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Searchers scramble in Libya as death toll from flooding hits 5,100

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:50:42 GMT

By SAMY MAGDY and YOUSEF MURAD (Associated Press)DERNA, Libya (AP) — Search teams combed streets, wrecked buildings and even the sea Wednesday to look for bodies in a coastal Libyan city where the collapse of two dams unleashed a massive flash flood that killed at least 5,100 people.The Mediterranean city of Derna has struggled to get help after Sunday night’s deluge washed away most access roads. Aid workers who managed to reach the city described devastation in its center, with thousands still missing and tens of thousands left homeless.“Bodies are everywhere, inside houses, in the streets, at sea. Wherever you go, you find dead men, women, and children,” Emad al-Falah, an aid worker from Benghazi, said over the phone from Derna. “Entire families were lost.”Mediterranean storm Daniel caused deadly flooding Sunday in many towns of eastern Libya, but the worst-hit was Derna. Two dams in the mountains above the city collapsed, sending floodwaters r...

Amid league-wide spike, why don’t SF Giants steal more bases?

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:50:42 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — When Blake Sabol swiped second base in extra innings the other night, he set himself up to score the winning run just a few pitches later. He singled, stole second, advanced to third on a balk, and was mobbed by his teammates as he crossed home plate moments later.“I don’t think we win that game without Blake Sabol,” manager Gabe Kapler said a day later.It was an aggressive move from a dynamic athlete — especially so considering his primary position is catcher — two qualities the Giants have lacked this season.Sabol’s stolen base was the Giants’ first from a player other than Thairo Estrada since July 22 — 45 games and almost seven weeks ago.Estrada, who stole his 21st bag Monday, matching his career-high from 2022, has accounted for 42% of all the Giants’ activity on the base paths. The club ranks last overall, with 50 total, fewer than two individual players (Ronald Acuña Jr., 65, and Estuary Ruiz, 58) and 10 away from the next-c...

Man runs to Safeway after being stabbed by girlfriend in American Canyon, arrest made

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:50:42 GMT

(KRON) -- An arrest has been made after a man ran to a nearby Safeway after reportedly being stabbed by his girlfriend on Tuesday, according to the American Canyon Police Department.Around 11:30 a.m., officers arrived and located a 30-year-old man suffering from a stab wound on his lower torso. According to the man, he was stabbed by his girlfriend, later identified as Genea Pereira, 32, at her house and ran to the nearest Safeway looking for help. San Francisco tech company laying off 17% of its staff The victim, whose injuries appeared to be non-life-threatening, was transported to a local hospital.Police made entry into Pereira's home, located in the 200 block of Knightsbridge Way, but were unable to find her. During this time, residents were asked to shelter in place for around two hours, police said.As the investigation continued, Napa County Sheriff's detectives obtained an arrest warrant on Tuesday evening in relation to the stabbing. Pereira was arrested and booked by the ...

Kuss loses time to teammates Roglic and Vingegaard but holds on to Spanish Vuelta lead

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:50:42 GMT

ALTU DE L’ANGLIRU, Spain (AP) — Sepp Kuss got to keep the leader’s red jersey in the Spanish Vuelta as his birthday gift.Celebrating his 29th birthday, the American held on to the overall lead despite finishing behind Jumbo-Visma teammates Jonas Vingegaard and Primoz Roglic after a difficult climb on Wednesday.“When I crossed the finish line, I thought I had lost the jersey. And I wasn’t even sad because I gave it the best I could on the climb,” Kuss said. “When I heard I still had the jersey, I was a bit surprised. Strange feelings today, but not in a bad way. It was a very happy birthday, spending it doing what I enjoy most.”Roglic picked up his second stage win after he and Vingegaard dropped Kuss near the end of the 124.5-kilometer (77.3-mile) route that finished through the fog atop the Altu de L’Angliru summit in a classic Vuelta ascent.Kuss was able to stay close enough to finish third, 19 seconds behind his teammates. His overall lead dropped to eight...

Afghan soldier who was arrested at US-Mexico border after fleeing Taliban is granted asylum

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:50:42 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — An Afghan soldier who fled the Taliban and traveled through nearly a dozen countries before being arrested at the Texas-Mexico border and detained for months has been granted asylum, allowing him to remain in the United States, his brother said Wednesday.Abdul Wasi Safi, 27, is one of tens of thousands of Afghan citizens who fled to the U.S. following the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan in August 2021.The soldier, called Wasi by family and friends, and his older brother, Sami Safi, worried that if Wasi Safi wasn’t granted asylum, he could be sent back to Afghanistan, where he would likely be killed by the Taliban because he had worked with the U.S. military.But Wasi Safi’s lawyer surprised the brothers Tuesday with news that his asylum request had been granted. The brothers, who live in Houston, had thought a decision wasn’t coming until a Nov. 19 court hearing. “I have tears of joy in my eyes,” Sami Safi said. “Now he can live here. Now he can b...

