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☆ Hezbollah steps up its response to Israeli attacks but its gloves are not fully off
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Despite pledging a “battle without limits” against Israel, Hezbollah’s response to back-to-back Israeli attacks appears to have been carefully calibrated. Hezbollah joined the fight against Israel out of solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza after Hamas’ October 7 attacks against Israel. Israel accused Hezbollah of firing the rocket, which came from the direction of Lebanon, but Hezbollah has “firmly” denied it was behind the strike. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began to pivot from fighting Hamas in Gaza to Hezbollah in Lebanon, backed by bellicose allies on his extreme right. This week, another airstrike killed Ibrahim Qubaisi, another senior official who commanded Hezbollah’s missile units.

Persons: Hassan Nasrallah, –, – don’t, Hussein Malla, Israel, ”, Benjamin Netanyahu, bellicose, Ibrahim Aqil, Ibrahim Qubaisi, Fathi Al, Masri, Abdallah Bou Habib Organizations: CNN, Israel, Hezbollah –, Radwan Force, Hezbollah’s, Getty, Lebanon’s Locations: Tel Aviv, Israel, Lebanon, Beirut, Kfar Rouman, Gaza, Hezbollah, Tripoli, AFP

☆ How to clean and season a cast iron skillet
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Cory Fernandez | Cory Fernandez Is A Commerce Editor For Select On Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

That’s why learning how to clean your cast iron skillet — and how to season it regularly — is crucial for keeping it in optimal shape. To find the best way to clean, season and maintain a cast iron skillet, I spoke with multiple experts, including Seth Affoumado, a cast iron restoration specialist and Branden Lewis, a chef and professor at Johnson & Wales University. SKIP AHEAD The best products for cleaning a cast iron skillets | How to clean a cast iron skillet | How to season a cast iron skillet | Why trust NBC Select? If you prefer to use a sprayable oil for seasoning your cast iron skillet, consider this one from the cast iron skillet brand Lodge. How to clean a cast iron skilletThere are several ways to clean a cast iron skillet without ruining it.

Persons: skillet, it’s, Seth Affoumado, Branden Lewis, Affoumado, they’re, you’ve, Lewis, “ , TikTok Organizations: Johnson & Wales University, NBC, Facebook, Twitter Locations: Blackstone

☆ U.S. to send troops to be ready to help evacuate U.S. citizens from Lebanon
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Courtney-Kube-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Courtney Kube | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

On Monday, Israel dramatically expanded its aerial assaults on Lebanon with airstrikes that killed nearly 500 people and wounded more than 1,600. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has warned of coming military strikes, but Israeli officials have not told U.S. officials whether or when a ground offensive could begin, the three defense officials said. The officials estimate a large offensive into southern Lebanon would take thousands more troops and armored vehicles, in addition to forces to hold any territory. In addition to tens of thousands of U.S. troops in the region, the Biden administration is considering options to send other military assets to the region. The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah could dash already dwindling hopes for a cease-fire deal and hostage exchange with Hamas.

Persons: Pat Ryder, “, Mahmoud Zayyat, Biden, Israel ratcheted, Benjamin Netanyahu’s, Harry S, Truman, Abraham Lincoln, Joe Biden, Assembly’s, Netanyahu Organizations: Defense Department, Hezbollah, Hamas, Pentagon, Getty Images Biden, Israeli, U.S, United Nations, Assembly Locations: Israel, Lebanon, U.S, Lebanese, Zaita, AFP, Gaza, Norfolk , Virginia, Europe, New York

☆ Israel and Hezbollah launch new attacks after deadly day in Lebanon
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Smoke billows over southern Lebanon following Israeli strikes, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as pictured from Marjayoun, near the border with Israel, September 23, 2024. Israel struck Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon and the Iran-backed group attacked military facilities in northern Israel on Tuesday, increasing fears of a full-blown conflict after Lebanon suffered its deadliest day in decades. Israel's military said it hit dozens of Hezbollah targets overnight, a day after carrying out airstrikes against the armed group which Lebanese authorities said killed nearly 500 people and sent tens of thousands fleeing for safety. Hezbollah said it targeted several Israeli military targets overnight including an explosives factory 60 km (37 miles) into Israel, which it attacked with Fadi rockets around 4 a.m. (0100 GMT). It said it also attacked the Megiddo airfield near the northern Israeli town of Afula three separate times overnight.

