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Fire causes explosions at Louisiana chemical plant; residents warned to stay indoors for hours

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:15 GMT

PLAQUEMINE, La. (AP) — A fire at a Louisiana chemical plant triggered explosions that shook homes several miles away and sent flames and smoke billowing into the air, prompting emergency officials to urge a few hundred nearby residents to shelter indoors for several hours and to turn off their air conditioners.Flames erupted late Friday at Dow Chemical’s plant on the Mississippi River near Plaquemine, south of Baton Rouge. Iberville Parish officials told The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate that the fire started in an area of the plant that handles ethylene oxide, a flammable and toxic chemical. The parish’s sheriff, Bret Stassi, said no one was injured and that the company had accounted for all its workers. Residents of roughly 350 households within a half-mile (0.80 kilometers) of the plant were told to shelter inside for several hours overnight. As Dow Chemical and environmental officials monitored the air for hazardous materials, emergency officials urged shel...

A new look at an old clue helps investigators arrest the man accused of Gilgo Beach murders

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:15 GMT

MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The first find was startling: a woman’s skeletal remains cast into the dunes along a remote Long Island highway. Then came the shock. Days after that discovery in December 2010, police discovered parts of three more women nearby on a spit of sand known as Gilgo Beach. The remains of seven other people were found along several miles of the same parkway during the next few months. An 11th person, whose disappearance had spurred the initial search, was found dead by the highway in December 2011.What became known as the Gilgo Beach murders — the victims mostly young women who had been sex workers — flummoxed investigators for over a dozen years. The case endured through five police commissioners, more than 1,000 tips, countless theories and supposed conspiracies. Then a fresh review last year tied an old clue, about a pickup truck linked to a victim’s disappearance, to a new name: Rex A. Heuermann.Energized by the truck tidbit, investigators charted the call...

BRITISH OPEN ’23: Facts and figures for the 151st Open

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:15 GMT

HOYLAKE, England (AP) — Facts and figures for the British Open golf championship:Event: 151st Open Championship.Dates: July 20-23.Site: Royal Liverpool GC.Length: 7,313 yards.Par: 71.Field: 156 players.Playoff (if necessary): 3 holes, aggregate score.Prize money: $16.5 million.Winner’s share: $3 million.Defending champion: Cameron Smith.Last year: Cameron Smith blazed to a 30 on the back nine at St. Andrews to overtake Rory McIlroy and capture his first major championship. Smith closed with an 8-under and finished at 268, breaking by one shot the record for St. Andrews set by Tiger Woods in 2000. He won by one shot over Cameron Young. McIlroy finished third.Last time at Royal Liverpool: Rory McIlroy went wire-to-wire, building a six-shot lead going into the final round and closing with a 71 for a two-shot victory over Rickie Fowler and Sergio Garcia. He joined Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods as the only players with three different majors at 25 or younger.British Open champions at Roy...

Israel’s Netanyahu says he feels ‘very good’ in a video released from the hospital he was rushed to after a dizzy spell

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:15 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Netanyahu says he feels ‘very good’ in a video released from the hospital he was rushed to after a dizzy spell.Source

La ola de calor duradera continúa sofocando el suroeste a medida que las altas temperaturas se desplazarán hacia el este

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:15 GMT

(CNN) — Más de 85 millones de personas permanecían bajo alertas de calor este sábado mientras la ola de calor de una semana continúa y se intensifica en el suroeste.Temperaturas peligrosamente altas continuarán plagando el oeste de Estados Unidos durante todo el fin de semana, con temperaturas cada vez más altas en el sur a principios de la próxima semana.“Los máximos diurnos variarán rutinariamente por encima de lo normal, lo que equivale a temperaturas diurnas que se acercan a la marca del siglo en el interior del noroeste, entre 37-43°C en el centro y sur de California, y 46-48°C en el desierto alto del sur de California, sur de Nevada , y Arizona”, según el Centro de Predicción del Tiempo.Más de 100 registros de temperatura son posibles hasta el lunes en el oeste y el sur.Death Valley, California, podría superar los 54 grados este domingo. Eso ha sucedido solo cinco veces en más de 110 años de registro.Las temperaturas de Phoenix han alcanzado los 37 grados en días consecu...

