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☆ Israeli Airstrike Kills Dozens in Tent Camp in Rafah, Gazan Officials Say
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Anushka Patil | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Top NewsAn Israeli airstrike on a makeshift tent camp for displaced Palestinians in Rafah, Gaza, killed at least 35 people on Sunday night, the Gaza Health Ministry said. The Israeli military said the strike was aimed at a Hamas compound. In a statement, the Israeli military said it was looking into reports that “several civilians in the area were harmed” by the airstrike and a subsequent fire. “What kind of a tent will protect us from missiles and shrapnel?” he said. “There was darkness and no electricity.”Doctors Without Borders said more than 15 dead people and dozens of wounded in the Rafah strike were brought to a trauma stabilization center that it supports in Tal as Sultan.

Persons: Tal, Israel, “, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bilal Al Sapti, Sapti, ”, Sultan, Dr, James Smith, Smith, I’ve, Patrick Kingsley, Johnatan Reiss, Iyad Abuheweila, Aaron Boxerman Organizations: Gaza Health Ministry, Palestine Red Crescent Society, The New York Times, International Court, Justice, Friday, United Nations Locations: Israeli, Rafah, Gaza, Palestine, Tal

☆ New York tech workers make $135,000 on average, but can't afford the vast majority of apartments on the market
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Eliza Relman | Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Things are so bad that even tech workers, who make some of the highest salaries of any profession, are feeling the crunch. Entry-level tech workers made an average of $75,262 in 2023, and could only afford 2.1% of studio and one-bedroom rental apartments in the city, StreetEasy found. "If these tech employees can't afford housing, then who can?" But even as New York City has created 800,000 new jobs in the last 10 years, it's only built 200,000 new homes. The average tech worker makes 52% more per year than the average worker in New York City, the StreetEasy report noted.

Persons: StreetEasy, Julie Samuels, Samuels, —, Kenny Lee, Eric Adams, Kathy Hochul, Hochul, Adams Organizations: Service, Apple, Business, Tech, New York City, New York State Department of Labor, York City, New York, Yorkers Locations: New York, Manhattan, York City, San Francisco, New York City, StreetEasy, Yorker, York

☆ Brazil’s floods smashed through barriers designed to keep them out, trapping water in for weeks — and exposing social woes
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( Vasco Cotovio | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

“It’s heartbreaking.”The picture is a little different in Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul. Maxar Technologies Satellite images of the cities of Porto Alegre and Canoas before and after the floods. Maxar Technologies Satellite images of the cities of Porto Alegre and Canoas before and after the floods. “Floods, not with this volume but with considerable volumes of water, have taken place in Porto Alegre in the last few years,” Cortês explains. One volunteer was Fabiano Saldanha, a 48-year-old businessman from Porto Alegre, who used his jet ski to rescue people trapped in their homes.

Persons: Karine Pitana, there’s, ”, she’s, “, Pitana Flores da Silva, Karine Pitana Flores da Silva, She’s, we’re, Pitana, —, Renan Mattos, That’s, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Jairo Jorge da Silva, “ We’ve, Pedro Cortês, University of São Paulo, Cortês, Nelson Almeida, ” Cortês, Rio Grande do Sul wasn’t, Fabiano Saldanha, ” Saldanha, Saldanha, Carlos Macedo, ‘, ’ ”, ” Pitana, CNN “, Lula, ” CNN’s Mary Gilbert Organizations: CNN, Bank, Rio Grande do Sul Public Safety, Police, Reuters, ”, Globo, Environmental, University of São, CNN Brasil, Authorities, AFP, Getty, Research, Porto Alegre, Civil Defense, IMF, World Bank Locations: Canoas, Brazil, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre’s, Suriname, Northern Porto Alegre, Chicago, Dallas, “

☆ French Police Shoot and Kill Man Who Set Fire to Synagogue
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Aurelien Breeden | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The police shot and killed a man in northern France on Friday after he set fire to a synagogue in the city of Rouen and attacked officers who tried to stop him, the French authorities said. Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, the mayor of Rouen, a city of about 110,000 people, told reporters that firefighters had brought the outbreak of flames under control and that no one other than the assailant had been harmed. The identity and motives of the man who attacked the synagogue were not immediately clear, but the French authorities were treating the incident as an antisemitic act. Local prosecutors have opened an investigation into “religiously motivated arson” and assault. The authorities in France have raised the alarm about a surge of antisemitic incidents across the country in recent months, against the backdrop of the war in Gaza.