Persons: Israel, Najib Mikati's, Israel's, Yemen's Houthis Organizations: Fadi, United Nations General, UN, Assembly Locations: Lebanon, Marjayoun, Israel, Iran, Megiddo, Afula, Gaza, New York, U.S, Iraq, Beirut, fester

☆ 'We have much more on the way, if they will continue,' Israel's president says as death toll from Lebanon attack tops 550
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Asked if Israel will launch a full-scale ground operation in Lebanon, Herzog insisted that his country did not want war. watch nowHezbollah has continued firing rockets into northern Israel since the attack, most of which have landed in open areas or been intercepted by air defenses. On Saturday, the group launched a salvo of more than 100 missiles into northern Israel, wounding at least five people, Israeli authorities said. Lebanon's health ministry said Israel's strikes on Monday killed at least 558 people, including 50 children, and injured more than 1,800. Israel's leaders have vowed that evacuated residents of northern Israel will be able to return to their homes.

Persons: Isaac Herzog, stoking, Herzog, CNBC's Dan Murphy, Rabih Daher, Antonio Guterres, Guterres, Joe Biden Organizations: Hezbollah, Afp, Getty, 79th United Nations General Assembly, Pentagon, Ibrahim Amro Locations: Israel, Lebanon, Iranian, Lebanese, Gaza, Marjayoun, Beirut, New York, U.N, U.S, The U.S, Damour, Ibrahim

☆ OceanGate employees were asked to accept delayed paychecks, witnesses tell investigators probing Titan implosion
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Dakin Andone | Graham Hurley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The company that built and operated the Titan submersible asked employees to forego their pay as it faced economic challenges, according to former employees testifying before the US Coast Guard panel probing the vessel’s deadly implosion last year. OceanGate employees were asked to “defer our paychecks” at the start of 2023, Amber Bay, the company’s former director of administration, said Tuesday as part of a two-week hearing before the Marine Board of Investigation – the highest level of Coast Guard inquiry. The board is reviewing the cause of the June 2023 implosion during the submersible’s dive to the Titanic, which claimed the life of OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush and four others. Members of the Coast Guard's Titan Submersible Marine Board of Investigation listen during the hearing inside the Charleston County Council Chambers on September 23, 2024, in North Charleston, South Carolina. Lochridge raised safety concerns about the company’s operations, he testified, saying he had “no confidence whatsoever” in how the Titan was built.

Persons: “, Amber Bay, ”, Rush, Phil Brooks, OceanGate’s, Brooks, Laura Bilson, OceanGate, Shahzada Dawood, Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, Paul, Henri Nargeolet, David Lochridge, Lochridge, ” Lochridge, CNN’s Ray Sanchez Organizations: CNN, Titan, US Coast Guard, Marine Board, Investigation, Coast Guard, Stockton Rush, Everett, Marine, Chambers, NTSB Locations: Amber, ” Bay, Stockton, Washington, paychecks, OceanGate, Charleston County, North Charleston , South Carolina, Rush

☆ Israel issues rare warning to Lebanese civilians and Johnson's new strategy to avert a shutdown: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Elizabeth Both | Elizabeth Both Is An Associate Platforms Editor For Nbc News | Based In New York. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

House Speaker Mike Johnson makes a deal with Democrats in an attempt to avert a shutdown. Israel launches ‘’extensive’’ strikes across Lebanon. Johnson’s CR should sail through the House — with backing from a large number of Republicans and Democrats. Donald Trump said he doesn’t believe he would run for office again in four years if he loses the November election. Aziz Taher / ReutersThe Israeli military warned civilians in southern Lebanon to move away from Hezbollah positions this morning as it intensified attacks on its neighbor.

