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Enormes olas azotan la costa de California por tercer día consecutivo, provocando inundaciones y condiciones potencialmente letales

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:05 GMT

(CNN) — Olas gigantes e inundaciones costeras están haciendo estragos por tercer día consecutivo en muchas de las comunidades costeras de California, donde las condiciones extremas han obligado a realizar rescates acuáticos, han arrasado automóviles y han herido a un puñado de personas.El oleaje inusualmente grande, que a menudo supera los seis metros, ha provocado el cierre de playas a lo largo de la costa de California y ha provocado inundaciones dañinas en varias calles, hogares y negocios junto a la playa.En el condado de Ventura, muy afectado, las olas superaron los malecones y arrastraron automóviles estacionados por la calle, bloqueando el camino de los socorristas, dijo el capitán de bomberos Brian McGrath a TNLA, afiliada de CNN. La inundación en un hotel local también causó daños en todas sus habitaciones de la planta baja, dijo.Las aguas altas y las peligrosas corrientes de resaca han estado asediando gran parte de la costa oeste desde el sur de California hasta Ore...

Despiden a empleado de Spirit que envió a niño de 6 años a la ciudad equivocada

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:05 GMT

Un empleado de Spirit Airlines que envió a un niño de 6 años a un vuelo equivocado durante el pico de viajes navideños ya no trabaja para la compañía, informó la aerolínea.Una investigación interna determinó que un empleado del Aeropuerto Internacional de Filadelfia colocó incorrectamente al niño en un avión con destino a Orlando cuando debía volar al Aeropuerto Internacional del Suroeste de Florida en Fort Myers el 21 de diciembre, dijo Spirit en un comunicado el viernes.“Este agente ya no trabaja con Spirit, y cualquier individuo cuyas acciones resultaron en el embarque incorrecto será considerado responsable por no seguir nuestros procedimientos”, dijo Spirit en el comunicado. Olvida la comida a bordo: estas son las mejores y peores aerolíneas cuando el vuelo sale mal Spirit pide disculpas tras enviar a un niño al destino equivocado La aerolínea dijo el viernes que tiene “políticas y procedimientos para evitar...

Así será el tiempo para Nochevieja en Argentina

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:05 GMT

(CNN Español) – La Nochevieja está cada vez más cerca en todo el mundo y muchas personas se preguntan cuál es el pronóstico del tiempo para esta tradicional celebración, ya que de este factor dependen aspectos como el lugar de las celebraciones o la comida.Este jueves rigen alertas amarillas por lluvias intensas, ráfagas de viento de más de 90 km/h, y posible caída de granizo en la franja central del país y el noreste.Según el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (SMN), las alertas abarcan la zona sur de la provincia de Buenos Aires, el oeste y sur de San Luis y el este de Mendoza y Río Negro. Se espera que la mayoría de las provincias en alerta tengan valores de lluvia acumulada entre 20 y 50 milímetros.28 DIC #Alertas en 12 provincias #Tormenta 50-60mm y ráfagas 20-80mm #Viento 50-65km/h con ráfagas ≥ 90km/h Temperaturas extremas: #calor Efecto leve a moderado en la salud Alertas y recomendaciones: https://t.co/GRjfngFWuF pic.twitter.com/Q1GiGkfNUI— SMN Argentina (@SMN_Argentina)...

Serbia election protests mount in Belgrade

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:05 GMT

BELGRADE, Serbia — Tens of thousands gathered in central Belgrade on Saturday in one of the largest protests since the Serbian election two weeks ago, united in their charges of vote fraud and in urging the EU to take serious note of unfolding events in the country.“I want to invite our friends from Europe to pay more attention to what’s happening here,” Srđan Cvijić, a member of the Belgrade Center for Security Policy who was an election monitor in the December 17 vote, told those gathered around the capital’s Terazije fountain Saturday.He decried the fact that Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, who often boasts of his close relationship to EU and Western officials, only promotes European values and “hangs up EU flags” when officials from Brussels and foreign dignitaries pay the country a visit.Vučić has for years skillfully navigated the tightrope between the West and Russia, often turning to the latter to bolster nationalist support. Russian Ambassador Aleksandr Botsan-Kha...

Atatürk row scuttles Turkish Super Cup football final in Riyadh

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:05 GMT

The Turkish Super Cup football final to be played in Saudi Arabia on Friday was canceled after a dispute with Saudi authorities over the players’ shirts, according to media reports.The match between Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe was scheduled for Friday evening in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, but it had to be postponed over what the clubs described as “some problems” in the event’s organization, according to the reports.Habertürk television and other media said the Fenerbahce and Galatasaray players wanted to wear T-shirts featuring the image of the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, during the prematch warm-up, but were not authorized to do so by Saudi organizers, according to the Associated Press.The players insisted on the T-shirts because 2023 marks the centennial of the proclamation of the Turkish Republic by Atatürk, according to the reports. Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe earlier pressed for the game to be played on home soil rather than Saudi Arabia.A ...

