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The rising Mississippi River will continue to test flood defenses in southeast Iowa and northwest Illinois on Monday as it crests in the area.
The peak water levels this spring will likely rank in the top 10 of all time in many places, but the National Weather Service said river levels will generally remain well below past records. That should help most towns along the river withstand the floodwaters though officials will be checking their floodwalls and sandbag barriers closely in the next few days.
“Luckily we’ve had relatively dry weather over the last week or so and not expecting much in the way of rainfall as well,” National Weather Service meteorologist Tom Philip said. “So it’s coming through as forecast for the most part.”
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The river peaked in the Dubuque area Saturday at 23.03 feet — well below the 25.7 feet record — but officials there were grateful to have the floodwall the city built 50 years ago in place.
A pair of runners jog along the flooded Riverfront trail next to the Mississippi River on April 27, 2023, in Davenport, Iowa. (Nikos Frazier/Quad City Times via AP))
Without that floodwall, the city would be facing significant problems, said Deron Muehring, a civil engineer for the city of Dubuque.
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“The floodwaters would be up to 6 feet deep in the Port of Dubuque and more than 7 feet deep in the south port,” Muehring told the Dubuque Telegraph-Herald.
The river is expected to crest at around 21.6 feet on Monday in the Quad-Cities area, where several neighboring cities sit along the Iowa-Illinois line. Some roads and parks near the river are closed. The record at that spot is 22.7 feet.
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Once the river crests in an area, it may take up to two weeks for the floodwaters to fully recede.
The flooding is expected to ease as the spring surge of water from melting snow works its way further down the 2,300-mile length of the river on its way to the Gulf of Mexico. Most of the tributaries in Iowa, Illinois, and other Midwest states are running lower than usual, so they won’t exacerbate the flooding by dumping large amounts of water into the river.
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So you’ve navigated spiraling air fares, hotel price hikes and you’re off to London for the coronation of King Charles III.
You’re not alone. According to Expedia, searches for London hotels rocketed by 4,285% after the coronation date was announced, with Americans making the most searches, followed by Brits, Canadians, Germans, French and Australians.
The coronation itself takes places on May 6, but there are plenty of related activities to keep royal fans busy on the ground. Here’s what to expect.
Be prepared for potential delays if you’re arriving at Heathrow Terminal 5 in the run up to the coronation, or leaving a couple of days afterward.
Security staff at the terminal – which is used exclusively by British Airways, which codeshares with American Airlines – are due to go on strike protesting against low wages on May 4-6, as well as May 9-10 and May 25-27 .
Technically that should affect outgoing flights, rather than incoming ones, as the staff striking are those on the security lanes for departing flights. However, in a worst case scenario it could have a knock-on effect, delaying flights as a result. Strikers have predicted “disruption” for passengers. When industrial action took place over Easter, British Airways canceled 300 flights.
The airline has not yet said whether it will cancel May flights and didn’t respond to a request for comment, but a spokesperson for Heathrow Airport told CNN in a statement, “We will not let [strikes] disrupt the flow of visitors to the UK during such an important period for the country.”
So if you’re leaving London on strike days, leave a little extra time at the airport, and if you’re flying in on BA, check your itinerary carefully – and ensure there’s leeway for any potential cancelations.
Hotel rates are, predictably, up for the coronation dates, particularly for properties near the action. Yet they’re not out of control.
Take the Conrad London St. James, for example, which sits between the Mall and Westminster Abbey. A two night stay is still available from May 6-8 for an average of £822 (about $1,026) per night. Stay May 5-7, checking out the day after the coronation, however, and it’s £575 ($718) per night. That contrasts with a lowest price of £330 ($412) per night in May, though other stays this month cost up to £817 ($1,020). Nearby, the Hub by Premier Inn St. James’s Park, a usually budget hotel, has availability on May 6 for £299 ($373).
Mind you, staying close to the action may not improve your chances of getting a prime view – although you’ll definitely be within hearing distance. Most of the roads around Westminster Abbey and St. James’s Park Underground station will be blocked off. The closest entry to the procession point is Westminster Tube station. Local hotels have been told that there will be “blockades” so it seems there will be little chance of sneaking a view of Westminster Abbey from the street outside.