Persons: Nicolas Mayer Organizations: Rossignol Locations: France, Rouen, Gaza

☆ At least 4 deaths in Houston, official says, as storms bring ‘life-threatening’ flood risk to Texas and Louisiana
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Joe Sutton | Elizabeth Wolfe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

More than 100,000 are also in the dark in Louisiana as storms batter the state, as well. Parts of Texas and western Louisiana are under a rare Level 4 of 4 high risk of excessive rainfall Thursday, the Weather Prediction Center said. Major flooding has prompted water rescues in at least one Texas city. Texas and Louisiana have been in the bull’s-eye of seemingly unrelenting rounds of torrential, flooding downpours since the start of April. A tornado warning had been issued earlier Thursday evening in Harris County, including downtown Houston, according to the National Weather Service.

Persons: Samuel Peña, John Whitmire, Houston Mayor John Whitmire, Houstonians, what’s, Hurricane Harvey Organizations: CNN, Houston Fire, Hyatt, Weather Prediction, WPC, National Weather Service, Houston, KPRC, Houston Astros, Oakland Athletics, Houston Mayor, Centerpoint, METRO, Training, Florida Panhandle, Regional Climate Center ., Hurricane Locations: Houston, Hyatt Regency, Texas, Louisiana, Bryan, United States, Georgia, Waco, Mississippi, Lake Charles , Louisiana, Harris County, Harris, city’s, Gulf, Alabama, Florida, Shreveport , Louisiana

☆ This year's biggest air battles are showing the US what it could need most in a missile war with China
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Jake Epstein | Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, FileThe war has shown how effective air defenses can be at denying air superiority, protecting key areas, and threatening high-value aircraft, as well as the costs when capabilities are degraded. Ukraine's air defenses, like its Soviet-era S-300s and US-supplied Patriots, have defeated enemy missile and drone strikes, hindered Russian air operations, and shot down numerous fighter-bombers and other Russian planes. "Ukraine and NATO might reduce risks with a two-prong strategy of strengthening air defenses and boosting infrastructure resilience." Needing more interceptors for the PacificFrom the fights this year, the US can see how it'll need to employ air defenses in a potential showdown with China. Running out of air defenses before the enemy runs out of air threats spells trouble.

Persons: —, Bradley Martin, Evgeniy, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Firefighters, Archer Macy, Martin, Shaan Shaikh, We've, Amir Cohen TPX, Shaikh, it's, Andy Wong, Thomas Shugart, Shugart, Joshua Smoot, Heath Collins, Navy Carlos Del Toro, Macy, Mark Wright Organizations: Service, Business, US Navy, Ukraine, AP, Patriots, Institute for, Emergency, Ministry, RAND Corporation, NATO, Western, Central Command, Combat, Navy, RAND, Patriot, US, Missile Defense, Center for Strategic, International Studies, REUTERS, China, Pentagon, Defense, Center, New, Air Force, 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Andersen Air Force Base, US Air Force, Aegis, Missile Defense Agency, Former Navy, CSIS, Pacific Missile, AP Air Locations: China, Ukraine, Israel, Navy, Russia, Congress, Avdiivka, Kharkiv, Russian, Kyiv, NATO, Yemen, Gulf of Aden, Iran, Red, Screengrab, French, Ashdod, South Korea, Japan, Guam, Beijing, New American, Gen, Kauai, Hawaii

