🌬 Hurricane Agatha makes landfall, could spawn disturbance in Gulf of Mexico
Agatha is the strongest hurricane on record to make landfall in May in the eastern Pacific, said Jeff Masters, meteorologist with Yale Climate Connections. The cyclone made landfall on Monday about 5 miles (10 kilometers) west of Puerto Angel as a strong Category 2 storm, with maximum sustained wings of 105 mph (165 kph). It was moving northeast at a pace of 8 mph (13 kph).
National emergency officials said they had assembled a task force of more than 9,300 people for the area and more than 200 shelters were opened as forecasters warned of dangerous storm surge and flooding from heavy rains.
The US National Hurricane Center said the storm was expected to drop 10 to 16 inches (250 to 400 millimeters) of rain on parts of Mexico's Oaxaca, with isolated maximums of 20 inches (500 millimeters), posing the threat of flash floods and mudslides.
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Agatha is the strongest hurricane on record to make landfall in May in the eastern Pacific, said Jeff Masters, meteorologist with Yale Climate Connections. The cyclone made landfall on Monday about 5 miles (10 kilometers) west of Puerto Angel as a strong Category 2 storm, with maximum sustained wings of 105 mph (165 kph). It was moving northeast at a pace of 8 mph (13 kph).
National emergency officials said they had assembled a task force of more than 9,300 people for the area and more than 200 shelters were opened as forecasters warned of dangerous storm surge and flooding from heavy rains.
The US National Hurricane Center said the storm was expected to drop 10 to 16 inches (250 to 400 millimeters) of rain on parts of Mexico's Oaxaca, with isolated maximums of 20 inches (500 millimeters), posing the threat of flash floods and mudslides.
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🤖 Robot orders increase 40% in first quarter
As employers around the country seek ways to fill labor gaps, many are increasingly turning to the assistance of automated technology. Robot orders increased 40% in the first quarter of 2022, and were up 21% overall in 2021, according to the Association for Advancing Automation, driving the industry to an estimated value of $1.6 billion.
In March, US job openings reached a record high of 11.5 million, and some experts have predicted the labor crisis may last for several years. The shortages have already had significant impact on everything from air travel to retail, as companies are forced to reduce output with less resources.
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As employers around the country seek ways to fill labor gaps, many are increasingly turning to the assistance of automated technology. Robot orders increased 40% in the first quarter of 2022, and were up 21% overall in 2021, according to the Association for Advancing Automation, driving the industry to an estimated value of $1.6 billion.
In March, US job openings reached a record high of 11.5 million, and some experts have predicted the labor crisis may last for several years. The shortages have already had significant impact on everything from air travel to retail, as companies are forced to reduce output with less resources.
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🚫 Senators ask Apple and Google to prohibit data collection that targets abortion seekers
A group of US senators led by Ed Markey of Massachusetts is calling on Apple and Google to implement new app store policies that prohibit developers from collecting data that would threaten women seeking abortions. Pointing to the prevalence of online platforms selling user information to data brokers, the group warns that abortion prosecutors and “even vigilantes” could exploit those practices to intimidate women who seek abortions or harass them retroactively.
The letters follow a separate call from Congressional Democrats that came earlier in the week urging Google to stop collecting location data over many of the same concerns. Senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Bernie Sanders of Vermont also signed the letters.
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A group of US senators led by Ed Markey of Massachusetts is calling on Apple and Google to implement new app store policies that prohibit developers from collecting data that would threaten women seeking abortions. Pointing to the prevalence of online platforms selling user information to data brokers, the group warns that abortion prosecutors and “even vigilantes” could exploit those practices to intimidate women who seek abortions or harass them retroactively.
The letters follow a separate call from Congressional Democrats that came earlier in the week urging Google to stop collecting location data over many of the same concerns. Senators Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Bernie Sanders of Vermont also signed the letters.
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📈 Gas prices have hit record highs but don't expect Biden to lower them
Gas prices have blown past record after record in recent weeks. On Friday, the average gallon of gas in the US hit $4.599 — roughly 51% higher than a year ago. The average on Monday, after drivers hit the road for Memorial Day getaways, was $4.619.
