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NOAA disavows National Weather Service tweet that refuted Trump’s claim Dorian was headed toward Alabama
In a statement attributed to an unnamed NOAA spokesperson, the agency said Trump had been given information from August 28 until Monday that Dorian could impact Alabama. “From Wednesday, August 28, through Monday, September 2, the information provided by NOAA and the National Hurricane Center to President Trump and the wider public demonstrated that tropical-storm-force …
Fighter on Fighter: Breaking down UFC 242’s Dustin Poirier
Knockout artist, Dustin Poirier, will square off with Sambo specialist, Khabib Nurmagomedov, this Saturday (Sept. 7, 2019) at UFC 242 from inside The Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. After Michael Johnson knocked out Poirier in 2016, “The Diamond” changed. He’d always been tough, well-rounded and powerful, but that loss seemed to really inspire …
Felicity Huffman, celeb pals say she’s the victim in letters to judge
She’s desperate — to stay out of prison. Actress Felicity Huffman wrote a pleading letter to a federal judge in a last-ditch effort to avoid time behind bars for conspiring with college-admissions fixer Rick Singer to get her daughter into college — and got her famous husband and a celebrity pal to go to bat …
Asteroid collision with Earth ruled out by NASA – hours later, it smashes into Caribean | Science | News
“This was roughly the equivalent of spotting something the size of a gnat from a distance of 310 miles (500 kilometres).” Davide Farnocchia, a scientist at NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object (NEO) Studies, said: “Asteroids this size are far smaller than what we’re tasked to track. “They’re so small, they would not survive passing …
Missouri Valley business owners concerned after break-ins
MISSOURI VALLEY, Iowa (WOWT)– A series of break-ins in Missouri Valley has some residents and business owners on edge. In the last few days, Valley Arms gun shop and the concession stand at the fairground was broken into. Surveillance video shows a man in a bright green hat breaking in and crawling into the store …
NOAA backs President Trump on Alabama Hurricane Dorian forecast over its own meteorologists
Andrew Freedman Editor focusing on extreme weather, climate change, science and the environment. September 6 at 7:00 PM The Federal agency that oversees the National Weather Service has sided with President Trump over its own scientists in the ongoing controversy over whether or not Alabama was at risk of a direct hit from Hurricane Dorian. …
India’s space agency loses contact with craft moments before moon landing
India’s space agency lost contact with with a lunar lander on Friday, throwing into question whether it successfully completed the historic mission to land on the moon’s south pole. The Chandrayaan-2’s Vikram lander appeared to be on its way to landing on the south pole before images on a computer screen following it appeared to …
Police Look To Identify Man Suspected Of Breaking Into Multiple Houses Overnight – CBS Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Police are looking for a man they say broke into multiple homes, most recently while the homeowners were sleeping. Police shared surveillance footage of a man they say had climbed a fire escape and entered a house through an open window. According to police, the homeowner was sleeping at the time of …
Zooey Deschanel splits from husband Jacob Pechenik
“After much discussion and a long period of contemplation we have decided we are better off as friends, business partners and co-parents rather than life partners,” a statement from the couple provided to CNN said. “We remain committed to our business, our values and most of all our children. Thank you for respecting our privacy …
2 new human cases of EEE confirmed in Mass., bringing total number to 7
Laboratory tests have confirmed two new human cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus infection bringing the total number of human cases to seven, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health said Friday.Health officials said a woman in her 60s from eastern Worcester County and a girl from Sudbury in Middlesex County have been diagnosed. As a …
