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☆ Southern California wildfires: Firefighters battle 2 wildfires amid ‘particularly dangerous’ fire weather event
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Chris Boyette | Mary Gilbert | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Firefighters are battling two fast-growing wildfires in Southern California Wednesday as the state experiences a “particularly dangerous” fire weather event. “Due to extreme wind conditions, fixed-wing aircraft are unable to assist in firefighting efforts,” VCFD posted. A rare “particularly dangerous situation” red flag warning, the most extreme form of fire weather warning, is also in effect for Southern California into Thursday. More than 11,000 Southern California Edison customers across five counties had power shut off Wednesday morning. A gust of 85 mph was recorded by Wednesday morning on Magic Mountain with gusts over 70 mph in the nearby Transverse Ranges in Southern California, according to the weather service.

Persons: VCFD, “, ” VCFD, LACoFD, Shutoffs Organizations: CNN — Firefighters, National Weather Service, Storm, Fire Department, Los, Los Angeles County Fire Department, Angeles County Sheriff’s, NWS, Pepperdine University, Malibu, NWS Los Angeles, Southern California Edison, Southwest Wednesday, CNN, Santa Ana Locations: Southern California, Santa, Los Angeles, Ventura, Ventura County, “, Malibu, Angeles, Pepperdine, NWS Los, Northern California, Southwest California, Southern, California, Mount St, Helena

☆ Hurricane Rafael is rapidly intensifying on its path toward Cuba and the Gulf of Mexico
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Mary Gilbert | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Hurricane Rafael, a Category 2 with 100 mph sustained winds, is rapidly intensifying in the Caribbean as it bears down on Cuba Wednesday. It will be a strong Category 2 hurricane when it makes landfall in western Cuba Wednesday afternoon, according to the National Hurricane Center. Rafael is the strongest hurricane to roam the northwestern Caribbean in November since 2009, according to data from the NOAA. It’s forecast to become only the fifth hurricane to roam the Gulf of Mexico in November since 1966, according to hurricane expert Michael Lowry. Different forecast model solutions (colored lines) for Rafael's track are overlaid on the official forecast cone (grey) from the National Hurricane Center.

Persons: Rafael, Michael Lowry Organizations: CNN, National Hurricane Center, NOAA, Florida Panhandle, Storm, Weather Locations: Caribbean, Cuba, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, Gulf, of Mexico, Gulf Coast, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, Georgia

Harris and Trump project confidence headed into Election Day. The battle between Harris and Trump comes to a headLeila Register / NBC News; Getty ImagesElection Day has arrived. Mark Duncan / AP fileOrganizers of the embryonic Women’s Professional Baseball League hope to have six teams in caps and cleats by the summer of 2026. But league officials have one big question to answer that’s not entirely clear: Where do they find these female players? However, league officials are confident they can put a good product on the field in a few years.

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Police in Germany arrested eight suspected members of a far-right militant organization early Tuesday, Germany’s public prosecutor said. It said its members, including the arrested suspects, repeatedly completed paramilitary training in combat gear, practiced specifically urban warfare, firearms handling and other skills. The group also procured military hardware, such as camouflage fatigues, combat helmets, gas masks and bullet-proof vests, the statement said. In 2022, a group of so-called Reichsbuerger planned to storm into the parliament building in Berlin and arrest lawmakers, according to prosecutors. German government and security officials have warned for years of the growing threat by far-right extremists to Germany’s democratic order.

Persons: “, ” Organizations: Socialism Locations: Germany, Saxony, Poland, Berlin, Russia

☆ Tropical Storm Rafael to become a hurricane before Cuba landfall Wednesday
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Hanna Park | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —While Tropical Storm Rafael winds remained consistent Monday night, the storm is forecast to strengthen Tuesday and become a hurricane Wednesday, bringing destructive winds and heavy rainfall to the western Caribbean and southern Florida by midweek. Tropical storm watch alerts were issued for the Florida Keys on Monday, joining the existing warnings for Cuba, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. The Cuban provinces of Cienfuegos, Villa Clara, Sancti Spiritus, and Ciego de Avila, are under Tropical Storm Warnings after being upgraded from Tropical Storm Watch. Ilda Gallardo and her daughter Marley Millian watch a local TV news program as Tropical Storm Rafael approaches, in Playa Baracoa, Cuba, November 4, 2024. Tropical Storm Rafael will also create rough seas and significant storm surges, with expected inundation of up to 3 feet in the Cayman Islands and as much as 9 feet in western Cuba above normal tide levels.

