CNN — More than half a million homes and businesses are without power in parts of Michigan and Ohio overnight into Friday as a forceful round of severe thunderstorms has brought heavy rains, strong winds and at least one confirmed tornado to the region. The storms marched from southern Michigan into Ohio overnight, threatening powerful … Read more
CNN — Japan on Thursday began releasing treated radioactive wastewater from its Fukushima nuclear plant, sparking a fiery tirade from China which described operation as a “selfish and irresponsible act”. The release is part of a controversial plan that has met fierce objections from many consumers as well as some regional countries, with Beijing leading … Read more
Prigozhin on Manifest of Plane That Crashed in Russia The Wall Street Journal Yevgeny Prigozhin, Wagner boss, said to be passenger on deadly plane crash NPR ‘No one should be surprised’ if Prigozhin died in plane crash, US says Business Insider Mercenary chief who staged mutiny in Russia is listed as a passenger on a plane that crashed, … Read more
CNN — Over 12,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in Tenerife after wildfires tore through the Spanish Canary Island. Police data showed the the number of evacuations surged from the 4,500 reported on Friday. Some 11 towns have been affected by the fires but tourist areas have been spared. While worsening weather … Read more
CNN — Residents in the Southwest are bracing for heavy rains and potentially catastrophic flooding as Hurricane Hilary is expected to pummel the region as a rare tropical storm beginning Sunday and lasting into next week. Hilary remains a Category 4 hurricane as it marches toward the coast of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula with sustained … Read more
CNN — Concern is growing Hurricane Hilary will unleash a prolific amount of flooding rainfall on the southwestern US and parts of California as it makes a rare move over the region Sunday and into early next week, triggering a tropical storm warning for parts of Southern California. Hilary could dump more than a year’s … Read more
CNN — Thousands of residents are rushing to evacuate the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as more than 200 fires burn across the region, leaving many to face dangerous road conditions or stand in line for hours for desperately needed emergency flights. The capital city of Yellowknife – home to about 20,000 – and several … Read more
CNN — More than 9,000 flights have been impacted by the severe summer storms that are pounding the eastern United States. Over 8,200 flights were delayed in the US on Monday, according to data from FlightAware, and more than 1,600 US flights were cancelled. Delta Airlines had around 400 cancellations, or 11% of its schedule, … Read more
DETROIT — Major changes in Michigan’s car insurance system don’t apply to people who were catastrophically injured before a 2019 law kicked in, the state Supreme Court said Monday in a decision that delivers critical relief to thousands of people counting on long-term benefits. But the 5-2 opinion didn’t come soon enough for Brian Woodward, … Read more
CNN — Taylor Swift fans are in their record-breaking era. After two nights of earth-shaking dancing at Swift’s Seattle “Eras” tour concert at Lumen Field, enthusiastic Swifties caused seismic activity equivalent of a 2.3 magnitude earthquake, according to seismologist Jackie Caplan-Auerbach. The “Swift Quake” has been compared to the 2011 “Beast Quake,” when Seattle Seahawks … Read more