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It's our loved ones," Pelletier said, relating the instructions that a director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency gave rescue workers in a briefing. Reuters Graphics Reuters GraphicsEven as Hawaii officials promised more help for the displaced, some Lahaina residents were taking matters into their own hands. Officials declined to estimate how many remained unaccounted for but promised they were meticulously verifying the status of all. The database includes names collected from "missing persons" notices posted at shelters as well as information submitted by loved ones. Reuters GraphicsBar chart shows visitor spending share of GDP to Maui and Hawaii which are much higher than that for the entire U.S.

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Smoke billows from flames near Lahaina as wildfires driven by high winds destroy a large part of the historic town of Lahaina, Hawaii, U.S. August 9, 2023. The database includes names collected from "missing persons" notices posted at shelters as well as information submitted by loved ones. About 46,000 people had flown out of Kahului Airport, Maui's main airport, between Wednesday and Saturday, according to the Hawaii Tourism Authority. "50% of our visitor economy still exists and is thriving in South Maui," the Maui Fresh Streatery food truck posted on Facebook. Bar chart shows visitor spending share of GDP to Maui and Hawaii which are much higher than that for the entire U.S.

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Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii told MSNBC. In a late evening statement, Maui County said that the death toll had risen to 80. [1/9]A view of damage cause by wildfires in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, U.S., in this undated picture posted on August 11, 2023. County officials began allowing Lahaina residents back to their homes on Friday, even though much of Maui's western side remained without power and water. "Hot spots still exist and wearing a mask and gloves is advised," Maui County said in a statement.

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☆ Hawaii wildfires raze resort city on Maui island, killing dozens
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Marco Garcia | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Hawaii Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke said late on Wednesday that officials were still assessing the damage. The cause of the Maui wildfires had yet to be determined, but the National Weather Service said a mix of dry vegetation, strong winds, and low humidity fueled the fast-moving conflagration. THREE SEPARATE BLAZESFirefighters were battling three separate blazes on the island, officials said late on Wednesday night, without providing further details. An aerial view shows damage along the coast of Lahaina in the aftermath of wildfires in Maui, Hawaii, U.S. August 9, 2023 this screen grab obtained from social media video. More than 11,000 travelers were evacuated from Maui, Ed Sniffen of the Hawaii Department of Transportation said late on Wednesday.

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The American Red Cross opened an evacuation center in Maui High School, the county said. Six people had been confirmed killed by the fires, Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen said at a press conference. Despite the high winds, they went on a tour to a different part of the island. Hawaii County encompasses the Big Island, which lies south of Maui. Gale warnings remained in effect for all of the Hawaiian islands, with high winds of 45 mph with gusts of 60 mph possible.

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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is wrapping up a probe of attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat in the politically competitive state of Georgia. The front of the courthouse was lined with rows of orange plastic, water-filled Jersey barriers and steel crowd control barricades. Dozens of county sheriff's deputies were stationed out front, and other deputies and Atlanta police drove marked cars in circles around the streets nearby. Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in an attempt to stop Congress from certifying his defeat. Samaya Lockridge, 23, a Democrat, who just moved from Tampa to Atlanta, said she hoped Atlanta would not see a replay of that violence.

Persons: Lewis, Donald Trump, Read, Fani Willis, Willis, Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat, Trump, Joe Biden's, government's, Samaya Lockridge, Rich McKay, Josephine Walker, Susan Heavey, Scott Malone, Howard Goller Organizations: Fulton County Sheriff, Slaton, Fulton, Atlanta police, Republican, Democratic, U.S, Capitol, Democrat, Thomson Locations: Fulton County, ATLANTA, Fulton, Atlanta , Georgia, Georgia, Jersey, Washington, Tampa, Atlanta

☆ More than $1 billion up for grabs in US Mega Millions lottery drawing
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

An electronic message board displays Powerball and Mega Millions lottery jackpots in New York City, New York, U.S., July 17, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File PhotoAug 1 (Reuters) - An estimated $1.1 billion jackpot is up for grabs in the multistate Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday night, one of the richest jackpots in the lottery's history. The drawing, set for 11 p.m. EDT, is the 30th since the last Mega Millions winner hit the jackpot in April. The odds of winning are minuscule: A buyer of a single Mega Millions lottery ticket has about a 1-in-300 million chance of containing all the correct numbers. Mega Millions tickets are available in 45 U.S. states along with Washington D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Persons: Mike Segar, Rich McKay, Gerry Doyle Organizations: Mega, REUTERS, South Carolina, Washington D.C, U.S ., Thomson Locations: New York City , New York, U.S, South, California, U.S . Virgin Islands, Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii , Nevada, Utah, Atlanta