Did you already book accommodation? Check if it’s refundable, as you might want to look into rebooking. Those initial coronation price hikes are already coming down, according to booking website HotelPlanner.
The website predicts 90-95% occupancy for the coronation weekend, but says that some prices are already lowering. Co-founder and CEO Tim Hentschel said in a statement:
“Prices are incredibly fluid. Hotels yield their rates through algorithms similar to online day traders. If their systems see sudden spikes in demand they yield up, which has been reflected by reports of high nightly rates for the Coronation weekend in recent weeks.
“However, with news of Heathrow security strikes threatening to derail appetite for overseas visitors, coupled with the plateau of the supply and demand curve, the public may now find that it’s the best time to book accommodation to land a late deal.
“Hotels will usually start their prices high in anticipation for heightened demand, but it’s not uncommon for prices to lower as the date for an event approaches.”
It’s found rooms at the Marriott County Hall, just across the river from Westminster, for £561 per night – down from £673 in mid-April – and rooms at the Crowne Plaza Albert Embankment for £350, down from £504. Even the chi-chi Savoy has knocked its rates down from £1,285 to £1,151.
If you’re still looking, look fast. Hentschel predicts that UK and European tourists may make last-minute bookings this week, which would send prices up again. So look again – and it might be worth keeping bookings refundable, just in case there’s a day-of-travel drop.
The coronation itself will take place on the morning of Saturday May 6 at Westminster Abbey. The service itself is for VIPs only, but the public can watch the procession along a 1.3-mile route from Buckingham Palace to the Abbey.
The couple will travel to the Abbey in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach. They’ll go down the long, straight Mall leading from the palace, through Admiralty Arch, turn right to travel down Whitehall and around Parliament Square to finish at the Abbey at 11 a.m..
On the way back, they’ll take the same route in reverse, but the procession will be much bigger, slower and grander – not least because they’ll be traveling in the 18th-century Gold State Coach. Other members of the royal family will also join this procession, as well as around 4,000 servicemen and women.
If you love the pomp and circumstance of the royals, you’ll want to see it. And if watching it on TV isn’t good enough, you’ll have to add a quintessential British activity to your trip: queuing.
There will be viewing areas for the public along the Mall and Whitehall. They’ll open at 6 a.m. on the day and will be closed once full – which will probably be fast. An accessible area is also first come first served.
The best place to see it? The Mall is the ideal spot – its length is best for visibility, and the fly-past (see below) will go straight over it. Depending on where you’re standing, you might be able to snatch a photo with Buckingham Palace in the background, too.
If the viewing sites are already full, you’ll be directed to one of three screening sites in nearby parks: Hyde Park, Green Park and St. James’s Park, though they’re also expected to reach capacity fast. There will be toilets, water refilling points and food and drinks stalls here.
For more details, see the government website here.
Didn’t make it into the viewing areas for the processions? Once the family is back in the palace, there’ll be a fly-past over the Mall and Buckingham Palace involving more than 60 aircraft flying overhead, as the new king and queen – accompanied by other royals – appear on the balcony.
You might still be able to join in the occasion. The Mall will be (gradually) opened up after the procession goes by, allowing more people in to get near the palace.
Sunday is your chance to join a British “knees-up,” or party. Local communities will be encouraged to have “Coronation Big Lunches” across the UK, from street parties to sit-down meals or even a cup of tea with neighbors. The UK Government’s dedicated coronation website allows you to search for events by postcode – and has a map showing what’s been registered so far across London.
Later that evening, on May 7, Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Andrea Bocelli will be amongst the performers at a concert in the grounds of Windsor Castle. There will also be a performance from the Coronation Choir – a megachoir of amateur singers and community choirs, including refugee and LGBTQ+ groups, from across the country. The ticket ballot has now closed, so you can’t watch it there – or in Windsor at all, unless you try the Fairmont (see below) – but a large screen will be set up in St James’s Park, back in London. The concert begins at 8 p.m. and entry is from 4 p.m.. It’s free to access, and there will be food and drinks stalls, toilets and water refilling stations.
As well as those famous names, the concert will feature “music, dance and spoken word performances,” featuring “contemporary stars of stage and screen” as well as those musicians. See here for more details, including accessibility options.
