Sunday, November 24

Author: Ayesha Mehta

Ski resorts resist global warming
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Ski resorts resist global warming

Though snow is becoming a more valuable resource these days, it is still the white gold that defines ski resorts. Resorts depend on snow to stay in business, whether it comes from the sky in the form of quiet, fluffy flakes or is shot out of the more common snow cannons that line the ski lines. However, a growing number of locations are using a third strategy to augment coverage and draw enough guests to operate the lifts at the beginning of the season, as climate change has an impact on the consistency of snowfall in the mountains, especially in lower altitude resorts. The technique known as "snow farming" involves gathering and storing snow after a season ends beneath a large tent made of insulated mats, then redistributing it throughout the next winter. It's similar to rolling ...
Trump’s civil fraud lawsuit receives a bomb threat
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Trump’s civil fraud lawsuit receives a bomb threat

According to a person with firsthand knowledge of the matter who spoke to NBC News, Long Island police reacted to a bomb threat at Judge Arthur Engoron's residence on Thursday morning. Judge Engoron is in charge of former President Donald Trump's civil fraud case. The threat was made only hours before the trial's final arguments, which were anticipated to go forward. Engoron's residence was the subject of a Thursday morning bomb squad investigation by Nassau County; it is unknown if Engoron was there. Regarding whether Trump might speak during closing arguments, Engoron and Trump's lawyer Chris Kise engaged in a heated email debate on Wednesday. In the end, Engoron turned down the request. Because of the purported bomb threat, there was a delay in letting media and attorneys pa...
The inflation rate reached 3.4 percent in December
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The inflation rate reached 3.4 percent in December

December saw an increase in inflation from 3.1% to 3.4%, indicating that the Federal Reserve will need to keep pushing for a 2% consumer price rise. 3.2% was expected to be the reading. Inflation every month was 0.3%, while core inflation—which deducts the volatile costs of food and energy—was 3.9%, which was lower than November's figure of 4% but more than anticipated at 3.8%. Even while many people may not see a significant change in the economy, some are beginning to feel better about it. However, 2023 saw a notable drop in price increase following two years of very high inflation that drove up the price of necessities. In November 2022, the 12-month rate of inflation was 3.1%, down from a peak of 9% in the summer of 2022. According to economists' predictions, the rate wo...
Black people have stroke more frequently and at a younger age than their white counterparts
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Black people have stroke more frequently and at a younger age than their white counterparts

Leslie Jordan didn't realise her kid was hers when she held him for the first time. "I was unaware that I had given birth. I thought to myself, "Is this my baby?" Jordan remembered, saying there were tears in the entire room. Jordan reported experiencing a severe headache two days following the delivery of her baby. The pain, according to her, "felt like I was literally burning from the inside out, like someone had set my body on fire." During her pregnancy, Jordan, a Black woman, was diagnosed with preeclampsia, a blood pressure disorder that can lead to hypertension and other difficulties. Jordan claimed that she used several painkillers for days after giving birth, but they were unable to ease the unbearable agony. She later suffered a stroke. "I was completely immobil...
Takeaway Iowa debate with DeSantis and Haley
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Takeaway Iowa debate with DeSantis and Haley

Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley was referred to by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as a “mealy-mouthed politician.” DeSantis' campaign, according to Haley, "is exploding." Five nights before the Iowa caucuses, on Wednesday night, the two Republicans running for the party's 2024 presidential primary spot against former President Donald Trump engaged in a one-on-one CNN debate in Des Moines, Iowa, exchanging barbs and accusations of infidelity. However, in the early going of the discussion, they paid little attention to Trump, who continues to have a commanding lead in both Iowa and national GOP primary surveys. The discussion illustrated both candidates' views that the field has to be further narrowed before attention turns to the former president. It took place hours afte...
Winter storm kills 4 in south
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Winter storm kills 4 in south

Wednesday is the last day that a strong storm that tore across most of the eastern United States, causing major state-wide power outages and necessitating numerous rescue operations, will strike New England. The most recent is this: Widespread power outages amid cold temperatures: According to poweroutage.us, more than 600,000 households and businesses lost power in more than a dozen states on Wednesday morning, including more than 105,000 in Pennsylvania and almost 145,000 in New York.  Governor Kathy Hochul of New York expressed her concern over households' lack of electricity on Tuesday night in the subfreezing weather. Storm turns deadly: As storms pummelled Alabama, Georgia, and North Carolina with strong winds and rain, at least four deaths were confirmed in those states. To...
Haley and DeSantis at Wednesday night’s debate
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Haley and DeSantis at Wednesday night’s debate

In the first head-to-head debate of the 2024 campaign, Republican contenders Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis square off on Wednesday, both aiming to land a crucial blow that would put them in a position to fight Donald Trump alone. The CNN debate, which takes place five days before the Iowa caucuses, is the two candidates' last opportunity to alter the course of events before the historic election's first vote, in which the former president is the clear favorite to capture the GOP nomination for a third time in a row. Trump is skipping the event, continuing his policy of defying political convention. This is indicative of a campaign that has been more decimated by the courts considering his numerous legal lawsuits than by conventional visits along the route to the White House. This c...
Israel faces charges of genocide
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Israel faces charges of genocide

NEW YORK Menachem Rosensaft offers some observations as Israel gets ready to defend itself against South Africa's accusations of genocide on Thursday at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. People all across the globe use the word "genocide" carelessly, although the idea of genocide is legal in nature, having changed since the UN General Assembly originally ratified the genocide treaty in 1948. A legal authority on genocide, Rosensaft said, "And whatever else Israel is doing, and has done, it is not intending to destroy the Palestinian people; either on the West Bank or in Gaza." Rosensaft stated in a Zoom interview conducted from his Manhattan residence that the accusation is baseless. Additionally, it's a great illustration of the kind of legal case Rosensaft will be pr...
Thailand has banned the recreational use of cannabis
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Thailand has banned the recreational use of cannabis

Thailand's cannabis environment might soon alter as the nation in Southeast Asia outlaws cannabis use for recreational purposes. After decriminalization allowed for the growth of cannabis shops across the nation, the new Thai government has proposed a bill to change the country's cannabis laws to outlaw the drug's recreational usage. Local news media sites stated that Health Minister Cholnan Srikaew signed a law last weekend that amends the present cannabis regulations, emphasizing that it cannot be used recreationally. After allowing cannabis for medical use in 2018, Thailand became the first nation in Southeast Asia to decriminalize the drug for recreational use in 2022. However, a profusion of cannabis stores selling items unchecked resulted from the lack of rules. This forced ...
Ecuador announced a takeover of the TV broadcast.
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Ecuador announced a takeover of the TV broadcast.

Daniel Noboa, the president of Ecuador, has proclaimed an "internal armed conflict" and given security forces orders to "neutralize" several criminal organizations that are allegedly responsible for inciting excessive violence throughout the South American country. The proclamation was issued soon after armed and hooded individuals disrupted a live television program. On Tuesday, many violent occurrences were occurring all around the nation. Ecuadorians watched in disbelief when the coastal city of Guayaquil took over TC Television's live broadcast. Social media footage showed the attackers pushing state-owned network employees into the studio floor while gunfire and shouting could be heard in the background. Later, the Ecuadorian police said that all of the armed individuals had ...