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ICE arrests female UC Berkeley student at San Francisco airport, was seeking asylum based on severe gender-based violence in Colombia

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ICE arrests female UC Berkeley student at San Francisco airport (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) (AFP)

A UC Berkeley student was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at San Francisco International Airport Friday, October 30, while she was waiting to board a flight to Portland with her boyfriend, her attorney has revealed, according to Berkeleyside. 23-year-old Paula Valentina Albornoz Hernandez is being held at ICE’s California City Detention Center, agency … Read more

NC and SC tornado watch today: Which counties and cities are under severe weather alert? Full list

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Tornado watch issued for several NC and SC counties. (UnSplash)

The National Weather Service has issued Tornado Watch 680 for 10 counties across southeastern North Carolina and northeastern South Carolina. The watch is in effective until 5 p.m. EDT on Sunday. Tornado watch issued for several NC and SC counties. (UnSplash) Which counties are under the tornado watch? In North Carolina, the watch covers six … Read more

15 guanacos were taken to a remote Falklands island in the 1930s; their descendants kept their genetic diversity through two severe population crashes

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15 guanacos were taken to a remote Falklands island in the 1930s; their descendants kept their genetic diversity through two severe population crashes

In the late 1930s, a small group of guanacos, native South American camelids, was shipped from southern Patagonia to Staats Island, a remote, treeless Falklands island. Only fifteen animals founded the entire herd. Roughly twenty-five years later, a cull reduced it from about 300 animals to between 10 and 20. Such a herd would be … Read more

Avianca flight makes emergency landing in Miami after severe turbulence, at least 8 injured

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Avianca flight makes emergency landing in Miami after severe turbulence, at least 8 injured

An Avianca aircraft en route from Medellin, Colombia, to New York faced severe turbulence, resulting in several injuries among passengers. (Pic Credit: AP) An Avianca flight had to make an emergency landing in Miami early Friday due to extreme turbulence, injuring at least eight people.Miami-Dade fire rescue said that seven people were transported to nearby … Read more

Nepal battered by severe rain: 21 dead, 5 missing as floods, landslides worsen

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Nepal battered by severe rain: 21 dead, 5 missing as floods, landslides worsen

According to an update from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), landslides accounted for 14 of the deaths. Five people remain missing in landslide-related incidents. Floods have killed four people, while three others died following continuous heavy rainfall. At least 21 people have died, five are missing and five others have been … Read more

Amanda Mack cause of death update: Former EKU volleyball player dies at 20; all about Severe Aplastic Anemia diagnosis

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Amanda Mack, a former EKU volleyball player, died at 20. (Instagram/amandamack2024)

Amanda Mack, a former Eastern Kentucky University volleyball player, died on Wednesday at the age of 20. The news of her passing was confirmed on Mack’s social media. Amanda Mack, a former EKU volleyball player, died at 20. (Instagram/amandamack2024) “It is with incredible sadness that we announce the passing of our beautiful daughter Amanda Elizabeth … Read more

Beauty therapist Chantelle Van Vliet was fired after asking for flexible hours over severe menopause symptoms, wins £32,237 in compensation after tribunal finds she was denied reasonable workplace support

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Beauty therapist Chantelle Van Vliet was fired after asking for flexible hours over severe menopause symptoms, wins £32,237 in compensation after tribunal finds she was denied reasonable workplace support

Beauty therapist Chantelle Van Vliet wins £32,237 after tribunal finds discrimination over menopause symptoms. For Chantelle Van Vliet, asking for a little flexibility at work became the beginning of a painful legal battle. The 48-year-old beauty therapist had spent more than two decades building a career in the aesthetics industry, working at prestigious spas around … Read more

Memphis power outage map: Shelby County residents without electricity as severe thunderstorm warning issued

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Thousands without power in Memphis. (UnSplash)

Power outages are affecting customers across Shelby County, Tennessee, as severe weather moves through the Memphis area. According to PowerOutage.usover 118,000 people were without power in the county as of 6 p.m. CDT on Saturday. All of the reported outages were among customers of Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division (MLGW). See the map here. … Read more

New York tornado warning: Queens, parts of Long Island on alert as severe weather brings flooding

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Tornado warning issued for Queens County and Nassau County. (UnSplash)

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for parts of Queens County and Nassau County until 7:15 p.m. Thursday. Tornado warning issued for Queens County and Nassau County. (UnSplash) Nassau County is located on Long Island, New York. The warning comes as storms are expected to bring heavy rain and severe weather across … Read more

Utah girl Emma Meline was diagnosed with severe aplastic anemia days before Christmas; her 2-year-old sister became her perfect bone marrow match

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Utah girl Emma Meline was diagnosed with severe aplastic anemia days before Christmas; her 2-year-old sister became her perfect bone marrow match

Emma Meline (Image Credit: GoFundMe) A Utah family’s difficult medical journey took an emotional turn when young Emma Meline was diagnosed with severe aplastic anemia just days before Christmas, and about two months later, the family learned that her 2-year-old sister was a perfect bone marrow match. According to a GoFundMe fundraiser organised by Emma’s … Read more