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Confirmed tornado touchdown causes destruction in Santa Fe; knocked-down trees, structural damage and torn-off roofs reported

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‘Confirmed tornado touchdown’ causes destructionin Santa Fe (Pexel - representational image)

A tornado caused significant damage in Santa Fe on Saturday night, October 24, the city said, according to KOAT Action News 7. Residents reported knocked-down trees, structural damage, torn-off roofs, and debris strewn about. Emergency services reportedly responded to the area of Rancho Siringo and Camino Chueco. ‘Confirmed tornado touchdown’ causes destructionin Santa Fe (Pexel … Read more

Jaden Read: Kansas man arrested for repeated threats against Trump, claimed to have mapped out roofs to shoot POTUS

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Kansas man arrested for repeated threats against Trump, claimed to have ‘mapped out roofs’ to shoot POTUS (AP/PTI) (AP10_20_2026_000002B) (AP)

A Kansas man was arrested after repeated threats to assassinate President Donald Trump. Jaden Read, 24, was arrested after threats were posted on local television news stations’ social media pages, Fox5NY reported. Kansas man arrested for repeated threats against Trump, claimed to have ‘mapped out roofs’ to shoot POTUS (AP/PTI) (AP10_20_2026_000002B) (AP) One of the … Read more

Philadelphia put white roofs on 340 low-income seniors’ homes; temperatures fell 5°F, saving 560 kWh annually in AC electricity

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Philadelphia put white roofs on 340 low-income seniors’ homes; temperatures fell 5°F, saving 560 kWh annually in AC electricity

Philadelphia tested a simple way to protect older, low-income residents from summer heat by putting reflective white roof coatings on hundreds of homes between 2001 and 2003. The Cool Homes Programme targeted elderly households living in the city’s older housing stock, where dark roofs could absorb intense sunlight and transfer heat into upper-floor rooms. Around … Read more