sh sh fg mc ra Tuesday, March 26, 2024 Kennebec Sentinel D6 WEATHER PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AP) A mag- nitude 6.9 earthquake has hit a remote part of western Papua New Guinea killing at least three people and causing extensive damage to around 1,000 homes, offi- cials said. The quake rocked the East Sepik region at about 6.20 a.m. Sunday near the town of Ambunti, about 470 miles northwest of the capi- tal of Port Moresby, and at a depth of 25 miles, according to reports by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. East Sepik province Gov- ernor Allan Bird posted on Facebook Sunday that initial estimates show the earth- quake had destroyed about 1,000 homes in the area which was already with widespread from earlier in March. flooding actually covers an area more than 800 kilometers long, and so about maybe 60 or 70 villages involved all along the Sepik Bird told the ABC on Monday.
Local emergency crews were already active in the region because of the flood- ing when the earthquake struck. PAPUA NEW GUINEA Quake kills 3, destroys homes KYIV, Ukraine (AP) Russia launched missiles against Kyiv for the third time in five days and also target- ed other regions Monday as Moscow escalated its aerial bombardment of Ukrainian cities while the front line in the war remains largely sta- tionary. Nine people were injured in the morning strike on the Ukrainian capital, the Ukraine Rescue Service said. The Pecherskyi district was the hardest hit. Missile debris damaged homes in two dis- tricts and a local college gym in another district, National Police said.
Russia fired two ballistic missiles at Kyiv from occu- pied Crimea in the daylight attack, but both were inter- cepted above the city, said Serhii Popko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration. Later in the day, Ukrainian news outlets reported at least two explosions in the south- ern city of Odesa as Russian missile strikes also targeted several other regions. There was no immediate word on injuries or damage there. On Thursday, Russia at- tacked Kyiv for the first time in six weeks, firing more than two dozen missiles be- fore dawn. On Friday, Russia unleashed a massive attack against energy sector, calling the assault re- taliation for recent strikes on Russian soil.
Days of intense Ukrainian shelling of the Russian border region of Belgorod led Russia to announce plans to evacu- ate about 9,000 children. The bombardment of Kyiv also came three days after a concert hall attack in Russia killed more than 130 people. Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to tie the attack to Ukraine, even though an affiliate of the Islamic State group claimed responsibili- ty. Kyiv endures third strike in 5 days as Moscow escalates bombardment Associated Press First response officers inspect the damage Monday after a Russian air attack in Kyiv, Ukraine. Five people were injured in the strike at Pechersk district of Kyiv, two were hospitalised.
BY JIM SALTER AND WAYNE PARRY Associated Press Snow, rain and gusting winds lashed large swaths of the Central U.S. on Mon- day, dashing spring hopes, as the South braced for thunderstorms and possible tornadoes and as the risk of wildfires in southern Texas reached critical levels. The storm hit with parts of the country still in recovery mode from their own severe weather, particularly in the Northeast. Tens of thousands of people still lacked power in Associated Press Maine, where a storm coated parts of the state in thick ice. The new storm was ex- pected to bring strong winds, sleet, freezing rain and snow to a broad swath from the Dakotas to the Gulf Coast through Tuesday.
lot of people get excited because they think the spring is coming in and the over, but since been little, every time that one last snowstorm that we al- ways get, and here it said Jarvis Smith, of Golden Val- ley, Minnesota, as she shov- eled snow. Warnings or advisories for blizzard or winter storm conditions covered much of Minnesota and parts of Wis- consin, upper Michigan, the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas. In northern parts of Min- nesota and Wisconsin, snow could fall as fast as 2 inches per hour, the National Weath- er Service said. Wind warnings or adviso- ries stretched from Iowa to Appalachia and down to the Gulf Coast. Severe thunder- storms with a threat for tor- nadoes and other damaging winds were possible in east Texas and the Lower Missis- sippi Valley.
Strong storms, some producing tornado warnings, had already made their way through parts of Oklahoma and Texas on Sun- day night. The new storm was largely expected to spare the Twin Cities area, which was socked Sunday by heavy snow. The state patrol reported about 400 crashes since Sunday that injured over 20 people and killed at least one. The snow turned into rain early Monday in Minneap- olis, making for a slushy morning commute. Major storm moves across large swaths of US Heavy snow, rain and high winds lash out; South braces for thunderstorms, tornadoes Snow clings to the trees along a walking path Friday at Como Lake in St.
Paul, Minn. BY BARBARA ORTUTAY AND DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press A federal judge has that is, the company dismissed a lawsuit by show how the scraping led Elon Corp. against the non-profit Center for Countering Dig- ital Hate, which has documented the increase in hate speech on the site since it was ac- quired by the Tesla owner. formerly known as agreed with argu- Twitter, had argued the cen- ment saying cannot seek researchers violated damages for the indepen- the terms of service dent acts of third parties by improperly compiling based on reports, public tweets, and that its or its subsequent reports on the rise of hate speech cost with offices in the U.S. and millions of dollars when ad- United Kingdom.
It regu- vertisers fled. On Monday, U.S. District hate speech, extremism or Court Judge Charles Brey- harmful behavior on social er dismissed the suit, writ- media platforms like ing in his order that it was TikTok or Facebook. The and vocifer- organization has published ously about one several reports critical of punishing the nonprofit for leadership, detail- its speech. had alleged that the hate speech as well as cli- nonprofit its site mate misinformation since for data, which is against his purchase.
its terms of service. But the judge found that failed to losses based on technological to financial losses for X. had sought mil- lions of dollars in damages, arguing that the reports led to the exodus of advertis- ers and the loss of ad revenue. But the judge The center is a nonprofit larly publishes reports on ing a rise in anti-LGBTQ Judge dismisses suit by against nonprofit MUSK Researchers documented increase in hate speech on social media site he new storm was largely expected to spare the Twin Cities area, which was socked Sunday by heavy snow. Thursday Scattered Rain Saturday Mostly Cloudy Wednesday Few Showers Friday Few Showers Low Record 5 in 1956 Record High 68 in 1987 Temperature 20 Albany, Temperature 39 (Yesterday) to Season Date 43.6" Lincoln Current Snow Depth 9" Season Last 76.7" Los to Month Date 10.7" Las Snowfall 0.0" Snowfall reported from Gray) length Day's 12 hr, 32 min, 26 sec Temperatures 8:37 Moonrise p.m.
High tomorrow Sunrise 6:28 a.m. Normal Sunset tomorrow 7:00 p.m. 7:00 Moonset a.m. Low Increase Day's 3 min, 4 sec City 6:59 Sunset p.m. Sunrise 6:30 a.m.
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