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☆ Germany in freefall after 4-1 shock loss to Japan as Euro 2024 looms
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WOLFSBURG, Germany, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Euro 2024 hosts Germany slumped to a shock 4-1 home loss to Japan in their international friendly on Saturday, deepening the sense of crisis hanging over them after their third straight loss less than nine months before the continental tournament. "We have to be honest and say that Japan were better. They were better," Germany captain Ilkay Gundogan said. Ter Stegen denied Japan another goal when Ueda pounced on a defensive error a little later to charge through only to see his shot saved. Asano made amends in the 90th, slotting in to seal their second straight win over Germany before they added another in stoppage time with Ao Tanaka's header.

Persons: Hansi, Ilkay Gundogan, Junya Ito, Leroy Sane, Ueda, Marc, Andre ter Stegen, Ter Stegen, Takuma Asano's, Kaoru Mitoma's, Asano, Karolos Grohmann, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Japan, France, Germany, Thomson Locations: WOLFSBURG, Germany, Japan

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s ruling coalition on Friday defeated a no-confidence motion against the country's health minister who has been accused of allegedly failing to secure enough essential drugs and laboratory equipment that some say resulted in preventable deaths in hospitals. The motion was initiated by opposition lawmakers who claimed Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella's actions had ruined the health sector. Sri Lanka’s total debt has exceeded $83 billion, of which $41.5 billion is foreign. Sri Lanka has secured a $3 billion bailout package from the International Monetary Fund and is taking steps to restructure its domestic and foreign debts. Amid the crisis, thousands of Sri Lanka are leaving the country for better paying jobs abroad, including about 1,500 doctors who have left over the last year, according to a union.

Persons: Lanka’s, Keheliya, Rambukwella, Gotabaya Rajapaksa Organizations: Friday, Health Ministry, Sri, International Monetary Fund Locations: COLOMBO, Sri Lanka

The payout includes the approximately $8.4 billion of damages Burford sought plus about $7.6 billion of 8% prejudgment interest running from May 3, 2012, about 2-1/2 weeks after the seizure. Argentina, which is in dire financial straits including a scarcity of foreign exchange reserves, pledged an immediate appeal. Shareholders' $8.43 billion damages estimate was based on Argentina's seizure of the YPF shares on April 16, 2012, which they said transferred "control." But the judge found it "telling" that Argentine officials treated April 16 as the seizure date, which stripped Repsol of its power to run YPF and distribute capital. The judge also called 8% interest "appropriate and equitable," and "well within the range" imposed by Argentine courts.

Persons: Loretta Preska, Burford, Preska, Axel Kicillof, Gabriela Cerruti, Cerruti, Nate Raymond, Jonathan Stempel, Adam Jourdan, Rodrigo Campos, Mark Porter, Will Dunham, Richard Chang Organizations: YPF, U.S, District, Burford Capital, Petersen Energia Inversora, Eton Park Capital, Jefferies, Petersen, Eton Park, Argentina, International Monetary Fund, IMF, Argentine, Thomson Locations: Argentina, U.S, Manhattan, Burford, London, New York, Buenos Aires, Qatar, China, Boston

☆ Indonesia's Pertamina Geothermal in talks to buy KS Orka unit for up to $1 bln - sources
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Yantoultra Ngui | Thomson Reuters | Yantoultra Ngui Is A Southeast Asia Deals Correspondent With Reuters In Singapore | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Geothermal developer KS Orka had earlier this year appointed DBS to explore the sale of Sorik Marapi, the sources said, declining to be identified as the matter is private. Pertamina Geothermal and KS Orka did not immediately respond to requests seeking comment on Friday. If the deal materialises, it could mark one of the biggest by Pertamina Geothermal since its domestic initial public offering in February. KS Orka acquired a majority share of the company in mid-2016, the website showed, without disclosing the value. Besides Sorik Marapi, KS Orka's other projects include PT Sokoria Geothermal Indonesia in East Nusa Tenggara, KS Orka's website showed.

