NASCAR All-Star Race qualifiers canceled by heavy rain at speedway
NASCAR was forced to cancel the heat races for its All-Star Race on Saturday due to heavy rain in North Carolina. Showers and lightning at the North Wilkesboro Speedway interrupted the Wright Brand 250 truck race during the 81st lap of 250. All racers stopped and evacuated the 0.625-mile track before the showers became an outright downpour, […]
Trump Says He’s Making a ‘Heavy Move into Minnesota’
Former President Donald Trump is making a “big move into Minnesota” in hopes of turning Minnesota, which has consistently voted blue in presidential elections since 1976, red. President Trump will head to the blue state this week to speak at the Minnesota Republican Lincoln-Reagan Banquet. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Trump’s state campaign chairman, […]
Why Biden is holding back heavy bombs from Israel
Heavy bombs, which President Biden has refrained from sending to Israel, are a key issue in the Gaza war, as they are a key means of Israel’s destruction of the territory. Biden suspended shipments of about 3,500 bombs, including heavy 2,000-pound bombs and lighter 500-pound bombs. Both were used to devastating effect in the Gaza […]
Warnings of heavy rain across UK after hottest day of year | UK weather
Weather warnings for rain have been issued across the UK after the hottest days of the year so far. Temperatures reached a maximum of 26.5C (79.7F) on Sunday, but the Japan Meteorological Agency said recent warm and sunny days could end by Monday morning. Temperatures surpassed the previous record of 25.9C this year on Saturday, […]
Lawmakers target heavy metals in baby food with new legislation
Two Democratic senators have introduced a new bill to limit the levels of toxic metals in commercial baby food. they announced on thursday. The bill, called the Baby Food Safety Act of 2024, would give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) new authority to enforce higher safety standards for commercially available baby foods and […]
13 killed as heavy rains unleash landslide in Haiti, force planes near Puerto Rico to land elsewhere
At least 13 people have died in northern Haiti after two days of heavy rain, officials said. Most of the deaths were caused by a landslide in the southeastern coastal city of Cap-Haitien, the Haitian Civil Protection Agency said in a statement Thursday. Days after new prime minister announced, Haitian gangs launch new attacks Officials […]
Heavy rains over Texas have led to water rescues, school cancellations and evacuation orders
Severe storms once again battered the Houston area Friday, exacerbating Texas’ already dangerous flooding and prompting numerous high-water rescues, including rescues from the roofs of flooded homes. Authorities doubled down on emergency evacuation orders for low-lying residents and warned the worst was yet to come. “This threat continues and will only get worse. This is […]
31 confirmed dead as heavy rains continue to batter southern Brazil
Heavy rains in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state have killed 31 people, with the death toll expected to rise further. More than 70 people are still missing and about 17,000 people have been evacuated. The state’s civil defense agency reported that nearly half of the 497 cities were affected. Heavy rains have hit Brazil’s […]
Heavy rains leave at least 10 dead in southern Brazil
Heavy rains in Brazil’s southern state of Rio Grande do Sul have left at least 10 people dead and 21 missing since Monday, the country’s civil defense official said on Wednesday. The Civil Defense added that 11 more people were injured and more than 3,300 people were forced to flee their homes due to storm […]
Heavy minutes prepared Knicks for NBA playoffs: Josh Hart
The Capitol Police aren’t going to like this. Josh Hart, who has led the NBA in minutes played since February, has been a shining example of energy and conditioning through the opening four games of the Knicks-Sixers series. He believes the extra hardship of the regular season not only helped prepare himself, but also his […]