He also allegedly pulled a fire alarm when there was no fire and made 911 calls to report made-up emergencies.
Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/suspect-arrested-after-two-university-oregon-students-held-hostage-dorm-n1283361
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Police say suspect has been apprehended after attack in town of Kongsberg, 50 miles from Oslo
Several people have been killed and others injured by a man who opened fire with a bow and arrows in a town in Norway, according to local police.
The suspect was apprehended after the attack late on Wednesday in the town of Kongsberg, 50 miles (80km) south-west of the capital, Oslo, a police spokesperson said.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/13/several-killed-bow-and-arrow-attack-norway
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Capitol Police are investigating a suspicious vehicle in front of the Supreme Court on Tuesday morning, a day after the court convened for a new session.A notice from the Capitol Police’s Twitter account shortly be…
Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/news/575320-capitol-police-investigating-suspicious-vehicle-outside-supreme-court
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North Korea state media reported that the country carried out a test of its new long-range cruise missile. The launch took place over the weekend, and saw the missile successfully hitting its target, according to the report.
The tests were carried out over the course of two days, on Saturday and on Sunday, North Korea’s state KCNA news agency reported. As part of the tests, the missile reportedly hit a target some 1,500 away from the launch site after travelling over the country’s land and its territorial waters.
Pyongyang hailed the tests as success, claiming that the launch has confirmed all the technical features of the new weapon, including the power of its propulsion system, the missile’s controllability and its accuracy.
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Source: https://www.rt.com/usa/534654-north-korea-missile-test/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
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Poor welding also contributed to Metro Line 12 collapse that killed 26 people in May, independent auditor finds.
Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/7/missing-bolts-contributed-mexico-city-metro-collapse-report
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Several rockets were fired at Kabul airport on Monday, less than 48 hours before the United States is due to complete its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. Eyewitnesses said the rockets were launched from a car and were aimed towards the airport on Monday morning. No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2021/aug/30/rockets-fired-at-kabul-airport-as-us-approaches-withdrawal-deadline-video
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NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Ida was rapidly intensifying early Sunday, becoming a dangerous Category 4 hurricane on track for a potentially devastating landfall on the Louisiana coast while emergency officials in the region grappled with opening shelters for displaced evacuees despite the risks of spreading the coronavirus.
Ida quickly gained strength as it moved into the northern Gulf, going from top winds of 115 mph (185 kph) in a 1 a.m. update to 145 mph (230 kph) a few hours later. The system was expected to make landfall Sunday afternoon, set to arrive on the exact date Hurricane Katrina ravaged Louisiana and Mississippi 16 years earlier.
The storm was centered about 65 miles (100 kilometers) south of the mouth of the Mississippi River, and 80 miles (130 kilometers) south-southeast of costal Grand Isle, Louisiana. It was traveling northwest at 15 mph (24 kph).
Ida threatened a region already reeling from a resurgence of COVID-19 infections, thanks to low vaccination rates and the highly contagious delta variant.
New Orleans hospitals planned to ride out the storm with their beds nearly full, as similarly stressed hospitals elsewhere had little room for evacuated patients. And shelters for those fleeing their homes carried an added risk of becoming flashpoints for new infections.
Gov. John Bel Edwards vowed Saturday that Louisiana’s “resilient and tough people” would weather the storm. He also noted shelters would operate with reduced capacities “to reflect the realities of COVID.”
Edwards said Louisiana officials were already working to find hotel rooms for many evacuees so that fewer had to stay in mass shelters. He noted that during last year’s hurricane season, Louisiana found rooms for 20,000 people.
“So, we know how to do this,” Edwards said. “I hope and pray we don’t have to do it anywhere near that extent.”
In coastal Gulfport, Mississippi, a Red Cross shelter posted signs displaying directions for evacuees along with warnings about COVID-19. With skies still sunny, only a handful of people had shown up Saturday evening.
Shelter manager Barbara Casterlin said workers were required to wear face masks. Evacuees were encouraged to do the same. Anyone who refuses will be sent to an isolated area, she said, and so will people who are sick.
“We’re not checking vaccinations,” Casterlin said, “but we are doing temperature checks two or three times a day.”
President Joe Biden approved emergency declarations for Louisiana and Mississippi ahead of Ida’s arrival.
Comparisons to the Aug. 29, 2005, landfall of Katrina weighed heavily on residents bracing for Ida. A Category 3 storm, Katrina was blamed for 1,800 deaths as it demolished oceanfront homes in Mississippi and caused levee breaches and catastrophic flooding in New Orleans.
In Saucier, Mississippi, Alex and Angela Bennett spent Saturday afternoon filling sand bags to place around their flood-prone home. Both survived Katrina, and didn’t expect Ida to cause nearly as much destruction where they live, based on forecasts.
“Katrina was terrible. This ain’t gonna be nothing,” Alex Bennett said. “I hate it for Louisiana, but I’m happy for us.”
Long lines formed at gas pumps Saturday as people rushed to escape. Trucks pulling saltwater fishing boats and campers streamed away from the coast on Interstate 65 in Alabama, while traffic jams clogged Interstate 10 heading out of New Orleans.
Ida intensified so swiftly that New Orleans officials said there was no time to organize a mandatory evacuation of its 390,000 residents. Mayor LaToya Cantrell urged residents to leave voluntarily. Those who stayed were warned to prepare for long power outages amid sweltering heat.
Officials also stressed that the levee and drainage systems protecting the city had been much improved since Katrina. But they cautioned flooding was still possible with up to 24 inches (61 centimeters) of rain forecast in some areas.
Edwards said 5,000 National Guard troops were being staged in 14 Louisiana parishes for search and rescue efforts. And 10,000 linemen were on standby to respond to electrical outages.
