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☆ Icelandic volcano erupts for seventh time in a year
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A volcano near Iceland’s capital erupted late on Wednesday for the seventh time in a year, spewing fountains of lava and smoke, the country’s meteorological office said, but there were no disruptions to air traffic or infrastructure. The eruption started with little warning at 11:14 p.m. local time Wednesday and created a fissure just under two miles long. The activity is estimated to be considerably smaller than the previous eruption in August, Iceland’s meteorological office that monitors seismic activity said. The first signs of an eruption were recorded just 45 minutes before a massive ground fissure was opened by magma forcing its way through the earth’s crust, Iceland’s meteorological office said. However, there had been no noticeable increase in seismic activity in recent weeks, the meteorological office said.

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An NYPD officer and another woman were shot in Queens by an armed robbery suspect who was believed to be responsible for multiple robberies within the span of just about an hour, according to police. As police searched for the suspect, officers were flagged down by a witness who pointed out a man on Jamaica Avenue and 160th Street. The witness told police the man had just robbed a smoke shop on Guy Brewer Boulevard, and fired a shot while doing so, according to NYPD Chief of Detectives Joe Kenny. After being ordered to drop his weapon, the suspect fired once, hitting Officer Rich Wong in the thigh, Kenny said at a press conference from the hospital. Worthy, who had been arrested for seven crimes since 2001, was also wanted for three other robberies at gunpoint, according to police.

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☆ Florida man allegedly had AR-15, silencers and list of Jewish and Black targets
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Anthony Cusumano | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

A Florida man arrested on suspicion of weapons violations on Halloween had a list of targets that included a congressman and locations he associated with Jewish and Black people, prosecutors allege. The Federal Public Defender of South Florida did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A customary walk-through of the home turned up evidence of firearms, including spent shell casings and a homemade target, Anton said. The alleged list of targets includes Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., as well as locations the writer of the list characterized as draws for Jewish and Black people — a synagogue, a Jewish cemetery, a Jewish sandwich shop and parks and schools that were described using a derogatory term for Black people, according to Anton's filing. One entry on the list said, "Stalk Jewish parks," the proffer said.

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☆ How to prevent a severe stroke: New research suggests mitigating these risks
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Gina Park | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Patients were recruited from 142 centers in 32 countries and given standardized questionnaires to measure risk factors, according to the study. “This study looked at the association between modifiable risk factors with severe and mild-moderate stroke. “Our study highlights that some risk factors are particularly important for severe stroke. Reducing salt in your diet, avoiding high-cholesterol foods, and eating fresh fruits and vegetables can help to lower blood pressure. Keeping active can also lower blood pressure and help you maintain a healthy weight.

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☆ The second-oldest person in the US has died aged 113. Her 4 secrets to a long life include not having kids to avoid stress.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Serafina Kenny | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementHerlda Senhouse, formerly the second oldest person in the US, died this week at the age of 113. Herlda Senhouse, born in 1911, appreciated three things about 2024: electric light, indoor plumbing, and having a Black female vice president. But Senhouse thought that not having children helped her avoid stress, which research suggests can accelerate aging. I seldom eat fast food," Senhouse told WBZ News in 2022. Know when to let goDo your best to fix issues in your life, but if you can't, let it go, Senhouse told The Telegraph.

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The surgeon general’s 837-page report on tobacco use found that 37.8% of gay, lesbian and bisexual U.S. adults have tried electronic cigarettes, compared with just 16.5% of their straight counterparts. He said that LGBTQ people use tobacco products at higher rates largely because of “long-standing stigma” within health care settings. Still, 36 million U.S. adults and 760,000 middle and high school students smoke tobacco products, according to the report. Since 2014, the most commonly used tobacco product among U.S. youths and young adults is e-cigarettes. “These and other noncombustible tobacco products such as nicotine pouches have the potential to undermine overall progress in preventing and reducing young people’s use of tobacco products,” the authors stated.

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The long-standing promise of a ban on menthol cigarettes, which has been years in the making, is unlikely to move forward before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January. The FDA announced it would begin the process of banning menthol tobacco cigarettes in 2021. Since then, it has done all it is legally authorized to do to put the finalized rule to ban menthol in motion. But it’s politics, not public health, that is likely to keep menthol cigarettes on the market as Biden’s term ends. Murthy deferred questions about whether the Biden administration would push the ban through as one of its final acts.