Persons: Rafael, Villa Clara, Sancti, Ciego de Avila, Ilda Gallardo, Marley, Norlys Perez, Milton, Michael Lowry Organizations: CNN, National Hurricane Center, Islands, Hurricane, Wednesday, Florida, Tropical Storm, NHC, Reuters, Radio Jamaica News, Tropical Locations: Caribbean, Florida, Kingston , Jamaica, Grand, Jamaica, Cuba, Cayman, Cayman Islands, Gulf Coast, Cuban, Cienfuegos, Islands, Playa Baracoa, Mexico

☆ Counting the cost of Spain's hellish floods, the government pledged $11B, local officials want $34B
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The government has pledged $11 billion to help it recover, but local authorities want $34 billion. Related VideoHowever, a day earlier, the province's president, Carlos Mazón, said local authorities had asked for an initial package equivalent to about $34 billion. The floods affected many economic sectors, including agriculture, industry, and services, it said. Local authorities on Sunday said that the heavy rains — part of a phenomenon known as "cold drops" — had caused "unprecedented" damage to infrastructure and human life. At a press conference on Tuesday, Sánchez declared Valencia a disaster area, paving the way for extra funding for local authorities.

Persons: —, Pedro Sánchez, Carlos Mazón, Mazón, Lauren Dauphin, Cristina del Rey, Ford Spain, Sánchez Organizations: Service, Spain's State Meteorological Agency, Spanish, NASA, Commerce, Ford, Aon Spain Foundation Locations: Valencia, Spain, Western Europe, Belgium, Germany

☆ China is so crazy about durian that it's now Pizza Hut's best-selling pizza ingredient in the country
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Durian pizza is now Pizza Hut's hottest pie in China, with Yum reporting 30 million sold this year. Yum China, which runs Pizza Hut in the country, said in its quarterly earnings call on Monday that durian pizza has become its top pie nationwide. "One in every four pizzas sold in Pizza Hut China is now a durian pizza. A promotional image for Pizza Hut China's durian pizza. Net income also grew to $297 million, up 22% from $244 million in Yum China's third quarter of 2023.

Persons: Yum, Joey Wat, —, Wat Organizations: durian, Service, HSBC, Yum, KFC Locations: China, Pizza Hut, China China, Asia, Southeast Asia, Yum China

A disturbance in the Caribbean strengthened into Tropical Storm Rafael on Monday afternoon. Rafael is the 17th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, and will be the 11th hurricane if it strengthens further, as expected. The storm system is expected to approach the United States later in the week, the hurricane center said, and a tropical storm watch was issued Monday afternoon for the lower and middle Florida Keys and for the Dry Tortugas. A hurricane warning has been issued for the Cayman Islands, and a tropical storm warning is in effect for Jamaica. The government of Cuba issued a hurricane watch for a handful of provinces, and a tropical storm watch for other areas.

Persons: Storm Rafael, Rafael Organizations: Storm, Monday, National Hurricane Center, Atlantic, NHC Locations: Caribbean, Kingston , Jamaica, United States, Florida, Gulf, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Cuba

At least 11 people were injured and around 100 homes were damaged as a result of a weekend of severe weather. On Monday, that same weather system will bring more thunderstorms, damaging winds, large hail and possibly tornadoes to the south-central U.S., according to the National Weather Service. Around 17 million people who live in the area spanning from central Texas to northern Missouri are at risk of experiencing this severe weather. Bryan Terry / The Oklahoman / USA Today via ImagnEastern Oklahoma and surrounding areas have an Enhanced Risk of bearing the brunt of the weather, according to the weather service’s storm prediction center. The severe threat of tornadoes to eastern Oklahoma is expected to increase by late morning.