Israel bombs refugee camps in central Gaza

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:05 GMT

Israeli warplanes bombed two refugee camps in the central Gaza Strip amid an expanding ground offensive against the Hamas militant group, according to media reports.Residents in Nuseirat and Bureij — two of eight urban camps set up by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) to house Palestinians who fled their homes following Israel’s creation in 1948 — told the Associated Press that airstrikes had hit the areas Friday night and into Saturday. At the same time, Israeli tanks are moving deeper into central and southern Gaza, part of a military offensive in response to the October 7 Hamas attacks in which more than 1,000 Israelis were killed and more than 200 taken hostage. The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza said Saturday that 165 Palestinians were killed in the past 24 hours, pushing the death toll since October 7 past 21,600. The vast majority of Gaza’s 2.3 million inhabitants have been displaced by the fighting, according to UNRWA, with many fleeing south...

Quebec nurses union says negotiations with provincial government still deadlocked

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:05 GMT

MONTREAL — A labour group representing 80,000 Quebec nurses and other health care workers says its negotiations with the provincial government are still deadlocked heading into the new year.The Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec was one of several public sector unions that carried out strikes in the last two months amid tense talks with the province.All other unions announced tentative deals for new collective agreements this week, making the nurses union the only group still without a breakthrough in negotiations.The union says there are still significant disagreements at the bargaining table and issues related to workload, overtime and compensation for evening, night and weekend work remain unresolved.The union says it will limit its comments in the media until Jan. 15 so as not to stifle negotiations.It also says it will not hold any more strike days until then.This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 30, 2023.The Canadian Press

Revelers set to pack into Times Square for annual New Year’s Eve ball drop

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:05 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The confetti has been tested for airiness. The giant numerals – 2 0 2 4 – are in place. And the luminous ball, bedazzled in 2,688 crystal triangles, is fixed to the pole from which it make its 60-second descent at 11:59 p.m. With throngs of revelers set to usher in the new year under the bright lights of Times Square, officials and organizers say they are prepared to welcome the crowds and ensure their safety.At a security briefing on Friday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said there were “no specific threats” to the annual New Year’s Eve bash, which is expected to draw tens of thousands of people to the heart of midtown Manhattan on Sunday.The celebrity-filled event will include live performances from Flo Rida, Megan Thee Stallion, LL Cool Jm as well as televised appearances from Cardi B and others. Organizers said in-person attendance is expected to return to pre-COVID levels, even as foot traffic around Times Square remains down slightly since the pandemic.Amid ne...

Carlton County man who ‘mercy killed’ wife dies by suicide in prison

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:05 GMT

CARLTON, Minn. — A Carlton County man died by suicide at a state prison last week, just two days after he was sentenced to more than 25 years for fatally shooting his ill wife in December 2021.Raymond Arthur Julian, 67, took his own life at the Minnesota Correctional Facility in St. Cloud on Dec. 20 — the same day he was transferred to the facility to begin serving his sentence for the murder of Tracy Ellen Julian.Minnesota Department of Corrections spokeswoman Sarah Fitzgerald confirmed the suicide to the Duluth News Tribune on Thursday, but the agency did not otherwise comment on the incident. St. Cloud is the intake prison for men committed to prison in Minnesota.Raymond Arthur JulianJulian on Dec. 18 was denied the leniency he sought after pleading guilty in September to what he described as a “mercy killing” carried out at his wife’s request. They argued for probation — an extraordinary request for intentional second-degree murder — but Judge Amy Lukasavitz im...

More big waves expected to pound California coast, high surf warnings in effect until 2 p.m.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:05 GMT

Powerful waves were again expected to thrash the Northern California coastline Saturday, with high surf and coastal flood warnings in effect until at least 2 p.m.Santa Cruz County beaches were forecast to see the biggest waves — potentially as high as 40 feet at some spots — though the swell was not expected to be as intense as the storm surge that slammed the area earlier this week, damaging some oceanfront businesses.The National Weather Service advised people to stay away from beaches during the warnings, which cover the entire Bay Area, Santa Cruz County and Monterey coastlines. West-facing beaches were expected to be the hardest hit.“These larger waves can come out of nowhere and be a lot bigger than you think they are,” said weather service meteorologist,” Dalton Behringer.The swell was forecast to gradually increase through the morning before tapering off in the afternoon. Moderate rain showers were expected throughout the day across the region.&...