If you’re desperate to be in Windsor for the concert, you have one option. The Fairmont Windsor Park hotel is screening it in the hotel grounds as part of a garden party. Tickets cost £150 (or £50 for children), including a picnic hamper with sparkling wine. Overnight packages, including tickets, start from £829 for two people.
There will be plenty of events going on across the country, too, from street parties to lunches and volunteering opportunities.
The UK Government’s dedicated coronation website allows you to search for events by postcode – and has a map showing what’s been registered so far across London.
On the Monday — a Bank Holiday in the UK – it’s time to give something back. “The Big Help Out” is a volunteering initiative in which people are asked to give something back to their community. Again, you can look for opportunities on the government website.
There’ll be plenty to do to keep you in the coronation mood 24/7. City Cruises – which operates sightseeing tours along the River Thames – will be decking out their interiors with bunting, cardboard cutouts of the royals, and cloaks and crowns for visitors to dress up in, during the first week of May.
And if you pop into Hilton London Bankside for a whisky-based “King’s Cocktail” at the bar, you can also see an 88-pound chocolate replica of the coronation carriage in the lobby. Complete with chocolate horses drawing it, the “Chocolate Coronation Carriage” took 25 days to build and is taking pride of place in the lobby.
If you’re planning a trip to Windsor to gawk at the castle, make it Monday May 8. Royal Windsor Racecourse, near Windsor Castle, and on the bank of the River Thames, is having a race night to celebrate the day’s public holiday. The Queen Mother used to come here on Mondays when she stayed at the castle, and other royals have attended races – though don’t get your hopes up for this one. Free advance tickets have all been snapped up, but you can still buy packages from £25, which includes two drinks vouchers and a return trip by boat from Windsor town center.
Are your pockets as deep as a king’s? Then the “Royal Morning” experience – £8,200 for up to four people from Untold Story Travel – might be one for you. You’ll get private entrance to Kensington Palace, with the whole palace just open for the likes of Will, Kate, the kids… and you. A royal curator will take you around the State Apartments, show you Queen Victoria’s jewelry, and whisk you through the current Crown to Couture exhibition. Your ride to and from the palace? A Daimler once owned by the Queen Mother. You might want to practice your royal wave.
Buckingham Palace Road, which runs along the side of the palace towards Victoria Station, is the place for souvenirs and all things memorabilia. Prices range from cheap(ish) and cheerful to high end. To go all out, the royals have an official gift shop, the Buckingham Palace Shop, at number 7 Buckingham Palace Road, near the Queen’s Gallery.
If you want to come fully primed, Heathrow is already selling bunting and flags at its duty free stores in arrivals.
Meanwhile Premier Inn, a comfortable budget UK chain, is selling limited edition “king”-style bathrobes, complete with fake ermine trim. So if you’re staying at the property by Westminster Abbey, you can at least wander around in your room in style, even if you can’t get near the service. Robes cost £50 and are made by The Sewing Rooms, a social enterprise in the UK. All proceeds go to Great Ormond Street Hospital for children. They’ll be on sale online from May 4, when the page will go live.
If you’re not up for braving the crowds, guests of Bulgari Hotel London can enjoy a live screening of the coronation in the hotel’s private cinema. It’ll screen the entire event, from the procession to the crowning, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Can’t afford a room? Guests of the hotel restaurant, Sette by Scarpetta, can also join. The restaurant will also have a special Coronation Brunch on May 6, with live music and coronation-themed kids’ entertainment, and the hotel offers a privately guided Royal Coronation Tour of London.
And if you’re keen to look the part, Dukes London has a “Royal Connoisseur Experience” for stays in 2023. You’ll get by-appointment-only access to five of the top level designers and boutiques around the posh St James’s neighborhood, including Lock & Co. Hatters, Anderson & Sheppard Savile Row tailors, and traditional barber Truefitt & Hill, who’ll give you a haircut or a hot towel wet shave. Rates start at £2,345 for two nights accommodation, including breakfast and one dinner.
Similarly, Brown’s Hotel is offering a two-night “Royal Warrant Journey” package, during which guests can visit local business which hold royal warrants (i.e. they’re official suppliers to the royals). Stops include a Savile Row tailor and a visit to the rare book room in iconic London bookshop Hatchards.
