The Middle East’s Sustainability Leaders 2024- Forbes Lists
Al Mubarak plays a key role in guiding the U.A.E. toward a more sustainable future while spearheading environmental protection, species conservation, and climate action across West Asia and globally. She has been serving as the President of the International Union for Conservation of Nature since 2021. In June 2024, she was appointed as Co-Chair of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures. Al Mubarak led Abu Dhabi’s commitment in reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 42% by 2030.
Source:Forbes
October 13, 2024 12:26 UTC
Pilot in Catalina crash that killed 5 took off after dark: like flying into a 'black hole'
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Source:Los Angeles Times
October 13, 2024 11:48 UTC
UNC player Tylee Craft dies at 23 of lung cancer; teammate scores touchdown wearing his jersey
Earlier this week, members of North Carolina’s football team visited teammate Tylee Craft, who was transferred to hospice care amid his battle with lung cancer. During the game, Tar Heel receiver J.J. Jones scored a touchdown while wearing Craft’s jersey. After its game against Georgia Tech, the team found out Craft had died earlier in the day at the age of 23. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM“We just heard that we lost Tylee Craft this morning,” an emotional Mack Brown said after the game, wearing a “Tylee Strong” shirt. Brown announced the school’s nutrition center would be named after Craft, and officials had told Craft before he died.
Source:Fox News
October 13, 2024 11:17 UTC
A Historic Evacuation And Some Luck Limited Hurricane Milton’s Devastation
After they rode out Hurricane Helene and watched their waterfront home flood, they were among many Floridians willing to take no such chances on Hurricane Milton. We try to put something in place so that never happens again,” said Elizabeth Dunn, an instructor at the University of South Florida focused on disaster management and humanitarian relief. With Milton, she said, “this response was well orchestrated.” Continue reading for FREEDisclaimerThe information contained in South Florida Reporter is for general information purposes only. The South Florida Reporter assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in the contents of the Service. The Company reserves the right to make additions, deletions, or modifications to the contents of the Service at any time without prior notice.
Source:Washington Post
October 13, 2024 11:08 UTC
Iran Spreads Illegal Drugs in the Middle East, Western Hemisphere, and the Far East
In the cacophony of news about Gaza, Israel, Hizbullah, Iran, Houthis, and the Red Sea, the Ramthan-Captagan story is barely background music. But the story involves Syrian President Assad, the Assad clan, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, arms smuggling, Iranian proxy militias, including Hamas, and billions of dollars. Sharifi-Zindashti’s gangs traffic more than 20 percent of drugs distributed across Iran and about 35 percent of the drugs pushed in the capital Tehran. Iran and Western Hemisphere DrugsVenezuelan President Nicolás Maduro signed a 20-year cooperation agreement in Tehran in June 2022. Both vehicles can be used for drug smuggling and infiltration around the Caribbean Sea.
Source:Washington Post
October 13, 2024 11:03 UTC
Boy facing blindness gets life-changing eye surgery: ‘Such a blessing’
A 7-year-old boy in West Africa who was going blind can now see again, thanks to life-changing eye surgery provided by the Mercy Ships charity. Read On The Fox News AppA 7-year-old boy in West Africa who was going blind can now see again, thanks to life-changing eye surgery provided by the Mercy Ships charity. "His friends always provoked him, and also laughed at him because of his condition," she told Fox News Digital. "Being able to witness the patches being removed from his eyes was such an absolute blessing and a privilege," Hawthorne told Fox News Digital. Original article source: Boy facing blindness gets life-changing eye surgery: ‘Such a blessing’
Source:Fox News
October 13, 2024 10:46 UTC
Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Oct. 13
Click here for today's Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands and Connections puzzles. The Mini Crossword is much easier than the old-school NYT Crossword, and you probably can complete it in a couple of minutes. If you're looking for today's Wordle, Connections and Strands answers, you can visit CNET's NYT puzzle hints page. Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini CrosswordLet's get at those Mini Crossword clues and answers. The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for Oct. 13, 2024.
Source:New York Times
October 13, 2024 10:17 UTC
Body parts found in Colorado freezer identified as 16-year-old girl, missing since 2005
Amanda Overstreet was identified as the victim through DNA testing, according to a Friday news release from the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office. The remains were discovered by someone who came to the home to pick up the freezer for free, the sheriff’s office said. There is no evidence Overstreet was ever reported missing, and the “circumstances surrounding her disappearance remain under investigation,” the sheriff’s office said. The sheriff’s office didn’t disclose whether a cause of death was identified. “We were all guessing who it was,” he said of the discovered remains.