Persons: Bryan Terry Organizations: Oklahoma, Oklahoma City Fire Department, National Weather Service, Sunday, Tennessee Valleys Locations: Oklahoma, U.S, Texas, Missouri, Oklahoma City, Arkansas, Illinois, Oklahoma , Kansas , Missouri, Arkansa, Mississippi, Arkansas , Louisiana , Texas, Ohio

☆ Caribbean disturbance likely to become hurricane before it moves into Gulf
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

A tropical disturbance in the Caribbean is likely to become a hurricane as it passes over Cuba and into the Gulf of Mexico by midweek, federal forecasters said Sunday. The Air's Force 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, using Super Hercules fixed-wing aircraft, got a close look Sunday, the hurricane center said in an afternoon forecast discussion. Still, the upward movement of warm air and precipitation wasn't intense enough to call the disturbance a tropical depression, the hurricane center said. At 39 mph it becomes a tropical storm, which could happen early Tuesday, according to hurricane center forecasts. Storm threatsIn the meantime, the hurricane center said, hurricane conditions are possible within 48 hours on the Cayman Islands.

Persons: Philip Klotzbach, Rafael, Sara, It's, Kim Wood Organizations: National Hurricane Center, Air's Force, Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, Colorado State University, Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, University of Arizona, Hurricane, Environmental Protection Agency Locations: Caribbean, Cuba, Gulf, Mexico, Florida, Kingston , Jamaica, of Mexico, Gulf Coast, Atlantic, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Gulf of Mexico

☆ Soccer player killed by lightning strike during match in Peru
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Jimena De La Quintana | Marlon Sorto | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Lima, Peru CNN —A lighting strike during a local league soccer match in central Peru killed one player and injured four others on Sunday. Several players were seen falling face first to the ground as lightning struck the field. Almost 90% of all lightning strike victims survive, according to the CDC, but the effects can be serious and long-lasting. In 2020, a 16-year-old Russian goalkeeper survived a lightning strike during a training session. Though he suffered severe burns and doctors put him into an induced coma, the teenager made a remarkable recovery weeks later.

Persons: Hugo De La, “, Hugo De La Cruz, Andina Organizations: Peru CNN, soccer, Coto, Onda Deportiva Huancavelic, Juventud, CNN, US Centers for Disease Control, Prevention Locations: Lima, Peru, Coto Coto, Chilca, Hugo De La Cruz, Junín

☆ Tropical Storm Rafael is coming soon. It poses an uncertain threat to the US Gulf Coast
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Mary Gilbert | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Tropical Depression Eighteen formed in the Caribbean Sea on Monday morning and is forecast to strengthen and become Tropical Storm Rafael Monday afternoon. Anyone from the US Gulf Coast and the northeastern Mexico coast will need to monitor updates closely. Potential Tropical Cyclone Eighteen, now called Tropical Depression Eighteen, churns in the Caribbean at sunrise Monday morning. CIRA/RAMMBEarly forecasts from the hurricane center show the system’s center reaching the US Gulf Coast later this weekend anywhere from the Florida-Alabama border to Louisiana. Hurricane and tropical storm alerts are already in effect early Monday for Cuba, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.

Persons: Tropical Storm Rafael, Rafael, Helene, Milton, Michael Lowry, Robert Shackelford Organizations: CNN, Tropical Storm, National Hurricane Center, Coast, Gulf, Florida -, Atlantic Locations: United States, Cuba, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf, Mexico, Caribbean, Florida, Florida - Alabama, Louisiana, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Hispaniola, Haiti

CNN —More severe weather is expected in the South and the Southern Plains Monday, including in Oklahoma, where residents are surveying the destruction from tornado-spawning storms that injured at least 11 people and leveled homes over the weekend. Tornado sirens rang out Monday morning in Oklahoma City, where residents are still surrounded by the destruction and debris caused by the weekend’s severe storms, after the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning. There were no confirmed tornadoes or reports of damage from Monday morning’s storms. A level 2 of 5 threat of severe thunderstorms spans from central and eastern Texas to the Illinois-Missouri border – including Dallas, threatening damaging wind gusts, large hail and tornadoes, according to the SPC. Nearly 40 structures were destroyed in the Oklahoma City area, the Oklahoma City Fire Department said in a Facebook post.

