Новости за 03.03.2024

The "large mortality" comes after one of the largest dam removals in U.S. history. 

DJ, record producer, rapper, and home designer Lil Jon turns a large basement into the ultimate recreation area for adults and kids.

More than 61,000 pounds of steamed chicken soup dumplings sold at Trader Joe’s are being recalled for possibly containing hard plastic, according to U.S. regulators. The Agriculture Department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service noted that the now-recalled dumplings, which are produced by CJ Foods Manufacturing Beaumont Corp., may be contaminated with foreign materials — specifically hard plastic from a permanent marker pen. The 6-ounce Trader Joe’s Steamed Chicken Soup Dumplings under recall can... Читать дальше...

The feisty frontwoman of the award-winning country group is looking to sell her lovely midcentury home in the Brentwood neighborhood.

A historic Knott's Berry Farm roller coaster is reopening next year after an extensive renovation.

Authorities say a 15-year-old boy was critically injured in a shooting near the Six Flags Over Georgia amusement park after police exchanged gunfire with a group of people. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says that on Saturday, Cobb County Police Department officers were assisting with crowd control near the park's entrance “after several fights” among those who were leaving when multiple people began shooting. Once officers identified where the shots were coming from, GBI says they ran after people who had run into the woods. Читать дальше...

A Supreme Court decision could come as soon as Monday in the case about whether former President Donald Trump can be kicked off the ballot over his efforts to undo his defeat in the 2020 election. Trump is challenging a groundbreaking decision by the Colorado Supreme Court that said he's disqualified from being president again and ineligible for the state’s primary, which is Tuesday. The resolution of the case on Monday, a day before Super Tuesday contests in 16 states, would remove uncertainty about whether votes for Trump... Читать дальше...

Global Forecast as of 18:00 GMT Sunday, March 3, 2024

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City/Town, Country;Sunday's Weather Condition;Sunday's High Temp (C);Sunday's Low Temp (C);Monday's Weather Condition;Monday's High Temp (C);Monday's Low Temp (C);Monday's Wind Direction;Monday's Wind Speed (KPH);Monday's Humidity (%);Monday's Chance of Precip. (%);Monday's UV Index

Abidjan, Ivory Coast;Cloudy with a shower;30;23;Nice with sunshine;31;26;SSW;14;78%;38%;11

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates;Sunny... Читать дальше...

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The Sierra was hammered by a winter storm this weekend, and more snow is on the way.

Hundreds of inmates have fled Haiti’s main prison after armed gangs stormed the facility overnight. At least three people are dead. The jailbreak marks a new low in Haiti’s downward spiral of violence. It comes as gangs assert greater control in the capital, Port-au-Prince, while Prime Minister Ariel Henry is abroad trying to salvage support for a United Nations-backed security force. Authorities have yet to provide an account of what happened. The leader of a nonprofit that works in the prison says... Читать дальше...

Six alleged Islamic State group members have been killed in a “counterterrorism” operation in Russia's volatile North Caucasus region, the country's National Anti-Terrorism Commitee (NAC) reported Sunday. According to a statement by NAC, late on Saturday the six men barricaded themselves into an apartment in Karabulak, a town in Russia's semi-autonomous Republic of Ingushetia. A shootout with security services followed, as surrounding streets were blocked off and residents of the apartment block evacuated, according to Russian news reports. Читать дальше...

Mortgage rates for a 30-year fixed-rate home loan spike to 6.94% for the week ending Feb. 29 and continuing a troubling trend upward.

A Florida woman who says she was struck and dragged by a New York City bus and left partially paralyzed has been awarded $72.5 million in her lawsuit against the city’s transit agency. A city jury found in favor of 68-year-old Aurora Beauchamp, who was hit by a Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus and dragged about 20 feet on Manhattan’s Lower East Side in March 2017. She suffered severe pelvis injuries and her left leg remains paralyzed. The jury issued its judgment after less than three hours of deliberations on Feb. Читать дальше...

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley says she no longer feels bound by a pledge that required all GOP contenders to support the party’s eventual nominee in order to participate in the primary debates. The Republican National Committee made the pledge a prerequisite for all candidates, and nearly every major one signed, except for Donald Trump, who skipped the debates. Haley is now Trump’s lone remaining major challenger for the nomination. She was asked on NBC’s “Meet the Press” whether she was compelled to honor that commitment. Читать дальше...

Movie theaters were looking for a savoir and “Dune: Part Two” is delivering on the promise. Armed with sandworms, big screen spectacle and the star power of Timothée Chalamet, Denis Villeneuve’s science fiction epic stormed the North American box office this weekend earning $81.5 million in ticket sales. That is according to studio estimates Sunday. It’s the first major hit of 2024, and one that was sorely needed by exhibitors. “Dune 2” rode a wave of great reviews into a marketplace that was essentially free of competition. Читать дальше...

AP photographer Tsafrir Abayov has been covering the border between Israel and Gaza for almost 20 years. When he saw a group of female Israeli soldiers taking a selfie with a devastated Palestinian neighborhood in the background, he knew he had a photo. He usually photographs tanks at the location. Here's how he made the extraordinary image.

Vice President Kamala Harris and Attorney General Merrick Garland are among those marking the 59th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama. The events commemorate law enforcement officers’ March 7, 1965, attack against demonstrators on the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Harris will lead the annual march across the bridge and then address a rally. Garland will tell parishioners at a church service that decisions by the Supreme Court and other courts have weakened the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which was passed in the wake of Bloody Sunday. Читать дальше...

The housing market isn't off to a good start this year. The number of homes that are under contract fell in January, says a recent report.

California Highway Patrol in Truckee said a "mass amount of vehicles" marooned over Donner Summit.

The winds are expected to wane, but more snow is on the way after a powerful blizzard howled through the Sierra Nevada mountains. The National Weather Service says conditions will improve Sunday as the wind weakens but the precipitation will quickly return, with heavy snow Monday in some areas and rain in others. That's not much of a break after a multi-day storm that one meteorologist called “as bad as it gets” closed a key east-west freeway in northern California, shut down ski resorts and left thousands of homes and businesses without power.

Republican Steve Womack faces a challenge from the right in the Arkansas primary from a state lawmaker trying to portray the congressman as not conservative enough. Womack is running against state Sen. Clint Penzo in Tuesday's Republican primary for the 3rd Congressional district in northwest Arkansas. Womack is the only one of the state's four U.S. House members facing a primary challenge this year. Womack is running months after he stoked speculation he'd retire. He's running with several advantages... Читать дальше...

French authorities are searching for an assailant who attacked a man near a synagogue in Paris, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said late Saturday. Darmanin said the attack on a man on Friday evening was “a new antisemitic attack.” In a post on X, formerly Twitter, the interior minister said authorities are working tirelessly to apprehend the perpetrator of "this unspeakable act.” French media reported that an assailant was seen physically and verbally assaulting a man in his early 60s on Friday... Читать дальше...

An Israeli official says a top Cabinet minister's trip to Washington has angered Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The dispute between Netanyahu and Benny Gantz underscores widening cracks in the wartime government and rifts between Israel and the U.S. as the conflict in Gaza drags on. Gantz is a political rival who joined Netanyahu’s government in the war's early days. His trip comes amid deep disagreements between Netanyahu and President Joe Biden over how to alleviate the suffering of Palestinians... Читать дальше...