The Goring, just round the corner from Buckingham Palace, has long been a favorite of the royals – the then Kate Middleton stayed here before her marriage to Prince William, and the Queen Mother used to be a regular in the restaurant. In fact, this is the only London hotel with a royal warrant.
It’s also part of the PoB Hotels’ Coronation Concierge service, which will design individual royal-themed itineraries depending on your preferences. If you can’t stretch to the minimum £960 per night its rooms cost over the coronation, its restaurant is offering a six-course “Coronation Tasting Menu” based on Welsh products and foraged ingredients as a tribute to the king, who has always espoused environmental philosophies.
A new report documents the difficult post-layoff job search and working conditions of hundreds of California fossil fuel workers in the aftermath of the 2020 closure of the Marathon Martinez oil refinery in Contra Costa County, California.
The report, from the University of California, Berkeley Labor Center, is case study of the perils and needs of workers in the nation’s changing energy landscape.
One of the first, in-depth, representative studies of displaced fossil fuel workers, the report by Virginia Parks and Ian Baran of UC Irvine draws on a survey of 140 former Marathon workers and nearly two dozen interviews. The study finds that while the laid off workers broadly support the region’s transition to a clean energy economy, they faced significant financial strain, mental health challenges and difficulty securing high-quality, union jobs in the aftermath of the refinery shutdown.
“Oil and gas workers are highly skilled, hard-working experts who have so much to offer in emerging clean industries. We recognize the need for this nationwide change, and we want to be a part of it—but we can’t do it alone,” says Tracy Scott, president of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 5, which represented 345 of the approximately 700 workers laid off at the facility.
“The personal, financial, and generational impact of these closures on working people is immense. Elected leaders must do better, from a public policy standpoint, to ensure those impacted by the transition to a clean economy are supported.”
In October 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic raged across the country, the Marathon oil refinery in Martinez, California shut down after 100 years of operation. Hundreds of workers were laid off, losing stable, union jobs. While three out of every four former Marathon workers eventually found new work, they made a median $12/hour less than prior to their layoff, the study finds. Another 26% of workers remained unemployed one year after their layoff.
Funded by the State of California’s Workforce Development Board, the study finds that 91% of the surveyed former Marathon workers are willing to enroll in a subsidized training program, but many workers were apprehensive about the efficacy of training in the absence of clear pathways into job opportunities with comparable pay and benefits. The report compiles a set of recommendations for local, state, and federal leaders to better support workers through job and career transitions and lays out a blueprint for leaders to ensure equitable transition to clean energy for all workers.
“California leads the nation in the shift to clean energy,” says Tim Rainey, executive director of the California Workforce Development Board. “Building an economy where working families can prosper requires that elected leaders and employers listen to workers, plan ahead, and get creative in finding solutions that support and empower people as they move into new roles. UC Berkeley’s report offers critical insights about how we can navigate the challenges of our changing economy, based on workers’ real experiences.”
“The energy transition is already happening, but we cannot be transitioning the economy at the expense of workers and the communities they live in,” says Parks. “The experience of the Marathon workers clearly demonstrates the need for proactive, worker-centered policies and supports in order to build a high-road, carbon-neutral economy.”
The study paints a stark picture of the deep financial and personal hardships facing those laid off following the shutdown and repurposing of this oil refinery mid-pandemic. One-third of workers surveyed said they were falling behind financially—up from only 3% before the layoffs—and nearly one-third took early withdrawal from their retirement accounts to make ends meet.
“I was devastated,” says James Feldermann, a former Marathon refinery worker who was laid off. “It’s not losing a job, it’s losing a career. It’s losing where you were going to retire from.”
A majority of respondents also stated that they cycled through two or more jobs in the year after their layoff, and many expressed frustration with the lack of safety protections or union representation in their new jobs. What’s more, a quarter of workers encountered problems applying for or receiving unemployment insurance and another quarter didn’t apply for UI at all.
While all of the workers who responded to the survey were members of United Steelworkers Local 5 during their employment at the Marathon refinery, only 43% held union jobs after the closure. Without the strength of a union behind them, the former Marathon workers reported losing the ability to advocate effectively for better pay, benefits, and training.