Persons: Sorik Marapi, Sorik, Yantoultra Ngui, Fransiska Nangoy, Kane Wu, Jacqueline Wong Organizations: Pertamina Geothermal, Pertamina Geothermal Energy, KS Orka Renewables, KS Orka, DBS, KS Orka's, Orka, Kaishan, Sokoria Geothermal, Thomson Locations: SINGAPORE, Indonesia, Southeast, Mandailing Natal, North Sumatra, Sokoria Geothermal Indonesia, East Nusa Tenggara, KS, Singapore

☆ Ocean explorers found a golden orb on the Alaskan seafloor, and they have no idea what it is
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Marine researchers found a mysterious golden orb deep on the Alaskan seafloor. It's not entirely surprising, then, that deep-sea explorers just found something entirely new during an Alaskan expedition. But this particular object, what looks like the remains of some type of golden orb or egg, surprised scientists. The orb could be an egg case or sponge, but Candio isn't ruling out "something more strange." AdvertisementAdvertisementResearchers need to perform tests to discover more about the mysterious golden orb.

Persons: Willy Wonka's, Sam Candio, Candio, Candio isn't, — Organizations: Service, National Oceanic, Administration, Exploration Locations: Wall, Silicon, Alaska, Gulf of Alaska

Litigation over the approval of the Willow project is pending. Many of those same voices pressed Biden to approve the Willow project for the same reason. “Once again, the Arctic Refuge is free of oil leases. Haaland later in 2021 ordered a new environmental review after concluding there were “multiple legal deficiencies” underlying the Trump-era leasing program. Major oil companies sat out the sale, held after prominent banks had announced they would not finance Arctic oil and gas projects.

Persons: Biden, Willow, “, Biden's, Deb Haaland, —, ”, Mary Peltola, Jamie Williams, Sen, Dan Sullivan, Haaland, Bernadette Demientieff, ___, Bernadette Demientieff's, Daly Organizations: Republicans, Wildlife Refuge, Trump, National Petroleum Reserve, The, ConocoPhillips, Democratic, Wildlife, U.S, Rep, Willow, Wednesday, Wilderness Society, Alaska Republican, Alaska Industrial Development, Export Authority Locations: JUNEAU, Alaska, ConocoPhillips Alaska, ANWR, America, Alaska Republican U.S, Washington ,

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan lawmakers began a debate on the fate of country's health minister on Wednesday, seeking to remove him over his alleged failure to secure enough essential drugs and laboratory equipment that some say resulted in preventable deaths in hospitals. Their relatives, trade unions, activists and opposition lawmakers alleged that low-quality drugs had led to poor patient care. Sri Lanka’s total debt has exceeded $83 billion, of which $41.5 billion is foreign. Sri Lanka has secured a $3 billion bailout package from the International Monetary Fund and is taking steps to restructure its domestic and foreign debts. Amid the crisis, thousands of Sri Lanka are leaving the country for better paying jobs abroad.

Persons: Keheliya Rambukwella, ” Rambukwella, Gotabaya Rajapaksa Organizations: Health, Health Ministry, Sri, International Monetary Fund Locations: COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan

REUTERS/John Muchucha Acquire Licensing RightsSummaryCompanies Fossil fuel subsidies hampering green energy rolloutMore clarity needed on rules for carbon marketsCalls echo Africa Climate Summit on faster actionLONDON, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Ditch fossil fuel subsidies, agree the rules for carbon markets and provide more finance to emerging markets. That was the clear message from business leaders at the Reuters IMPACT conference in London on Wednesday about what they say needs to happen at the forthcoming COP28 climate summit. The meeting of world leaders in Dubai beginning late November is seen as a crucial test of countries' willingness to accelerate action to limit global warming, with efforts so far doing little to stem global carbon emissions. Despite this, failure to remove fossil fuel subsidies would make it harder to expand renewable energy in some countries, Ingka's van der Poel said. "My concern is that we have very little hopes for that ambition to be raised during COP28," she said.

