Month: June 2023

CNN — An Associate Professor in Florida has completed his research mission and set a new world record in the process: living 100 days under the surface of the ocean. On Friday morning, Dr. Joseph Dituri felt the sun’s rays for the first time since retreating to an underwater compound 22 feet below the waters off Key Largo, Fla., on March 1. Dituri, 55, a biomedical engineer who teaches at the University of South Florida and calls himself “Dr. Deep Sea,” spent just over three months at the bottom of the emerald lagoon Jules’ underwater lodgethe only underwater hotel in…

Beijing – Honduras opened an embassy in Beijing on Sunday, Chinese state media reported, months after the Central American nation severed ties with Taiwan to establish diplomatic ties with China. Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and his Honduran counterpart Enrique Reina participated in the opening of the embassy on Sunday morning, China’s official CCTV said. The report said Honduras still needed to determine the permanent location of the embassy and would increase its staff. Qin promised that China would establish a new model with Honduras of “friendly cooperation” between countries of different sizes and systems, according to a statement from…

LAKELAND – A large sinkhole has opened near Scott Lake in Lakeland. What you need to know The hole is located at Scott Lake Road and Fitzgerald Road in the south part of town No damage was reported The location is near where a large sinkhole opened in 2006 The hole is located at Scott Lake Road and Fitzgerald Road in the south part of town. Officials said at an afternoon news conference that the hole is about 75 feet wide. Crews were working to fill the hole to stabilize it. “A private company hired by an owner, drilling on…

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) – According to Lt. Farley of the Tulsa Police Department, a man died in a suspected drowning incident in the early morning hours of June 11th. The incident happened in Whiteside Park near South Pittsburg Avenue and East 38th Street. Tulsa police say three men in their twenties went to the Whiteside Park pool early this morning while it was closed. Police say it was likely all were consuming some form of alcohol. Two of the men left for an unknown reason and for an unknown period of time. When they returned, they found the third man…

NEW YORK, June 8, 2023 /CNW/ — Shutterstock (NYSE: SSTK ), a leading global creative platform for transformative brands, newsrooms and media companies, today announced the launch of the new brand. Publisher Shutterstock platform, including offering publishing subscriptions for the first time. This centralized destination offers the entire Shutterstock editorial offering with over 90 million entertainment, breaking news, sports and archive assets available and 700,000 new assets added every month. (PRNewsfoto/Shutterstock, Inc.) Building on momentum from the recent acquisition of Splash News and a new deal with Opry Entertainment Group, the development of this site is the next step in…

By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A Florida associate professor has completed his research mission and set a new world record in the process: living 100 days under the ocean’s surface. On Friday morning, Dr. Joseph Dituri felt the sun’s rays for the first time since retreating to an underwater compound 22 feet below the waters off Key Largo, Fla., on March 1. Dituri, 55, a biomedical engineer who teaches at the University of South Florida and calls himself “Dr. Deep Sea,” spent just over three months at the bottom of the emerald lagoon Jules’ underwater lodgethe only underwater…

CNN — Republican presidential candidates Vivek Ramaswamy and Asa Hutchinson on Sunday articulated very different plans for how they would approach the federal indictment against former President Donald Trump should he capture the White House in 2024. Candidates for the GOP nomination are scrambling to set the right tone for Trump, seen as the GOP favorite to take on President Joe Biden next year, as they seek to build support among Republican primary voters. . Trump faces his first federal indictment for withholding classified documents and conspiring with a top aide to hide them from the government and his own…

MANCHESTER, NH – A Queens, New York man has been arrested in connection with a shooting that injured a 27-year-old man near a monument honoring Harmony Montgomery, police said. Gil Diaz, 26, was charged with first-degree assault, felon in possession of a dangerous weapon, tampering with physical evidence, unsworn falsification and resisting arrest, police said. Diaz was uncooperative with officers and initially gave a false name. At approximately 5:30 pm on Saturday, Manchester Police responded to 140 Orange St. for a shooting, police said. A Queens, NY man arrested after a man was shot in Manchester, NH near the Harmony…