In consultation with former refinery workers interviewed for the study, the report compiles a list of recommendations for how federal, state, and local leaders should approach the transition to clean energy and support the growing ranks of displaced workers across California and nationwide. The worker-recommended solutions include:
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Military drills and saber-rattling between the U.S. and China may give the image that conflict is just around the corner, but military experts argue that the important role played in deterrent shows of force should not be overlooked.
“I favor robust exercises with all U.S. bilateral treaty partners in the Indo-Pacific region, and we do that,” James Anderson told Fox News Digital. “That is a good and positive thing, and to the extent that we can combine exercise with other partners, that’s also beneficial.”
“In other words, the more clearly that the PRC (People’s Republic of China) is able to see the U.S. resolve and capabilities with our allies in the region the better because that will make them think twice before doing anything reckless and rash,” he added.
Beijing’s threats have increased since former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., visited the island nation last year.
Philippine and U.S. soldiers fire artillery during a joint military exercise at Zambales in the Philippines on April 26, 2023.
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The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China earlier this month executed military drills around Taiwan in what appeared to be a dry run of its plan to take the island, with dozens of aircraft and ships gathering near Taiwan and seeming to surround it.
Taiwan reported as many as 70 fighter aircraft near the island, with half of the fighters detected as having crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entering Taiwan’s self-declared air defense identification zone (ADIZ).
Destroyer Jinan from the Chinese navy, front, and cruiser Varyag from the Russian navy sail in formation after a joint naval exercise in the East China Sea on Dec. 27, 2022. (Sun Fei / Xinhua via Getty Images)
The exercise, which Beijing claimed was part of general “combat readiness patrols,” occurred following a meeting between Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in Los Angeles around the same time a U.S. delegation visited Taiwan.
Anderson described China’s “large-scale provocative military exercises” carried out following Pelosi’s visit as “problematic and inherently risky” as they carry “the risk of miscalculation” tantamount to “dress rehearsals” for a blockade or attack on the island.
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The U.S. then executed its largest-ever joint military drills with the Philippines, which had been planned for months ahead of time, but military officials said the timing only helped reaffirm that the U.S. views China’s threat to Taiwan as “a big deal.”
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, center left, poses for photos after receiving the Order of Propitious Clouds with Special Grand Cordon, Taiwan’s highest civilian honor, from Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, center right, at the president’s office. (Chien Chih-Hung / Office of The President via Getty Images / File)
Anderson said he views such drills as “positive” as long as they remain “clearly a defensive exercise.” The drills take months to organize with “extensive coordination” of “quite complicated” maneuvers.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., shakes hands with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen after delivering statements to the press at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, April 5, 2023. (AP Photo / Ringo H.W. Chiu)
“There’s also a messaging component that goes with these exercises to convey to allies and partners,” Anderson said. “A message of assurance that we’re doing this to be able to better protect our interests in the region – and a messaging component to the PRC that we are doing these exercises to protect our allies.”
U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul, R-Texas, left, attends a luncheon with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen during a visit by a congressional delegation to Taipei, Taiwan, on April 8, 2023. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP)
The drills, then, can play a positive role in deterring Chinese ambition, even if it appears that each country is inching closer to all-out conflict.
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“I think it’s important for us to demonstrate military capability and will to potentially use force to defend our interests and our interests with our allies, so the military tool has to be fundamental to our efforts,” Matt McInnis, a senior fellow for the Institute for the Study of War’s China Program, told Fox News Digital.
But McInnis said military might is not the only tool in play, nor should it be: Shows of force occur in tandem with economic and political components, all of which the U.S. has utilized as it seeks to maintain Taiwan’s independence.
U.S. and Philippine troops fire rocket artillery during joint drills on March 31, 2023, in Laur, Nueva Ecija, Philippines.
“I think that the more the U.S. can do to help investment in our partners in the region, especially in the South Pacific, in Southeast Asia and even into the Indian Ocean basin, to be competitive with China’s investments because we know China develops economic ties in part to create those political relationships that can then translate into support in potential military or crisis scenarios,” McInnis said.