Ida posed a threat far beyond New Orleans. A hurricane warning was issued for nearly 200 miles (320 kilometers) of Louisiana’s coastline, from Intracoastal City south of Lafayette to the Mississippi state line. A tropical storm warning was extended to the Alabama-Florida line.
Meteorologist Jeff Masters, who flew hurricane missions for the government and founded Weather Underground, said Ida is forecast to move through “the just absolute worst place for a hurricane.”
The Interstate 10 corridor between New Orleans and Baton Rouge is a critical hub of the nation’s petrochemical industry, lined with oil refineries, natural gas terminals and chemical manufacturing plants. Entergy, Louisiana’s major electricity provider, operates two nuclear power plants along the Mississippi River.
A U.S. Energy Department map of oil and gas infrastructure shows scores of low-lying sites in the storm’s projected path that are listed as potentially vulnerable to flooding.
Source: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/29/hurricane-ida-new-orleans-louisiana-507121
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Afghanistan’s president, Ashraf Ghani, is reported to have left the country while a Taliban spokesman says Taliban fighters have entered the capitol Kabul
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The UK foreign secretary has expressed his “deep concerns” about the future facing Afghanistan.
Dominic Raab tweeted: “It is critical that the international community is united in telling the Taliban that the violence must end.”
Shared my deep concerns about the future for Afghanistan with FM Qureshi. Agreed it is critical that the international community is united in telling the Taliban that the violence must end and human rights must be protected.
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Shooting has been reported in several parts of Kabul, according to witness accounts and the country’s interior ministry.
A Taliban spokesman has confirmed that Taliban fighters have entered the city in response to a “law and order issue”.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2021/aug/15/afghanistan-taliban-close-in-on-kabul-as-last-government-stronghold-in-north-falls
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A report by New York’s Attorney General concludes that Governor Andrew Cuomo is a serial sex harasser who violated state and federal law and retaliated against at least one woman who complained about his behavior.
The 165-page report, which comprises interviews with 179 witnesses and a review of tens of thousands of documents, also said that Cuomo’s office was riddled with fear and intimidation, and was a hostile work environment for many staffers.
Source: https://boingboing.net/2021/08/03/ny-attorney-general-governor-andrew-cuomo-sexually-harassed-at-least-11-women.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ny-attorney-general-governor-andrew-cuomo-sexually-harassed-at-least-11-women
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Florida governor declares state of emergency in 15 counties, including site of collapsed condo
Tropical Storm Elsa was made landfall in Cuba on Monday, after 180,000 people were evacuated from southern regions amid fears of heavy flooding.
The storm swept over western Cuba near Havana with strong rain and winds, and forecasters said it would move on to the Florida Keys on Tuesday and Florida’s central Gulf coast by Wednesday.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/05/tropical-storm-elsa-cuba-florida-evacuations
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A group of attackers broke into the private residence of Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse and assassinated him early this morning. His wife Martine was also shot. From the New York Times:
In recent months, the streets of Haiti have become clogged with angry protests demanding the removal of Mr.
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A standoff between a group of armed men and the police shut down a highway in Massachusetts on Saturday morning, with authorities issuing a shelter-in-places for some areas.The standoff on Inters…
Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/561459-armed-standoff-shuts-down-massachusetts-highway-prompts-shelter-in-place
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday that Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) is one of eight members she has selected to serve on the select committee that will investigate the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.
Why it matters: The former GOP conference chair was ousted from leadership for her opposition to Donald Trump’s election lies. She is the only Republican hand-picked by Pelosi to serve on the 13-member committee.
The members: In order of seniority, according to Pelosi …
What they’re saying: “We will do our job. We will do it according to the oath we took as members of Congress, but more importantly, we have to get to the bottom of finding out all the things that went wrong on Jan. 6,” said Thompson, who crafted the legislation to create a bipartisan commission as chair of the House Homeland Security Committee.
Source: https://www.axios.com/pelosi-jan-6-committee-members-cheney-356695a9-4006-4708-852c-84c89f93bb1e.html
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Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has died at the age of 88, his family said Wednesday.
The big picture: Rumsfeld served as defense secretary under Presidents Gerald Ford and George W. Bush. He led the Department of Defense on 9/11 and at the start of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
What they’re saying: “It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the passing of Donald Rumsfeld, an American statesman and devoted husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather,” his family said in a statement
Source: https://www.axios.com/former-defense-secretary-donald-rumsfeld-dies-5d4989be-2ae5-41dc-835e-281c8d57e1d8.html
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An engineer warned in 2018 that there was evidence of “major structural damage” below the pool deck. Still, residents were told the building was “not in bad shape.”
Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/collapsed-florida-building-residents-told-it-was-safe-despite-major-n1272507
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An engineer warned of “major structural damage” at the collapsed Surfside, FL condo complex in 2018. Miami-Dade County Commissioner Sally Heyman joins Kendis Gibson and Lindsey Reiser to talk about the condo and doing everything possible to pull survivors from the scene.
Source: https://www.msnbc.com/gibson-reiser/watch/miami-dade-county-commissioner-on-collapsed-surfside-fl-condo-115519045605
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Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill sentenced Derek Chauvin to 22½ years in jail on Friday. Chauvin, the Minneapolis cop who killed George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for nine minutes in a brutal 2020 arrest, was convicted of his murder in April. — Read the rest
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Republicans in Arizona, Florida and Iowa have also adopted new voting restrictions; Pennsylvania and Texas may follow.
Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/25/us-sues-georgia-over-restrictive-new-state-voting-law
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A Minnesota judge has denied former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s request for a new trial in the murder of George Floyd.In a …
Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/560235-judge-denies-new-trial-for-chauvin
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Local authorities are asking residents to evacuate after a chemical plant exploded in Illinois, Fox-affiliate WQRF …
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