Source:CNN
October 13, 2024 10:02 UTC
Arizona man found dead in Starbucks bathroom after allegedly shooting himself
Police in Arizona say a man shot and killed himself in a Starbucks restroom on Saturday. According to Gilbert Police, witnesses at the Starbucks location said a man was acting erratically and pointed a gun at a person in the store, according to Fox 10. ARIZONA DEMOCRATIC PARTY OFFICE SHARED WITH HARRIS-WALZ CAMPAIGN SHOT AT FOR THIRD TIME IN LESS THAN A MONTHSeveral of the witnesses reported that they subsequently heard gunshots. Gilbert SWAT was called to the store, where they discovered the man dead in the bathroom from self-inflicted gunshot wounds. “All employees and customers evacuated the business and none of them reported any injuries,” according to the police report, Fox 10 reported.
Source:Fox News
October 13, 2024 09:59 UTC
Recession since 2022? A Magic Asterisk-Mystery Meat-Special Sauce Approach to National Income Accounting
Conversely, using this accurate method the relatively low interest rates in 2019, 2020, and early 2021 actually have a negative impact on the GDP deflator. Substituting indirect metrics for modified direct ones has a limited impact on the GDP deflator during the years in question. I rebase the Case-Shiller national housing price index (national series; the 20 city version would be slightly higher) to 2017 = 1. In Figure 1, I present the BEA consumption housing deflator, the Case-Shiller housing price index, and the index adjusted by the 30 year mortgage rate. Figure 3: BEA GDP (orange), GDP incorporating PCE using Case-Shiller House Price Index – national times mortgage rate factor index, using BEA weight of 15% (light green), using 30% (dark green), Antoni-St.Onge estimate (red square), all in bn.Ch.2017$ SAAR.
Source:New York Times
October 13, 2024 09:47 UTC
GOP Is Making Inroads With Black and Hispanic Voters
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Source:New York Times
October 13, 2024 09:10 UTC
NYT Connections today: Hints and answers for October 13
If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for October 12's Connections solution. Here's a hint for today's Connections categoriesWant a hit about the categories without being told the categories? Yellow: Antler not includedGreen: Acme was hereBlue: Worn on legsPurple: Jelly not includedFeatured Video For You Connections: How to play and how to winHere are today's Connections categoriesNeed a little extra help? Today's connections fall into the following categories:Yellow - Made of KeratinGreen - Road Runner Cartoon StaplesBlue - Kinds of PantsPurple - ___ RollLooking for Wordle today? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today's puzzle before we reveal the solutions.
Source:New York Times
October 13, 2024 09:04 UTC
Hurricane Milton spawned tornados. This couple survived.
ClimateHurricane Milton spawned tornados. This couple survived. A couple salvages the remains of their mobile home in Lakewood Park, Fla., after a tornado spawned by Hurricane Milton on Oct. 9 devastated their neighborhood and left six dead.
Source:Washington Post
October 13, 2024 08:59 UTC
Dangerous, record-breaking heat hits the West
Dangerous, record-breaking heat is ongoing in the West, with the temperature in Phoenix reaching the triple digits every day for the last three weeks. PHOTO: Early morning hikers at Hayden Butte Preserve in Tempe aimed to avoid the heat, as an Excessive Heat Warning from the National Weather Service remains in effect for the Phoenix Metro area, on Oct. 6, 2024. (Eduardo Barraza/ZUMA Press Wire via Newscom)MORE: Heat stroke vs. heat exhaustion: Extreme heat safety tipsThe heat spreads across the Southwest and the South this weekend, with temperatures soaring to the 90s in cities including Las Vegas, Austin, Dallas and Little Rock, Arkansas. PHOTO: record heat map (ABC News)There are hundreds of deaths each year in the U.S. due to excessive heat, according to CDC WONDER, an online database, and scientists caution that the actual number of heat-related deaths is likely higher. Dangerous, record-breaking heat hits the West originally appeared on abcnews.go.com
Source:ABC News
October 13, 2024 07:52 UTC