“Attention! A dam with a large volume of water has collapsed and a strong flash flood should affect the municipality of Itambe within moments,” the town hall of the agricultural municipality in southern Bahia announced on Instagram on Saturday evening. It also called on residents to immediately leave the banks …
Read More »2 US special ops trainees die during combat diving course, prompting safety concerns – reports
Staff Sergeant Micah Walker died during the Army’s Combat Diver Qualification Course (CDQC) exercise at Naval Air Station Key West in Florida in late July, followed by Staff Sergeant Paul Olmstead, who died on September 23 during a maritime assessment course, which must be passed before trainees are allowed into …
Read More »Green meteor buzzes Turkey’s Izmir, prompting rumors of rocket debris and SATELLITE falling from the sky (VIDEOS)
The meteor fell to Earth early on Saturday, its path captured on film by a number of people. Its descent was reportedly followed by a loud, explosion-like bang. Footage circulating online shows the meteor had a greenish tint that lit up the night sky. It wasn’t immediately clear whether it …
Read More »Wildfires rage near Jerusalem, prompting evacuations & suspicions of arson (VIDEOS)
Residents of the Ma’ale HaHamisha community, populated by almost 800 people, were ordered to leave their homes as the flames approached. The fires also prompted the closure of some roads and highways, and Israel Railways briefly halted services on the high-speed line between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. A session of …
Read More »Musk tweets cryptic message suggesting breakup with bitcoin, prompting Twitter to erupt with memes
The billionaire tweeted a meme of his own on Friday, about a couple breaking up, adding the hashtag #Bitcoin and a broken heart emoji. He later followed with another featuring a breakup comic strip. He provided no context for the tweets. However, it seems a mere meme from Musk has …
Read More »Arizona bans ‘vaccination passports’ & ends requirement to wear masks in schools, prompting backlash
The Republican governor signed an executive order prohibiting state and local officials from requiring people to provide their vaccination status in order to receive services or enter a specific area. Arizona residents must not be required to share their private medical data, Ducey tweeted. “While we strongly recommend all Arizonans …
Read More »Covid-19 vaccine STILL does not mean you can ‘eat and drink indoors’, Fauci says, prompting Rand Paul to call him a ‘petty tyrant’
“Fauci continues to ignore 100 years of vaccine science,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) wrote about Fauci – with whom he has feuded before – in a Monday tweet slamming the infectious disease expert as a “petty tyrant.” The comments came in response to a Sunday evening interview in which Fauci …
Read More »Baltimore office explosion injures 21, many critically, prompting dramatic rescue of workers stranded on high-rise (VIDEOS)
The blast rocked the offices of Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) on Wednesday morning, a 21-storey high-rise in the city’s downtown area. At least nine of the 21 victims brought to the hospital for treatment were in critical condition, according to the Baltimore Fire Department. The fire department also noted …
Read More »Major fire engulfs administrative building in Moscow, prompting mass evacuation (VIDEO)
The fire in the offices of Mosgortrest, a municipal body providing geodetic, cartographic and other data for construction projects in the Russian capital, broke out late on Friday. The blaze spread from the seventh floor of the building, facing the busy Leningradsky Avenue. The flames quickly swept through the area …
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