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2,000 people are feared dead in flooding in eastern Libya after weekend storm, prime minister says

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:45:18 GMT

By SAMY MAGDY (Associated Press)CAIRO (AP) — As many as 2,000 people are feared dead in Libya after Mediterranean storm Daniel caused devastating floods that swept away entire neighborhoods and wrecked homes in multiple coastal towns in the North African nation, one of Libya’s leaders said Monday. The confirmed death toll from the weekend flooding stood at 38, according to health authorities. But the tally did not include Derna, the worst hit city, which had become inaccessible.Video by Derna residents posted online showed major devastation. Entire residential blocks areas were erased along Wadi Derna, a river that runs down from the mountains through the city center. Multi-story apartment buildings once well back from the river were partially collapsed into the mud.In a phone interview with al-Masar television station Monday, Prime Minister Ossama Hamad of the east Libyan government said that 2,000 were feared dead in Derna, and thousands were believed missing. He said ...

9/11 ceremonies being held around San Diego County

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:45:18 GMT

Video: 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony Held at University Of San DiegoSAN DIEGO — Several events are being held Monday around San Diego County in commemoration of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.Nearly 3,000 people died when 19 al-Qaida members hijacked four commercial airline planes, sending two of the planes into the Twin Towers and one into the Pentagon. Hundreds take part in San Diego 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb Below is a list of events being held around San Diego County on 9/11:8:15 a.m. University of San Diego Commemoration and Prayer for Peace. Peace & Justice Theatre at USD. 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110.8:30 a.m. Oceanside 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony. Oceanside Pier Amphitheater. 301 The Strand N, Oceanside, CA 92054.8:30 a.m. National City 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony. National City Fire Department. 343 E 16th St, National City, CA 91950.8:40 a.m. San Diego State ROTC Remembrance Ceremony. Campanile Walkway Flagpole in front of Hepner Hall.9 a.m. East County Leaders...

Suspected 'car prowlers' lead police on chase before crashing

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:45:18 GMT

SAN DIEGO — A police pursuit ended Monday morning in the Allied Gardens neighborhood after the suspects crashed a vehicle and fled the scene, San Diego police said.Around 5 a.m., SDPD received a report of "car prowlers" looking to steal a vehicle. Upon arrival, officers located the suspects who fled in their vehicle, leading police on a pursuit.Police did not immediately clarify where exactly the pursuit began or how many suspects were involved. San Diego homeowners are the least likely to sell homes at loss in the nation: study After a brief pursuit, the suspects crashed their vehicle near Galewood Street and Horner Street, SDPD said. The suspects abandoned the vehicle and escaped through the neighborhood, jumping over fences.Police initially set up a perimeter to look for the suspects, but as of 6:30 a.m., SDPD said the suspects had gotten away and that there was no immediate danger to the surrounding neighborhood.

Court convicts Portuguese hacker in Football Leaks trial and gives him a 4-year suspended sentence

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:45:18 GMT

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A Portuguese hacker whose bombshell revelations on the “Football Leaks” website rocked European soccer was convicted Monday by a Lisbon court of nine crimes and given a suspended prison sentence of four years.The three-judge panel found Rui Pinto, now 34 years old, guilty on five counts of unauthorized entry into computer systems, three counts of intercepting correspondence for accessing emails, and one count of attempted extortion, Portuguese media reported.The court convicted Pinto of hacking computers belonging to the Doyen sports investment fund, the Portuguese attorney general’s office and a Lisbon law firm. It was not proven he had hacked a website belonging to the Portuguese soccer federation, the judges said.Pinto’s disclosures embarrassed star players, top clubs and influential agents between 2015-18 and helped drive official investigations across Europe.The website published information about the transfer fees and salaries of such stars as Neymar, t...

