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Opinion: El Niño is back. What does that mean for overheated California?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:51:36 GMT

During the El Niño of 1983, Californians counted their blessings. The warm Pacific waters sloshing eastward certainly brought heavy spring rains and record snow. But the state largely escaped the flood risks being frantically managed farther east.That spring, engineers famously resorted to plywood to add just a few more inches to the 710-foot-high Glen Canyon Dam as they struggled to prevent the second-largest reservoir in the United States from being overtopped by El Niño-swollen waters. Back in California, a top flood official noted that it was “luck,” not preparation, that spared the state a similar fate.El Niño is the stuff of nightmares the world over: Widespread crop failures, famine, disease, floods, extreme heat, droughts, wildfires and even violent conflict have all been linked to the recurring climate anomaly. We have long known that climate variations alter our overall economic well-being. But by how much? Knowing the answer is essential to predicting the impact of global...

Más de la mitad de los profesores de EE.UU. cree que ir armados reduciría la seguridad de los alumnos, según un informe

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:51:36 GMT

(CNN) — Más de la mitad de los profesores de Estados Unidos cree que armarse haría que los alumnos estuvieran menos seguros, mientras que uno de cada cinco afirma que estaría interesado en llevar un arma a la escuela, según un nuevo informe de RAND Corporation.La encuesta, que se llevó a cabo en octubre y noviembre de 2022, reveló que el 54% de los profesores cree que llevar armas de fuego haría que las escuelas fueran menos seguras, el 20% cree que los programas de portar armas para profesores harían que las escuelas fueran más seguras y el 26% cree que no haría que las escuelas fueran ni más ni menos seguras.El informe se centraba en la opinión de los profesores de enseñanza primaria y secundaria sobre la seguridad en sus centros, y las respuestas variaban en función de la raza y el origen étnico de los profesores y los alumnos.Según los resultados de la encuesta, los profesores blancos consideran que llevar armas de fuego haría más seguras las escuelas en mayor medida que s...

Sudan’s Military says it has suspended its participation in talks with paramilitary rival

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:51:36 GMT

This is a locator map for Sudan with its capital, Khartoum. (AP Photo) This is a locator map for Sudan with its capital, Khartoum. (AP Photo) CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s military has suspended its participation in talks with a paramilitary force it’s been battling for weeks for control of the northeastern African country, a military spokesman said Wednesday. The development was a blow to the United States and Saudi Arabia which have mediating between the two sides whose conflict has plunged Sudan into chaos. Brig. Nabil Abdalla, a spokesman for the Sudanese armed forces, told The Associated Press that the move is a protest to the Rapid Support Forces’ “repeated violations” of the humanitarian cease-fire, including ...

German government orders closure of four out of five Russian consulates in Germany in tit-for-tat move

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:51:36 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — German government orders closure of four out of five Russian consulates in Germany in tit-for-tat move.Source

National Bank of Canada: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:51:36 GMT

MONTREAL (AP) — MONTREAL (AP) — National Bank of Canada (NTIOF) on Wednesday reported net income of $625.9 million in its fiscal second quarter.The Montreal-based bank said it had earnings of $1.76 per share.The bank posted revenue of $4.12 billion in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $1.83 billion, exceeding Street forecasts._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on NTIOF at https://www.zacks.com/ap/NTIOFSource

2 arrested following shooting involving officers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:51:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Two suspects were arrested in Denver after they were allegedly involved in a robbery, a short pursuit and then a shooting with police. At around 4:45 a.m. Wednesday, the Denver Police Department tweeted that they were investigating an officer-involved shooting that included officers from the Thornton Police Department.According to Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas, the incident began around 3:45 a.m. near 100th and Quivas in Thornton where a burglary was reported. Officers in unmarked cars began to follow the suspected vehicle when the suspects fired shots. A pursuit began down southbound Interstate 25 to 48th Avenue. ‘Car surfing’ trend linked to 16-year-old’s death Once the suspects exited on 48th Avenue, DPD said the driver lost control and crashed in the 4800 block of Eliot in the Chaffee Park neighborhood. At the time of the crash, the driver and the passenger ran from the scene.DPD said the driver turned around and fired shots at an officer. The officer returned...

Denver weather: Afternoon storms continue Wednesday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:51:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Increasing clouds throughout Wednesday afternoon won't stop highs from reaching 80 degrees with shower and storm chances in the Denver weather forecast.Weather today: Storm chances lingerDenver and the Front Range will have extra clouds across the area for the first part of Wednesday, with highs topping out around the 80-degree mark. Family’s truck and trailer stolen from hotel parking lot Storms can form in the early afternoon along the foothills and will push out across the plains through the early evening.Pinpoint Weather: Daily forecast on May 31. Weather tonight: Extra cloudsClouds stick around Wednesday night with mild lows in the low 50s. Winds will be brisk through the first half of the night with showers exiting the state.Pinpoint Weather: Overnight forecast on May 31. Looking ahead: More storms and mild weekendHighs on Thursday will be closer to seasonal averages in the middle 70s with partly sunny skies. Storms are possible on Thursday afternoon with ex...

SWAT situation underway in Dania Beach hotel

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:51:36 GMT

The Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a situation in Dania Beach prompting them to block off entrances and exits to a hotel.On Wednesday morning, authorities were dispatched to the Rodeway Inn and Suites located at 2440 FL-84 where a person reportedly barricaded themselves in a room. Live video footage showed numerous fire rescue crews on the scene. SWAT teams were also on the scene where it appeared they were still attempting to gain access to the room. One witness said they only saw one firetruck, but then noticed more activity in the back of the building.Locals in the area will not be able to enter or exit the hotel as police investigate the incident. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

More than half of US teachers think being armed would make students less safe, report finds

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:51:36 GMT

(CNN) — More than half of the country’s teachers believe arming themselves would make students less safe, while one in five say they would be interested in carrying a gun to school, according to a new report from the RAND Corporation.The survey, which was conducted in October and November 2022, found that 54% of teachers think carrying firearms would make schools less safe, 20% believe teacher-carry programs would make schools safer, and 26% feel it would make schools neither more nor less safe.The report zeroed in on how K-12 teachers viewed safety in their schools, and responses varied according to both teachers’ and students’ race and ethnicity.White teachers felt that carrying firearms would make schools safer more than their Black colleagues did, and male teachers in rural schools said they would personally carry a firearm in their school if allowed, according to the survey findings.The survey estimates 550,000 of the country’s 3 million K-12 teachers would choose to carry a fi...

Erdoğan pulls out of European summit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:51:36 GMT

CHISINAU — A massive gathering of European leaders on Thursday has suffered its first high-profile casualty, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pulling out at the last minute.The Turkish leader, who won five more years at the helm of his country in second-round elections on Sunday, will not travel to Moldova for the one-day summit, according to three officials involved in the preparations. The so-called European Political Community (EPC) — a new collective launched in the wake of Russia’s war in Ukraine — is meant to draw together European leaders beyond the EU. More than 40 European leaders will be present Thursday, including those from all 27 EU countries plus non-EU countries like Britain and Turkey, as well as the Western Balkan nations.  The gathering, set to take place outside Chișinău, Moldova’s capital, is the second summit held under the EPC banner, following an inaugural meeting in Prague last October. Erdoğan attended that sum...