Persons: Mike Johnson, ‘, Tom Williams, Donald Trump, Trump, Johnson, Joe Biden, Chuck Schumer, Johnson’s, —, doesn’t, Aziz Taher, “, Daniel Hagari, pagers, ”, NFL Dale Zanine, Greg Rosenstein, 🤩, Rav e, Rob, bev e rage spa, hur Organizations: Israel, NFL, Getty, White, SAVE, Trump, CR, Israel Defense Forces, NBC News, Hezbollah, Police, NBC, Sports, ste Locations: Lebanon, Washington, Tyre, Israel, Beirut, Birmingham , Alabama, Birmingham

CNN —The surviving co-founder of the company that owned the doomed Titan submersible is scheduled to testify Monday as a US Coast Guard panel continues to investigate what led to the implosion that killed five people last year. The Marine Board of Investigation’s two-week hearing began September 16 and is expected to resume Monday with OceanGate co-founder Guillermo Sohnlein, who in January 2013 left the company, set to testify, the Coast Guard’s hearing schedule shows. In 2009, Sohnlein and CEO Stockton Rush launched the Washington state-based company that created the experimental 23,000-pound submersible. The submersible lost contact with its support vessel, the Polar Prince, an hour and 45 minutes into its dive on June 18, 2023. Former OceanGate director of marine operations David Lochridge, center, stands during his testimony on September 17, 2024.

Persons: OceanGate, Guillermo Sohnlein, Sohnlein, Shahzada Dawood, Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, Paul, Henri Nargeolet, Sohnlein’s, CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Rush, ”, ” Sohnlein, David Lochridge, Andrew J, Whitaker, ” Lochridge, Steven Ross, Ross, Antonella Wilby, Wilby, ‘, ’, ” Roy Thomas, Phil Brooks Organizations: CNN, US Coast Guard, Marine Board, Stockton Rush, Marine Board of Investigation, Coast Guard, American Bureau of Shipping Locations: Washington

CNN —Multiple people opened fire Saturday night in a bustling area of Birmingham, Alabama, killing four people and injuring 17 others. Seventeen other people were injured, according to Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond. Authorities believe the deadly shooting was a targeted “hit.”Here’s what we know about the mass shooting. “Someone was willing to pay money to have that person killed,” Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond said Sunday. “All of a sudden it was just gunshots, gunshots, gunshots,” Eslami told CNN.

Persons: Truman Fitzgerald, Anitra, Tahj Booker, Carlos McCain, Scott Thurmond, Fitzgerald, Thurmond, Randall Woodfin, ”, Gabriel Eslami, ” Eslami, “, Eslami, didn’t, Dajon Singleton, WBMA, ” “, Singleton, WBMA.Singleton, Woodfin, “ Glock, ” Woodfin, Ban Glock, ” Fitzgerald, CNN’s Zoe Sottile, Raja Razek Organizations: CNN, Police, Anitra Holloman, Authorities, Birmingham Police, Birmingham Police Department, FBI, University of Alabama, Birmingham, WVRC, WVTM, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, US, Facebook, ” Authorities Locations: Birmingham , Alabama, Birmingham, Birmingham’s, State

☆ Lebanon sees deadliest day of conflict since 2006 as Israeli strikes kill more than 356
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The Israeli military said Monday evening it had carried out a targeted strike in Beirut. Lebanese Health Minister Firass Abiad told a news conference in Beirut the earlier strikes hit hospitals, medical centers and ambulances. The Israeli military announced it hit some 800 targets, saying it was going after Hezbollah weapons sites. Meanwhile, Hezbollah said in a statement that it fired dozens of rockets toward Israel, including at military bases. Lebanon's state-run National News Agency said the strikes hit a forested area in the central province of Byblos for the first time since the exchanges began.

Persons: Rabih Daher, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Abed, Hezbollah's, Firass Abiad, Mahmoud Zayyat, Daniel Hagari, Herzi Halevi, Israel, Halevi, Rafael, Ibrahim Aqil Organizations: Afp, Getty, Lebanese, National News Agency, Lebanese Health, Iran's, Guards, Hezbollah, Sunday, Hamas, Associated Press, Fighters Locations: Marjayoun, Lebanon, Israel, Sidon, Beirut, Lebanon's, Bekaa, Byblos, Lebanese, Syria, Haifa, Gaza, Iran, Beirut's

☆ JetBlue flight makes emergency landing after smoke alert in cargo hold
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Nbc News | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A JetBlue flight made an emergency landing in Kansas on Saturday after pilots were alerted to smoke in the cargo hold, but an inspection revealed it was a false alarm, the airline said. The plane descended safely and landed “without incident,” the airline said in a statement. Flight 1189 was traveling from New York to San Diego when the pilot announced that an alert was received for fire or smoke in the cargo hold area, according to passenger Seth Odell. “The pilot came on [the intercom] and let us know that he was seeing an alert for smoke in the cargo bay,” Odell said. Odell said the plane’s pilot told passengers that there was no indication of an actual fire once they had landed.

