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📌 Today marks the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy 👉 Here is a look at the massive terrorist attack which claimed the lives of almost 3,000 and shocked the US and people around the world. After the terrorist attack, the US and its allies responded by…
Footage showing US ceremony commemorating the victims of the tragic 9/11 terrorist attack
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❗️IAEA head Grossi announced the need to urgently create nuclear and physical safety 'security zone' around the Zaporozhye NPP, consultations began
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“Today I go home with my hands full of gifts, and with help… I feel overwhelmed”
A resident of Melitopol describes her emotions after receiving humanitarian aid from Russia.
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A resident of Melitopol describes her emotions after receiving humanitarian aid from Russia.
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⚡️Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed food security and reaffirmed that the grain exported from the Black Sea ports should be directed to developing countries, the Kremlin press service said on Sunday.
"During the discussion of the problems of global food security, it was reaffirmed that the grain exported from the Black Sea ports should be directed primarily to satisfy the needs of developing countries," the press service said in a statement.
According to the Kremlin ,Russian President Vladimir Putin also stressed that the European Commission should not impede the supply of Russian agricultural products and fertilizers to Africa, the Middle East and Latin America.
▫️Besides, the two leaders discussed the situation in Ukraine with a focus on ensuring the safety of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. Both presidents expressed their mutual readiness for a non-politicized interaction with the International Atomic Energy Agency on the situation around the ZNPP.
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"During the discussion of the problems of global food security, it was reaffirmed that the grain exported from the Black Sea ports should be directed primarily to satisfy the needs of developing countries," the press service said in a statement.
According to the Kremlin ,Russian President Vladimir Putin also stressed that the European Commission should not impede the supply of Russian agricultural products and fertilizers to Africa, the Middle East and Latin America.
▫️Besides, the two leaders discussed the situation in Ukraine with a focus on ensuring the safety of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. Both presidents expressed their mutual readiness for a non-politicized interaction with the International Atomic Energy Agency on the situation around the ZNPP.
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⚡️Ukrainian Special Services planned to blow up railway tracks and power lines in the Kherson region, according to Sputnik's source in Russia's Security Forces.
▪️The Russian Security Forces prevented a series of terrorist attacks in the Kherson region, which were prepared by the Special Services of Ukraine.
▪️The perpetrators of the planned terrorist attacks in the Kherson region were detained and gave testimony to the Russian Security Forces.
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▪️The Russian Security Forces prevented a series of terrorist attacks in the Kherson region, which were prepared by the Special Services of Ukraine.
▪️The perpetrators of the planned terrorist attacks in the Kherson region were detained and gave testimony to the Russian Security Forces.
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😂Weather alert: extreme temperatures and hate speech
📊Hot and cold weather impacts on the use of hate speeches on social networks, according to research published by the Lancet Health.
▪️Scientists used a supervised machine-learning approach to identify hate messages in a dataset containing around four billion geolocated tweets from 773 cities across the US.
▪️Then, they statistically evaluated the changes in daily hate tweets against local temperatures, isolating the temperature influence from confounding factors using binned panel regression models.
▪️The prevalence of hate tweets was lowest at moderate temperatures (12 to 21°C), while marked increases in the number of hate tweets were observed at hotter and colder temperatures, reaching up to 12.5% for cold temperature extremes (–6 to –3°C) and up to 22% for hot temperature extremes (42 to 45°C).
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📊Hot and cold weather impacts on the use of hate speeches on social networks, according to research published by the Lancet Health.
▪️Scientists used a supervised machine-learning approach to identify hate messages in a dataset containing around four billion geolocated tweets from 773 cities across the US.
▪️Then, they statistically evaluated the changes in daily hate tweets against local temperatures, isolating the temperature influence from confounding factors using binned panel regression models.
▪️The prevalence of hate tweets was lowest at moderate temperatures (12 to 21°C), while marked increases in the number of hate tweets were observed at hotter and colder temperatures, reaching up to 12.5% for cold temperature extremes (–6 to –3°C) and up to 22% for hot temperature extremes (42 to 45°C).
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📹🌊Footage showing floods after the tailing dam of an abandoned mine in Jagersfontein, South Africa, collapsed
▪️ Three people died and over 40 were injured as the water flew through the town, according to the National Disaster Management Centre cited by local media outlet News24. The injured were hospitalized mostly with fractures. The emergency services are conducting search and rescue efforts as authorities decided to evacuate the town. The cause of the dam collapse at the dormant mine remains unknown at the moment.
▪️The flow of water has stopped and the immediate threat is being stabilized, said Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Sunday afternoon.