About 59% of the price of gas at the pump comes from the cost of crude in global markets, but the additional release of barrels, or even increases in US production, would only add a proverbial drop in the bucket in the 100-million-barrel-per-day global oil market.
President Biden moved to stem rising gas prices and compensate for the loss of Russian supply by ordering the release of 1 million barrels a day over six months from the Strategic Petroleum Reserves. A tax holiday could help ease prices, but it wouldn't cause any significant drop, especially against the backdrop of low energy inventories.
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Gas prices have blown past record after record in recent weeks. On Friday, the average gallon of gas in the US hit $4.599 — roughly 51% higher than a year ago. The average on Monday, after drivers hit the road for Memorial Day getaways, was $4.619.
About 59% of the price of gas at the pump comes from the cost of crude in global markets, but the additional release of barrels, or even increases in US production, would only add a proverbial drop in the bucket in the 100-million-barrel-per-day global oil market.
President Biden moved to stem rising gas prices and compensate for the loss of Russian supply by ordering the release of 1 million barrels a day over six months from the Strategic Petroleum Reserves. A tax holiday could help ease prices, but it wouldn't cause any significant drop, especially against the backdrop of low energy inventories.
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⚡️ Moscow prefers not to speculate on the exchange of prisoners between Russia and the US, as this is an extremely sensitive issue - Russia's MFA
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📹 "We were waiting for the Russians to protect us from these Ukrainian fascists, fascist beasts."
A resident of the liberated town of Krasny Liman describes how Ukraine has robbed the eastern regions for years, how the Armed Forces of Ukraine shelled their houses, and how they promised to bury them together with the city.
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A resident of the liberated town of Krasny Liman describes how Ukraine has robbed the eastern regions for years, how the Armed Forces of Ukraine shelled their houses, and how they promised to bury them together with the city.
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❗️ The Russian MoD's latest statements on the Ukraine crisis:
▪️ The Russian Armed Forces have hit four control points, as well as 13 areas of troop and equipment concentration over the past day using high-precision air-based missiles.
▪️ Operational-tactical, army and unmanned aviation have hit 3 command posts, 69 areas of manpower and military equipment concentration, one radar station and two ammunition depots of the AFU near Raigorodok and Nikolaevka in the DPR.
▪️ Russian air defence units have shot down 6 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles near Donetsk, Makeevka in the DPR, Popasnaya in the LPR, Liptsy, and Bolshie Prokhody in Kharkov Region, including 1 UAV which was shot down near Snake Island.
▪️ Missile troops and artillery have hit 38 command posts, 417 areas of manpower and military equipment concentration, and 46 firing positions of artillery and mortar batteries.
▪️ Some 184 Ukrainian aircraft and 128 helicopters, 1,070 unmanned aerial vehicles, 325 anti-aircraft missile systems, 3,342 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 454 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,738 field artillery and mortars, as well as 3,311 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed since the beginning of the operation.
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▪️ The Russian Armed Forces have hit four control points, as well as 13 areas of troop and equipment concentration over the past day using high-precision air-based missiles.
▪️ Operational-tactical, army and unmanned aviation have hit 3 command posts, 69 areas of manpower and military equipment concentration, one radar station and two ammunition depots of the AFU near Raigorodok and Nikolaevka in the DPR.
▪️ Russian air defence units have shot down 6 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles near Donetsk, Makeevka in the DPR, Popasnaya in the LPR, Liptsy, and Bolshie Prokhody in Kharkov Region, including 1 UAV which was shot down near Snake Island.
▪️ Missile troops and artillery have hit 38 command posts, 417 areas of manpower and military equipment concentration, and 46 firing positions of artillery and mortar batteries.
▪️ Some 184 Ukrainian aircraft and 128 helicopters, 1,070 unmanned aerial vehicles, 325 anti-aircraft missile systems, 3,342 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 454 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,738 field artillery and mortars, as well as 3,311 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed since the beginning of the operation.
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📹 Former prisoner of a secret jail at Severodonetsk airport describes torture there.
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🇷🇺 🇺🇸 The United States sees risks of the Ukraine crisis escalating and is working to prevent it, including through contacts with Russian military chiefs, US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley said.