Anderson again noted the importance of not only displaying military might but also helping arm and train Taiwanese military personnel so they can mount their own defense.
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“That’s what deterrence is all about. It’s making sure your would-be aggressor has a clear picture of what they would face in the event they decide to attack. So, helping Taiwan arm itself and exercising robustly in the Indo-Pacific region are things that we need to continue to do and do as robustly as possible,” Anderson said.
Fox News Digital’s Lawrence Richard contributed to this report.
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A massive manhunt is still underway in Texas as more than 250 law enforcement officers from more than a dozen agencies search for the man suspected of shooting and killing five of his neighbors, including a young child, after he was asked to stop firing his rifle near their home, authorities say.
Wilson Garcia told CNN that he and two others walked over to the suspect’s home in Cleveland, Texas, Friday night to ask that he shoot his gun on the other side of his yard because the earsplitting gunfire was making Garcia’s baby cry.
But the suspect, identified by law enforcement as 38-year-old Francisco Oropesa, refused, Garcia said. Police were called five times to report the neighbor’s activities, he said, but by the time police arrived at the scene, it was already too late.
Oropesa had already charged into the home where the father was staying, first shooting Garcia’s wife, Sonia Argentina Guzman, in the doorway before shooting three other adults and Garcia’s 9-year-old son, Daniel Enrique Laso-Guzman, he said.
Oropesa had been drinking that night, San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers said.
Garcia said he fled the home after a woman inside told him his two other children needed him to survive. That woman was also killed by Oropesa, he said.
“(She) saw when my wife fell to the ground and was dying, and she told me to throw myself out the window because my children were already without their mother,” said Garcia.
When police arrived at the home they found the victims had been shot “almost execution style” from the neck up, Capers told local media.
Authorities have identified the other victims as Diana Velázquez Alvarado, 21; Julisa Molina Rivera, 31, and José Jonathan Cásarez, 18. Though authorities previously reported that Daniel Enrique Laso-Guzman was 8 years old, Garcia said his son turned 9 in January.
Now, Oropesa – a Mexican national — could be anywhere as investigators have no indication of his whereabouts and are quickly approaching dead ends in their search, FBI Houston Special Agent in Charge James Smith said in a news conference Sunday.
A collective $80,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the suspect’s arrest as authorities seek justice for the victims — who were all Honduran nationals — and safety for the surrounding community.
“We consider him armed and dangerous,” said Smith. “He’s out there, and he’s a threat to the community.”
As the FBI special agent, Smith, said there were “zero leads” into Oropesa’s whereabouts as of Sunday afternoon, investigators are taking painstaking efforts to uncover information.
Authorities had been tracking Oropesa’s cell phone, but found it abandoned Saturday, along with some clothing, according to Capers. And though tracking dogs were able to pick up a scent from the items, they later lost it, he said.
Law enforcement officers have been going door to door seeking security camera footage or any other information residents may have, Capers, the sheriff, said.
The hefty reward for Oropesa’s arrest will also be advertised on Spanish-language billboards that will be erected in the area to urge the public to submit tips, the sheriff said.
“I can pretty much can guarantee you he’s contacted some of his friends,” Smith said. “We just don’t know which friends they are, and that is what we need from the public is any type of information.”
Oropesa’s wife has been interviewed multiple times and is in “constant contact” with investigators, the sheriff said.
After officials confirmed those killed were all Honduran nationals, the Honduran Foreign Ministry said it is preparing to repatriate their remains.
“The Government of Honduras deeply regrets the loss of these valuable lives and accompanies all their loved ones in their pain. We demand that the pertinent authorities arrest the perpetrator of this terrible event and apply the full weight of the law,” the agency said in a statement.
Garcia, who wife and son were killed, told CNN that there were 15 people in the house at the time of the shooting. Authorities said earlier that there were 10 present.
On Sunday, Capers became emotional as he spoke about Daniel Enrique Laso-Guzman.
“My heart is with this eight-year-old boy,” Capers said. “I don’t care if he was here legally. I don’t care if he was here illegally. He was in my county. Five people died in my county, and that is where my heart is — in my county, protecting my people to the best of our ability.”
A Virginia woman was arrested on Thursday for allegedly abducting a 3-year-old child at the Tysons Corner Center mall.
