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Libya floods: EU mobilizes emergency assistance via its Civil Protection Mechanism

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:33 GMT

Following the 12 September request for international assistance by the Permanent Mission of the State of Libya to the United Nations office in Geneva, the EU Civil Protection Mechanism has been activated to support Libya in the aftermath of the major flood that has left thousands of casualties.Immediately, EU member states – so far Germany, Romania, Finland - have offered substantial assistance in the form of shelter items such as tents, field beds and blankets, 80 generators, food items, as well as hospital tents and water tanks via the Mechanism. The EU's Emergency Response Coordination Centre stands ready to coordinate further offers of assistance.Furthermore, the EU has released an initial €500,000 in humanitarian funding to tackle the most urgent needs of people in Libya affected by the impact of Storm Daniel. Funding will be channelled through partners operating on the ground to deliver lifesaving health and water and sanitation supplies for the flood response in eastern Libya...

Outrage in Lake Elsinore after 12-year-old boy dies during P.E. class

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:33 GMT

Concerned parents packed the Lake Elsinore School Board meeting Thursday night in response to the death of 12-year-old Yashua Robinson during P.E. class in late August.  That tragic day started out as a typical school day for 12-year-old Yahshua Robinson. He was participating in P.E. activities at Canyon Lake Middle School when he suddenly collapsed and became unresponsive. “We are scared for our children,” Cameren Wilson said. “No one wants to imagine dropping your child off in the morning and not being able to have that child come home with you. The 12-year-old died on Aug. 29 at Canyon Lake Middle School. It was a scorching hot day, and his gym class was made to run outside for P.E. “It just sounds like corporal punishment,” Xandrea Garay said. “These kids are in school. They’re not in the Army. It just sounds ridiculous to me and the more and more that we learn that he was asking for water, that he was begging for water, that he collapsed. I mean, i...

Over $267 million approved to combat smash-and-grab thefts in California

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:33 GMT

California will be spending hundreds of millions of dollars to crack down on smash-and-grab thefts, marking the state's largest investment to combat such crime.The state will be sending over $267 million to 55 cities and counties in an effort to crack down on arrests and prosecutions for organized retail crime.Funds for the Organized Retail Theft Grant Program were approved by the Board of State and Community Corrections and will be dispersed to 55 local law enforcement agencies across the state.County law enforcement agencies receiving funds include: Orange County, Los Angeles County, Riverside County, Sacramento County, San Mateo County, Santa Clara County, and Ventura County.City law enforcement agencies receiving funds include: Anaheim, Bakersfield, Beverly Hills, Brea, Campbell, Chula Vista, Citrus Heights, Coalinga, Costa Mesa, Daly City, Delano, Fremont, Fresno, Garden Grove, Hemet, Irvine, Los Angeles, Modesto, National City, Newark, Palm Springs, Palo Alto, Roseville, Salin...

Victims’ bodies recovered after tubing accident in Lake Perris

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:33 GMT

The bodies of two men who disappeared into the water after a tubing accident in Lake Perris Wednesday afternoon have been recovered. One body was pulled from the water around 2:30 p.m. Thursday, while the other was recovered around 5 p.m. California State Parks dispatchers received a distress call around 4 p.m. Wednesday reporting an accident in the boating zone just north of Alessandro Island. The person who called in the report told responders a man was tubing behind their boat when he fell into the water and could not swim back to the tube. Another man, who was a passenger on the boat, then jumped into the water to attempt to rescue the tuber and also began to struggle. Both men went under the water in distress and did not surface, a State Parks official confirmed. They were identified by a family member as Patrick Howard, 53, and Bob Mauro, 58, both from the South Bay area.The men were not wearing life jackets and were "presumed missing under the water," State Park Superintenden...

Single family residence in Saratoga sells for $4.4 million

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:33 GMT

18658 McFarland Avenue – Google Street ViewThe spacious, recently built property located in the 18600 block of McFarland Avenue in Saratoga was sold on Aug. 21, 2023. The $4,400,000 purchase price works out to $1,416 per square foot. The house, built in 2019, has an interior space of 3,107 square feet. This single-story home presents a roomy floor plan, featuring five bedrooms and four baths. The property is equipped with forced air heating. In addition, the house includes a two-car garage, offering generous space for vehicles and storage requirements.These nearby houses have also recently changed hands:On Paseo Lado, Saratoga, in November 2022, a 1,232-square-foot home was sold for $2,050,000, a price per square foot of $1,664. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In June 2023, a 3,599-square-foot home on McCulloch Avenue in Saratoga sold for $5,000,000, a price per square foot of $1,389. The home has 2 bedrooms 1 bathroom.A 1,128-square-foot home on the 13200 block of McCulloch...