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☆ Toxic smog covers Indian capital as pollution hits record levels
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

NEW DELHI — Residents in India’s northern states woke up to another day of poor air quality on Tuesday, as a layer of dense fog shrouded most of the region, and pollution in the capital, Delhi, remained severe. India battles air pollution every winter as cold, heavy air traps dust, emissions and smoke from farm fires started illegally in the adjoining, farming states of Punjab and Haryana. The Taj Mahal, India’s famed monument of love, has been obscured by toxic smog for nearly a week. Swiss group IQAir ranked New Delhi as the world’s most polluted city with air quality at a “hazardous” 489, although that was a significant improvement from Monday’s 1,081 reading. India’s weather department said a shift in the fog layer toward the northern state of Uttar Pradesh had helped improve visibility over Delhi.

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☆ New Vogue exhibition on runway shows reveals how this humble walkway changed fashion forever
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

And if you did miss them, both these revolutionary runways are part of a new London exhibition, “Vogue: Inventing the Runway,” at the Lightroom. Projected onto the venue’s 39-foot-high walls, a mixture of backstage and runway footage transports viewers into the epicenter of fashion history. Alexander McQueen's Spring-Summer 1999 show, featuring a duo of spray-painting robots, has gone down in fashion history. Coco Chanel would watch the her own fashion shows from the mirrored staircase in her apartment building in Paris. The Vogue exhibition at the Lightroom chronicles the history of the runway, using backstage and runway footage to immerse the audience.

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☆ Conclave: How realistic is the movie which lifts a lid on how a pope is elected?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Christopher Lamb | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —This has been a blockbuster election year politically, so it’s fitting that a new movie shines a light on an ancient and highly secretive voting process: the selection of a new pope. Brían F. O'Byrne as Cardinal O'Malley (L) and Ralph Fiennes as Cardinal Lawrence (R) in the movie "Conclave." They cast them in the Sistine Chapel, in front of the awe-inspiring sight of Michelangelo’s “Last Judgment,” writing their choices on paper ballots that are then burnt after being counted. The crowd waiting outside is informed that a pope has been elected when the chimney above the Sistine Chapel billows out white smoke. White smoke emerged from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel when a new pope was elected on March 13, 2013.

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☆ Russian ballet star Vladimir Shklyarov found dead after falling from apartment balcony
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Investigators in Russia are looking into the death of Vladimir Shklyarov, a principal dancer at the world-famous Mariinsky Ballet in St. Petersburg, after he fell from an apartment block balcony and died at the age of 39. Police in St. Petersburg, Russia’s second city, say initial information suggests his fall, which was discovered early on Saturday morning, was the result of an accident, state media have reported. Shklyarov was famous outside Russia too, having danced at the Royal Ballet in London and at the Bavarian State Ballet in Munich. “He went out onto the balcony to get some air and smoke, lost his balance (it’s a very narrow balcony) and fell (from the fifth floor). The father of two young children was reportedly divorced from his ballerina wife Maria Shirinkina, a first soloist at the Mariinsky.

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☆ Over 150 homes evacuated as wildfire risk persists across historically dry Northeast
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Firefighters battle the ongoing Jennings Creek fire in Sterling Forest State Park, N.Y., on Sunday. via New York State PoliceIn Connecticut, there's an elevated risk of wildfire spread in Fairfield, New Haven, Middlesex, New London, and risk of elevated fire weather concerns in Litchfield. Smoke rises from the Jennings Creek fire in Sterling Forest State Park, N.Y., in aerial images released on Sunday. via New York State PoliceThe Jennings Creek wildfire, located in Orange County, New York, has burned more than 5,300 acres, and is 88% contained as of Sunday evening, the New York State Park Police said. The wildfire is burning primarily int he Sterling Forest State Park.

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During a landmark visit to the Amazon rainforest on Sunday, President Joe Biden highlighted his climate legacy, declaring that no one can reverse America’s green transition as President-elect Donald Trump’s fossil-friendly policies loom large. Biden is the first sitting U.S. president to visit the world’s largest tropical rainforest, which plays a vital role in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere but is under growing threat from climate change. Speaking afterward at the Museum of the Amazon in Manaus, Brazil, Biden said the fight against climate change had been a “defining cause” of his presidency. Biden began his term by bringing the U.S. back into the Paris Agreement, an international treaty on climate change that his predecessor, Trump, had withdrawn from. Trump, a climate change skeptic, has said he will withdraw from the agreement again as well as loosen restrictions on oil and gas exploration.