Persons: John Muchucha, Peter Van der Poel, Anél Bosman, Ingka's van der Poel, Helena Viñes, Preeti Srivastav, Andy Griffiths, Richa Naidu, William James, Helen Reid, Simon Jessop, Alexander Smith Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters IMPACT, Ingka Investments, Africa Climate Summit, Nedbank Corporate, Investment Banking, Sustainable Finance, Asahi Europe, Diageo, Thomson Locations: Nairobi, Kenya, London, Dubai, Africa

☆ IKEA stores owner Ingka plans recycling expansion
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Ingka Investments' Peter van der Poel told a panel at the Reuters IMPACT conference in London that a recycling initiative in the Netherlands would be expanded to markets including France, Belgium and Scandinavia. "The thing here is to understand in many markets in Europe, still incineration is incentivised (over) recycling. Ingka Investments is the investment arm of Ingka Group, which owns and operates the majority of IKEA stores. Investing in what it calls the circular economy, which includes recycling, is part of Ingka's sustainable investment portfolio, alongside renewable energy and forests. Van der Poel says this is viable because Ingka has an investment horizon of "generations", out to 100 years.

Persons: Anna Ringstrom, Peter van der Poel, Van der Poel, Tommy Reggiori Wilkes, Emma Rumney, Simon Jessop, Jan Harvey Organizations: REUTERS, Ingka, Ingka Investments, Reuters IMPACT, Investments, IKEA, Thomson Locations: Stockholm, Sweden, Europe, London, Netherlands, France, Belgium, Scandinavia, North America

☆ Israeli-Iranian movie filmed undercover to avoid suspicion
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Crispian Balmer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] The 80th Venice Film Festival - Premiere for the film "Maestro" in competition - Red Carpet - Venice, Italy, September 2, 2023. "Tatami", a tense thriller centred on a world judo championship, got its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival at the weekend, receiving a standing ovation. Amir Ebrahimi and Nattiv shot the movie in Georgia, a country Iranians can easily visit. Nattiv revealed he had helped Amir Ebrahimi pay a clandestine visit to Israel, something that Tehran absolutely forbids for its citizens. We could be from the same nation, the same family, we are the same," said Amir Ebrahimi.

Persons: Damien Chazelle, Gabriele Mainetti, Jane Campion, Laura Poitras, Saleh Bakri, Martin McDonagh, Mia Hansen, Santiago Mitre, Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Guy Nattiv, Arienne Mandi, Amir Ebrahimi, Nattiv, Golda, Israel, Crispian Balmer, Angus MacSwan Organizations: Reuters, International Judo Federation, Cannes, Thomson Locations: Venice, Italy, VENICE, Tehran, Iranian, Georgia, Iran, Israel

☆ Pathirana comes up trumps for Sri Lanka at Asia Cup
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Sept 1 (Reuters) - Mahendra Singh Dhoni is known to have a keen eye for talent and the match-winning display by Sri Lanka pacer Matheesha Pathirana against Bangladesh at the Asia Cup on Thursday shows the former India captain's reputation is well earned. His Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain Dhoni predicted in May the 20-year-old would prove a "great asset" for Sri Lanka provided he was used sparingly and only in key white-ball tournaments. Vindicating his Chennai captain, Pathirana claimed a career-best 4-32 to rout Bangladesh and set up Sri Lanka's five-wicket victory with 11 overs to spare at Pallekele. "I think this performance has been coming for a while now," Sri Lanka coach Chris Silverwood told reporters. "Easy to see why Sri Lanka Cricket, CSK and MS Dhoni are valuing Matheesha Pathirana so highly," former West Indies bowler Ian Bishop wrote on X, the social platform formerly known as Twitter.

Persons: Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Pathirana, Lasith Malinga, Dhoni, Chris Silverwood, He's, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Ian Bishop, Amlan Chakraborty, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Sri Lanka, Asia, Chennai, IPL, World, Sri Lanka Cricket, Thomson Locations: Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Chennai, West Indies, New Delhi

☆ Southeast Asia's first high-speed train – a boon or bust for Indonesia's economy?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Nyshka Chandran | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

While it could improve overall economic and business productivity, those benefits may be overrun by Jakarta's soaring debt burden as project costs continue to mount. The 142-kilometre train linking Indonesia's capital to Bandung is expected to move at 350 kilometers per hour, driven by electricity with no direct carbon emissions expected during operations. However, escalating costs of the project could push up Indonesia's government debt and overshadow any short-term economic gains. Initially, the train was to be financed by PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia China — a consortium of companies from China and Indonesia tasked with building the rail project. In that scenario, money spent on the train would have been better spent on alternative investments like irrigation projects, he said.