Persons: Seth Odell, ” Odell, “, Derrick Herzog, Herzog, Odell, suppressant, they’re, ” Organizations: JetBlue, Salina Airport Authority, Salina Fire Department, Salina Fire, National Transportation Safety, Federal Aviation Administration Locations: Kansas, New York, San Diego, Salina

Today, it is just over $3,000,” said Harris, who also serves as chair of the National Association of Home Builders. Vice President Kamala Harris has proposed offering $25,000 in down payment assistance to first-time homebuyers and incentives to homebuilders to construct more housing for first-time homebuyers. Former President Donald Trump has said he would lower housing costs by opening federal land to development, rolling back regulations and reducing overall inflation. But homebuilders say they face a web of challenges that have been nearly two decades in the making and will likely take years to resolve. One major barrier to driving down prices and increasing supply has been a shortage of workers, homebuilders said.

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Seconds after that brief communication, the Titan was “pinged” for the last time, according to the opening presentation of the two-week hearing. Days later, authorities found its wreckage on the floor of the North Atlantic Ocean, several hundred yards from the remains of the Titanic, according to the Marine Board of Investigation, which is the highest level of inquiry by the Coast Guard. Lochridge testified he was supposed to pilot the submersible and objected when Rush decided he wanted to pilot the vessel. Rush made multiple errors during the dive, Lochridge said, including ignoring issues with the current and keeping his distance from the wreck. “It just didn’t seem to me that it had been particularly well-thought-out or executed,” he said of the submersible.

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☆ Hezbollah, Israel exchange heavy fire after deadly Israeli strike
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Anadolu | Getty ImagesIsrael and Lebanon exchanged heavy fire into Sunday, with Israeli warplanes carrying out the most intense bombardment in almost a year of war across Lebanon's south, while Hezbollah claimed rocket attacks on military targets in Israel's north. The Israeli military said it struck around 290 targets on Saturday including thousands of Hezbollah rocket launcher barrels and said it would continue to strike targets of the Iran-backed movement. Israel closed schools and restricted gatherings in many northern areas of the country and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights early on Sunday. Hezbollah said it targeted the Israeli Ramat David Airbase with dozens of missiles in response to "repeated Israeli attacks on Lebanon", the group posted on its Telegram channel early on Sunday. The successive barrages of rocket attacks launched by Hezbollah at Ramat David are the deepest strikes it has claimed since hostilities began.

Persons: Ibrahim Aqil, Ahmed Wahbi, Jake Sullivan, Sullivan, Najib Mikati Organizations: Anadolu, Getty Images, Ramat, Telegram, Ramat David, Lebanese, General Assembly Locations: Lebanon, Getty Images Israel, Lebanon's, Israel's, Iran, Israel, Golan, Iraq, Ramat David Airbase, Ramat, Washington, New York

☆ The Hezbollah pager attacks reveal a textbook covert operation, ex-spies say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementThe chaos and carnage began on Tuesday when pagers used by Hezbollah members started beeping before they exploded en masse across Lebanon. A photo taken on September 18 in Beirut's southern suburbs shows the remains of exploded pagers. AFP via Getty ImagesThe back-to-back attacks killed at least 30 people and injured some 3,000 more, including Hezbollah fighters, and overwhelmed local hospitals. Hezbollah, Lebanon, and Iran all blamed Israel for the deadly attacks. Israel Defense Forces/Handout via REUTERSThe pager and walkie-talkie attacks were certainly disruptive and would have made Hezbollah vulnerable to immediate Israeli military action, experts say.

Persons: —, Avi Melamed, pagers, beeping, Israel, Hassan Nasrallah, Douglas London, Yoav Gallant, Bruce Hoffman Organizations: Service, Business, Getty, AFP, intel, American University of, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Anwar AMRO, ANWAR AMRO, CIA, of American Intelligence, Israel Defense Forces, Israeli, Council, Foreign Relations Locations: Lebanon, Iran, Beirut's, AFP, Israel, Baalbek, American University of Beirut, London

☆ Israel unleashes new strikes on Lebanon as Hezbollah vows revenge for device blasts
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Yuliya-Talmazan-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Yuliya Talmazan | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The Middle East was on edge Friday as Israel unleashed new strikes on Lebanon and Hezbollah's leader vowed revenge for attacks targeting its communication devices that killed dozens of people and left thousands injured across the country. The strikes on southern Lebanon continued early Friday, Lebanese state news agency and Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV channel said. Smoke and fire rise from the site of an Israeli strike on the southern Lebanese border village of Mahmoudiyeh late Thursday. The attacks sowed fear and chaos across the nation, overwhelming hospitals and making people fearful of using any electronic devices. He accused Israel of an act of war against Lebanon, but stopped short of specifying how or when his group would retaliate.