Persons: OCFD, Katie Anderson, ” Anderson, ” Thomas Shaver, KOKH, Shaver, –, we’re, ”, Kevin Stitt, Stitt, “ We’ll, PowerOutage.US Organizations: CNN, Plains, National Weather Service, Oklahoma, SPC, Tornadoes, Oklahoma City Fire Department, KOKH, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Gov, Harrah Locations: Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Dallas, Gulf of Mexico, Kansas, “, Cleveland

☆ A pro-Trump influencer says a Russian agent paid him $100 to post a fake voter fraud video. It wasn’t the first time
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Isabel Rosales | Paul P. Murphy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —An American social media influencer said he was paid $100 by a pro-Kremlin propagandist to post a fake video of Haitian immigrants claiming to vote in the US presidential election. After speaking with CNN, AlphaFox deleted the post, which at the time had generated more than 2.6 million views. Deleted video’s message lives onAlphaFox said he was remorseful for sharing Russian disinformation, and adamant that he was the one who was tricked. “I never wanted to misinform anyone.”AlphaFox believes himself to be just “the guy who shared” a disinformation video. “Real people have become important vehicles of Russian disinformation.

Persons: influencer, Trump, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, ”, Simeon Boikov, podcaster, Boikov, Darren Linvill, ” Linvill, ” Boikov, AlphaFox, ” AlphaFox, “, X AlphaFox, Harris, Doug Emhoff, Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Brad Raffensperger, ” Raffensperger Organizations: CNN, Kremlin, State, Russian, Media, Clemson University, FBI, Australian Foreign Ministries, Homeland Security, AlphaFox Locations: American, Russian, Massachusetts, Georgia, Boikov, Russia, Australia, Sydney, AlphaFox, AlphaFox78

☆ Max Verstappen mounts incredible comeback at Sao Paulo GP to all but clinch F1 championship
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Jamie Barton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Max Verstappen produced one of the all-time wet weather drives at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix on Sunday, climbing from 17th to first to all but seal his fourth consecutive F1 drivers’ championship title. In doing so, he extended his lead in the title race over challenger Lando Norris, who started in pole but finished sixth. Verstappen looks on during the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Verstappen made a rapid start, moving up to 11th after just one lap, and to sixth by lap 11. Rain kicks up off the back of Verstappen's car as he competes during the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

Persons: Max Verstappen, Red Bull, Lando Norris, Verstappen, Alessio Morgese, “, ” Norris, ”, It’s, it’s, Norris, Lance, Clive Mason, George Russell, Franco Colapinto, Esteban Ocon, Pierre Gasly Organizations: CNN, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo Grand Prix, McLaren, AP, Mercedes, Red Bull Locations: Sao Paulo Grand, Brazil, Las Vegas, Ocon

Tracking Hurricane Rafael Leer en españolRafael was a Category 2 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday evening Eastern time, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory. The hurricane had sustained wind speeds of 105 miles per hour. By The New York TimesRafael is the 17th named storm to form in the Atlantic in 2024. In late May, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted that there would be 17 to 25 named storms this year, an above-normal amount. Without El Niño this year, clouds are more likely to tower to the tall heights needed to sustain a powerful cyclone.

Persons: Leer, Rafael, The New York Times Rafael Organizations: National Hurricane Center, The New York Times, NOAA, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, Hurricanes Locations: Gulf, Mexico, United States

☆ How Is Climate Change Affecting Teenagers?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Charley Locke | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

Currie is still grappling with what she lost, including her ability to turn away from climate change. Ajayi believes that once people connect the dots on the effects of climate change, they’ll start to take action. Photographs by Tatsiana Chypsanava When Sara Saumanaia thinks about climate change, she thinks about both of her homes. The area is especially vulnerable to the effects of climate change; after a heavy rain, the streets around Saumanaia’s home regularly flood. Once, during a lesson on climate change, Saumanaia’s science teacher asked if anyone in the class was from Tuvalu.

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☆ Spain floods: Furious residents in Valencia feel abandoned after historic floods with more rain on the way
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Atika Shubert | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Manu Fernandez/AP A woman embraces a member of the Emergency Military Unit in Sedavi on Sunday. Susana Vera/Reuters Heavy machinery is used to carry out repairs on the flood-damaged railway tracks in Sedavi on Sunday. Manu Fernandez/AP A firefighter checks inside a vehicle at a flooded garage in Alfafar on Saturday. Susana Vera/Reuters Emergency services workers survey a devastated street in Letur on Wednesday. Susana Vera/Reuters A man dumps floodwater out of his house in Utiel on Wednesday.