☆ Judge orders 3 of the 'Newburgh Four' freed in New York synagogue bomb plot
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Rich Mckay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] David Williams, one of four suspects arrested in an FBI sting operation, is escorted out of FBI offices in New York in this May 21, 2009 file photo. The men to be released are: Onta Williams, David Williams and Laguerra Payen, who were three of what became known as the "Newburgh Four." But Judge McMahon wrote that Cromitie was a small-time "grifter" who was broke and unemployed when he was enlisted in the FBI driven plot, who provided fake bombs to plant in exchange for $250,000 in the "jihadist mission." Cromitie enlisted the other three men to serve as lookouts, the judge wrote. The FBI invented the conspiracy," McMahon wrote.

Persons: David Williams, Onta Williams, Laguerra Payen, James Cromitie, Colleen McMahon, Cromitie, Judge McMahon, McMahon, Rich McKay, Michael Perry Organizations: Chip, New, FBI, Reuters, U.S, Thomson Locations: New York, New York City, Newburgh, Atlanta

☆ NY drug dealer sentenced in overdose death of 'The Wire' actor
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Rich Mckay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"For decades the defendant has been selling deadly narcotics: heroin and now heroin laced with fentanyl," they wrote in court papers. An autopsy and court records show that Williams, 54, died of a drug overdose and was found in his Brooklyn apartment on Sept. 6, 2021. Fentanyl was associated with 70,600 of the drug overdoses in the U.S. in 2021, according to the National Institutes of Health. Among the real-life struggles he tapped were his bouts with drug addiction, which he brought to his best known role for "The Wire." Williams also won praise for his performance in "Boardwalk Empire," an HBO series set in Atlantic City, New Jersey during the Prohibition era of the 1920s.

Persons: Michael K, Williams, Omar Little, Carlos Macci, Prosecutors, Macci, Rich McKay, Noeleen Walder, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: HBO, National Institutes of Health, Thomson Locations: Brooklyn, U.S, New York, Baltimore, Atlantic City , New Jersey, Atlanta

It has been a heat wave that has given pause to many Phoenix residents, even to summer-tested veterans like Shields, who says he's been avoiding news reports about it. By 2050, they estimated, Phoenix residents are expected to see an average of 44 days per year over that temperature. REUTERS/Liliana SalgadoDespite the trend toward more very hot days, Phoenix residents have tended to shrug off the heat, he said. "This is not your typical summer heat." Asphalt temperatures can reach 160 degrees F (71 C) in the summer, the Arizona Humane Society wrote on its blog.

Persons: Michael Shields, Shields, he's, David Hondula, Adam Waltz, Waltz, Liliana Salgado, Zack Taylor, Taylor, Phoenix, It's, Emily Luberto, Cooper Burton, Sharon Bernstein, Rachel Nostrant, Rich McKay, Aurora Ellis, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: National Weather Service, Phoenix, Phoenix Parks, REUTERS, Center, Northern Arizona University, Arizona Humane Society, Thomson Locations: Phoenix, Arizona, Maricopa, Piestewa, Phoenix , Arizona, U.S, Oregon, West Coast, Texas, Alabama, College Park , Maryland, Vegas, Mesa, Flagstaff

It has been a heat wave that has given pause to many Phoenix residents, even to summer-tested veterans like Shields, who says he's been avoiding news reports about it. REUTERS/Liliana Salgado/File PhotoDespite the trend toward more very hot days, Phoenix residents have tended to shrug off the heat, he said. Phoenix is getting some of the worst of it, as the air mass is centered right over the Southwest. "This is not your typical summer heat." Asphalt temperatures can reach 160 degrees F (71 C) in the summer, the Arizona Humane Society wrote on its blog.