Persons: Israel, Hezbollah's, Rabih Daher, Hassan Nasrallah, ” Nasrallah Organizations: Getty, Hezbollah Locations: Lebanon, Iran, Gaza, Lebanese, Mahmoudiyeh, AFP, Beirut

☆ Lebanon attacks: What we know about the pager and walkie-talkie explosions
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Jessie Yeung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Lebanon is reeling after facing deadly back-to-back attacks targeting Hezbollah members – with pagers simultaneously exploding across the country on Tuesday, then walkie-talkies detonating in a similar fashion on Wednesday. At least 22 people, including children, have died so far from the two attacks, which Lebanese officials have blamed on Israel. Firefighters put out flames and a crowd gathers after a reported explosion in Saida, Lebanon, on September 18, 2024. How have Hezbollah, Israel and the world responded? It appears US officials were largely in the dark until reports emerged of the explosions, according to three sources familiar with the matter.

Persons: pagers, Mahmoud Zayat, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Mohamed Azakir, ICOM, “, Abdallah Bou Habib, Yoav Gallant, ” Gallant, ” Organizations: CNN, pagers, Firefighters, Getty, Hamas, American University of, American University of Beirut Medical Center, The New York Times, NBC News, Lebanon’s, United Nations Security Council, Israeli, UN, ”, Human Rights Watch Locations: Lebanon, Israel, Beirut, Iran, Saida, AFP, Gaza, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Israeli, American University of Beirut, Asia, Europe, Hungarian, Budapest, United States

☆ Turbulent skies of Vincent Van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’ may align with a scientific theory
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —The dappled starlight and swirling clouds of Vincent van Gogh’s “The Starry Night” are thought to reflect the artist’s tumultuous state of mind when he painted the work in 1889. Now, a new analysis by physicists based in China and France suggests the artist had a deep, intuitive understanding of the mathematical structure of turbulent flow. Batchelor’s scaling mathematically represents how small particles, such as drifting algae in the ocean or pieces of dust in the wind, are passively mixed around by turbulent flow. “I think this physical relationship must be embedded in his mind so that’s why when he made this famous ‘Starry Night’ painting, it mimics the real flow,” Huang said. “What I take away from studies like this is that (van Gogh) captured some of this universality in the beautiful (‘Starry Night’),” Beattie added.

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☆ Lebanon: More explosions one day after blasts injure thousands, state media reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Rob Picheta | Tamara Qiblawi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Dozens of walkie talkies exploded across Lebanon on Wednesday, a security source told CNN, one day after blasts targeting the pagers of Hezbollah members injured thousands. Preliminary information suggested that there were between 15 and 20 explosions in southern suburbs of Beirut, and a further 15 to 20 blasts in southern Lebanon, the source said. At least three people were killed in Sahmar in Rashaya and Western Bekaa in southern Lebanon, state media outlet NNA reported. Hassan Hankir/ReutersThe latest blasts come almost exactly 24 hours after the near-simultaneous explosions targeting pagers of the militant group Hezbollah, exposing a massive security breach among its members. Hezbollah on Tuesday vowed to respond to what it called an Israeli attack, which killed multiple people and injured thousands across Lebanon on Tuesday.

Persons: “, Hassan Hankir, Firass Abiad, … Organizations: CNN, Army Command, Lebanese Army, Lebanese Health Locations: Lebanon, Beirut, Sahmar, Rashaya, Sidon, Gaza

☆ Extreme Heat Means More Wildfires. It’s Taking a Toll on Firefighters.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Arijeta Lajka | Sarah Kerr | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

One of the major risks of firefighting is smoke exposure. When wildfire smoke is inhaled, tiny particles can get lodged deep into the lungs.Some studies have revealed potential links between smoke exposure and higher risk of heart attacks, strokes and some cancers.But wildland firefighters generally don’t wear much respiratory protection. There currently aren’t respirators that are light and comfortable enough for long-term wear in wildfire conditions — and that are certified for use. Instead, many use cloth face coverings over their nose and mouth.

