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☆ DJ Burns Jr.: March Madness star is leading a surprising Final Four run and earns praise from Nikola Jokić
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

11 NC State to the Final Four of the 2024 NCAA men’s tournament, beating a host of highly-seeded teams on the way to a semifinal spot. The NC State star grew up around people from different backgrounds, with his grandmother running a foster home and his parents taking in other children from unstable homes. But, with Burns at center and the team’s underdog mentality, they have shocked the college basketball scene. “I was raised in a happy environment,” the NC State told reporters. While becoming an internet sensation throughout March Madness, Burns' competitve nature has helped NC State to some impressive victories.

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☆ Dartmouth basketball’s union vote is just a small part of the campus organizing wave
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

The Dartmouth College men’s basketball team achieved a significant milestone last week when they became the first college athletes to vote to join a union. And similar to the 13-2 margin vote in favor of the union at the Dartmouth basketball team last week, the unions are winning these votes overwhelmingly. Organizing athletes still uphill battleThe vote last week by the Dartmouth basketball team rightly got a lot of attention as the first group of college athletes to vote to join a union. Dartmouth basketball players don’t get a scholarship, and the college has announced it will seek to overturn the union vote, arguing that they are not employees. Haskins and Myrthil said they hope the victory of the union vote at Dartmouth will spark union votes on many other teams, including the big dollar programs.

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☆ Biden risks deepening Middle East conflict with pressure to respond to deadly troop attack
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( Kevin Liptak | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

How each party proceeds in the coming days could significantly alter the trajectory of the Israel-Hamas war and the broader tensions it has sparked in the Middle East. The issues have been the subject of hours of intense Situation Room discussions and high-level talks between the leaders. Already, Biden was coming under pressure to ratchet up the scale of American counterattack. American officials have said they have used backchannels to convey to Iran and its proxies that the attacks on US troops must stop. American officials said they were cautiously optimistic that the talks were moving in the right direction, and that an agreement could soon be in reach.

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Amateur champion, is the first amateur winner since Phil Mickelson at the Tucson Open in 1991. Playing in just his fourth tour event, he became only the seventh amateur winner since 1945 — and the third since 1957. He's also the youngest winner in the event's history, and he became the youngest amateur to win on the tour since 1910. If he turns pro and joins the PGA Tour, he still gets in the Masters and U.S. Open, along with the remaining seven $20 million signature events on tour. “I think I hit somebody” with the second shot, Dunlap said.

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☆ Peregrine lunar lander to make fiery reentry after failed misison
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

For the vast majority of the mission, the Peregrine lander has been controlled solely by its attitude control thrusters, which are tiny engines mounted to the side of the lander and designed to maintain stability or make precision movements. What Peregrine could and couldn’t accomplishAstrobotic was able to power on some of the science instruments and other payloads on board the lander. The Peregrine lander was also able to activate a new sensor, developed by NASA, that was designed to help the spacecraft land on the moon. Likewise, an array of other payloads designed specifically to operate on the moon remain trapped aboard the Peregrine lander. The Peregrine spacecraft is also carrying various mementos, letters and even human remains that customers paid to fly on the mission.

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☆ The doomed US moon lander is on a collision course with Earth and will be destroyed to protect other satellites
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewThe doomed US lunar lander is on a collision course with Earth and will be destroyed early to protect other satellites that may get in its way. "Our latest assessment now shows the spacecraft is on a path towards Earth, where it will likely burn up in Earth's atmosphere," Astrobotic, the company behind the Peregrine lander, said on Saturday. AdvertisementA ULA Vulcan rocket launches into space on Monday, carrying the Peregrine Mission One lunar lander. This is standard practice when decommissioning a ship orbiting the Earth and Astrobotic expects this will not pose a safety risk. The Peregrine lander aboard the Centaur Vulcan rocket ahead of launch.

Persons: —, Astrobotic, Peregrine, Astrobotic Astrobotic, John Thornton, Thornton Organizations: Service, Business, Peregrine, Apollo, NASA, Payload Locations: Pittsburgh, Houston

☆ With striking images, Kevin Cooley is illuminating our relationship with the planet
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Michelle Cohan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

One witness — and documenter — of this trend is Los Angeles-based multimedia artist Kevin Cooley, who has spent the last decade capturing images of fire — both wild and controlled. The photographs are a visual statement about “our desire to control nature.”But lately, Cooley finds himself drawn to a different element, with lower risks. At the same time, California was in the middle of an extreme drought, which sparked his interesting in photographing water. Using flashlights, strobe lights and even drones, Cooley takes long exposure photos of the ocean that illuminate the tides, and ebb and flow of the current, he said. Kevin Cooley looks off into the sunset at Thousand Steps Beach in California, assessing the lighting for his evening photography session of the ocean.

