaths Saturday of seven people who were attending an annual cultural event on historic Sapelo Island off the coast of Georgia, officials said Sunday. "We are heartbroken to learn about the ferry dock walkway collapse on Georgia's Sapelo Island," Biden said in the statement. Vice President Kamala Harris is also "praying for all those who were killed or injured in the collapse of the ferry dock walkway on Georgia's Sapelo Island," she said in a statement Saturday. Sapelo Island is located about 70 miles south of Savannah, Georgia. 'Catastrophic failure' cited in gangway collapse that killed 7 on Georgia's Sapelo Island originally appeared on abcnews.go.com
Source:ABC News
October 20, 2024 00:48 UTC
Firefighters battle 'diablo wind' to extinguish Oakland fire that burned 2 homes
Calls arrived around 1:30 p.m. on Friday reporting a fire in front of a home in the Oakland hills. The fire burned two homes and damaged several others, while forcing hundreds to evacuate. The blaze in the Oakland Hills burned a day before the Oct. 19 anniversary of a 1991 fire that destroyed nearly 3,000 homes and killed 25 people. During a diablo wind, the air is so dry that relative humidity levels plunge, drying out vegetation and making it ready to burn. The strong winds are expected to last through part of the weekend.
Source:ABC News
October 19, 2024 23:33 UTC
Not Even If You Are MAGA
NOT EVEN IF YOU ARE MAGA. He didn't pay the legal costs of the rally-goers he told to "rough-up" protestors. He's promising pardons now, but if he didn't bother following through on pardons THEN, why should we believe him NOW? And he called just called the police at the January 6th Capitol attack "they", and called the Insurrectionists "WE". “There were no guns down there; WE didn’t have guns,” Trump said, before repeating: “The others had guns, but WE didn’t have guns.”He said that at the Univision Town Hall on Wednesday.
Source:Washington Post
October 19, 2024 23:24 UTC
Moderate flooding is expected from a glacial dam outburst in Alaska's capital city
A flood warning has been issued after an outburst from a glacial lake in Alaska’s capital cityJUNEAU, Alaska -- A flood warning was issued Saturday after an outburst from a glacial lake in Alaska's capital. Suicide Basin is a side basin of the Mendenhall Glacier above the city of Juneau. Since 2011 it has released glacier lake outburst floods each year that cause inundation along Mendenhall Lake and Mendenhall River. “We expect moderate flooding from this event, not major flooding,” said Nicole Serrin, warning coordination meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Juneau. The flood warning was in effect until Monday.
Source:ABC News
October 19, 2024 23:23 UTC
Iran Update, October 19, 2024
Iran Update, October 19, 2024Kelly Campa, Johanna Moore, Annika Ganzeveld, Ria Reddy, Ben Rezaei, and Brian CarterInformation Cutoff: 2:00 pm ETThe Iran Update provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities abroad that undermine regional stability and threaten US forces and interests. [8]Hezbollah may have decided to target higher-value Israeli officials in response to recent Israeli operations that have killed multiple senior Axis leaders. [24] Geolocated footage posted on October 19 showed Israeli forces detaining Palestinian men for questioning near the Indonesian Hospital in northern Jabalia. [37] Israeli forces also located an observation post overlooking towns in the Galilee panhandle and found explosives and intelligence equipment. Israeli forces located a command center, a weapons depot, residences, scooter bikes, ammunition, and other military equipment within the complex.
Source:Wall Street Journal
October 19, 2024 23:22 UTC
Robinson's CNN lawsuit has the ingredients for an explosive trial. Why lawyers don't think it'll come to that
Lawyers and legal analysts say the timing of Robinson’s lawsuit makes it highly unlikely that the lawsuit will shake loose any new details of CNN’s reporting or of Robinson’s online activities before the Nov. 5 election. The plaintiff in a lawsuit is the one who filed it — in this case, Robinson. On its face, Robinson’s lawsuit doesn’t disprove CNN’s reporting, though Robinson’s legal team described Tuesday’s legal filing as a first step toward holding CNN accountable. The 1991 U.S. Supreme Court case Masson v. New Yorker Magazine protected a reporter who misquoted the plaintiff — but not in a way that changed the meaning of plaintiff’s comments. Other NC defamation suitsRobinson is far from the only North Carolina politician to be involved in a defamation lawsuit, as either a plaintiff or a defendant, in recent years.
Source:CNN
October 19, 2024 23:03 UTC
Liam Payne’s body to be delivered to his family when pending clinical tests are finished, source says
Liam Payne’s body to be delivered to his family when pending clinical tests are finished, source saysGeoff Payne, father of former One Direction band member Liam Payne, stands near a makeshift memorial outside the hotel where Liam Payne was found dead after he fell from a third-floor hotel room balcony, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 18, 2024. The body of British musician Liam Payne, who died Wednesday in Buenos Aires, will not be delivered to his family until authorities conclude the final clinical tests, a source told CNN Saturday. Geoff Payne, father of the former One Direction singer, arrived in Buenos Aires on Friday. The source told CNN authorities allowed Payne to see his son’s body in the morgue. Liam Payne died Wednesday after falling from the third floor of his hotel.
Source:CNN
October 19, 2024 22:44 UTC
Video: Muslim woman sues police department over posting of mugshot without hijab
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October 19, 2024 22:37 UTC
Watch: IDF releases video it says shows Hamas leader Sinwar in hours before October 7 terror attacks
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October 19, 2024 22:34 UTC