6 people fatally shot in Greece, at a seaside town near Athens

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:45:18 GMT

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Six people have been fatally shot in an attack in a seaside town near Athens, Greek police said Monday. There was no immediate indication of the motive behind the attack. A police statement said the bodies were discovered Monday evening in Artemida, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) east of Athens. It provided no further detail on the circumstances of the shooting or the identities of the victims.State-run ERT television said three of the bodies were found inside a car, and that a handgun is believed to have been used in the shootings.The Associated Press

Drinking water testing ordered at a Minnesota prison after inmates refused to return to their cells

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:45:18 GMT

STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) — State officials have ordered additional tests on drinking water at a Minnesota prison after concerns about the water’s quality and other issues were raised when dozens of inmates refused to return to their cells during a heat wave earlier this month.The “additional and more comprehensive water testing” has been ordered at the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Stillwater “to assure staff and incarcerated individuals that the water is safe for drinking,” the Department of Corrections said in a statement released over the weekend. On Sept. 3, about 100 inmates in one housing unit refused to return to their cells in what one former inmate there called an act of “self-preservation” amid dangerously high temperatures in the region.Advocates said the inmate action was an impromptu response to unsafe conditions, including what they said was brown-colored drinking water, excessive heat, lack of air conditioning and limited access to showers and ice during o...

As US East Coast ramps up offshore wind power projects, much remains unknown

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:45:18 GMT

POINT PLEASANT BEACH,N.J. (AP) — As the U.S. races to build offshore wind power projects, transforming coastlines from Maine to South Carolina, much remains unknown about how the facilities could affect the environment.And that worries some people, particularly those who depend on the sea for their livelihoods.“We don’t have the science to know what the impact will be,” said Jim Hutchinson, managing editor of The Fisherman magazine in New Jersey. “The attitude has been, ‘Build it and we’ll figure it out.’”The wind power industry disputes such claims, citing years of studies.So far, four offshore wind projects have been approved by the federal government for the U.S. East Coast, according to the American Clean Power Association. Vineyard Wind will place 62 turbines about 15 miles off Martha’s Vineyard, generating enough electricity to power 400,000 homes.South Fork Wind will place 12 turbines in the waters off Long Island, New York, about 35 miles east of Montauk Point, to power 70,0...

Cease-fire declared after days of intense fighting in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:45:18 GMT

SIDON, Lebanon (AP) — An “immediate and lasting cease-fire” was declared Monday after a top Lebanese general met with officials from rival Palestinian factions, following days of fighting in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp, which left several people dead and dozens wounded.It was the latest in a series of cease-fires that only lasted for hours before fighting erupted again. It was not clear if this truce will hold and whether rival groups will abide by it. The announcement was made in Beirut by the General Security Directorate.Gunfire and explosions were heard throughout the day inside the Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp, claiming the life of one person. Stray bullets and shells hit residential areas in the country’s third-largest city.The fighting that broke out Thursday night after nearly a month of calm in Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp near the port city of Sidon between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah group and militant Islamist groups has left six people dea...

Protests against Israel’s judicial overhaul kick off at Supreme Court a day before crucial hearing

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:45:18 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Israeli protesters flooded the streets outside Israel’s Supreme Court in Jerusalem on Monday, a day before it hears a pivotal case against the curbing of the high court’s powers by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government. Beating drums, waving blue-and-white Israeli flags and brandishing signs that said “Freedom” and “Hands off our Supreme Court!,” thousands of protesters from cities nationwide swarmed the main intersection outside the high court in a mass rally against the government’s deeply contentious judicial overhaul that has triggered one of the biggest domestic crises in Israeli history.On Tuesday, all 15 of Israel’s Supreme Court justices will appear on the bench for the first time ever to hear appeals by rights groups and individuals against the first major part of the overhaul, which the the government pushed through parliament in July. The divisive law cancels the court’s ability to block govern...

Trial date set for Highland Park parade shooting suspect

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:45:18 GMT

LAKE COUNTY, Ill. — The trial date has been set for the man charged in the deadly Highland Park parade shooting.The trial date for Robert Crimo III has been set for Dec.11. Crimo III, the man who prosecutors say opened fire on crowds of people watching the Highland Park Fourth of July parade in 2022, is facing more than 100 charges, including dozens of first-degree murder and attempted murder charges. Illinois judge refuses to dismiss case against father of Highland Park parade shooting suspect Seven people were killed, dozens were hurt and countless others were traumatized in the shooting.Crimo III pleaded not guilty and is currently being held without bond.The 22-year-old may also appear in another Lake County case prosecutors have brought against his father. Father charged with helping suspect in Highland Park shooting obtain gun license to ask judge to toss case In August, a judge refused to dismiss the reckless conduct case against Robert Crimo Jr. A trial date was set for ...