☆ Climate protesters interrupt Italian Open matches, throwing confetti on the court and gluing themselves to stands
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Ben Morse | Marta Simonella | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Climate protesters interrupted two matches at the Italian Open on Monday, throwing confetti onto the court and gluing themselves to the stands, organizers said. In footage of the event, fans could be heard voicing their displeasure as the protesters ran onto court. Other protesters glued themselves to the stands, organizers said in a statement. Protesters caused a stir in the stands at the Italian Open. You have to do something …”According to the Italian Open organizers, Ultima Generazione were in Rome to discuss “some proposals” and “had already staged several protests.”“The request from the environmentalists of Ultima Generazione is for a reparations fund for climate disasters,” the statement added.

Persons: Madison Keys, Cîrstea, Keys, Świątek, Dan Istitene, Santiago González, Roger, Vasselin, Marcelo Arévalo, Mate Pavić, Pavić, “, ” Organizations: CNN, Cîrstea, Ultima Locations: Italian, Rome

☆ Mumbai billboard collapses during rainstorm leaving four dead
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

At least four people are dead, 61 injured and more than 40 feared trapped after a massive billboard fell during a rainstorm in India’s financial capital of Mumbai on Monday, local officials said. The rainstorm was accompanied by gusty winds, causing the billboard, located next to a busy road in the eastern suburb of Ghatkopar, to collapse on some houses and a petrol pump. A rescue operation for the people remaining trapped under the billboard is ongoing. Firefighters stand next to vehicles crushed by the billboard, which fell during a rainstorm in Mumbai, India, on May 13, 2024. Mumbai, like several Indian cities, is prone to severe flooding and rain-related accidents during the monsoon season, which usually lasts from June until September every year.

Persons: Stringer Organizations: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Firefighters, Reuters Locations: Mumbai, Ghatkopar, India

About 2,800 residents from the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality and about 450 residents from the Fort Nelson First Nation were asked to evacuate. Wildfire smoke has been linked to increases in certain cancers and heart-related issues, among other ailments. In 2023, 19 counties in 11 states had days with “very unhealthy” and “hazardous” air quality — given at least a “code purple” alert on the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Air Quality Index. Light rain showers were expected overnight Sunday with more rain forecast Monday, “which will help lower fire activity,” a Sunday update from Alberta Wildfire said. Fire restrictions will remain in effect in the area until conditions improve, according to Alberta Wildfire.

Persons: Parker, “, ” Ben Boghean, ” Cliff Chapman, Jaylene, Terry Cavaliere, ” Boghean, Paul, Crews Organizations: CNN, BC Wildfire Service, Northern Rockies Regional, Fort Nelson, Wildfire, Northern Rockies, Fort Nelson First Nation, Environment Canada, Canadian Interagency Fire Centre, Air, Environmental Protection Agency, US, Protection, British Columbia, Alberta, Reuters Residents, Estates, Lake Estates, Fort McMurray, Alberta Wildfire Locations: British Columbia, Fort Nelson, Northern Rockies Regional Municipality, Parker, Fort, Canada, Maryland, Alberta, Fort McMurray, Saskatchewan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Minneapolis, St, United States, British, Grande Prairie Forest, TeePee Creek , Alberta, Regional, Wood Buffalo, Lake

☆ Netflix's 'Cooking Up Murder' tells the story of a chef who killed his girlfriend. Here's where César Román is now.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"Cooking Up Murder" tells the story of Spanish chef César Román, who murdered his girlfriend, Heidi Paz. The chef killed Paz in 2018, and he then moved to Madrid using a fake name. AdvertisementNetflix's "Cooking Up Murder" tells the story of Spanish chef César Román, who killed his girlfriend, Heidi Paz, in 2018. NetflixIn the series, Román alleges that Paz was killed by a gang in connection to a cocaine deal gone wrong. Advertisement"I cannot turn back time, something I would like more than anything in the world," Román wrote.

