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10 countries and territories saw severe flooding in just 12 days. Is this the future of climate change?

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:43:44 GMT

Hong Kong (CNN) — September started with a typhoon that ripped through Hong Kong, uprooting trees and flooding the city. It was the first of a slew of extreme weather events that have hit ten countries and territories in just 12 days – the most catastrophic being the floods in Libya, which have killed more than 11,000 people according to the UN and left many thousands missing.Scientists warn that these types of extreme weather events, affecting countries all over the world, may become increasingly common as the climate crisis accelerates, putting pressure on governments to prepare.“Global warming actually changes the properties of precipitation in terms of frequency, intensity and duration,” said Jung-Eun Chu, an atmospheric and climate scientist at the City University of Hong Kong – though she added that this summer’s devastation was due to a combination of different factors including natural climate fluctuations.The huge toll of the floods also highlights the urgent need for ...

14 dead as plane carrying tourists crashes in Brazil

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:43:44 GMT

(CNN) — A plane carrying tourists has crashed in Barcelos, Brazil, leaving 14 people dead, according to CNN Brasil.The city’s mayor confirmed the accident to CNN Brasil on Saturday.The plane was carrying 12 tourists, plus a pilot and co-pilot, CNN Brasil reports. There are no survivors, Brazil’s Civil Defense said.“The passengers were going to the location to practice recreational fishing and the crash occurred due to bad weather. It was raining heavily at the time of landing,” according to CNN Brasil.Officials did not give details on the nationalities of the deceased people.CNN has reached out to the US State Department.

Kejon Owens runs for 3 second-half TDs to help FIU beat UNT 46-39

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:43:44 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Kejon Owens ran for three second-half touchdowns, including a 6-yard TD that gave Florida International the lead for good in the fourth quarter, Hezekiah Masses returned an interception for a touchdown and the Panthers beat North Texas 46-39 Saturday night.Owens finished with 10 carries for a career-high 101 yards and Shomari Lawrence added 89 yards rushing and a score on 18 attempts for FIU (2-1). Keyone Jenkins was 20-of-32 passing for 291 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions.Stone Earle went 10-of-20 passing for 96 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions, and added 67 yards rushing on seven carries, before being replaced by Chandler Rogers to open the second half. Rogers completed 11 of 15 passes for 201 yards and two touchdowns and scored on a 23-yard run that gave UNT (0-2) a 39-38 lead with 10:03 left.On the next play from scrimmage, Jenkins hit Jalen Bracey for a 27-yard gain to midfield and later, on fourth-and-2, hooked up with Dean Patte...

Sunny Sunday behind Lee

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:43:44 GMT

After Hurricane Lee passed east of New England early Saturday, conditions have been slowly but surely improving across the area. Overnight tonight winds will continue to subside as skies clear out completely, leading to a nice day Sunday. High surf will be the only effects from the storm that linger, but even the waves will start to calm down by Sunday afternoon. However, another storm is in the forecast Monday that is expected to bring a lot of rain and some rain to New England. Stay tuned to the latest from the 7Weather team as the storm gets closer to the area.

From a brawl to a balk-off, the Chicago White Sox saw it all this season against AL Central foes

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:43:44 GMT

The Chicago White Sox have their final game against an American League Central opponent this season when they face the Minnesota Twins in Sunday’s series finale at Guaranteed Rate Field.For the second straight season, the Sox will have a losing record in division games.After going 37-39 in 2022, they entered Saturday’s game against the Twins 22-28 against the AL Central this season, including losing 17 of their last 24. During that stretch, they’ve been outscored 127-84.During the consecutive playoff appearances in 2020 and 2021, the Sox went a combined 69-47 in division games.There’s been a change to the MLB schedule this year, with at least three games against every other major-league team. The number of division games went from 76 to 52.Much has been made of the AL Central having just one team over .500 — the Twins. Sox manager Pedro Grifol sees it as cyclical.“I don’t know why this division has played close to .500,” Grifol said be...