▪️ In an interview with Fox News ahead of the Memorial Day, Milley was asked if Washington could run into trouble if Ukraine used US-provided weapons against the Russian territory, hinting at the reports that US could deliver advanced long-range systems capable of striking Russian towns and cities. Milley responded by saying that "there is always a possibility of escalation."
💬 "We have to closely manage the escalation and the chances of escalation. So, we do that. That's why you saw Secretary Austin talk to his counterpart, that's why you saw me talk to my counterpart: in order to manage escalation and prevent this thing from expanding into something much more horrific than it already is", Milley told the broadcaster.
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▪️ In an interview with Fox News ahead of the Memorial Day, Milley was asked if Washington could run into trouble if Ukraine used US-provided weapons against the Russian territory, hinting at the reports that US could deliver advanced long-range systems capable of striking Russian towns and cities. Milley responded by saying that "there is always a possibility of escalation."
💬 "We have to closely manage the escalation and the chances of escalation. So, we do that. That's why you saw Secretary Austin talk to his counterpart, that's why you saw me talk to my counterpart: in order to manage escalation and prevent this thing from expanding into something much more horrific than it already is", Milley told the broadcaster.
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⚡️ Medvedev: Western sanctions targeting Russia based on hatred against Russian people
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📹 Watch footage depicting a destroyed Ukrainian tank located under the archway of an apartment building in a residential area .
According to the video clip, Ukrainian nationalists fired from the place were people lived, using it as a shield against the Russian Armed Forces.
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According to the video clip, Ukrainian nationalists fired from the place were people lived, using it as a shield against the Russian Armed Forces.
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📹 Residents of Severodonetsk celebrate the liberation of the city from Ukrainian nationalists.
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❗️Lavrov: West prevents Russian ships from docking in ports to exacerbate food crisis
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📹 Residents of Mariupol describe the crimes committed by the Azov battalion.
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🇹🇼 🇺🇸 Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen expressed hope during the visit of US Senator Tammy Duckworth that Taiwan and the US will deepen their cooperation in the sphere of security. The senator is one of the main backers of the Taiwan Partnership Act, which aims to deepen the ties between Washington and the island, which China considers a breakaway province.
🗯 "As a result [of the Taiwan Partnership Act], the US Department of Defence is now actively planning cooperation between the National Guard and Taiwan's defence forces," Tsai noted in her statement.
🤔 The act has yet to be passed by the US Congress; however, Senator Duckworth said that there was strong bipartisan support for it during her visit to Taiwan. The American lawmaker further stressed that the Partnership Act goes beyond just military cooperation, and also concerns economic ties with the island.
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🗯 "As a result [of the Taiwan Partnership Act], the US Department of Defence is now actively planning cooperation between the National Guard and Taiwan's defence forces," Tsai noted in her statement.
🤔 The act has yet to be passed by the US Congress; however, Senator Duckworth said that there was strong bipartisan support for it during her visit to Taiwan. The American lawmaker further stressed that the Partnership Act goes beyond just military cooperation, and also concerns economic ties with the island.
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🔥 📹 A massive three-alarm fire was sparked at a chemical company near downtown Omaha, Nebraska, on Monday night.
The fire and smoke was so intense that people living in neighborhoods nearby had to be evacuated.
The fire brigades are still fighting the fire.
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The fire and smoke was so intense that people living in neighborhoods nearby had to be evacuated.
The fire brigades are still fighting the fire.
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📹 "Everything will be fine, we will build everything, everything will even be better.”
Thus, a resident of the destroyed city of Mariupol raises the spirits of her fellow countrymen.
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Thus, a resident of the destroyed city of Mariupol raises the spirits of her fellow countrymen.
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⚡️ US corporations and banks are rapidly expanding into Europe amid the situation in Ukraine; they have taken control of part of the gas market, Russian Security Council Secretary Patrushev says
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📹 A resident of Mariupol tells how nationalists from the Azov Battalion killed a disabled person in her own apartment.
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📹 The Russian MoD has revealed footage showing the first ship loaded in Mariupol after its liberation successfully leaving the port.
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