Jane Pyo, 33, was charged with abduction, possession of burglarious tools and assault on law enforcement. She was also charged with trespassing and was served an outstanding warrant for failure to appear.
Fairfax County police officers observed Pyo talking with the child and taking the child’s hand. Pyo then reportedly walked into Tysons Corner Center with the child.
“Pyo was observed picking the child up and going down an escalator with the child in her arms,” police said in a statement.
Jane Pyo, 33, was charged with abduction, possession of burglarious tools and assault on law enforcement, along with trespassing. (Fairfax County Police Department)
Officers were able to locate her and the child at a Coastal Flats restaurant in the mall. Pyo allegedly assaulted officers when they were taking her into custody.
The child was returned to their family uninjured. Fairfax County Police Department said they are providing resources and assistance to the child’s family.
“Victim specialists from our Victim Services Division have been assigned to ensure the victims receive appropriate resources and assistance,” the statement added.
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Pyo was taken to Fairfax County’s Adult Detention Center, where she was held without bond.
Fairfax County police officers were able to locate her and the abducted child at a Coastal Flats restaurant in Tysons Corner. (Google Maps)
Anyone with information about this case is encouraged to submit tips to 703-246-7800.
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Fairfax County Police Department is investigating the case. There are no additional details at this time.
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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday brushed aside concerns about President Joe Biden’s age following the president’s reelection bid announcement, saying “Age is one thing. I think experience is another.”
The independent senator, who, at 81, is a year older than Biden, told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union” that “if you believe in democracy – you want to see more people vote, not fewer people vote, I think the choice is pretty clear. And that choice is Biden.”
Sanders, who caucuses with Democrats in the Senate, endorsed Biden’s reelection bid last week, and the president is likely to enjoy an easy path to the 2024 Democratic nomination. Author Marianne Williamson and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are challenging him in the primary, but no major Democratic candidates are expected to join them.
But at 80, Biden is the nation’s oldest president. Polls have consistently reflected concern about his age, even among Democrats.
Although there are clear moments when Biden is visibly slower physically than he was, dozens of aides, administration officials and members of Congress who’ve spent time with him have relayed stories to CNN about how thorough and demanding he is in meeting after meeting.
Sanders, who is up for reelection 2024 but has yet to detail his plans, said Sunday that the key for Democrats to hold the White House rests in a stronger focus on “working-class issues.”
The party, he said, has “got to make it clear that we believe in a government that represents all, not just the few. Take on the greed of the insurance companies, the drug companies, Wall Street, all the big money interests, and start delivering for working-class people.”
“You do that,” he said, “I think Biden is going to win in a landslide.”
Biden conceded earlier this month that he “took a hard look” at his own age as he contemplated whether to seek reelection.
“(The American electorate is) going to see a race, and they’re going to judge whether or not I have it or don’t have it. I respect them taking a hard look at it. I take a hard look at it as well – I took a hard look at it before I decided to run, and I feel good, I feel excited about the prospects,” Biden said when pressed on his age during a joint news conference alongside South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol at the White House.
“With regard to age, I can’t even say I guess how old I am. I can’t even say the number – it doesn’t register with me,” he joked.
Biologists at Michigan State University (MSU) have been studying damselflies — which resemble dragonflies and are abundant as both predator and prey in wetlands — in order to understand what happens throughout their lifecycle from nymph to winged insect, along with what they eat, when summers grow warmer and longer, according to MSU Today.
Now, a new study from MSU suggests bugs will thrive in an ever-warming world.
Researchers discovered that damselflies were birthing an extra set of larvae each year to keep up with rapid changes of the world’s weather, according to SWNS, a British news agency, which also reported on the study.
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The lifecycles of the bugs from Michigan were shown to mirror those of their southern relatives living in warmer climates — and this was successfully keeping them alive, the same source reported.
This contradicts many scientific models that suggested global warming would doom predator-prey species such as the damselfly.
Damselflies — which resemble dragonflies (one is shown above) — are abundant as both predator and prey in wetlands. (AP Photo/The Greeley Tribune, Jim Rydbom)
The MSU team felt that current predictions of the impact of climate change on animals were unrealistic — and that those predictions didn’t factor in how critters might behave differently in various temperatures.