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☆ Person set themselves on fire outside Israeli consulate in Atlanta in ‘extreme act of political protest,’ police say
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Rafael Romo | Shawn Nottingham | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A person was in critical condition Friday after setting themselves on fire outside the Israeli consulate in what Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said was “likely an extreme act of political protest.”The incident happened around noon outside the Consulate General of Israel, according to police. A Palestinian flag that was part of the protest was recovered at the scene, and gasoline was used as an accelerant, the officials said. The chief said staff inside the Israeli consulate were safe and did not appear to be in danger during the incident. The incident was contained to outside the building, and the chief said he was not aware of any effort to enter the building. “The community is safe,” Schierbaum said.

Persons: Darin Schierbaum, Schierbaum, didn’t, ” Schierbaum Organizations: CNN, Atlanta Police Locations: Atlanta

Thirty-three Palestinian prisoners released by Israel arrived early Tuesday in east Jerusalem and the West Bank town of Ramallah. Political Cartoons View All 1267 ImagesCurrently:— Israel and Hamas extend their truce, but it seems only a matter of time before the war resumes. So far, Hamas has released 69 hostages, including 51 Israelis, and Israel has released 150 Palestinian prisoners. Fifty Israeli hostages have been freed under the terms of an initial four-day truce, which has been extended to Wednesday. Israel has said it would extend the cease-fire by one day for every 10 additional hostages released.

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That has allowed forests to become four to seven times more densely wooded than they once were, Safford said. Fire scientists advocate more deliberate burning at low-to-moderate severity to clear vegetation that makes forests susceptible to big fires. Susan Britting, executive director of one of the groups, Sierra Forest Legacy, acknowledged any cutting triggers skepticism because loggers historically took the largest, most marketable trees. But she said thinning trees up to a certain diameter is acceptable, though she prefers prescribed burning. Homeowners are anxious prescribed fires will jump perimeters and destroy houses.

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SUPER FOG OR SMOG? Super fog and smog are both types of fog, according to the National Weather Service. Political Cartoons View All 1218 ImagesThe term super fog describes fog enhanced by smoke from damp, smoldering organic material, according to the weather service. Fireworks can contribute to super fog conditions, and Stanfield said super fog has occurred during Fourth of July and New Year's celebrations. Increasing wind and high pressure were moving towards Georgia, eliminating any imminent threat of a repeat super fog event.

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With all hospitals running out of fuel to power their generators, doctors have warned that critical equipment, like incubators for newborns, risks stopping. The World Health Organization warned that a third of Gaza hospitals were not operating. "We are on our knees asking for that sustained, scaled up, protected humanitarian operation," said WHO regional emergencies head Rick Brennan. "If the hospital doesn't get fuel, this is going to be a death sentence against the patients in northern Gaza," said Atef al-Kahlout, the hospital's director. After an air strike in Khan Younis, Abdallah Tabash held his dead daughter Sidra, refusing to let go as he held her bloodstained face and hair.

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CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Browns tight end David Njoku suffered burns to his face and arm in an accident at home while lighting a fire pit. Njoku was added to the injury report on Saturday and listed as questionable for Sunday's home game against the Baltimore Ravens. However, his agent Malki Kawa, posted on social media that the 27-year-old tight end “is OK.” Kawa thanked “everyone for reaching out.”Njoku, who is in his seventh season with Cleveland, has 10 catches for 92 yards this season. Njoku's injury further complicates things for the Browns (2-1), who could be without starting quarterback Deshaun Watson against the Ravens. The Browns elevated tight end Zaire Mitchell-Paden from the practice squad in case Njoku is inactive.

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☆ Owners of 14 Subway restaurants made teenagers use dangerous equipment, suffer burns, and work unlawful hours, says DOL
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Department of Labor investigation found the operators of 14 Subway restaurants violated labor laws. The employers also didn't pay their employees regularly and stole tips, the DOL said. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe operators of 14 Bay Area Subway restaurants "endangered children" by making its teenage employees as young as 14 use dangerous equipment and work unlawful hours, an investigation by the US Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found. AdvertisementAdvertisementInvestigators found that several Subway workers at the 14 restaurants had suffered burns and other injuries, having operated ovens, toasters, cardboard balers and other dangerous equipment, the DOL said. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe investigation and litigation included these 14 Subway restaurants:

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☆ A 5G-powered wildfire-detection tool is helping first responders contain fires faster
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Sarah Sloat | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Pano AI, a wildfire-detection startup, uses ultrahigh definition, 360-degree cameras and an artificial-intelligence platform to scan, identify, and monitor wildfires. Pano AI alerted the state's Department of National Resources, which began a partnership with the startup in March, and provided visual and location data. Pano AI estimated its alert sped up the response time by 20 to 30 minutes. There are over 100 Pano AI systems deployed across the US and Australia. A Pano AI detection image of the Flat Fire in California.