The European Space Agency (ESA), whose satellites monitor land and sea temperatures, has warned that Italy, Spain, France, Germany and Poland are all facing extreme conditions. Temperatures next week could break Europe's current record - 48.8 Celsius recorded in Sicily in August 2021. [1/5]A woman cools off near a fan at a caf?, during a heatwave across Italy, in Rome, Italy, July 14, 2023. ACROPOLIS NOT NOWIn Athens, with temperatures peaking above 40 Celsius, authorities closed the Acropolis Hill, home to the Parthenon temple that is visited by millions of tourists every year, from noon to 5 p.m. (0900 GMT-1400 GMT). Others were brought down from the Acropolis Hill in golf carts and transferred to wheelchairs.

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[1/3] Carlos Sandoval and other construction workers work in temperatures that were over 100 degrees F (37 degrees C) as they install new sidewalk infrastructure in downtown Palm Springs, California, U.S. July 11, 2022. In Phoenix, Arizona, the high was expected to reach above 110 F (43 C) for the 13th successive day on Wednesday. "Just stay inside man, just stay in side," Materniak said as his advice for dealing with the heat. Phoenix residents were under "extreme heat risk, (an) increase in heat related illnesses, including heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke," the service warned. That air blocks cooler air and storm systems from rolling through the area, so it's "just full sun and heat," he said.

Persons: Carlos Sandoval, Jay Calderon, Drew Materniak, Materniak, Ashton Robinson Cook, Cook, Brendan O'Brien, Rich McKay, Jonathan Oatis, Bill Berkrot Organizations: USA, Network, REUTERS, National Weather Service, Prediction, Twitter, Facebook, Thomson Locations: Palm Springs , California, U.S, Southern California, South Florida, Vermont, Las Vegas, Phoenix , Arizona, Phoenix, American, In Texas, Texas, Los Angeles County, VERMONT, Montpelier, Vermont's, Chicago, Atlanta

MONTPELIER, Vermont, July 11 (Reuters) - A Vermont reservoir threatened to overwhelm a dam protecting the state's capital on Tuesday and exacerbate "catastrophic" flooding that has already shut roadways leading out of town and trapped people in their homes. The North Branch converges with a second, larger branch of the Winooski near the Vermont statehouse. "Make no mistake, the devastation and flooding we're experiencing across Vermont is historic and catastrophic," Vermont Governor Phil Scott said at a briefing Tuesday. [1/8]People paddle a kayak down a street flooded by recent rain storms in Montpelier, Vermont, U.S., July 11, 2023. The city's topography - bordered by hills with the downtown in a valley - increases the potential for flooding, Montpelier City Council member Conor Casey said.

Persons: Phil Scott, William Fraser, Brian Snyder, Jack McCullough, McCullough, Mike Cannon, Irene, Conor Casey, Casey, Janet Boyd, Boyd, Brendan O'Brien, Rich McKay, Rachel Nostrant, Daniel Trotta, Devika Syamnath, Bill Berkrot, Sandra Maler Organizations: Branch, National Weather Service, Vermont statehouse, REUTERS, CNN, Thomson Locations: MONTPELIER , Vermont, Vermont, Montpelier, United States, Florida , Texas, California, U.S, New York , Massachusetts, Connecticut, Montpelier City, Montpelier , Vermont, New England, Wilmington , Vermont, Chicago, Atlanta

[1/3] Debris from overnight flooding along Cedar Pond Brook is pictured in Stony Point, New York, U.S., July 10, 2023. "Widespread, heavy rainfall capable of producing considerable to catastrophic flooding is beginning to unfold, road washouts are ongoing, and are expected to increase in extent and severity over the course of the day," the weather service said on Monday. On Monday morning, Amtrak suspended passenger train service between Albany and New York after flooding damaged tracks. "So that's basically what our priority is today, to try to get to them and open up these major arteries." About two dozen state roads were closed as life-threatening flooding spread across much of the state from the Massachusetts state line north to the Canadian border, Vermont State Police said.

Persons: Mike Segar, Boston's Logan, Steven Neuhaus, ABC's, Neuhaus, Melissa Roberts, Kathy Hochul, Irene, Phil Scott, Jeannette Haight, Brendan O'Brien, Rich McKay, Ed Osmond, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: REUTERS, National Weather Service, New York's LaGuardia, Amtrak, U.S . Military Academy, Orange County . New, Vermont State Police, Burlington, Media, Thomson Locations: Stony Point , New York, U.S, Eastern New York, Boston, Western Maine, Albany, New York, Orange County , New York, Highland Falls, Fort Montgomery, New York City, Orange County ., Ontario County, Vermont, New England, Massachusetts, Andover, North Carolina, Chicago, Atlanta

☆ Misunderstood rattlesnakes have a tender side, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Rich Mckay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

July 7 (Reuters) - Warm and cuddly are adjectives that seldom spring to mind when one thinks of rattlesnakes. The findings challenge the notion that reptiles are solitary hunters that display little in the way of complex social behavior. Ethology, the study of animal behavior, has long recognized that birds and mammals, including humans, find comfort from being physically close to their own kind. To measure stress levels in the snakes, Martin used a heart-rate monitor designed for humans. "It lets us know as humans that, hey, we're not that different from these snakes," Martin said.