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☆ There's a gender gap among news influencers on social media, new Pew data shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementMen far outnumber women as news influencers on social media, per a new Pew Research Center study. That gender skew is showing up again in the latest platform for news: social media. That gender gap stands out for a few reasons:First, there's a much narrower gender divide (51% male and 46% female) among working US journalists, per a 2022 Pew survey. In Pew's analysis, there was a much smaller (and flipped) gender gap in the overall audience for news content on social media among young people. YouTube had the biggest gender gap, while TikTok's was minimalThe gender divide among news influencers was fairly consistent across all platforms in Pew's study.

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BYBLOS, Lebanon — The anguish in Lebanese archaeologist Nader Siklaoui’s voice is clear as he films Israeli missiles slamming down near ancient Roman columns he has spent much of his life protecting. But the conflict is also taking a devastating toll on Lebanon’s unique and ancient heritage, with airstrikes wiping out centuries-old villages and endangering fragile, millenia-old archaeological sites, like the celebrated Roman ruins of Baalbek, a United Nations world heritage site. First responders evacuate an injured person following an Israeli airstrike near Tyre, Lebanon, on Oct. 30. What can we do?” said Siklaoui, who oversees heritage sites in southern Lebanon, speaking to NBC News at the national museum in the capital Beirut. Israel’s military says it only targets Hezbollah, but accuses the group of embedding itself in and near civilian infrastructure, including heritage sites.

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☆ AP photographer captures moment bomb hits apartment building in Lebanon
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Catherine Nicholls | Story Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Beirut AP —As a bomb descended on a multi-story apartment building in Beirut’s Tayouneh area Friday, hundreds of onlookers gathered in the street at a traffic roundabout several hundred meters (yards) away. The Israeli army said the building contained facilities belonging to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. A bomb dropped from an Israeli jet prepares to hit a building in Tayouneh, Beirut, Lebanon, on November 15, 2024. Hassan Ammar/APThick smoke and flames erupt from the building after it is struck. The Israeli military has maintained that it takes measures to reduce civilian casualties by issuing warnings before many of its strikes in Lebanon.

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☆ Ten newborn babies killed in a hospital fire in India
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

LUCKNOW, India — A fire tore through a neonatal intensive care unit in a hospital in northern India, killing 10 newborn babies and injuring 16 others, authorities said. The fire occurred late Friday at a hospital in Jhansi city in India’s Uttar Pradesh state. Brajesh Pathak, the deputy chief minister of the state, visited the hospital and met with families on Saturday. While fire alarms had been installed in the intensive care unit, parents and witnesses said they did not activate during the blaze. Fires are common in India, where building laws and safety norms are often flouted by builders and residents.

Persons: Bimal Kumar Dubey, Brajesh Pathak, “, ”, Naresh Kumar, Akhtar Hussain Locations: LUCKNOW, India, Jhansi, India’s Uttar Pradesh

☆ Israel pounds southern Beirut as Hezbollah considers fresh ceasefire proposal
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Mostafa Salem | Eyad Kourdi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Abu Dhabi CNN —Intense Israeli strikes targeted areas of Beirut’s southern suburbs Saturday as the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah considered its response to a fresh ceasefire proposal. The strikes marked the fifth straight day of Israeli attacks on the Dayiyeh region of Beirut, a Hezbollah stronghold. Israel has intensified its strikes on the capital and expanded its ground operation in southern Lebanon in recent days. The latest proposal is the first to be submitted by the US and Israel since a temporary ceasefire was negotiated in late September. Those efforts were upended when Israel killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in a major bombing attack in Beirut’s southern suburbs.

Persons: Lisa Johnson, Israel, Hassan Nasrallah Organizations: Abu Dhabi CNN — Intense, Hezbollah, National News Agency, CNN, Israel Defense Forces, Lebanese Ministry of Health, Getty Locations: Abu Dhabi, Lebanese, Dayiyeh, Beirut, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Beirut’s, Haret, Beirut's, AFP, Gaza

☆ Americans moving to Canada should be aware of these 4 tax and investment implications
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Christine Ji | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementInterest in moving to Canada has spiked among Americans after the election. Advertisement"I think sometimes it can be a knee-jerk reaction," Woodfield said of moving to Canada. AdvertisementTo prevent ex-pats from getting taxed twice on their income, the US and Canada have a tax treaty that provides a foreign income tax credit for any income tax paid to the other country, Woodfield explained. You also don't have the option to file joint income tax returns with your spouse in Canada, Woodfield warned. AdvertisementThe earlier you start preparing for your cross-border move, the better — ideally, one to two tax years before moving, Woodfield said.