"The untold damage in and around the community of Charlesville in Jagersfontein are extensive and has negatively impacted the community… Some people are displaced, others lost property, while others are reported injured and missing," she said in a statement.
▪️ Three people died and over 40 were injured as the water flew through the town, according to the National Disaster Management Centre cited by local media outlet News24. The injured were hospitalized mostly with fractures. The emergency services are conducting search and rescue efforts as authorities decided to evacuate the town. The cause of the dam collapse at the dormant mine remains unknown at the moment.
▪️The flow of water has stopped and the immediate threat is being stabilized, said Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Sunday afternoon.
"The untold damage in and around the community of Charlesville in Jagersfontein are extensive and has negatively impacted the community… Some people are displaced, others lost property, while others are reported injured and missing," she said in a statement.
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‼️ Biden formally accepts invitation to Queen’s funeral
"This morning, President Biden formally accepted an invitation to attend the State Funeral Service of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on September 19. He will be accompanied by the First Lady," reads a statement released by the White House on Sunday.
"This morning, President Biden formally accepted an invitation to attend the State Funeral Service of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on September 19. He will be accompanied by the First Lady," reads a statement released by the White House on Sunday.
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‼️Gibraltar names Charles III new sovereign at solemn ceremony
Gibraltar officially proclaimed Charles III its king at a pompous ceremony on Sunday that saw flags, flying at half-staff since the queen’s passing, raised temporarily to welcome the new sovereign.
David Steel, the governor of the British enclave on the southern tip of Spain, read out the proclamation at noon from the balcony of his official residence. It was followed by a chant of "God Save the King" and a salute.
"I, David George Steel … publish and proclaim that the Prince Charles Philip Arthur George is now, by the death of our late Sovereign of Happy Memory, become our only lawful and rightful Liege Lord Charles the Third … to whom we do acknowledge all faith and obedience with humble affection," he said.
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Gibraltar officially proclaimed Charles III its king at a pompous ceremony on Sunday that saw flags, flying at half-staff since the queen’s passing, raised temporarily to welcome the new sovereign.
David Steel, the governor of the British enclave on the southern tip of Spain, read out the proclamation at noon from the balcony of his official residence. It was followed by a chant of "God Save the King" and a salute.
"I, David George Steel … publish and proclaim that the Prince Charles Philip Arthur George is now, by the death of our late Sovereign of Happy Memory, become our only lawful and rightful Liege Lord Charles the Third … to whom we do acknowledge all faith and obedience with humble affection," he said.
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🚇 Advocates make push for Montreal-to-Boston passenger rail
Rail advocates are dusting off a proposal for passenger train service between Montreal and Boston, riding a renewed interest in train travel to bolster a concept that has been around for more than a decade.
A market study suggests about 4,000 people travel daily between Montreal and Boston, and about 1,000 of them would opt for rail service if it’s available. The service would be profitable with only 200 riders.
The proposal comes against a backdrop of a rail revival, and more than $100 billion in railway infrastructure funding approved by Congress. The most optimistic view is that the project would need at least two years to become a reality
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Rail advocates are dusting off a proposal for passenger train service between Montreal and Boston, riding a renewed interest in train travel to bolster a concept that has been around for more than a decade.
A market study suggests about 4,000 people travel daily between Montreal and Boston, and about 1,000 of them would opt for rail service if it’s available. The service would be profitable with only 200 riders.
The proposal comes against a backdrop of a rail revival, and more than $100 billion in railway infrastructure funding approved by Congress. The most optimistic view is that the project would need at least two years to become a reality
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🚫 In Indiana, a shifting abortion landscape without clinics
Indiana’s Legislature became the first in the nation to approve abortion restrictions after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb signed the ban into law Aug. 5.
The ban, which has exceptions, prohibits abortion clinics from providing any abortion care, leaving such services solely to hospitals or outpatient surgical centers owned by hospitals.
Last year, the majority of abortions in Indiana happened in abortion clinics. Hospitals performed 133 of the state’s 8,414 abortions, according to a 2021 annual report from the state Department of Health, while the remaining 8,281 took place in abortion clinics.
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Indiana’s Legislature became the first in the nation to approve abortion restrictions after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb signed the ban into law Aug. 5.
The ban, which has exceptions, prohibits abortion clinics from providing any abortion care, leaving such services solely to hospitals or outpatient surgical centers owned by hospitals.
Last year, the majority of abortions in Indiana happened in abortion clinics. Hospitals performed 133 of the state’s 8,414 abortions, according to a 2021 annual report from the state Department of Health, while the remaining 8,281 took place in abortion clinics.