☆ Ukraine says it wiped a key Russian missile and artillery arsenal 'off the face of the earth' in long-range strikes
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewUkrainian forces used long-range drones to strike a key Russian ammunition depot overnight, destroying missiles, bombs, and artillery. The warehouse was "literally wiped off the face of the earth," the source said, according to a translation of their remarks. AdvertisementAn image of the Toropets facility on September 7. The facility after the Ukrainian attack on Wednesday. A former Ukrainian military officer who goes by the social media handle Tatarigami called the Toropets attack "a very significant achievement."

Persons: —, Russia's, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: Service, Security Service, Ukraine, Business, Arsenal GRAU, GRAU Arsenal, Defense Forces, Maxar Technologies, Technologies Locations: Toropets, Russia's, Tver, Moscow, Ukraine, Belarus, Tver Oblast, Russia, Ukrainian, Kyiv

OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, left, and pilot Randy Holt dive in the company's submersible Antipodes in 2013. But Rush still had him inspect the Titan as it was nearing completion in early 2018, Lochridge said. The five people killed when the Titan submersible imploded in June 2023, clockwise from top left: Hamish Harding, Paul-Henri Nargeolet, Stockton Rush, and Suleman and Shahzada Dawood. Lochridge testified Tuesday that he told Rush he shouldn't be in charge of that trip, but the CEO was adamant. (The submersible had gained attention when it was unveiled the previous year because it used a PlayStation controller for piloting.)

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☆ Dozens wounded after pagers detonate in Lebanon, media and security officials say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Dozens of people were wounded in Beirut's suburbs and other parts of Lebanon after their handheld pagers exploded Tuesday, Lebanese state media and security officials said. Photos and videos from Beirut's southern suburbs circulating on social media and in local media showed people lying on the pavement with wounds on their hands or near their pants pockets. The news agency reported that in Beirut's southern suburbs and other areas "the handheld pagers system was detonated using advanced technology, and dozens of injuries were reported." A Hezbollah official said that at least 150 people, including members of the group, were wounded in different parts of Lebanon when the pagers they were carrying exploded. He added that the new pagers that Hezbollah members were carrying had lithium batteries that apparently exploded.

Persons: pagers, Hassan Nasrallah, —, Israel Organizations: Hezbollah, Associated Press, Lebanon's Health, National News Agency Locations: Beirut, Lebanon, Israel, Beirut's, Lebanese, Israeli, Bekaa, —, Gaza

“It was all smoke and mirrors,” he said of the way the company operated. Former employees painted a picture of a company that cut corners in its haste to embark on missions with a poorly designed submersible. “They wanted to be able to qualify a pilot in a day, someone who had never sat in a submersible. The submersible lost contact with its mother ship during its dive to the Titanic on June 18, 2023. When the investigation is complete, the US Coast Guard and the National Transportation Safety Board will each conduct an independent analysis and complete reports, said Jason Neubauer, the chair of the Marine Board of Investigation.

Persons: David Lochridge, OceanGate, ”, Lochridge, – that’s, “, Shahzada Dawood, Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, Paul, Henri Nargeolet, Jason Neubauer, CNN’s Dakin Andone, Cindy Von Quednow Organizations: CNN, US Coast Guard, Marine Board of, OceanGate, Marine Board of Investigation, Coast Guard, Stockton Rush, National Transportation Locations: Everett , Washington, Newfoundland, Canada

Lisbon, Portugal CNN —Swaths of Europe have been battered by deadly extreme weather, as rivers threaten to burst their banks in central Europe following torrential rainfall, and wildfires tear through Portugal. Seven people have now died in fires in Portugal since Sunday, including three firefighters, whose vehicle burst into flames on Tuesday. At least 17 have been killed in what authorities have called the worst floods to hit central and eastern Europe in decades. The mayor of Nysa in Poland ordered the evacuation of all 44,000 residents as water levels in the city’s river rose and threatened to send more floods through its neighborhoods. Local residents transport sandbags as they attempt to protect the embankment of the Nysa Klodzka river on Monday.

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