Other models only simulated what would happen if damselflies lived a one-year lifecycle in a warmer world — concluding they would burn out, die, and potentially become extinct.
The bugs could actually thrive if they birthed an extra generation each season.
MSU’s team found the bugs could actually thrive if they birthed an extra generation each season.
The study’s co-author Phoebe Zarnetske, an associate professor of integrative biology at MSU, said in a media statement, “We are seeing the pace of climate change is much more rapid than organisms have endured in their evolutionary experience.”
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She also said, “That rapid pace is going to be even more of an issue with the increase in extreme events like heat waves.”
To build the new model, a mathematician worked on observational and experimental work in the field and laboratory to build a more robust model simulating the future for predators and prey, SWNS reported of the study.
Damselflies are iconic species whose lifecycles reflect changes to a warming world. Researchers from MSU discovered damselflies were birthing an extra set of larvae each year to keep up with changes in the world’s weather. (SWNS)
By studying how temperature changes affect insects in the field, the team said it believes their predictions are much more realistic.
The research began when Dr. Laura Twardochleb, a pupil of Professor Zarnetske, spent a year watching damselflies’ complex lives, SWNS said.
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The insects emerge as adults from ponds in the spring — then mate and reproduce. The juveniles spend over a year in a pond growing by eating zooplankton.
Dr. Twardochleb saw that early models projecting how warming climates would affect predators such as the damselfly were far simpler than the nature she was observing.
They didn’t allow for the north’s changing seasons.
Michigan State University (MSU) PhD graduate Laura Twardochleb is shown investigating the effects of warming on freshwater biodiversity. (SWNS)
They also did not keep track of a predator’s size, growth or how their lifestyle changed with the hotter weather, SWNS noted.
Professor Chris Klausmeier, a mathematician and theoretical ecologist at MSU, incorporated Dr. Twardochleb’s observations with his own theory.
The team laid the groundwork for future investigations into how various species will adapt to a warmer world, said Dr. Twardochleb.
He said, “I can make up any model I want unconstrained by reality. But that’s a little dangerous because of course you want something related to the real world,” according to SWNS reporting.
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Dr. Twardochleb wrote in Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, a research journal, that the team had laid the groundwork for future investigations into how various species will adapt to a warmer world, particularly disease-carrying mosquitoes.
She added, as SWNS also reported, “A lot of models said predators were going to starve. That’s what’s exciting — that we can make models more realistic.”
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Usher and fashion designer Kimora Lee Simmons were reunited on Saturday 25 years after Lee Simmons appeared in the singer’s “Nice & Slow” music video – all thanks to Kim Kardashian.
The reality star took her friends, including sister Khloe Kardashian and Lee Simmons, to Las Vegas to see Usher’s residency show and documented the moment on her Instagram Stories when a bare-chested Usher approached Lee Simmons to serenade her with the nostalgic track.
“She was this tall back then,” Usher said when he pulled Lee Simmons’ out of her seat mid-concert. The pair swayed together arm-in-arm as Kim and Khloe, along with the audience, were seen relishing the moment.
Kim also captured Usher feeding Lee Simmons a chocolate strawberry and dancing close to her while singing “Nice & Slow.” When he made his way back to the stage, Lee Simmons was seen laughing and fanning herself after the steamy moment.
The “Nice & Slow” music video featured Lee Simmons as the singer’s love interest. The track is off of Usher’s 1997 “My Way” album and spent two weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1998.
Kim Kardashian’s girls trip to Usher’s show also served as another special milestone.
In October, Kim attempted to take her friends to see the R&B singer’s Las Vegas residency for her own birthday, but due to weather conditions they were unable to land and noshed on In-N-Out burgers back in Los Angeles instead.
Even though Kim was finally able to see Usher’s show last weekend while in Las Vegas to officiate hairstylist Chris Appleton and “White Lotus” star Lukas Gage’s wedding, Kim said on her Instagram Stories that her girlfriends felt she “cheated on them.”
“I’m returning the surprise to all these lovely ladies and gentlemen and we are going to Usher,” she said while taking off on her private jet this weekend.
And from the looks of it, it seems like Kim and her friends “got it bad” for Usher.