Persons: —, Rogers, Pano AI's, Sonia Kastner, Arvind Satyam, Kastner, Satyam, Hilary Franz Organizations: Service, state's Department of National Resources, Research, 4G Locations: Washington, Mount Rainier, Australia, Canadian, British Columbia, San Francisco, California

Riverside Animal Control looks for stray dogs as as the Fairview Fire smoulders near Hemet, California, U.S., September 9, 2022. After disastrous years in 2020 and 2021, wildfire damage this season has been largely limited to the sparsely populated northwest corner of the state. The five-year average over the same interval is 6,142 fires and 1.2 million acres burned. "We're really only a prolonged heatwave followed by a windstorm away from having major fires," Chavez said. UCLA meteorologist Daniel Swain said climate change is going to result in more extreme dry years periodically interspersed with more extreme wet years.

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☆ California Escapes Fire Season Mostly Unharmed, but Danger Could Lie Ahead
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Sept. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

After disastrous years in 2020 and 2021, wildfire damage this season has been largely limited to the sparsely populated northwest corner of the state. Cal Fire has reported 5,474 wildfires burning 257,407 acres (104,169 hectares) in 2023, similar to the same period of 2022. The five-year average over the same interval is 6,142 fires and 1.2 million acres burned. "We're really only a prolonged heatwave followed by a windstorm away from having major fires," Chavez said. UCLA meteorologist Daniel Swain said climate change is going to result in more extreme dry years periodically interspersed with more extreme wet years.

Persons: Daniel Trotta, California's, Tim Chavez, Nick Schuler, Michele Steinberg, Chavez, Daniel Swain, we'll, Swain, Shri Navaratnam Organizations: of Water Resources, Labor, California Department of Forestry, Fire Protection, Cal Fire, National Fire Prevention, UCLA, YouTube Locations: California, Western Canada, United States, Hawaii, Lahaina, Southern California

☆ Arizona heat almost killed Lois Nigrin. Her coma, burns, and medical bills show the dangers of heat that many Americans face today.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

AdvertisementAdvertisement"I don't think I had a true understanding of what heatstroke was," Lois Nigrin told Insider. Lois Nigrin was feeling tired and didn't want to climb the rocks, so they turned around. Lois Nigrin has no memory of that interaction, even when she looks at the photo. At one point, Lois Nigrin said, they asked her to draw a clock showing the time 3 o'clock. "Probably the best thing that I ever felt was that airplane landing and being back home," Joe Nigrin said.

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The MB-339 jet had exploded moments after takeoff at around noon local time, officials said, according to the Italian Fire Brigade. The Frecce Tricolori aerobatic jets, part of the Italian Air Force, were practicing a formation ahead of the 100-year celebrations of the Italian Air Force that are set to take place Sunday. Matteo Secci/APItalian media reported that the jets hit a flock of birds just after takeoff, according to CNN affiliate Sky24. The Italian Air Force said it was “dismayed and astonished” by the jet crash, according to a statement made by the Italian Chief of Staff of the Air Force and Air Squadron General Luca Goretti. The Italian Air Force has not confirmed the exact cause of the accident, but has hypothesized there was a bird strike during the very first phases of takeoff.

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CNN —At least 15 people were killed after a fire broke out at a house that was being used as a factory in the Metro Manila area on Thursday, CNN affiliate CNN Philippines reported, citing local authorities. Marcelo Ragundiaz, fire brigade chief for Barangay Tandang Sora district, said the homeowner’s child, whose age was not specified, was among those who died in the blaze in Quezon City. CNN is unable to verify the details of the incident independently, as calls to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BNF), BFP NCR Fire District 5 Quezon City, and emails to the local authorities of Quezon City were not answered. The Quezon City government will investigate whether the homeowner violated building and fire codes, and if they had permits to use the property as a commercial building, CNN Philippines reported. It comes just days after 10 people suffered burns and cuts resulting from a fire in a residential area of Quezon City on Sunday, according to CNN Philippines.