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🔖 South Dakota tribes buy lands of a massacre site
The Oglala Sioux and the Cheyenne River Sioux said the purchase of 40 acres of the land on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation was an act of cooperation to ensure the area was preserved as a sacred site.
More than 200 Native Americans were killed at Wounded Knee in 1890, one of the deadliest massacres in US history. The Oglala Sioux tribe will pay $255,000 and the Cheyenne River Sioux tribe will pay $245,000 for the site.
In 2013, film star Johnny Depp announced a plan to buy the property and donate it to the Oglala Sioux tribe but was criticized for trying to capitalize on the film by making unsubstantiated claims of having Native American ancestry. Depp did not follow through on the purchase.
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The Oglala Sioux and the Cheyenne River Sioux said the purchase of 40 acres of the land on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation was an act of cooperation to ensure the area was preserved as a sacred site.
More than 200 Native Americans were killed at Wounded Knee in 1890, one of the deadliest massacres in US history. The Oglala Sioux tribe will pay $255,000 and the Cheyenne River Sioux tribe will pay $245,000 for the site.
In 2013, film star Johnny Depp announced a plan to buy the property and donate it to the Oglala Sioux tribe but was criticized for trying to capitalize on the film by making unsubstantiated claims of having Native American ancestry. Depp did not follow through on the purchase.
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🎾 JUST IN | Carlos Alcaraz Wins US Open
The win marks the first time a teenager has reached the ATP no.1 since the rankings were first introduced, as well as the first teen to win any major slam since 22-grand slam winner Rafael Nadal did so in 2005.
Alcaraz turned 19 in May.
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The win marks the first time a teenager has reached the ATP no.1 since the rankings were first introduced, as well as the first teen to win any major slam since 22-grand slam winner Rafael Nadal did so in 2005.
Alcaraz turned 19 in May.
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‼️ Five strong explosions heard in Kherson ➡️ LIVE UPDATES
Five powerful explosions were heard in Kherson, presumably, the air defense systems of the Russian Armed Forces were activated, a Sputnik correspondent reports.
No traces of air defense missiles are visible in the sky, but the sounds of at least five strong explosions were heard shortly after Sunday midnight.
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Five powerful explosions were heard in Kherson, presumably, the air defense systems of the Russian Armed Forces were activated, a Sputnik correspondent reports.
No traces of air defense missiles are visible in the sky, but the sounds of at least five strong explosions were heard shortly after Sunday midnight.
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🔌 ‘Goodbye My Lover’: TikTok users tap into inner James Blunt amid energy crisis in Europe
Ahead of the looming winter season, users on TikTok have weighed in on the energy crisis consuming Europe with a twist that sees them tapping on the musical gifts of English singer-songwriter James Blunt.
A series of videos making the rounds on the social media platform have shown users saying “goodbye” to their TV, electric toothbrushes, robot vacuum cleaners, heating systems - and even (jokingly) kicking out their fur babies.
Winter is coming, indeed.
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Ahead of the looming winter season, users on TikTok have weighed in on the energy crisis consuming Europe with a twist that sees them tapping on the musical gifts of English singer-songwriter James Blunt.
A series of videos making the rounds on the social media platform have shown users saying “goodbye” to their TV, electric toothbrushes, robot vacuum cleaners, heating systems - and even (jokingly) kicking out their fur babies.
Winter is coming, indeed.
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🌐 Comcast says 2-gig speeds are rolling out now to ‘millions’
Comcast plans on bringing multi-gig internet speeds to 34 cities across the US by the end of this year, and will later expand its reach to more than 50 million households by the end of 2025.
According to a press release, the company has already started rolling out 2-gig speeds over its broadband network in Colorado Springs, CO; Augusta, GA; Panama City Beach, FL; and Philadelphia, PA.
Customers in these cities will also get to take advantage of upload speeds that Comcast says are five to 10 times faster than what it currently offers. The company is currently in the process of transitioning to the new standard and achieved 4Gbps upload and download speeds during a test in January.
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Comcast plans on bringing multi-gig internet speeds to 34 cities across the US by the end of this year, and will later expand its reach to more than 50 million households by the end of 2025.
According to a press release, the company has already started rolling out 2-gig speeds over its broadband network in Colorado Springs, CO; Augusta, GA; Panama City Beach, FL; and Philadelphia, PA.
Customers in these cities will also get to take advantage of upload speeds that Comcast says are five to 10 times faster than what it currently offers. The company is currently in the process of transitioning to the new standard and achieved 4Gbps upload and download speeds during a test in January.
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