Persons: Joko Widodo, Arief Anshory Yusuf, Jokowi, Sri Lanka's, Mao Ning, Mao, Yusuf Organizations: Bloomberg, Getty, Initiative, Indonesian, Bandung's Padjadjaran University, Australian National University, PT Kereta, Indonesia China —, KCIC, China Development Bank, Reuters, of Economic, Law Studies, Nurphoto, CNBC Locations: Indonesia, Jakarta, Bandung, Southeast Asia, Indonesian, Surabaya, Japan, Indonesia China, China, Entebbe, Beijing, IDR

A car driving with a bull in it was pulled over by police in northeast Nebraska's biggest city. A video of the traffic stop shot by News Channel Nebraska spread quickly online. Reiman said Meyer wasn't headed to a parade Wednesday. Meyer didn't answer his home phone Thursday morning so he couldn't be reached immediately for an explanation. Videos of Lee Meyer driving Howdy Doody around can readily be found online from 2017 and 2019.

Persons: Chad Reiman, ” Reiman, Lee Meyer, Howdy Doody, Reiman, Meyer, Meyer wasn't, Meyer didn't, Rhonda, ”, Rhonda Meyer, US92, “ Lee, he's, he’s, “ We’ve Organizations: Norfolk Police, Ford Crown Victoria, News Channel Locations: Nebraska's, News Channel Nebraska, Burwell, Neligh, Norfolk

☆ Sam Bankman-Fried wants to pay 7 expert witnesses up to $1,200 an hour to testify on his behalf
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Sam Bankman-Fried is trying to build his legal defense with seven expert witnesses. AdvertisementAdvertisementSam Bankman-Fried wants to pay seven expert witnesses up to $1,200 an hour as part of his upcoming trial. Four of the other proposed expert witnesses are charging between $400 and $720 an hour, while one didn't specify their fee. AdvertisementAdvertisementBut prosecutors aren't happy with the choice of proposed witnesses and are trying to exclude all of them from testifying. And because Akka's court filing outlining his opinion is based on English case law, prosecutors say this could confuse the jury as it's a different legal system.

Persons: Sam Bankman, Fried, Bradley Smith, Lawrence Akka, Smith, That's, Prosecutors Organizations: FEC, Capital University Law School, Commission, Bankman

☆ A couple invested $29,500 into buying a soccer franchise in 2018 to start making passive income. They explain how they grew to 2 locations and have done more than $1 million in revenue.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Ultimately, they went with Soccer Shots, a children's program that partners with local schools to help kids develop both soccer and life skills. The Halls bought their first Soccer Shots franchise in 2018. They also had to put together a PowerPoint presentation for Soccer Shots' executive team at the headquarters in Pennsylvania. Buying their first Soccer Shots for $29,500 plus additional start-up costsSoccer Shots officially offered the franchise to the Halls in September 2018. On average, they spend one to two hours a week working on Soccer Shots.

Persons: Erika, Kareem Hall, Kareem, they'd, that's, it's, Jon Brock, Rachael Victoria, Brock, they've, Erika Hall, That's Organizations: Soccer Shots, Emory, Bain, Accenture, Primrose Schools, Shots, Soccer Locations: Atlanta, Dekalb County, Pennsylvania, —, Covid

