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Barriers facing vulnerable people trying to stay cool

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:43 GMT

As the GTA sweated through another day of extreme heat and sweltering conditions, the city’s Heat Relief Network was once again available to provide relief to residents. The city’s current heat relief strategy provides more than 500 spaces for cooling off, including libraries, civic centres, indoor and outdoor pools, splash pads and malls. Previously when heat warnings were issued, a handful of temporary cooling centres were also opened.Despite an increase in the number of cooling locations now, there is concern the city is sending unhoused people where they are not welcome.“I’ve had people where they have been, not necessarily where they’ve had police arrest them, but they’ve been chased out of using things like a splash pad, for example,” says Diana Chan McNally, the harm reduction case manager at All Saints Toronto. “If you see a grown adult or unhoused person at a children’s splash pad, that’s going to set off alarm bells. So it’s obviou...

Flash Flood Warning issued for Cook County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:43 GMT

7:07 p.m. -- The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a Flash Flood Warning for Cook County until 10 p.m. Wednesday.Skilling: Thunderstorms, possible hail Wednesday nightDownpours and storm-generated wind gusts with the potential for some hail are to accompany some t-storms into Wednesday evening. A few may become severe. But, a huge, well organized upper wind band which lead to a widespread outbreak of severe storms isn't in place. So the storms which blossom in this environment will be left to tap the energy stored in the humid air—what is known as "Latent heat energy". Interactive Radar: Track showers and storm here Make no mistake, storms which feed off latent heat energy absent powerful wind fields aloft are more than capable of generating their own powerful wind gusts and they can produce damage. They don't, however, tend to take on the widespread damaging character of the derecho which swept downstate Illinois last Friday producing a huge swath of damage which ext...

Severe weather leaves storm damage around Chicagoland

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:43 GMT

CHICAGO, Ill. -- Severe weather rolled in and out of the Chicagoland area Wednesday that left trees, power lines, and damage for the community to pick up after.The National Weather Service in Chicago issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning multiple times Wednesday evening.A Flood Watch has been issued for most of Northeastern Illinois until 9 p.m. Wednesday night. Interactive Radar: Track showers and storm here A storm cell passed through Morton Grove Wednesday afternoon with heavy rainfall and high winds.On the east side of Morton Grove, downed limbs and branches along Frontage Road, as well as on Major Ave and Lee Street.A woman who lives in a home with the tree down on that backyard tent said she rented it for the Fourth of July and were waiting to return it when the tree came down.Her neighbor was sitting in his front room when the storm passed by."My dog nudged me in the arm 'hey you should get up.' I was looking to the window, I’ve never seen rain and wind going in a circle, it...

Cameraman at MLB game struck by wild throw, carted off on stretcher

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:43 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A cameraman was injured Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium when he was hit in the head by a wild throw from Baltimore Orioles rookie shortstop Gunnar Henderson.Positioned right next to the New York Yankees' dugout on the first-base side, Pete Stendel of YES Network was struck by a hurried throw from Henderson, who fired high to first as he tried to complete a double play in the fifth inning. DoorDash drops driver who swore at customer in viral video: ‘We’ve removed this Dasher from our platform’ The game was delayed about 17 minutes as the Yankees' athletic training staff and medical personnel tended to Stendel in the camera well. Baltimore players came off the field and waited in their dugout as Yankees and Orioles, including Henderson, watched in obvious concern at a hushed ballpark.A camera operator who was injured on a throwing error by Baltimore Orioles' Gunnar Henderson receives attention during the fifth inning of the Orioles' baseball game against the New Yo...

Justice Department releases slightly less redacted Trump warrant affidavit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:43 GMT

(The Hill) - The Justice Department (DOJ) on Wednesday released a slightly less redacted version of the affidavit that convinced a judge to approve a search warrant of Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate last year.This follows a ruling from Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart earlier in the day that ordered that more information from the affidavit be made public, while denying a request from several news organizations to have the entire document unsealed.Reinhart said in his ruling that the DOJ agreed to have some additional parts of the affidavit be made public, but also asked for other parts to remain sealed “to comply with grand jury secrecy rules and to protect investigative sources and methods.”He found that the DOJ had "met its burden of showing that its proposed redactions of the affidavit are narrowly tailored to serve the Government's legitimate interests and are the least onerous alternative to sealing the entire search warrant affidavit."Reinhart stayed the order until July 13 to give ...