Persons: César Román, Heidi Paz, Paz, —, Dr, Ruth Tully, dismembering, Román, he's, God, Jesus Christ, Heidi's, Alexis Socias, El Pais Organizations: Service, Netflix, Madrid Metropolitan, Román, Soto, Soto del Real Penitentiary, Spanish, El Pais Locations: Madrid, Spanish, Zaragoza, Spain, Soto del

☆ A can of paint. Stolen license plates. Odd messages. How the FBI charged a Florida man with kidnapping his wife in Spain
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Faith Karimi | Al Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But the FBI said this week they’ve arrested the mystery man who entered her Madrid apartment building that night: her estranged husband. Knezevich’s attorney, Kenneth Padowitz, told CNN in February that his client is innocent and “has never been to Spain.” Padowitz declined to comment Wednesday after Knezevich’s arrest. She was planning a trip to Barcelona with her friends on February 5, her brother told CNN, making her sudden lack of contact more concerning. Spanish firefighters entered her apartment for a welfare check and she was nowhere to be found, court documents said. And they were written with the help of another Colombian woman Knezevich had met on a dating app months earlier, court documents said.

Persons: Ana Maria Knezevich, Henao, they’ve, David Knezevich, he’d, Kenneth Padowitz, “, ” Padowitz, Knezevich, ” Henao, Padowitz, Ana Maria Knezevich Henao, Manu Fernandez, James Marshall, they’re, ” Marshall, ”, Sanna Rameau, ” Rameau, she’d, — Knezevich, Knezevich’s, CNN’s Pau Mosquera, Denise Royal, Carlos Suarez Organizations: CNN, FBI, Miami International Airport, EOX Technology Solutions Inc, Peugeot, AP FBI Locations: Madrid, Spain, Florida, Barcelona, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Serbia, Spanish, Turkey, Belgrade, Salamanca, Colombia, Colombian, Bogota

☆ Boeing Locks Out Firefighters in Contract Dispute, and Biden Weighs In
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Niraj Chokshi | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Contract negotiations between Boeing and a union representing firefighters at some of the company’s commercial plane factories broke down last week. On Thursday, President Biden called on both sides to return to the negotiating table. The company locked out about 125 workers represented by a chapter of the International Association of Firefighters union on Saturday after failing to reach an agreement on a new contract, said Casey Yeager, the president of the union chapter, I-66. The previous contract expired on March 1, but the firefighters, who work at Boeing’s plants in the Seattle area, continued to work under its provisions. The talks, conducted with the help of a federal mediator, stalled after the firefighters rejected what the company had said was its final offer.

Persons: Biden, Casey Yeager, Yeager, ”, “ Organizations: Boeing, International Association of Firefighters Locations: Seattle

Firefighter Anthony Martinez rates depictions of fires and firefighting scenes in movies and TV shows. He breaks down how a real back draft works in "Backdraft," starring Kurt Russell and Robert De Niro. He explains fire safety in supertall buildings as seen in "Skyscraper," starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson; and "The Towering Inferno," starring Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, and Faye Dunaway. He analyzes how vehicle fires are portrayed in "Crash," starring Matt Dillon, Thandiwe Newton, and Sandra Bullock. Finally, he examines the house fires in "End of Watch," starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña; and "Ladder 49," starring John Travolta and Joaquin Phoenix.

Persons: Anthony Martinez, Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Dafoe, Pete Davidson, Bill Burr, Steve Buscemi, Kurt Russell, Robert De Niro, Dwayne, Johnson, Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, Faye Dunaway, Chuck, Larry, Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Matt Dillon, Thandiwe Newton, Sandra Bullock, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña, John Travolta, Joaquin Phoenix Organizations: Business Locations: Staten Island

☆ 5 Dead After Inhaling Hazardous Gas at a Water Plant in Sicily
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Elisabetta Povoledo | More About Elisabetta Povoledo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Five workers died on Monday afternoon while working in a sewer connected to a water treatment plant in the town of Casteldaccia near Palermo, Sicily, according to firefighters who recovered the bodies. A sixth worker was seriously injured and in intensive care, local officials said. Girolamo Bentivoglio, chief of firefighters in Palermo, said the workers had breathed in hydrogen sulfide, a gas often present at waste treatment plants that is toxic in high concentrations. The accident raised a new round of outrage over the incidence of workplace deaths in Italy. In April, seven workers were killed in an explosion in a hydroelectric plant near Bologna, while five died in Florence during the construction of a supermarket in February.