☆ Zambia seeks to deny bail to five Egyptians, 6 nationals charged with spying
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LUSAKA, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Zambia sought to deny bail to five Egyptians and six Zambians charged with espionage for entering a restricted zone of Lusaka airport, two weeks after Zambian authorities said their plane had been seized along with guns, bullets, cash and fake gold. "The state must give reasons as to why accused persons whose liberties to freedom are being taken away must be denied bail," defence lawyer Martha Mushipe told the court. That fuelled speculation in Zambian media that some of the suspects might have sought to swindle gold buyers in a fake bullion scam. Two Egyptian security sources said the plane seized in Zambia had been inspected by authorities before leaving Cairo, but that bags with one of the arrested Egyptians were not searched, and this was currently under investigation. Reporting by Chris Mfula; additional reporting by Cairo Newsroom; writing by Tim Cocks; editing by Mark HeinrichOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Davies Chibwili, Martha Mushipe, Zambian Mines Minister Paul Kabuswe, Chris Mfula, Tim Cocks, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: Drug Enforcement Agency, Zambian Mines Minister, Cairo Newsroom, Thomson Locations: LUSAKA, Zambia, Lusaka, Lusaka's, Cairo, Egyptian

☆ Bassie Maluleka: The South African photographer on a quest to bring Black women to the forefront of fashion and commercial advertising
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Kaito Au | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Whether she’s shooting an advertising campaign for Nike or a photo spread for Vogue, photographer Bassie Maluleka’s images will likely have a common theme. By highlighting Black women, she seeks to bring an often-underrepresented demographic to the forefront. “I have a plan; I know what I’m going to do.’”Honing her craftAs an early-career photographer, Maluleka honed her craft through countless test shoots. A self-portrait of South African photographer Bassie Maluleka. “We exist; we just haven’t had much limelight shone our way.”Maluleka said she felt this acutely in South Africa.

Persons: Bassie, ” Maluleka, Maluleka, “, ”, photoshoots, Bassie Maluleka, Victoria Baldwin, Baldwin, haven’t, “ Liezl Organizations: CNN, Nike, Vogue, Puma, Vogue Italia, British, of, Women’s Locations: South Africa, Pretoria, Australia, New Zealand

☆ See inside a revolutionary flying car that will cost $789,000 and just started test flights
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Flying cars could finally be on the horizon. Aska, a California-based startup, is working on an electric aircraft that can drive on US roads. Morning Brew Insider recommends waking up with, a daily newsletter. Loading Something is loading. Here's what it was like to ride in Aska's first prototype — and what the future may hold if the startup gets off the ground.

Organizations: Morning Locations: California, Northern California

☆ I rode in a $789,000 flying car and experienced the future of commuting. Maybe.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Aska, a startup founded in 2018, is working to bring a flying car to market. Aska's flying car will at first be able to drive on local roads with slower speed limits. One startup wants to change that with an ambitious plan to land flying cars in customers' driveways by 2026. Flying cars, he said, will offer people the luxury of living farther from their offices in pricey cities — without needing to spend half their waking hours traveling. AdvertisementAdvertisementKaplinsky told me that hopping over traffic in a flying car isn't realistic — with our current understanding of physics, anyway.

Persons: I'm, Taylor Swift, Tim Levin, Guy Kaplinsky, Aska, it's, It's, Kaplinsky, who's Locations: California

☆ See the presentation that got a healthtech startup $7 million from Khosla Ventures to help patients find new treatments using AI
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Rebecca Torrence | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Eureka Health is building a platform to help patients with chronic conditions find new treatments. Eureka Health used this 11-slide pitch deck to land $7 million in a round led by Khosla Ventures. Eureka Health seeks to give patients with chronic conditions a community to find new treatments based on reports of what other patients have tried. Then, Eureka patients can log how effective a specific treatment was for their symptoms, as well as any side effects they may have experienced. Eureka Health provided Insider with the deck it used to raise $7 million in seed funding.

Persons: Zain Memon, Noah MacCallum, Memon, MacCallum, Anne Wojcicki, Susan Wojcicki, Eureka, we're Organizations: Eureka Health, Khosla Ventures, Health, South Park, SciFi, Able Partners, Bow, 23andMe, South Locations: Eureka, South Park

☆ Sri Lanka lifts import ban on trucks, heavy vehicles
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Uditha Jayasinghe | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte/File PhotoCOLOMBO, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka on Tuesday lifted a ban on imports of trucks and other heavy vehicles for the first time since March 2020, according to a gazette notification. Sri Lanka has been gradually easing import restrictions, which were imposed as the country's economy tottered from a financial crisis caused by a severe shortage of dollars. Heavy vehicles including buses, trucks and tankers can now be imported, according to a government notification issued by President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is also the finance minister. However, import bans on passenger vehicles including cars will remain in place. Sri Lanka's economy is expected to shrink about 2% this year, according to central bank estimates, after a 7.8% contraction last year.