British Open, Yardage and par

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:15 GMT

HOYLAKE, England (AP) — Yardage and par for Royal Liverpool Golf Club, site of the 151st British Open to be played July 20-23:HoleParYds144592445334426443675552063201744818443593218Out353561104507114392124449133194144454155620164461173136185609In363822Total717383Source

One dies while rock climbing near Loveland Pass

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:15 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A person is dead from a "fatal rock climbing accident," Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office said.CCCSO said the accident happened near Grays Peak and Torrey's Peak.The office first reported the incident around 10 a.m. Saturday. along with CCCSO, Alpine Rescue, Flight for Life and Clear Creek County Advocates responded, which the office said could cause temporary closures and traffic delays near Loveland Ski Area.

Grand Canyon 'packrafting' conviction brings $2,500 fine, ban from national parks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:15 GMT

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Samuel H. Edwards will have to pay a $2,500 fine for "packrafting" — and he can't set foot in a national park for two years, either.On Thursday, the National Park Service (NPS) announced Edwards' sentence after he was caught for the second time leading an illegal packrafting expedition through the Grand Canyon.Packrafting, an activity that combines hiking and personal rafting, is prohibited at Grand Canyon National Park unless visitors obtain specific permits for their trips, NPS said. Rafting the Grand Canyon is heavily regulated, and permits are used to control access and preserve the quality of the experience. Edwards did not have a permit, and was in a restricted area."Packrafting, or River Assisted Backcountry Travel (RABT), differs from traditional river rafting in that it is utilizing the river for short distances in order to access another route or trail," NPS said. "Hikers typically will have a backcountry permit and use the river to connect portions of t...

Tesla builds its first Cybertruck four years after unveiling prototype

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:15 GMT

New York (CNN) — Tesla finally built its first Cybertruck, the company tweeted Saturday, two years behind schedule.The electric car company tweeted an image of workers in hard hats surrounding the sleek Cybertruck, which it said was built at its Gigafactory near Austin, Texas.Tesla revealed the prototype for the futuristic Cybertruck in 2019, saying production would begin in late 2021. The striking prototype looked like a large metal trapezoid on wheels, its exteriors made from a stainless steel alloy. However, a demonstration of the truck’s supposedly unbreakable windows in 2019 backfired when a metal ball thrown at the windows did, in fact, break them.Tesla remained mostly silent about plans for the highly anticipated vehicle, but in 2021 announced an updated version was coming. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that the company couldn’t yet debut long-promised new vehicles, such as the Cybertruck pickup, due to supply chain issues.However, in January Tes...

Looking Glass: Don’t you know that stealing is no big deal, ma’am?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:15 GMT

After a shoplifter stole items from a Dollar General in Fresno, Calif., and fled with the goods on a bicycle, an employee chased him down with her car and swerved into him on a driveway, knocking him off the bike and scattering the stuff he had stolen. They then got into a shouting match in which he is heard telling her that the situation is “not that serious,” and that other people also steal from stores. She retrieved about half of the stolen goods.THIS ONE WON’T BE TOO HARD TO SOLVE: A woman stole a 5-week-old baby monkey named Pepe out of the cage he shared with its brother, Juan, in a Homestead, Fla., pet shop. The owner said that the thief was a regular customer at the store, and had been shopping there for more than a decade.THEY REALLY MAKE YOU FEEL WELCOME: A man and a woman were arrested for trafficking and manufacturing Methamphetamine near the Florida Welcome Center in Nassau County.‘I DO,’ OK NOW I THINK WE SHOULD SEE OTHER PEOPLE: A short time after marryin...