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Over 20 million people under heat alerts in northwestern US, western Canada as summer-like heat increases risk of wildfires

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:42:15 GMT

(CNN) — More than 50 high temperature records could be broken through Monday as heat builds across the western US and Canada.Temperatures will run as much as 25 degrees above normal, with temperatures possibly hitting 90 degrees this weekend or early next week in Seattle.If this happens, this would be the earliest 90-degree day on record for Seattle.Areas around Portland, Oregon, could be in record-breaking territory for four days straight, from Friday through Monday, with highs expected to climb into the 90s.“A strong upper-level dome of high pressure will entrench itself across the Pacific NW and British Columbia this weekend,” CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam said. “It’s really the perfect set-up for those who love summer warmth because the winds near the ground will turn offshore throughout the weekend allowing for dry, downsloping winds to spike temperatures well above average.”Roughly 12 million people in the US are under heat alerts, includi...

New York City to open first asylum-seeker arrival center and additional relief center for migrants

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:42:15 GMT

(CNN) — New York City will open the city’s first asylum-seeker arrival center next week, as hundreds of migrants continue to arrive in the city each day, following the expiration of a pandemic-era border restriction, city officials said.The center will double as the city’s ninth Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center, as officials continue to plea for more state and federal government support in handling what Mayor Eric Adams refers to as a national crisis.Officials have warned the expiration of Title 42, which went into effect on Thursday, could invite a crush of migrants and aggravate the humanitarian crisis at the southern border, CNN previously reported. The policy has been kept in place by the courts and used by the Biden administration to deal with migrants at the border.Adams said in a news release Saturday the Roosevelt Hotel in Midtown Manhattan, which has been closed for nearly three years, will host the arrival and humanitarian center. The loc...

One of Africa’s oldest lions killed in Kenya, conservationists say

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:42:15 GMT

(CNN) — Loonkiito, possibly one of the oldest lions in the world, has been killed in Kenya at the age of 19, conservation organization Lion Guardians said.The lion was killed on Wednesday by the owner of a livestock pen, which Loonkiito had entered in the middle of the night looking for prey due to being “starving,” the organization said.He was “the oldest male lion in our ecosystem and possibly in Africa,” said Lion Guardians, which announced his passing “with heavy hearts.”“He was a symbol of resilience and coexistence. We at Lion Guardians feel privileged to have borne witness to his life and his legacy,” it added.The organization attributes the long life of older wild lions in recent times, in a landscape where a “decade ago, we did not have lions surviving past age 10,” to the efforts of local communities that share the land with the big cats.A dramatic increase in the demand for energy and materials over the las...

As Sweden wins Eurovision, Russia bombs Ukrainian entry’s home town

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:42:15 GMT

Amid the feather dresses, smoke machines, self-playing pianos and more LED lights and sequins than you could shake a stick at, a powerful vocal performance, a plinth and some truly incredible nail artistry clinched Eurovision 2023 for Sweden.Lorine Zineb Nora Talhaoui, known as Loreen, delivered a note-perfect rendition of her song “Tattoo” — and with it, propelled Sweden to equal Ireland as the two most successful countries in the colorful competition’s history, each with seven wins.But at a contest created to bring European countries together with song, glitz and glamor after they were torn apart by World War II, the specter of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine hung over proceedings.Just minutes before Ukrainian act Tvorchi took to the Eurovision stage, reports emerged that Russia had attacked its home city of Ternopil in Ukraine’s west, around three hours’ drive from the Polish border. It cast a somber hue over an event known as much for bombas...

Emergency crews searching for missing person in Lake Cochituate in Natick

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:42:15 GMT

Emergency crews are searching Lake Cochituate in Natick for a missing person after another person was rescued from the lake after their boat capsized on Saturday, officials said.Dive teams were still working into the night to locate the person.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Mets-Nats suspended due to rain after lengthy delay, will play split doubleheader Sunday

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:42:15 GMT

WASHINGTON — The decision to play Saturday’s 4:05 p.m. contest between the Mets and the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park ultimately proved to be the wrong one. The game was suspended in the top of the third and an extra lengthy delay came a few minutes shy of four hours.The two teams will resume action Sunday as a split doubleheader. The first game is scheduled for 12:35 and the second for 4:35. Fans who had tickets for the first game will only be able to use them for the continuation of the contest. Max Scherzer will pitch the second game but the Mets have not yet named a starter for the first game.Since the two teams will resume the game with seven innings to play, the 27th man will only be allowed for the second game.“We’ve got one, we just don’t know who it is yet,” said manager Buck Showalter. “We’ve got the 27th guy in Game 2 and we’re trying to sort through a lot.”The home team decides whether or not to start t...

Hayden Wesneski looks to learn from a tough outing as the Chicago Cubs lose a 11-1 ‘clunker’ against the Minnesota Twins

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:42:15 GMT

Chicago Cubs right-hander Hayden Wesneski dropped his head and stared at the dirt mound.The Minnesota Twins had just clubbed their fourth home run of the game off Wesneski — the last Jorge Polanco’s 409-foot, two-run homer in the fifth — to build a seven-run lead. Each came from the bat of left-handed hitter who swatted Wesneski’s too many mistakes. The Cubs couldn’t overcome the home run barrage in an 11-1 blowout loss at Target Field.Tucker Barnhart’s RBI single in the seventh prevented the Cubs (19-20) from getting shut out the first time this season.“Trying to make pitches and sometimes whether that’s mechanical or concentration, what are those factors, we’ll look at and try to get a plan these next four days and get back to work,” manager David Ross said of Wesneski. “We haven’t had many clunkers like that early on (when) we’re out of the game.”Wesneski struggled to command his stuff around the ...

Watch on FOX 5: San Diego Loyal SC vs. Rio Grande Valley FC Toros

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:42:15 GMT

SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Loyal SC will take on the Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Saturday at 7 p.m.Watch the game on FOX 5 or in the video player above.Access to this event is limited to the San Diego DMA and geographic region. Your ability to view the event may be impacted by your device location, or your internet or cellphone carrier settings.

Motorcyclist critically injured in north end crash

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:42:15 GMT

A motorcyclist has suffered life-threatening injuries following a crash in the north end of the city. Police and fire crews were called to the area of Finch Avenue West and Champagne Drive, west of Dufferin Street, just after 9 p.m. Saturday night for reports of a crash involving a motorcycle and a vehicle. The motorcyclist was taken to a nearby trauma centre in critical condition. Police say the driver of the vehicle remained at the scene.

Thai election underway with opposition favored to top polls

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:42:15 GMT

BANGKOK (AP) — Voters in Thailand were heading to the polls on Sunday in an election touted as a pivotal chance for change, eight years after incumbent Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha first came to power in a 2014 coup. He is now running against the daughter of the politician who is the military’s top nemesis.The opposition Pheu Thai Party, headed by Paetongtarn Shinawatra, is widely predicted to win at least a healthy plurality of the seats in the 500-member lower House.But who heads the next government won’t by decided by Sunday’s vote alone. The prime minister will be selected in July in a joint session of the House and the 250-seat Senate. The winner must secure at least 376 votes and no party is likely to do that on its own.Pheu Thai won the most seats in the last election in 2019, but its archrival, the military-backed Palang Pracharath Party, succeeded in cobbling together a coalition with Prayuth as prime minister. It relied on unanimous support from the S...