Wednesday Forecast: First day of summer kicks off with temps in upper 80s, cooler lakeside
Published Sat, 02 Nov 2024 11:18:04 GMT
CHICAGO — Wednesday marks the official first day of summer in Chicago.Mostly sunny and clear conditions with temperatures in the upper 80s, cooler lakeside. High: 86. Lakeside: 70. Interactive Radar: Track showers and storm here Mostly clear tonight. Low: 66.Thursday Forecast: Increasing clouds with temperatures in the mid 80s. High: 85. Lakeside: 70.Full forecast details and more at the WGN Weather Center blog'So I raped you': Man still on the run 2 years after Facebook message
Published Sat, 02 Nov 2024 11:18:04 GMT
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two years after a former Gettysburg College student finally saw charges filed over her 2013 campus sexual assault, the man suspected of sending her a Facebook message that said, “ So I raped you,” remains on the run.Shannon Keeler, 28, and her attorneys question how Ian T. Cleary has avoided capture in an age when people are tracked by their cellphones, internet connections, security cameras and credit card purchases. Investigators, led by the U.S. Marshals Service, believe the 30-year-old from Silicon Valley is likely overseas and on the move.This wanted poster provided by the U.S. Marshals shows Ian Cleary, of Saratoga, Calif. U.S. marshals have been leading the two-year search for Cleary since prosecutors charged him with sexually assaulting a young woman in 2013 at Gettysburg College. Her lawyer wonders how he has eluded capture at a time when people are constantly tracked by their digital footprints. Cleary remains on the run in 2023. (U.S. Ma...Midday Fix: Screening for anxiety disorders in adults
Published Sat, 02 Nov 2024 11:18:04 GMT
Katie Torres, LCSW, Clinical Director, Anxiety and OCD, Ascension Illinoishttp://www.ascension.org/illinoisFTC accuses Amazon of deceiving customers with Prime subscription sign-up, cancellation
Published Sat, 02 Nov 2024 11:18:04 GMT
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit against Amazon on Wednesday that accuses it of tricking customers into enrolling in its Amazon Prime program and preventing them from canceling their subscriptions. The lawsuit alleges Amazon used manipulative, coercive or deceptive designs known as “dark patterns” to convince customers to sign up for a subscription, which automatically renews. The agency said Amazon also made the cancellation process complicated to stop customers from leaving, and leaders slowed down or rejected changes to the process that would have made it easier for customers — because doing so would hurt the company’s profits. “Amazon tricked and trapped people into recurring subscriptions without their consent, not only frustrating users but also costing them significant money,” FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan said in a release. “These manipulative tactics harm consumers and law-abiding businesses alike. The FTC will continue to vigorously protect Americans from ‘dar...'Lab grown' chicken approved in US; could soon come to stores, restaurants
Published Sat, 02 Nov 2024 11:18:04 GMT
Emeryville, CA (KXAN) — You could soon be eating chicken grown in a lab. On Wednesday, the US Department of Agriculture approved the sale of "lab-grown" meat by two Californian companies, according to the Associated Press.The companies, Upside Food and Good Meat, had been racing to be the first to sell meat in the United States.A meatball made using genetic code from a mammoth is seen at the Nemo science museum in Amsterdam, Tuesday March 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Mike Corder)Sometimes called "cultured" or "cell-cultivated" meat, lab-grown meat uses protein cells from a specific animal, in this case, a chicken, then has those cells replicate. The meat is grown in a steel tank and comes out in large sheets that are then formed into traditional meat shapes.“Instead of all of that land and all of that water that’s used to feed all of these animals that are slaughtered, we can do it in a different way,” said Josh Tetrick, co-founder and chief executive of Eat Just, which operates Good Meat, ...City of Kyle designates public library as cooling shelter
Published Sat, 02 Nov 2024 11:18:04 GMT