Persons: Marcelo Ragundiaz, Ragundiaz Organizations: CNN, CNN Philippines, Tandang, of Fire Locations: Metro Manila, Tandang Sora, Quezon City, CNN Philippines

☆ Maui wildfire death toll of 55 expected to rise amid search for victims
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Marco Garcia | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

KAHULUI, Hawaii, Aug 11 (Reuters) - The death toll from a wildfire that killed at least 55 people on Hawaii's Maui island was expected to rise on Friday, as search teams prepared to comb through the charred ruins of a historic resort town for more victims. "Understand this: Lahaina Town is hallowed, sacred ground right now," Maui Police Chief John Pelletier said, referring to humans remains that have yet to be recovered. In addition to searching for the missing, officials were drafting a plan to house the newly homeless in hotels and tourist rental properties. The Lahaina fire is one of three major wildfires on Maui. There was no estimate for the Upcountry fire in the center of the eastern mass of the island, Maui County said.

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☆ Prigozhin turned back his rebellion because his men got 'cold feet' and that it 'wasn't what they had signed up for,' CIA chief Bill Burns says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

CIA director Williams Burns told Puck that some Wagner troops may have felt the revolt wasn't what they signed up for. Prigozhin was "making it up as he went along," Burns told Puck. "Some of his men started getting cold feet," Burns said. While speaking on a panel at the conference last week, Burns said Prigozhin was "making it up as he went along." Burns also noted Prigozhin had only 5,000 men with him — not nearly enough to actually take Moscow.

Persons: Yevgeny Prigozhin's, Williams Burns, Puck, Wagner, Prigozhin, Burns, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Puck's Julia Ioffe, Putin, — Organizations: CIA, Service, Aspen Security Locations: Wall, Silicon, Moscow, —

☆ At least four killed at Moscow mall after hot water pipe bursts
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/3] Emergency services members work outside the shopping mall Vremena Goda (The Seasons) following the burst of a pipe carrying boiling hot water in Moscow, Russia, July 22, 2023. REUTERS/Alexander ParamoshinMOSCOW, July 22 (Reuters) - At least four people were killed and several others injured on Saturday after a hot water pipe burst at a shopping mall in western Moscow, the city's mayor said. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said some of those injured had suffered burns, and that emergency services were working on the scene. The mall, known as Vremena Goda (The Seasons), opened in 2007 and houses over 150 stores. Reporting by Reuters; writing by Caleb Davis; editing by Mark Trevelyan and Jason NeelyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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☆ Four killed, 10 injured at Moscow mall after hot water pipe bursts
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MOSCOW, July 22 (Reuters) - Four people were killed and 10 injured on Saturday after a hot water pipe burst at a shopping mall in western Moscow, officials said. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said some of those injured had suffered burns, and that emergency services were working on the scene. [1/3]Emergency services members work outside the shopping mall Vremena Goda (The Seasons) following the burst of a pipe carrying boiling hot water in Moscow, Russia, July 22, 2023. The mall, known as Vremena Goda (The Seasons), opened in 2007 and houses over 150 stores. Reporting by Reuters; writing by Caleb Davis; editing by Mark Trevelyan, Jason Neely and Ron PopeskiOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Sergei Sobyanin, Alexander Paramoshin, Sobyanin, Caleb Davis, Mark Trevelyan, Jason Neely, Ron Popeski Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, Thomson Locations: MOSCOW, Moscow, Russia

☆ In wake of disasters, Chile animal shelter offers hope to wildlife
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The shelter, first opened two decades ago, has seen a host of new residents this year following a string of recent wildfires, droughts and heavy rains. Among the animals housed at the Refugio Animal Cascada, which translates to Waterfall Animal Refuge, are foxes, falcons, owls and pumas. "We welcome (the wildlife) in order to rehabilitate them and release them," wildlife shelter director Kendra Ivelic said. Others, however, cannot be released because of the severity of their injuries, she added, such as a hawk who lost an eye. This week, the shelter is opening a new Environmental Education and Exhibition Center, which will house native animals that cannot be released and have been affected by fires or other environmental disasters.

Persons: Kendra, Cascada, Read, Maisa Rojas, Kendra Ivelic, Isabel Woodford, Sandra Maler Organizations: Refugio Animal, puma, Exhibition, Environmental Education Center, Chilean Environment, Environmental Education, Exhibition Center, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Refugio, SANTIAGO, Chile's, Santiago

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