A system-wide ground stop for all Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air flights was issued on Sunday evening due to an IT outage. Although the reason for the outage wasn’t launched, the flights had been halted for greater than three hours. In a press release to NCS, the airline warned of additional journey disruptions and delays on Monday. Travelers are suggested to examine their flight standing earlier than heading to the airport.
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This summer season has been outlined by a tragic surge in deadly flash floods throughout the US, underscoring the escalating volatility of our warming world. First, there was the devastating Texas floods that occurred on July 4 that killed greater than 130 folks. Three extra folks died after flash floods hit Ruidoso, New Mexico, on July 8. Major roads in Chicago had been all of a sudden below water when a 1,000-year rainfall occasion struck in early July. New York City noticed its second-heaviest rainfall complete in a single hour on July 14. Torrential rains and flooding additionally hit parts of North Carolina and Kansas City this month. Despite this chain of occasions, the Trump administration lately paused work on a brand new database designed to present Americans with up to date estimates about their danger of experiencing flash floods. However, after reporting by NCS and The Washington Post, and discussions between NOAA management and Commerce Department officers, NOAA has acquired permission to move ahead with work on the database
NYC subway automotive floods after heavy rainfall
At least 76 youngsters and 10 adults have reportedly died of malnutrition in Gaza for the reason that battle with Israel started in October 2023, the Palestinian well being ministry says. According to the World Health Organization, most of these deaths have occurred since Israel imposed a humanitarian help blockade in March. The newest casualties mirror a deepening disaster within the enclave. Aid businesses say the quantity of meals, medical provides and gasoline reaching Gaza is much too little to maintain the inhabitants. And every day, hundreds danger their lives to discover one thing to eat. The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights mentioned almost 800 Palestinians had been killed whereas attempting to entry help between late May and July 7.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for talks with Russia this week in an effort to attain a ceasefire deal. “The dynamics of the negotiations must improve. We need to do everything possible to achieve a ceasefire. The Russian side must stop avoiding decisions regarding prisoner exchanges, the return of children and the cessation of killings,” Zelensky mentioned. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov responded by saying that Russia was “ready to move quickly” on attaining a peace cope with Ukraine, however its “main goal” was to obtain its “objectives.” The newest spherical of talks in Istanbul led to early June, with Russian and Ukrainian delegates assembly for barely over an hour earlier than calling it quits. Since then, Russia has launched waves of lethal missile and drone strikes at Ukraine. Russia might also be days or perhaps weeks away from beginning a heightened summer offensive, maybe utilizing the 160,000 troops Ukrainian officers have mentioned are amassing close to their entrance traces.
A person who was reportedly kicked out of a nightclub early Saturday is accused of intentionally driving into a crowd that had gathered exterior for valet companies, meals stands and entry into the hotspot. The crash at The Vermont Hollywood left a minimum of 36 folks injured and 7 in essential situation. The driver, recognized as Fernando Ramirez, 29, was then dragged out of his car by bystanders, crushed and shot within the decrease again. Ramirez was transported to the hospital for surgical procedure and arrested on suspicion of assault with a lethal weapon. The man believed to have shot Ramirez stays at massive. Mayor Karen Bass known as the incident a “heartbreaking tragedy” and praised the swift response of greater than 100 police and hearth personnel.
5️⃣ Washington Commanders
President Donald Trump is threatening to restrict a stadium deal in Washington, DC, except the Washington Commanders change their identify again to the “Redskins.” The soccer workforce dropped the previous identify in 2020 after many years of criticism from Native American teams. But on Sunday, Trump posted on his social media community: “I may put a restriction on them that if they don’t change the name back to the original ‘Washington Redskins,’ and get rid of the ridiculous moniker, ‘Washington Commanders,’ I won’t make a deal for them to build a Stadium in Washington.” In April, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser introduced plans to construct a brand new stadium on federal land on the website of the previous Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium and convey the Commanders again to the district. The proposal is at present stalled earlier than the DC Council. NCS has reached out to the Commanders and the DC mayor’s workplace for touch upon Trump’s posts.
The president claimed that Woodward had released audio from their interviews with out his consent and sought almost $50 million in damages.
The big prop skilled a serious malfunction throughout the pop star’s present in San Francisco.
After years of Marvel motion pictures, audiences are up for a bit of DC motion with the Man of Steel.
Researchers have lastly decoded an error within the Twelfth-century epic, “The Song of Wade.” Apparently, the hero doesn’t battle elves.
And it was all due to one lucky mistake.
$14.75 million
That’s how a lot one well-known prop from the 1941 film, “Citizen Kane,” sold for at auction.
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and different Trump officers appear open to embracing psychedelics to deal with situations akin to trauma, melancholy and drug habit. The shift has advocates excited, however some consultants fear the hype might be getting forward of science and security. In half one in every of a two-part sequence, we hear from somebody who says a robust hallucinogen helped kick her drug habit.