She knew George Floyd and Derek Chauvin — and was their boss
Maya Santamaría owned El Nuevo Rodeo on Lake Street and was the boss of George Floyd and Derek Chauvin. It's been a wet week across Minnesota, with some regions receiving more than four inches of rainfall. The Mesabi Tribune has a new map of sites and attractions from Hibbing to Hoyt Lakes.
Philly is out of a drought that lasted eight months. The U.S. Drought Monitor classified the city as being in abnormally dry conditions or worse from September until its most recent weekly report, released Thursday. Since 2000, Philly has averaged about 13.5 inches of rain over the first four months of the year. The spring rain has been gradual and …
Floods, fires and even terrorist attacks: how ready are our hospitals to cope when disaster strikes?
Floodwaters have engulfed large parts of New South Wales, with at least one person dead and almost 50,000 evacuated. Australia is prone to natural disasters, which are expected to become more frequent and severe as the climate changes. In March 2022, rapidly rising floodwaters on Australia’s east coast posed an imminent threat to Ballina Hospital, on the NSW far north …
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Gazans fear shutdown of water plants as Israel widens offensive
Without fuel deliveries, water and sanitation facilities in Gaza could be shut down by the end of the week. Israel cut off power lines to the main desalination plants in March to pressure Hamas to release the remaining hostages it is holding. Some drinking water was loaded on UN lorries that have entered the strip, but supplies haven't been distributed …
EPA administrator Lee Zeldin and Rep. Adam Schiff got into a fight at the Senate budget hearing Wednesday. Schiff is critical of the EPA administrator for cutting funding for water quality programs in Santa Ana, California and Flint, Michigan in the name of budget cutting to appease his boss.
AP PHOTOS: Tigers, jaguars and elephants are the latest to flee Mexico’s cartel violence
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Microsoft's new AI "Aurora" beats weather centers worldwide. It creates 10-day forecasts for storms, air quality and weather much faster and more precise than conventional methods. Aurora is the first AI model that cuts better when predicting the five-day hurricane tram than seven forecast centers. For example, it correctly predicted the Taifun Doksuri, which hit the Philippines.
‘Playing defense on every level': Advocates worry about future of Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay is the healthiest it has been since 2002. The 2024 Report Card gave the Bay a C+. Environmentalists and advocates are worried about the proposed budget cuts and job losses in federal environmental agencies. Environmentalists are tracking more than $7 billion in cuts to federal agencies proposed in President Trump's budget outline.
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