KYLE, Texas (KXAN) -- Because of ongoing, extreme heat conditions in Central Texas, the City of Kyle has designated its public library as a cooling shelter where residents can use air conditioning and get water. An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect through 9 p.m. Wednesday for heat index values up to 118°. For two consecutive days, Camp Mabry’s heat index peaked at 116°. This ties the unofficial heat index record set in August 2016, according to the First Warning Weather team, and we’re on track to do it again Wednesday. Today's Forecast The city suggests that in order to avoid heat-related illness, residents should drink plenty of water, reduce or reschedule strenuous activities until the coolest time of day, wear lightweight, loose-fitting and light-colored clothing, minimize exposure to the sun and stay indoors as much as possible. Older adults, people with chronic medical conditions, those who are pregnant, and young children and infants are vulnerable to heat. The...2 killed in plane crash north of Duluth
Published Sat, 02 Nov 2024 11:18:04 GMT
DULUTH — Two people were killed when a small vintage plane crashed in the Pequaywan Lake area north of Duluth on Wednesday morning, authorities confirmed.The two-seat 1946 Aeronca Champ went down near the 8300 block of Pequaywan Lake Road, according to the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office. Both occupants were men and their identities were being withheld pending notification of family, Lt. Todd Abernethy said.Abernethy reported that the plane’s beacon went off at 8:12 a.m., notifying authorities that it possibly went down. More than a dozen first responders raced to the scene, with a spotter plane first locating the wreckage in a wooded area just west of the road.There was no immediate word on the cause of the crash.“It is believed the aircraft recently completed an annual inspection and was on a ‘return to service’ flight,” Sgt. Eric Sathers reported in a news release. “The aircraft is believed to have taken off from the Duluth Internationa...Prosecutors get extension to file charges against ex-St. Paul state representative’s son in crash that killed 5
Published Sat, 02 Nov 2024 11:18:04 GMT
Prosecutors received a 24-hour extension Wednesday to decide what charges to file against the son of a former St. Paul state representative in a crash that killed five young women in Minneapolis.“The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office is waiting for additional evidence, including toxicology testing results of the suspect’s blood, as we continue to review the investigation into the criminally-reckless driving conduct that led to a crash on June 16 that killed five young women,” spokesman Nick Kimball said in a Wednesday statement. They expect to file charges by noon Thursday.The driver, identified as Derrick John Thompson, remains jailed. He was clocked by radar at 95 mph in a 55 mph zone before exiting the highway and colliding with another vehicle, according to a Minnesota State Patrol search warrant. The people in the other car, ages 17 to 20, all died at the scene Friday night.Law enforcement suspected Thompson “was under the influence of an intoxicating substanc...Women's Health Wednesday: Maternal Mortality
Published Sat, 02 Nov 2024 11:18:04 GMT
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The maternal death rate in America is climbing. It rose 89% from 2018 to 2021, and racial disparities continued to widen, according to a new CDC study in a disturbing trend. Maternal mortality, or pregnancy-related death, is defined as the death of a woman during pregnancy or within one year of the end of pregnancyThe rate of maternal deaths increased across all racial and ethnic groups in 2021, but has disproportionately affected women of color, particularly Black women, who had the highest mortality rate compared to Hispanic and non-Hispanic white women.Esther Patterson is board co-chair of BirthNet, a birth justice organization and in today's Women's Health Wednesday, she shares her insight.Gordon Ramsey filming new show in Saugerties
Published Sat, 02 Nov 2024 11:18:04 GMT
SAUGERTIES, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey was recently spotted filming a show in Saugerties. A video posted in the Saugerties Village Facebook group on June 21 shows Ramsey walking into the Love Bites Cafe on Partition Street. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! According to Hudson Valley Film Commission Founder Laurent Rejto, the crew was filming at Love Bites Cafe and Bosco's Mercantile, both located on Partition Street. Check out some of the photos from the set below.Filming for Gordon Ramsey's new show in Saugerties (photo courtesy: Hudson Valley Film Commission)Filming for Gordon Ramsey's new show in Saugerties (photo courtesy: Hudson Valley Film Commission)Filming for Gordon Ramsey's new show in Saugerties (photo courtesy: Hudson Valley Film Commission)Filming for Gordon Ramsey's new show in Saugerties (photo courtesy: Hudson Valley Film Commission)Ramsey's show "Kitchen Nightmares" is reportedly being rev...Latest news
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