Persons: Chelsea Martin, William Hayes, Hayes, " Hayes, Martin, Rich McKay, Frank McGurty, Will Dunham Organizations: Loma Linda University, rattlers, Loma, wrangle rattlers, Thomson Locations: San Bernardino , California, Southern California, Atlanta

☆ Philadelphia mass shooting suspect arraigned on five murder charges
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Brendan O'Brien | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

July 5 (Reuters) - A Philadelphia resident arrested in one of a series of mass shootings across the county over the Fourth of July weekend was arraigned in court on Wednesday on five murder counts and other charges, online court records showed. The suspect, identified as 40-year-old Kimbrady Carriker, made an appearance in Philadelphia County Municipal Court for an arraignment on charges that also included four counts of attempted murder plus reckless endangerment and aggravated assault charges, court records showed. Another mass shooting occurred in Salisbury, Maryland during a block party. The rash of gun violence over the last several days is part of a surge in mass shootings in the United States since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. As of Wednesday, 351 mass shootings have taken place across the country so far this year.

Persons: Carriker, Larry Krasner, Krasner, Angie Willhite, James Alan Fox, Fox, Brendan O'Brien, Rich McKay, Kanishka Singh, Mark Porter, Chris Reese Organizations: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County Municipal Court, CNN, Authorities, Shreveport police, Northeastern University, Washington D.C, Thomson Locations: Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Shreveport , Louisiana, Shreveport, Louisiana, Baltimore, Salisbury , Maryland, United States, Chicago, Atlanta, Washington

El Paso County Court/Handout... Read moreJune 26 (Reuters) - A 23-year-old pleaded guilty on Monday to murder and other crimes in a 2022 shooting that killed five people at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs. Anderson Lee Aldrich faces life in prison without the possibility of parole after reaching an agreement with prosecutors to plead guilty to five first-degree murder counts and 46 attempted murder counts. On Nov. 19, 2022, Aldrich, wearing body armor, opened fire at Club Q, an LGBTQ nightclub. The deal with prosecutors called for Aldrich to be sentenced on Monday immediately following the guilty plea. Those killed in the shooting were identified as Aston, 28; Kelly Loving, 40; Derrick Rump, 38; Ashley Paugh, 34; and Raymond Green Vance, 22.

Persons: Anderson Lee Aldrich, Read, Aldrich, Jeff Aston, Daniel Aston, Kelly Loving, Derrick Rump, Ashley Paugh, Raymond Green Vance, Aldrich's, Joseph Ax, Rami Ayyub, Rich McKay, Grant McCool Organizations: Paso County Court, Q, U.S, Aston, El, El Paso County Sheriff’s, Thomson Locations: Colorado Springs , Colorado, Paso County, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Orlando , Florida, El Paso County

☆ Family sues Akron and 8 officers who shot Jayland Walker
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Rich Mckay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

A spokeswoman for the city told the Akron Beacon Journal that there would be no comment on the litigation from the city. The officers pursued Walker on foot after an attempted traffic stop in June 2022 and shot him dozens of times, including five times in the back, police officials said. "Only then did the officers fire believing Mr. Walker was firing again at them," said Yost, whose office was asked by local prosecutors to investigate the shooting. State law allows officers to use deadly force against a deadly threat to themselves or others, he added. A media lawsuit seeking the names of the officers is pending before the Ohio Supreme Court.