Persons: Dinuka, Ranil Wickremesinghe, Uditha Jayashinghe, Jacqueline Wong, Ed Osmond Organizations: REUTERS, International Monetary Fund, IMF, Thomson Locations: Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sri

☆ Disgraced former FBI agent Charles McGonigal pleads guilty to working with a sanctioned Russian oligarch
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Mattathias Schwartz | Rebecca Cohen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Charles McGonigal pleaded guilty on Tuesday to working with a sanctioned Russian oligarch. He admitted to money laundering and violating sanctions. McGonigal pleaded guilty to one count of money laundering and conspiracy to violate sanctions. Insider previously reported that federal prosecutors charged McGonigal with money laundering and making false statements in his mandatory employee disclosures to the FBI. In court, McGonigal admitted he took money to collect information about Deripaska's business competitor in order to get him sanctioned.

Persons: Charles McGonigal, McGonigal, Oleg Deripaska, Judge Rearden, Rearden, Seth DuCharme, He's Organizations: FBI, Service, Washington DC —, Russia, Washington DC, UN Locations: Russian, Wall, Silicon, New York, Washington

[1/3] Charles McGonigal, a former FBI official who has been charged with working for sanctioned Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, arrives at Federal Court in New York City, U.S., August 15, 2023. At the time, McGonigal pleaded not guilty to four criminal counts including sanctions violations and money laundering. McGonigal told the court he was "deeply remorseful" for his actions. U.S. District Judge Jennifer Rearden is scheduled to sentence McGonigal on Dec. 14. U.S. prosecutors charged McGonigal as they ramped up efforts to enforce sanctions on Russian officials and police their suspected enablers following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Persons: Charles McGonigal, Oleg Deripaska, Brendan McDermid, McGonigal, Vladimir Potanin, Seth DuCharme, Jennifer Rearden, Matthew Olsen, Washington, Jody Godoy, Grant McCool Organizations: FBI, Court, REUTERS, Prosecutors, Deripaska, U.S . Department of Justice's National Security Division, Kremlin, Thomson Locations: Russian, New York City, U.S, New York, Manhattan, Russia, Cyprus, New Jersey, Ukraine, Nornickel

☆ WSJ Opinion: The China, Russia Threat on Alaska's Coast
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Wsj Opinion | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

WSJ Opinion: The Trouble With the Latest Trump Indictment Review and Outlook: Special counsel Jack Smith's latest indictment is based on a broad and novel theory of fraud against the U.S. and serves the Democratic goal of making the 2024 election a referendum on Jan. 6, 2021. Images: Jane Rosenberg/Reuters/AP Composite: Mark Kelly

Persons: Jack Smith's, Jane Rosenberg, Mark Kelly Organizations: U.S, Democratic, AP

☆ Record flooding along Alaska river near Juneau prompts evacuations
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/3] View of flooding following a glacial dam outburst, in Juneau, Alaska, U.S., in this picture released on August 5, 2023 and obtained from social media. The National Weather Service Juneau/via REUTERSAug 6 (Reuters) - Record flooding struck Alaska's capital city on Saturday after a glacial dam outburst, destroying at least one structure and prompting city officials to issue evacuation orders for residents on one street. The National Weather Service (NWS) received reports of large trees collapsing into the Mendenhall River near Juneau on Saturday night as water levels rose, eroding the banks. loadingGlacial outburst flooding happens when trapped water escapes through cracks in thinning ice dams, a phenomenon that has increased around the world as a result of climate change. Water levels were receding rapidly on the Mendenhall River in Alaska on Sunday morning, but a flood warning remained in effect until 10 a.m. local time, the NWS said.

Persons: Julia Harte, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: National Weather Service, REUTERS, NWS, Thomson Locations: Juneau , Alaska, U.S, National Weather Service Juneau, Mendenhall, Juneau, Alaska, North America, Europe, China, Pakistan, New York

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