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☆ Jhansi, India: Hospital fire kills 10 newborn babies
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Story The Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Lucknow, India (AP) — A fire tore through a neonatal intensive care unit in a hospital in northern India, killing 10 newborn babies and injuring 16 others, authorities said. The fire occurred late Friday at a hospital in Jhansi city, Uttar Pradesh state. Brajesh Pathak, the deputy chief minister of the state, visited the hospital and met with families on Saturday. Rescuers had to break through windows to reach the newborn babies. In May, at least six newborn babies died in a fire at a children’s hospital in New Delhi, three years after a hospital fire in the western state of Maharashtra killed 10 newborns.

Persons: Bimal Kumar Dubey, Brajesh Pathak, “, ”, Naresh Kumar, Akhtar Hussain, CNN’s Manveena Suri, Kathleen Magramo Locations: Lucknow, India, Jhansi city, Uttar Pradesh, New Delhi, Maharashtra

Below, I rounded up the best early Black Friday deals of 2024 from some of our favorite retailers, like Amazon, Target, Walmart, Home Depot and REI. SKIP AHEAD Best early Black Friday deals | More early Black Friday sales | How I picked the best early Black Friday deals | Why trust NBC Select? Best early Black Friday deals of 2024To find the best early Black Friday deals, I combed through dozens of discounts across retailers. Best early Black Friday salesHere are the best early Black Friday sales to know about. How I found the best early Black Friday dealsAll of my recommendations above are based on NBC Select’s previous coverage and reporting.

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☆ India’s capital introduces stricter anti-pollution measures as toxic smog hides Taj Mahal
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Views of the famed Taj Mahal in Agra, India, have been obscured by smog. New Delhi has a severe air quality level of 424, according to live rankings kept by Swiss group IQAir, the worst among global capitals. The city battles smog — a toxic mix of smoke and fog — every winter as cold air traps dust, emissions and smoke from illegal farm fires. Delhi flights faced delays, with tracking website Flightradar24 showing 88% of departures and 54% of arrivals were delayed as of Thursday afternoon due to smog. Lahore, the capital of Pakistan’s eastern province of Punjab, was rated the world’s most polluted city on Friday, in IQAir’s rankings.

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☆ South African police in standoff with hundreds of illegal miners in disused shaft
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

South African police were in a standoff Friday with hundreds of illegal miners believed to be underground in a disused shaft, after a cabinet minister said the government was trying to “smoke them out.”Police have been trying for weeks to empty the abandoned gold mine in the North West province as part of a crackdown on illegal mining, which has plagued South Africa for decades through small-time pilfering and organized criminal networks.More than 1,000 illegal miners resurfaced after police cut off their food and water supplies, but a police spokesperson said hundreds more could still be underground. South African police officers escort community members to a mine shaft to negotiate with artisanal miners in Stilfontein on Wednesday. Emmanuel Croset / AFP via Getty ImagesA decomposed body was brought up on Thursday, with pathologists on the scene, spokesperson Athlenda Mathe said. On Wednesday, asked whether the government would send help to the zama-zamas — a local term for illegal miners from the Zulu expression for “taking a chance” — Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said: “We are not sending help to criminals. Illegal gold mining costs South Africa’s government and industry hundreds of millions of dollars annually in lost sales, taxes and royalties, according to an estimate by a mining industry body.

Persons: Emmanuel Croset, Athlenda Mathe, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni Organizations: ” Police, Getty, ” Senior Locations: North West, South Africa, Stilfontein, AFP

☆ Fire kills at least ten elderly people in Spanish retirement home
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

At least 10 elderly people were killed when fire ripped through a retirement home in the northern Spanish town of Villafranca del Ebro early on Friday, authorities said. The blaze started in one of the rooms, Fernando Beltran, the national government’s top official in the region, told reporters. All the victims were elderly people living in the “Jardines de Villafranca” residence, he added. ET) and it took around two hours for firefighters to put it out, a spokesperson for the regional government said. Two people were in a critical condition and several were being treated, mainly for smoke inhalation, mayor Volga Ramirez, said.

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☆ Lebanese cease-fire efforts inch ahead as Israel keeps up fierce bombardment
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Months of U.S. efforts to broker a deal between Washington’s ally Israel and Hezbollah have so far failed. In another potentially promising sign, a senior Lebanese official signalled that Hezbollah would pull its forces away from the Lebanese-Israeli border under a ceasefire. Its terms require Hezbollah to remove fighters and weapons from areas between the border and the Litani River, which runs about 20 miles from Lebanon’s southern border. After 2006, Israel complained Hezbollah fighters and weapons remained in the border are while Lebanon accused Israel of violating the resolution by sending warplanes into its airspace. Hezbollah attacks have killed about 100 civilians and soldiers in northern Israel, the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and southern Lebanon over the last year, according to Israel.

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