49ers-Rams crowd in L.A. projected to be more than 60% Niner fans

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:33 GMT

(KRON) -- The 49ers will head down to Los Angeles for a game against the Rams on Sunday, and the Niner Gang is expected to follow them into the stadium. According to Vivid Seats' Fan Forecast, which uses an algorithm based on proprietary data, the crowd is projected to be 64% 49ers fans. Those looking to score a last-minute ticket to the game should expect to pay up. Vivid Seats said the average ticket to the contest costs $262, making it the third-most expensive ticket of Week 2 in the NFL. On Vivid Seats' website, the cheapest ticket as of Thursday night was going for $161 before fees. Warriors issue fraud alert for 2023-24 single game tickets Since Los Angeles' SoFi Stadium was completed in 2020, there has been a history of red and gold filling the crowd. After the last game of the 2021-22 regular season, Rams coach Sean McVay said he was caught "off-guard" by how many 49ers fans filled the Rams' home stadium. The 49ers won that game to clinch a playoff spot but were eliminate...

23 pounds of meth found during traffic stop in Sonoma

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:33 GMT

(KRON) -- A Sonoma County Sheriff's Office deputy found 23 pounds of methamphetamine in a car in Sonoma, SCSO said on Facebook. More drugs were found after deputies searched the suspect's home.The deputy initiated the traffic stop near Stage Gulch Road and Watmaugh Road at about 6:15 a.m. Wednesday. The deputy "noticed several things that suggested the driver was involved in criminal activity," police said. Police: Man who threatened San Jose school as hoax arrested A K9 detected the smell of drugs, and the deputy found the large stash of meth when searching the car. SCSO obtained a search warrant for the suspect's Vacaville home and found a half-pound of meth, 2.2 pounds of fentanyl, about 1,500 fentanyl-laced M30 pills, three loaded guns and ammunition. One of the guns was stolen, police said. Enrique Sanchez-Arias, 33, was arrested for felony possession of a controlled substance and felony transportation of a controlled substance. His bail was set at $250,000.

Kim Jong Un visitará una planta de aviones de combate en Rusia, al tiempo que Putin acepta su invitación a Corea del Norte. ¿Cómo seguirá la relación?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:33 GMT

(CNN) — El líder norcoreano Kim Jong Un continúa este viernes su viaje de varios días a Rusia, donde visitará una planta aeronáutica en la ciudad oriental de Komsomolsk-on-Amur, según medios estatales rusos, después de que ambas partes dijeran que la cooperación militar era una posibilidad.La instalación es la mayor planta de fabricación aeronáutica del país y construye y desarrolla aviones de combate, incluido el Su-35S, informó el medio estatal TASS.También está previsto que Kim viaje a la ciudad portuaria de Vladivostok, donde visitará las capacidades militares de la Flota del Pacífico rusa, según declaró el presidente Vladimir Putin a la agencia estatal de noticias Russia 1.La gira por lugares clave de la región rusa del lejano oriente se produjo después de que Putin dijera que Rusia está considerando y discutiendo cierta cooperación militar con Corea del Norte, tras una cumbre en la que Kim pareció respaldar la guerra de Moscú contra Ucrania.La reunión de cinco horas del ...

Psychedelic drug MDMA eases PTSD symptoms in a study that paves the way for possible US approval

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:33 GMT

The psychedelic drug MDMA can reduce symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, researchers reported in a new study published Thursday. The company sponsoring the research said it plans later this year to seek U.S. approval to market the drug, also known as ecstasy, as a PTSD treatment when combined with talk therapy.“It’s the first innovation in PTSD treatment in more than two decades. And it’s significant because I think it will also open up other innovation,” said Amy Emerson, CEO of MAPS Public Benefit Corporation, the research sponsor.Earlier this year, Australia became the first country to allow psychiatrists to prescribe MDMA and psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms. The drugs are gaining wider cultural acceptance in the U.S. in part because of efforts by the nonprofit advocacy group Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies.For the new study, researchers measured symptoms in 104 people with PTSD who were randomly assigned to get eithe...

Justin Jefferson can’t hold on, Vikings’ 4 fumbles prove costly in sloppy loss to Eagles

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:33 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Justin Jefferson had a touchdown in his grasp.He just couldn’t hold on to the ball.Jefferson hauled in a 30-yard reception that took Minnesota to the Philadelphia 1-yard line, tried to stretch into the end zone and lost the ball as he was tackled. The ball rolled into the end zone and out of bounds, and a seemingly sure score for the Vikings — a first-and-goal, at the very least — turned instead into a touchback.Go-ahead TD, wiped out.“Justin’s just trying to make a play in that moment,” Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell said.Jefferson, who otherwise had a fantastic game with 11 catches for 159 yards, had company on the fumble-happy Vikings. The Vikings lost four fumbles, a critical factor in a 34-28 loss to the Eagles on Thursday night.“I’m putting a lot on myself, fumbling in the end zone like that when we need points,” Jefferson said. “Being the captain of the team, I have to know the situation, take care of the ball. I told my teammates, that’s on me ...