At least 8 dead after flooding and power outages in eastern Kentucky
Rescue workers pulled people from rooftops amid rapidly rising water Thursday in central Appalachia, where torrential rains triggered some of the worst flooding in state history. taking at least eight life in his step and leaving several people missing, according to Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear. “Tonight we need your continued prayers for the people of Eastern Kentucky,” Beshear said in an update Thursday evening. “This is an ongoing natural disaster, with more rain expected tonight that could worsen the situation. The death toll has heartbreakingly risen to 8 Kentuckians lost.” An emergency official in hard-hit eastern Kentucky described the situation…
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Kentucky flood kills 15 as governor warns children among dead
Disastrous flash flooding and torrential rains have killed at least 15 people in Kentucky and the death toll is expected to double and include children, it was announced this morning. Catastrophic downpours have obliterated entire cities – submerging homes, cars and buildings in floodwaters as emergency services scramble desperately to save those trapped. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced the rising death toll this morning as he braced the state for the death toll to double as he warned the count “will include some children.” Homes with families inside were “completely swept away in the middle of the night, possibly while…
Read More »Kentucky floods: 15 dead, death toll expected to rise as catastrophic flooding enters second day
“There are going to be several families that we’ve lost,” Beshear told Brianna Keilar on CNN’s “New Day.” “Kids who won’t have the opportunity to grow up and experience as much as we have.” “This is so deadly, and it hit so hard, and it hit in the middle of the night,” the governor said, adding that while eastern Kentucky often floods, “we’ve never seen something like this”. Rescuers are working around the clock to reach areas hard to reach due to flooding that swept through the area after heavy rains from Wednesday night into Thursday. Beshear warned Thursday that…
Read More »The City Gets Closer with Set Free – Medford News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News
Medford’s city attorney says no bias against LGBTQ+ people was found Chad McComas is the founder of Set Free Christian Fellowship in Medford. The city released a report Friday saying it had found no evidence of discrimination against LGBTQ+ people by church-linked nonprofits. Medford’s city attorney has found no evidence Set Free Church has discriminated against LGBTQ+ people and is recommending the city lift the freeze on an $11,550 grant to the nonprofit . Medford City Attorney Eric Mitton 25 page reportreleased Friday, details the city’s investigation into Set Free Services, Set Free Christian Fellowship and Chad McComas, the organizations’…
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Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe dies after being shot during election speech
NARA, Japan – Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, one of Japan’s most influential postwar leaders, died Friday at the age of 67 after being shot while giving a speech in the western city of Nara two days before an election. nationals, surprising the world. and provoke outrage against gun violence. The senior leader was shot dead by a 41-year-old man who approached him from behind with a homemade gun while he was speaking in front of Yamato-Saidaiji Station on the Kintetsu Railway around 11:30 a.m. from Japan said the police. Abe collapsed to the ground after hearing two loud shots…
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Malkin plans to test the free agent market
Evgeni Malkin’s storied career with the Pittsburgh Penguins may be over. Malkin, who is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent on Wednesday, plans to test the market then, as talks for a new deal with the Penguins appear to have reached an impasse. Malkin’s intentions were confirmed by parties on both sides of the negotiations with the Penguins. Malkin, who has insisted he wants to spend his entire career here, could still re-sign with the Pittsburgh Penguins if he doesn’t find something to his liking on the open market. Malkin, who turns 36 this month, and the Penguins couldn’t…
Read More »BREAKING: Golden State Warriors officially sign NBA champion
On Friday, the Golden State Warriors officially announced the signing of Donte DiVincenzo. DiVincenzo won the NCAA Championship with Villanova in 2018 and was then drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 17th overall pick. He played for the Bucks for parts of four seasons and also played for the Sacramento Kings for the last half of last season. The 25-year-old has career averages of 9.0 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. DiVincenzo was also with the Bucks when they won the 2021 NBA Championship over the Phoenix Suns. However, he only played in three games during the…
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Monkeypox: WHO declares outbreak global public health emergency | World | Breaking news and perspectives from around the world | DW
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared it on Saturday. the ongoing worldwide outbreak of monkeypox, a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), announced Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghrebeyesus. Tedros made the statement despite a lack of consensus among WHO emergency committee members on the monkeypox outbreak. It is the first time that a leader of a UN health agency has taken such a decision. What did Tedros say? “We have an outbreak that has spread around the world rapidly through new modes of transmission about which we understand too little and that meets the criteria of international health regulations,” Tedros…
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