Persons: Teen, DANA Desaparecidos, DANA Desparecidos, Mila, Manu Fernandez, Nacho Doce, King Felipe, Pedro Sanchez, Carlos Mazon, ”, Eva Manez, Susana Vera, Manaure Quintero, Hugo Torres, Pablo Blazquez Dominguez, Angel Garcia, Bruna Casas, —, Alberto Saiz, Biel, David Ramos, La Torre, Ana Escobar, Ismael Herrero, Shutterstock, Doce, Jose Jordan, Blanca Ruiz, Carlos Calmaestra, Oscar Del Pozo, Eva Defez's, Mateo Villalba Sanchez, Víctor, Alba Lozano Asencio, Luciano Esguerra, DANA Desaparcideo, ” Asencio, “, Spain’s King Felipe, Queen Letizia, Margarita Robles, Pedro de Juan, it’s, Francisco Bosque, AENA, AEMET Organizations: Spain CNN, Emergency, Unit, Reuters Volunteers, Reuters, Getty, Volunteers, AP, Military Unit, Reuters Firefighters, Reuters Vehicles, Biel Alino, Firefighters, La Torre, AP Authorities, Wednesday, Europa Press, CNN, Spanish, Barcelona’s El Prat Locations: Valencia, Spain, Picanya, Silla, Catarroja, Sedavi, Massanassa, AFP, Benetusser, Alfafar, Paiporta, Chiva, Benetússer, La, Letur, La Torre, Godelleta, Utiel, Sedaví, L'Alcúdia, Spanish, Barcelona, Barcelona’s, Castellon, Alicante

☆ I went to Big Sky — the luxurious ski destination that's giving Aspen a run for its money
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Noah Lederman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The Big Sky ski area is still expanding, with more impressive enhancements on the way. Today, however, Big Sky is giving Aspen a run for its money — it's now the third-largest ski area in America. Trams are rare at American ski resorts — there are only 12 in operation across the country, setting Big Sky apart. Big Sky is giving the likes of Aspen a run for its moneyBig Sky has innovative lifts, luxury resorts, and plenty of fine dining. As such, Big Sky may just become the place where the rich and famous choose to play in the winter.

Persons: —, — it's, Bill Gates, Tom Brady, Dan Tosch, résistance, carpaccio, James Beard, Bartenders, cowgirls, we're Organizations: Aspen, Service, Sky, People, Yellowstone Club, Big Sky, Aspen —, — Locations: Big Sky , Montana, Rocky, Aspen , Colorado, America, New York, Montana, Aspen, Dan Tosch Aspen , Colorado

At least five people were injured after heavy rain and tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma Saturday night leading into Sunday morning. Video shows that Newcastle Elementary School in the Oklahoma City metro area sustained major damage, including tiling that fell off of the building's facade. KFORElsewhere in Oklahoma City, mounds of debris, including wood and sheetrock, could be seen strewn about around a community. It's not clear whether they were injured as a result of the tornadoes or the heavy rainfall, but the fire department said they responded to several vehicles that had been flooded. Most of Oklahoma remains under flood watch with a threat of heavy rainfall and over 51,000 utility customers do not have power as of 10:30 a.m.

Persons: Scott Douglas, It's Organizations: Oklahoma City Fire Department, Video, Newcastle Elementary School, Sunday, KFOR, National Weather Service, Oklahoma Locations: Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Arkansas, Missouri, Arkansas , Louisiana , Texas, Mississippi

The Summary FEMA and NOAA have become politicized as the frequency and severity of natural disasters have increased. With the neck-and-neck 2024 election just days away, the futures of the federal agencies responsible for weather forecasting, climate change research and disaster recovery hang in the balance. And with it, they’ve become a target for some conservatives who are skeptical of climate change and want to slash government budgets. “Climate change is a very unique problem in that, like most environmental problems, it doesn’t respect our political boundaries and it doesn’t respect our state boundaries,” he said. “We need centralized federal agencies to respond to climate change, agencies that can handle big, significant, multistate disasters at the appropriate scale.”