‘Thursday Night Football’ will use AI to help viewers better understand the action on the field

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:50:42 GMT

Amazon Prime Video took a different approach during the offseason as it looked to improve its coverage of “Thursday Night Football.”While most networks review the film, go to college, or seek input from teams on different ways to broadcast games, Prime Video’s production, tech, and engineering teams visited Tel Aviv to meet with Prime Video’s Computer Vision Machine Learning team.The goal was to find ways to help fans understand and enjoy football better, said Betsy Riley, Prime Video’s senior coordinating producer of live events.“I can’t say that I’m able to diagram plays like Vince Lombardi but we spent some time on the whiteboards talking about football, diagramming plays, and helping that team understand how we see the game,” Riley said. “It was neat to be in a room mashing on ideas and having these varied perspectives to find solutions.”Riley told TNF analytics expert Sam Schwartzstein to think big when developing ideas. Schwartzstein worked with the XFL during its 2020 startup...

Experto presenta supuestos seres “no humanos” en la primera audiencia pública sobre el tema en la Cámara de Diputados de México

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:50:42 GMT

(CNN Español)  — La Cámara de Diputados de México albergó este martes una audiencia pública para la regulación de fenómenos aéreos anómalos no identificados (FANI, por sus siglas), antes conocidos como objetos voladores no identificados (OVNIS), donde se presentaron supuestos “seres no humanos”.En la reunión, el periodista y ufólogo mexicano Jaime Maussan pidió que México reconozca la presencia de los “no humanos” en la Tierra para ser uno de los primeros en desclasificar la información sobre el fenómeno.Previo juramento de decir la verdad al iniciar la audiencia, Maussan reveló que se trata de dos cuerpos íntegros disecados de seres no humanos con unos mil años de antigüedad que habrían sido encontrados en 2017 en localidades de Cusco, Perú. Añadió que éstos habían sido estudiados por la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), a través de análisis de carbono 14.“Son seres que estaban sepultados en minas de diatomea, que deseca los cuerpos...

Commuters beware: Presidential motorcade could clog up Wednesday traffic

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:50:42 GMT

Listen to WTOP for traffic updates on the 8s.Drivers were stalled for nearly an hour and a half on the Inner Loop of the Capital Beltway the last time President Joe Biden traveled to McLean, Virginia, for a campaign event three months ago. Now the president has another journey planned for Wednesday evening, a little after rush hour starts.Biden will be departing the White House at 6:15 p.m. to attend a “campaign reception” in McLean and will be returning to the White House by 8:30 p.m., according to Factba.se, a website that searches public databases.WTOP traffic reporter Dave Dildine said “evening commuters who take routes near the Roosevelt Bridge, Rosslyn and McLean should plan for the possibility of traffic stoppages.”Delays were as long as 4 miles along the Inner Loop and there were heavy delays from Tysons Corner to Bethesda the last time Biden traveled to Virginia around 5 p.m. on June 27. Virginia State Police said they had put traffic controls in pla...

Ben Stokes hits 182 for highest ODI score by an England player to set up huge win over New Zealand

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:50:42 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Ben Stokes is in record-breaking form heading into the Cricket World Cup.In clubbing 182 off 124 balls, Stokes made the highest score by an England player in one-day internationals to set up the team’s 181-run win over New Zealand in the third match of the series at The Oval on Wednesday.Stokes beat the previous best mark by an England player — 180 by Jason Roy against Australia in Melbourne in 2018 — and posted the 24th highest individual score ever in the 50-over format.How he compiled his innings — a measured start of 13 in 19 balls before he opened his shoulders to hit nine sixes and 15 fours — underlined why England was so keen to get Stokes out of ODI retirement ahead of the team’s defense of the World Cup title in India starting next month.England, which had Jonny Bairstow out first ball, was 13-2 after 16 balls when Stokes and Dawid Malan (96 off 95 balls) came together and put on a 199-run stand for the third wicket. A late collapse after the depar...

Live updates: Analysts question whether Russia would share secret weapons tech with North Korea

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:50:42 GMT

Follow the latest updates on the meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin at a cosmodrome in Russia’s Far East on Wednesday.WHAT TO KNOW:— North Korean leader Kim Jong Un traveled to Russia and met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The visit marks a growing alignment of the isolated leaders of the nuclear-armed states.— The leaders are trying to deepen their relationship as each one is locked in confrontation with the United States. — Kim traveled to Russia in a special armored train, following a tradition begun by his predecessors.___Some analysts question whether Russia, which has always closely guarded its most important weapons technologies, even from key partners like China, would be willing to share them with North Korea.Reports from a meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Russia have hinted at Pyongyang exchanging ammunition for technology from Moscow.The talks between the isola...