Feds crack down on edibles 'almost identical' to Cheetos, Oreos and other kid favorites

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:43 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – Federal regulators are warning marijuana edible manufacturers in several states to stop making products that imitate snack brands that are popular among children.The Federal Trade Commission and Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that cease and desist letters went to six companies accused of manufacturing the intoxicating products "in packaging almost identical to many snacks and candy children eat, including Doritos tortilla chips, Cheetos cheese-flavored snacks, and Nerds candy."Images of the THC-laden snacks show font and packaging art closely mimicking the candy and chip brands:(FTC/FDA)“Children are more vulnerable than adults to the effects of THC, with many who have been sickened and even hospitalized after eating ‘edibles’ containing it," said Janet Woodcock, the FDA's principal deputy commissioner. "That’s why we’re issuing warnings to several companies selling copycat food products containing delta-8 THC, which can be easily mistaken for popular f...

2 dead after July 4 Columbia County crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:43 GMT

CLAVERACK, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Two people have died, and a Ghent man has been arrested after a two-vehicle car crash in the town of Claverack. The crash took place around 7:05 p.m. Tuesday on State Route 66 just north of County Route 18 (Fish and Game Club Road). Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Police said a BMW being driven by Kenttory Brown, 38, of Ghent, crossed the double yellow line on Route 66 and hit a Ford Focus head-on. The Focus was being driven by 41-year-old Stephanie DeForest, of Columbia County. Police said Brown's vehicle was in the roadway and on fire after the crash. DeForest's car was found heavily damaged, off the roadway, and against a broken utility pole.DeForest was taken to Albany Medical Center with serious injuries where she later died. Homer Snyder, 57, of Columbia County, was a passenger in her vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene. An 8-year-old child who was also in DeForest's car had their...

Injured eagle rescued by Colorado Parks and Wildlife on Fourth of July

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:43 GMT

Colorado Parks and Wildlife executed a rescue fit for Independence Day when they responded to an injured bald eagle on the Fourth of July.Wildlife officers came to the bird’s aid after the fledgling had been behaving strangely for the past couple days in southern Douglas County, CPW said.Officers captured the injured eaglet, wrapping its body in a towel and placing it inside a carrier. The eagle was taken to Birds of Prey Foundation, a Broomfield-based nonprofit dedicated to rehabilitating and releasing injured and orphaned birds.Related ArticlesColorado News | Rescue group saves dog that fell 600 feet from Colorado 14er Colorado News | Golden eagles relocated to Summit County from Denver International Airport Colorado News | Woman rescued from vehicle stuck in floodwaters along Highway 36 in Adams County Colorado News | Bear breaks into Grand County home Tuesday, comes back Wednesday The bird will be treated for ...

Boy shot in the head by stray bullet while watching fireworks in South L.A.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:43 GMT

A young boy remains in critical condition after being shot in the head by a suspected stray bullet while watching July 4th fireworks in South Los Angeles on Tuesday night.The incident happened around 9 p.m. as the victim, 6-year-old Bryan Robles, Jr., was standing outside his apartment building in the 700 block of East 40th Place, according to Los Angeles police.Neighbors told KTLA there were so many loud fireworks going off, it was hard to notice the gunshots at first.Robles' parents noticed the boy had been struck by something falling from the sky but didn't know what it was at first. Then panic ensued."We just heard screaming,” said Margarita Orellano, a witness. “My husband, my son and I approached to help them out. My husband grabbed the baby to give him first aid, to see if he had just fallen or something, but he was bleeding from the head."Amid the panic, Orellano said her 911 calls went unanswered Tuesday night."I, myself, made at least 10 calls, and obviously else around us...

Pro-Trump lawyer Lin Wood gives up his law license

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:57:43 GMT

By Marshall Cohen and Katelyn Polantz | CNNLin Wood, a prominent right-wing attorney and election denier, has given up his law license in an apparent move to stave off disciplinary proceedings tied to his attempts to overturn the 2020 election.Wood is formally retiring from practicing law, and the disciplinary cases against him in Georgia are being dismissed, according to court filings and a letter Wood sent to the state bar this week. His retirement is “unqualified, irrevocable, and permanent,” the court filings state.“I have retired from the active practice of law as I have been planning to do since late 2019,” Wood told CNN.The situation stems from Wood’s conduct after the 2020 election. He filed a series of meritless lawsuits after then-President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, which were filled with debunked theories about massive voter fraud that went nowhere in the courts. He was never formally part of the Trump campaign’s legal team, though he promoted the same election...