Persons: Girolamo Bentivoglio, Mr, Bentivoglio Organizations: Eurostat, European Union Locations: Casteldaccia, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Bologna, Florence

☆ Brazil floods death toll rises to 83, dozens remain missing
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Jack Guy | Julia Vargas Jones | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The death toll from a series of catastrophic floods in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul has risen to at least 83, the state’s civil defense unit said Monday. A further 276 people are reportedly injured and at least 111 people are missing, while at least 121,000 people have been displaced, according to the Civil Defense of Rio Grande do Sul. Military firefighters rescue a man using a helicopter. Yesterday (Saturday) were we able to intensify operations,” Sallet said. The climate crisis, caused primarily by humans burning fossil fuels, is supercharging extreme weather around the world, making many events more intense and more frequent.

Persons: Renan Mattos, Amanda Perobelli, José Carlos Sallet, ” Sallet, Diego Vara, Gustavo Ghisleni Organizations: CNN, Authorities, Civil Defense, Reuters, Reuters CNN, Rio Grande do Sul Military Firefighters, Roca Sales, Getty Locations: Rio Grande do Sul, Canoas, Jacarezinho, Roca, AFP

☆ Madonna concert attracts 1.6 million to Brazil’s Copacabana beach
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

More than a million people thronged Brazil’s Copacabana beach for a free Madonna concert on Saturday, braving the heat to see the end of her “Celebration” world tour. The sand and oceanfront boulevard around Rio de Janeiro’s famed beach were filled for several blocks by a crowd the city estimated at 1.6 million. Rio’s state and city governments said they spent $3.9 million on the concert. Rio’s state and city governments said they spent 20 million reais ($3.9 million) on the concert, while the rest was financed by private sponsors. The authorities estimate the concert could bring about 300 million reais to Rio’s economy.

Persons: Mauro Pimentel, “, ” Madonna, Anitta, Pabllo, Rod Stewart, Taylor Swift Organizations: Rio de, Firefighters, Vogue Locations: Rio, AFP, Brazilian

☆ Toddler of Phoenix first responder dies after bounce house goes airborne
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Sydney Bishop | Brammhi Balarajan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A 2-year-old child died after a strong gust of wind sent the bounce house he was in airborne and into a neighboring lot in central Arizona, the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office said. The toddler, Bodhi Naaf, is the son of Phoenix firefighter Karl Naaf, according to the United Phoenix Firefighters Local 493 union. “This appears to have been a tragic accident,” Pinal County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Lauren Reimer said in a statement. In its news release, the sheriff’s office did not say whether the bounce house in this case was staked and anchored. A 2022 study by the American Meteorological Society reported 132 wind-related bounce house incidents worldwide from January 1, 2000, to December 31, 2021.

Persons: Bodhi, Phoenix, Karl Naaf, Lauren Reimer, CNN’s Robert Shackelford Organizations: CNN, Pinal County Sheriff’s, United Phoenix Firefighters, Pinal County Sherriff’s Office, US Consumer Product Safety Commission, American Meteorological Society, Phoenix Fire Locations: Arizona, Pinal County, Casa Grande

A preliminary 79 tornadoes were reported Friday across six states, most occurring in Nebraska and Iowa, where homes were leveled and buildings collapsed. Kim Reynolds declared a disaster emergency for Pottawattamie County after video posted on social media showed parts of Minden, about 30 miles northeast of Omaha, Nebraska, completely flattened. In nearby Shelby County about 40 homes were damaged, said county emergency coordinator Alex Londo. National Weather Service offices are surveying the damage ahead of more severe weather expected Saturday. More than 30 million people in Oklahoma City; Dallas; Wichita, Kansas; Omaha; Milwaukee; and Madison, Wisconsin, are in the path of severe weather.