Persons: Jayland Walker, Daniel Horrigan, Stephen Mylett, Bobby DiCello, Walker, DiCello, Dave Yost, Yost, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Walker's, Pamela Walker, Rich McKay, Aurora Ellis Organizations: Northern, Northern District of, Police, Reuters, Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio, of Justice, DOJ, Ohio Supreme, Thomson Locations: Akron , Ohio, U.S, Northern District, Northern District of Ohio, City, Akron, State, United States, Minneapolis, Louisville , Kentucky, Ohio, Atlanta

☆ Texas Senate to deliberate on impeached AG Ken Paxton
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Rich Mckay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

After hours of debate on Saturday, the House voted 121-23 to impeach Paxton, which immediately suspended him from office awaiting a final decision from the Texas Senate, where his wife, Angela Paxton, is a senator. "The ugly spectacle in the Texas House today confirmed the outrageous impeachment plot against me was never meant to be fair or just," he said, calling it a political sham. "I look forward to a quick resolution in the Texas Senate, where I have full confidence the process will be fair and just," he said. Trump, on his social media platform Truth Social, defended Paxton and wrote: "Free Ken Paxton." Paxton, who had previously served in the House and Senate, has staked out a position on the far right on divisive cultural issues.

☆ Ahead of 2024 bid, DeSantis challenges Trump on abortion limits
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( James Oliphant | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said on Tuesday he was proud to have signed a six-week abortion ban, after seeming initially reluctant to embrace the recently passed law in Florida that outlaws almost all abortions in the state. At a news conference on Tuesday, DeSantis said he was “proud” to have signed the legislation and fired back at Trump, who suggested in an interview this week that the six-week ban is overly restrictive. “He will not answer whether he would sign it or not,” said DeSantis, who is a leading contender for the Republican nomination. While DeSantis’ abortion stance could help garner him votes among hard-right conservatives, some Republican donors have expressed unease with his position. In an interview with Reuters last week, Republican donor Andy Sabin said he could not support DeSantis after he signed the abortion law.

☆ DeSantis defunds diversity programs at Florida public colleges
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Rich Mckay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

May 15 (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Monday banning tax dollars from being used in state colleges for diversity, equity and inclusion programs (DEI) in a sweeping measure that also places restrictions on classroom discussion of race. While DEI programs are meant to assist in building racial, social and religious diversity among university faculty and students, the governor and other conservative critics have said they promote left-wing politics and sow racial divisions on campuses. "DEI is better viewed as standing for discrimination, exclusion and indoctrination," DeSantis said at the bill signing on the campus of New College of Florida, a public liberal arts college, on Monday. DeSantis, who is expected to launch a presidential bid later this month, has positioned himself as a leader in that fight. DeSantis said students who want to study diversity subjects should look at universities outside the state.

[1/2] Deion Patterson, who Atlanta Police describe as the suspect in a lunchtime mass shooting at a medical building, poses in an undated photograph. Atlanta Police Department/Handout via REUTERSATLANTA, May 4 (Reuters) - A former U.S. Coast Guardsman accused of killing a woman and wounding four others in a shooting in an Atlanta medical building was expected to make his first court appearance on Thursday. The suspect is accused of opening fire in the Northside Medical facility in the city's busy Midtown area at about 12:30 p.m. local time on Wednesday. The woman killed in the shooting was 39-year-old Amy St. Pierre, an employee of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the agency said. The mother of the suspect told a local ABC affiliate he was upset that doctors would not refill for him a prescription for Ativan, an anti-anxiety drug.

☆ Shooting at Atlanta medical building leaves at least one dead, police say
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Rich Mckay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

ATLANTA, May 3 (Reuters) - At least one person was killed in a lunchtime shooting at a medical building in a busy commercial area of Atlanta, and the suspected gunman was still at large, police said on Wednesday. ET in the Midtown section of the city, the Atlanta Police Department said in a tweet. Authorities identified the suspected shooter as 24-year-old Deion Patterson and said he was armed and dangerous. Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens advised people in the area to shelter in place, and police cordoned off some streets in Midtown. Atlanta Public Schools said several schools in the area would operate on external lockdown for the rest of the day as a precaution.

May 1 (Reuters) - A Texas man accused of killing five neighbors after being asked to stop shooting his assault-style rifle because of the noise had been deported from the U.S. four times since 2009, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said on Monday. He was apprehended and deported again in September 2009, January 2012 and July 2016, ICE said. Oropesa was convicted of driving while intoxicated in January 2012 in Montgomery County, Texas, and sentenced to jail, ICE added. "We do not know where he is," FBI Houston Special Agent in Charge James Smith told reporters on Sunday. Capers said police have recovered the weapon used in the shooting, but the suspect might be armed with a pistol.

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