Persons: they’ve, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Trump, ”, Craig Fugate, Obama, It’s, “, Helene, Milton . Trump, Jared Moskowitz, Ron DeSantis, Hurricane Michael, ” Moskowitz, Rick Scott, Milton, Hurricane Milton, Pete Beach, Tristan Wheelock, Fugate, ” Matthew Sanders, ” Sanders, Matthew Burgess, ” Burgess, DeNa Carlis, Sanders Organizations: FEMA, NOAA, Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Heritage Foundation, Trump, NBC, National Weather Service, Emergency Management, Gov, North, Hurricane, Bloomberg, Getty, Environmental, Stanford University, College of Business, University of Wyoming, ”, NWS Locations: United States, Milton, U.S, Florida, ”, North Carolina, St, Pete Beach , FL

☆ Spain floods: Angry crowds boo and throw eggs at Spanish king as he visits flood-hit Valencia
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Atika Shubert | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Angry residents booed and threw eggs at Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia as they visited the Valencia region, where more than 200 people have died in devastating floods. After they posed for a photo, the crowd began hurling insults at the king, Mazon and Sanchez. The Royal Family’s social media channel released video in the aftermath of the protest, showing the king and queen embracing distraught residents. One man fell weeping into the king’s arms and in another shot, the King is seen hugging two crying women. The anger appeared largely directed at Sanchez and Mazon, who left early even as the king insisted on staying on despite the chaos.

Persons: King Felipe, Queen Letizia, ”, Pedro Sanchez, Carlos Mazon, Mazon, Sanchez, Felipe, Letizia, Manaure Quintero, Pedro de Juan, it’s Organizations: CNN, Getty, Volunteers Locations: Valencia, Paiporta, Spanish, AFP

☆ Tropical storm and hurricane alerts issued for Jamaica and the Cayman Islands
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Elisa Raffa | Allison Chinchar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

A hurricane watch has been issued for the Cayman Islands: Grand Cayman, Little Cayman and Cayman Brac. Potential Tropical Cyclone Eighteen is forecast to become a tropical storm as it approaches Jamaica by Monday, with hurricane conditions possible in the Cayman Islands Tuesday into Wednesday. “This system is expected to become a tropical depression tonight and steady strengthening is forecast,” the National Hurricane Center says. Regardless of tropical storm development, this system will bring very heavy rain, tropical storm-force winds, storm surge, and high surf to Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and southern Cuba over the next several days. Flooding could occur over portions of Jamaica and Cuba, with mudslides possible,” the National Hurricane Center says.

Persons: Rafael Organizations: CNN, National Hurricane Center, Cayman, Cayman Brac, Southeast, Air Force Hurricane Locations: Kingston , Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Little Cayman, Jamaica, Cayman, Cuba, Florida, Southeast United States, Coast

☆ A US invasion of Taiwan in WWII would have been a disaster. A Chinese operation faces similar dangers.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementThe US once planned an invasion and seizure of Taiwan that would have been as big as D-Day. The CMSI study makes clear that a US invasion of Taiwan in 1945 — or a Chinese invasion today — would be difficult and risky. The objective would be to occupy southern Taiwan and the mainland Chinese port of Xiamen across the Taiwan Strait. US troops suffered 50,000 casualties in two months of hard fighting in the Okinawa invasion. "Taiwanese military officers pay close attention to history, and especially the history of island warfare, urban warfare, and amphibious warfare," said Easton.

Persons: —, Ian Easton, Taiwan —, Adm, Ernest King, Douglas MacArthur, MacArthur's, Easton, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, China Maritime Studies Institute, Getty, US Navy, Army, Orange, Marine, US Marine Corps, Japan, Imperial, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Taiwan, Pacific, China, Beijing, Battleship, Tennessee, Okinawa, Japan, Philippines, Normandy, Xiamen, AFP, Forbes

It’s been nearly two years since a jury convicted rapper Tory Lanez of shooting Megan Thee Stallion after a Los Angeles party in July 2020. Now, in a new documentary, Megan Thee Stallion, whose real name is Megan Pete, is taking the public through the tumultuous years leading up to Lanez’s December 2022 criminal trial. Megan Thee Stallion. In the documentary, Megan often speaks somberly or through tears when she details the harassment. In the documentary, Megan expressed frustration about the focus on her sexual relationships.

Persons: It’s, Tory, Megan Thee, Megan Pete, Kelsey Harris —, Lanez, Megan Thee Stallion, ” Megan, Megan, Daystar Peterson, Milagro Gramz, ”, You’re, ’ ” Megan, “, …, ’ Gayle King, King, Onuorah, “ There’s, Meg, ” Onuorah, she’s Organizations: Los, Texas Southern University, Daystar, CBS, NBC News, Prevention Locations: Los Angeles, New York City

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