Persons: Jean Stothert, Neal Bonacci, Bonacci, Kathy Bossman, Bossman, Pat Woods, Kim Woods, Kim Reynolds, Jeff Theulen, We've, Alex Londo Organizations: Police, Omaha Fire, Associated Press, AP Iowa Gov, Weather Service, National Weather Service, Prediction Center Locations: Nebraska, Iowa, Omaha , Nebraska, Omaha, Elkhorn, Bennington, Neb, Pottawattamie, Minden, Shelby County, Oklahoma City, Dallas, Wichita , Kansas, Omaha ; Milwaukee, Madison , Wisconsin, Northwestern Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma , Kansas, North Texas

☆ Moulin Rouge’s Windmill Blades Fall Off in Paris
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Isabella Kwai | More About Isabella Kwai | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The bright red windmill of the Moulin Rouge has been an omnipresent marker atop the famed cabaret venue for more than a century. But on Thursday, Parisians woke up to an alarming sight: the blades of the windmill bent and lying on the ground after they broke off and fell overnight. Footage circulating in local news media on Thursday showed the blades tangled on the ground in front of the building. Three letters of the bright “Moulin Rouge” sign also appeared to have fallen. Firefighters were called to the area after 2 a.m., a spokeswoman for the Paris Fire Brigade said, and examined the structure to make sure nothing else was threatening to fall.

Organizations: Firefighters, Paris Fire Brigade, Workers Locations: Moulin Rouge, Rouge

☆ 2 navy helicopters were seen colliding in midair during a military parade rehearsal, killing 10 people
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Two helicopters in Malaysia crashed into each other in midair during a parade rehearsal on Tuesday. AdvertisementAt least 10 people have died after two Malaysian navy helicopters struck each other in midair during a parade rehearsal on Tuesday morning, local authorities said. The Malaysian navy said an investigative board will be set up to identify the cause of the incident. AdvertisementRescuers work on one of the crashed helicopters. AdvertisementThe AW139 typically sits up to four crew, and the Malaysian navy says it inaugurated three of the choppers in 2004.

Persons: —, Bomba Bahagian Korporat, Leonardo AW139, Wolf Organizations: Service, Malaysian, Royal Malaysian Navy, Rescue Department, Malaysia, US Air Force, Air & Space Forces Magazine Locations: Malaysia, Lumut

☆ Los Angeles firefighters fought investments in safer streets. For decades, fire regulations have made roads deadlier.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Street safety advocates say fire officials' focus on speed is making roads more dangerous. Many of the city's residents want to take action to make their streets safer. In March, LA voted overwhelmingly for a street safety policy that will finally enforce a nearly decade-old mobility plan to make the city's streets safer for non-drivers. Fire departments across the country have for decades opposed safer street design. He said fire departments can be convinced to support safer street design if they're heavily engaged by planners.

Persons: —, we're, didn't, Michael Schneider, isn't, Schneider, Johns Hopkins, aren't, what's, Patrick Siegman, Kazuhiro Nogi, Siegman, Andy Boenau, Dan Burden, they're, Burden, Dan Organizations: Service, LA, Vehicles, Business, LA ., Code, Getty, San Francisco, Supervisors, National Fire Protection Locations: Angeles, Los Angeles, America, LA, Texas, Osaka, Japan, Paris, France, American, Tokyo, AFP, Baltimore, California

☆ Copenhagen stunned by devastating stock exchange fire, as police launch probe into blaze
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Police launched an investigation Wednesday into the fire that tore through Copenhagen’s famous stock exchange building, causing the collapse of its spire and damaging centuries-old artwork and architecture. “It gives me hope because we have decided to rebuild the stock exchange because it’s part of European history as a trading continent,” he said. The old stock exchange – located only a few minutes walk from Christiansborg Palace – dates back to 1625. It was built in the Dutch Renaissance style at the request of King Christian IV and had recently been undergoing renovations with its facade covered in scaffolding and protective coverings. It has been at the heart of Danish business since then; while it no longer houses the Danish stock exchange, it serves as the headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce.