Serial Boston bank robber gets 4 1/2 years in federal prison

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:43:44 GMT

To hear Fall River’s William Sequeira — who has been sentenced yet again to federal prison on his latest string of bank robberies — tell it, the bank robbing life chose him.“Ever seen the movie ‘The Town’? Well, that movie’s about me. Watch the movie, Ben Affleck plays me in the movie. That’s a true story,” Sequeira said on the show “Caught in Providence,” which shows the proceedings of Providence, R.I., municipal judge Frank Caprio. “It’s about guys outta Charlestown, Boston who rob banks and armored trucks.”At that same November 2020 hearing over parking tickets, which the Herald reported on when Sequeira was initially charged with a string of bank robberies over the course of nine days last year, Sequeira estimated he had spent “over 37 years” of his life behind bars, between a 7-year stint in state courts and a 30-year stay in a federal pen for his monetary escapades.That number will climb to more than 40 years for Sequeira, 60. On Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Patti B. Sari...

Reklaws kick off CCMA Awards with beer anthem; breakout star Josh Ross leads nominees

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:43:44 GMT

HAMILTON — Rising country singer Josh Ross emerged as one of the early winners at the CCMA Awards picking up the prize for breakthrough artist.The Burlington, Ont. singer-songwriter, whose hit single “Trouble” helped catapult him to fame, is the leading six-time nominee at this year’s awards show put on by the Canadian Country Music Association.His other nods include single of the year for “On a Different Night,” one of the categories set to be awarded on the live broadcast. The show airs on CTV from Hamilton’s FirstOntario Centre.Sibling duo the Reklaws kicked off the night as hosts of the CCMA Awards and challenged viewers to a drinking game for the duration of the night.“Any time you hear the word beer take a big ol’ sip, because all you country fans want to hear is songs about beer,” said Jenna Walker, who alongside her brother sings the sudsy hits “11 Beers” and “Can’t Help Myself.”The Reklaws then jumped i...

Officer injured after several people assaulted at Kipling Station; man in custody

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:43:44 GMT

A man is in custody and a police officer is hurt after several people were allegedly assaulted at a TTC subway station on Saturday night.Toronto police say officers responded to Kipling Station in Etobicoke around 7:20 p.m. after getting reports of an assault.It is alleged that a man attacked several people in the bus bay at the station. There is no word if anyone was injured.Officers arrived and took a suspect into custody. Police say an officer was hurt during the response and was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.Police remain on scene. The investigation is ongoing.This is a developing story. More to come.

Small plane crashes in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, killing all 14 people on board

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:43:44 GMT

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A small passenger plane crashed in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest Saturday, killing all 14 people on board, Amazonas state Gov. Wilson Lima announced.“I deeply regret the death of the 12 passengers and two crew members who were victims of the plane crash in Barcelos on Saturday,” Lima said on X, formerly known as Twitter.The Embraer PT-SOG aircraft had taken off from Manaus, the Amazonas state capital and the biggest city in the Amazon, and was attempting to land in heavy rain when it crashed, local media reported. The passengers were Brazilian tourists on their way to fish, the reports said.Video footage posted by the Globo television network showed the plane lying on a muddy dirt track with the front part of the aircraft in green foliage. A couple of dozen people are seen standing nearby holding umbrellas.The Brazilian air force sent a team from Manaus to collect information and preserve any evidence that could be used for the investigation into the crash, an air...

Armed man accused of impersonating officer detained at Kennedy campaign event in LA

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:43:44 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An armed man accused of impersonating a federal officer was taken into custody outside a Robert F. Kennedy Jr. campaign event in Los Angeles.A Los Angeles Police Department statement said police received a call Friday afternoon that a man with a loaded gun and holster and wearing a U.S. Marshals Service badge was outside a theater where the Democratic presidential candidate was scheduled to give a speech. A campaign statement said Kennedy’s security team surrounded the man, who later was taken into custody by the LAPD. The FBI also was on the scene. No one was injured. “The man claimed to be part of Kennedy’s security team,” the campaign statement said. He told the candidate’s security team “that he needed to be taken to the candidate immediately.”The man was taken into custody on a charge of carrying a concealed weapon. In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Kennedy said he was grateful for the LAPD’s swift response. His campaign said Kennedy̵...