Persons: Brian Belling, Liselotte, ” Belling, “, it’s, Eva Simoni Lomholdt, Ida Marie Odgaard, Ritzau Scanpix, Brian Mikkelsen, King Christian IV, Mette Frederiksen, ”, Jakob Engel, Schmidt Organizations: CNN — Police, Firefighters, ” Police, Ritzau Scanpix, Reuters, Residents, Notre Dame Cathedral, Getty, Danish Chamber of Commerce, Chamber of Commerce Locations: Copenhagen, Danish, Ritzau, Ritzau Scanpix Denmark, Børsen, Paris, Denmark, AFP, Palace

☆ Hawaii wildfires 2023: New report details problems and heroism from Maui’s disastrous infernos
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Holly Yan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Among them: Chief officers and some Maui Fire Department staff used “WhatsApp” for situational awareness updates, but not everyone in the department used the app. Despite this, the collective actions by MFD and law enforcement saved many lives and property across the island,” the report says. “Battalion Chiefs initiated upstaffing for some resources on the morning of August 8” – the day the four major wildfires ignited. “MFD requested law enforcement to facilitate evacuations over the radio. “That is still under investigation with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives,” Maui Fire Department Chief Brad Ventura said Tuesday.

Persons: ” “, “, ”, Anne Lopez, –, upstaffing, Brad Ventura, ” Ventura, Ventura Organizations: CNN, Maui Fire Department, National Weather Service, Western Fire Chiefs Association, Staff, Hawaii’s, Fire Safety Research Institute, BCs, State, “ Battalion Chiefs, ICS, Incident Command, Hawaiian Electric Company, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives Locations: Maui, “, Lahaina

CNN —Denmark’s old stock exchange was engulfed in a massive fire on Tuesday morning, with video from the scene showing flames ripping violently through the historic building in the center of the capital. Footage showed huge plumes of black smoke billowing from the Copenhagen landmark as emergency responders worked below. Ida Marie/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP/Getty ImagesPeople salvage a painting from the old stock exchange after a violent fire broke out on Tuesday morning. Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP/Getty ImagesThe old stock exchange – located only a few minutes walk from Christiansborg Palace – dates back to 1625. The Danish Chamber of Commerce, which is based in the building, described the scene as “a terrible sight.”File photograph of the Old Stock Exchange building.

Persons: CNN —, Ida Marie, Ritzau Scanpix, Ida Marie Odgaard, King Christian IV, Jakob Engel, Schmidt, Luke MacGregor, Frank Trier Mikkelsen, Mikkelsen Organizations: CNN, Getty, Danish, of Commerce, Old Stock Exchange, Bloomberg Locations: Copenhagen, AFP, Palace, Danish

☆ Iran's strike on Israel shows how the Biden administration has lost control of the conflict, foreign policy expert says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

President Joe Biden told reporters on Friday that he expected Iran to attack Israel "sooner, rather than later." Advertisement"The fact that the Biden administration is both arming Israel and sending aid to Gaza shows the world that the Biden team has no strategic competence," McFate said. But the president's support for Israel runs counter to the reasons he said the US should support Ukraine. "I've just spoken with Prime Minister Netanyahu to reaffirm America's ironclad commitment to the security of Israel," Biden said. However, in the same call, Biden told the prime minister that the US will oppose a counterattack against Iran, a senior White House official told CNN.

Persons: —, Joe Biden, Sean McFate, McFate, Biden, Israel, They've, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu Organizations: Service, Associated Press, Business, Israel, Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship, Public Affairs, Washington Post, Biden, Ukraine, Israeli, White House, CNN Locations: Israel, Gaza, Iran, Syria, Damascus, Hamas, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Ukraine

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