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Tornado watch issued in Wyandotte County
The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for 64 of 99 counties in Iowa. the counties include Winnebago, Hancock, Worth, Wright, Cerro Gordo, Humboldt, Franklin, Pocahontas, and Kossuth counties. High shear, mixed will the general instability already in place, could allow low-topped supercells to produce a tornado. Storm clouds in Air Park. [Full Article...]
IPL Qualifier1: Mumbai Indians to face Rising Pune Supergiant
Having completed a double over Mumbai this season and won three of their four meetings in the past, the Supergiant will have the psychological edge over their opposition today. Rahul Tripathi scored 28 runs in 20 deliveries, which included four boundaries and a six. Steve Smith: The RPS captain has to lead from the front. [Full Article...]
Tornados Hit Texas, Oklahoma And Wisconsin
The governors of Wisconsin and Oklahoma plan to survey the most damaged areas of their states later Wednesday. A tornado tore through western Oklahoma on Tuesday evening, destroying or damaging dozens of homes and killing at least one person, media reported. [Full Article...]
Microsoft president: Cyber attack should be 'wake-up call'
It is believed to be the biggest online extortion recorded. Banks, the state-owned railways and a mobile phone network were hit. Europol said its cyber-crime team, EC3, was working closely with affected countries to "mitigate the threat and assist victims". [Full Article...]
Gilas cruises past Vietnam, disputes SEABA title vs Indonesia
Manila , Philippines -- Much has been said about the 2017 SEABA Championships being an overkill with the decision of Gilas Pilipinas to send its absolute best team in the regional showcase. However, is it the Philippines' fault if it remains as the undisputed king of basketball in Southeast Asia? "I'm hoping they will give us more energy". [Full Article...]
Phone scam claiming to provide WannaCry ransomware supports
The Department of Homeland Security began an "aggressive awareness campaign" to alert industry partners to the importance of installing the Microsoft patch shortly after it was released in March, an agency official working on the attack said. [Full Article...]
6 updates on the worldwide ransomware attack
Never pay a ransom. China bore the brunt of the breaches in the region, with state media reporting that about 40,000 institutions there had been infected along with hundreds of thousands of devices. But Dr Anne Rainsberry, national incident director at NHS, said there were "encouraging signs" the situation was improving . The attack therefore spread faster than previous, smaller-scale ransomwa... [Full Article...]
AAA anticipates highest Memorial Day travel level since 2005
Local gas prices are expected to hold steady near $ 3 a gallon on average - the second cheapest price averages for this time of year since 2009. The research by the AAA showed that 2.7% more people will travel over the Memorial Day weekend than did past year. [Full Article...]
Action urged to avoid yellow-eyed penguin's extinction
Increasing sea surface temperatures partly explained the negative trend in penguin numbers. At the same time, the department noted, "yellow-eyed penguins are solitary creatures that seek privacy". They noted that they lacked data to quantify human impacts on the birds, but they believe "unregulated tourism" has caused pollution and habitat destruction. [Full Article...]
Texas' Patrick backs special session for 'bathroom bill'
Patrick said the Legislature "is on the precipice of a special session" because of the failure of the House to earlier approve key bills tagged as priorities by the Senate and Abbott. All blamed a breakdown in talks between Patrick and Straus, who reportedly not spoken directly in days, for the number of unresolved issues with just 13 days to go in the legislative session. [Full Article...]
F1 2017 releases on August 25th, will feature historic F1 cars
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F1 2017 also expands Career mode, enhances multiplayer, and adds a new Championships mode (which was not explained in any detail). The full list of classic machinery available will be revealed in the coming weeks, but the companies behind the game, Codemasters and Koch Media, have announced that it will feature three contenders for F1's greatest ever vehicle: McLaren's all-conquering MP4/4, Wil... [Full Article...]
Relay For Life Fights Cancer
Since 1997, Relay for Life of Dearborn & Ohio Counties has raised over $3.6 million. "No one understands how vital these services are more than our cancer survivors", said Florham Park resident and Event Chairperson Michele LeSueur. Prince George hosts the biggest Relay for Life event in B.C., which raised $500,000 last weekend. Another highlight of Saturday's Relay for Life will be the Surviv... [Full Article...]
Trump Photoshops Tweet Denying Russia Collusion into His Twitter Header
Yates , who was testifying at a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, said she first warned the White House of the Department of Justice's concerns on January 26. The White House Counsel informed the President immediately. If Flynn was such a threat to national security, then why was his clearance reauthorized by Team Obama? The contact drew... [Full Article...]
Senate committee votes down tribal gambling expansion bill in Oklahoma
Malloy met with legislative leaders Wednesday to kick off another round of budget negotiations. The vote marks the second consecutive year that a proposed $1.50 cigarette tax failed to receive the required three-fourths majority required for new revenue measures. [Full Article...]
Government seeks answers on cyber-attack
British technology experts worked through the night to patch the computer systems of the health service after the ransomware worm forced dozens of hospitals to cancel some operations and appointments, Security Minister Ben Wallace said on Monday. [Full Article...]
Durban Secures Indaba For Next Five Years
This Zuma said falls in line with the broader Radical Economic Transformation mission of the government. "We have already begun to invest in transformation". In this regard, South will be aggressively promoting our new 5 in 5 tourism growth strategy. Tourism authorities believe the weaker exchange rate may help lure global travellers to South Africa and away from more expensive holiday destina... [Full Article...]
FDA, CDC warn some lead poisoning tests may not be accurate
Candidates include anyone whose blood was drawn for the test and who had a blood lead level of 10 micrograms or less per deciliter. Jeffrey Shuren, director of FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), said that most patients won't be affected the issue, as the majority of lead testing is done using capillary blood, and about half of all tests are processed using other unaffecte... [Full Article...]
Mom says a fidget spinner almost killed her kid
Earlier this month, Georgia resident Teresa Kesterson told a local television station that her 3-year-old grandson had been playing with a fidget spinner-also while riding in the car-when the toy came apart in his hands, leaving him holding tiny pieces including a light-up battery. [Full Article...]
When caffeine becomes deadly: How much is too much?
In the United States, we average about two cups of coffee - which total 100 to 200 mg of caffeine - a day. An initial autopsy did not determine the cause of death, WLTX reported. Even so, medical complications from energy drinks are still rare. CBS News contacted the American Beverage Association, which represents the makers of nearly all energy drinks sold in America, and they referred us t... [Full Article...]
China's position on Kashmir 'unaffected' by CPEC
India has expressed its clear objection to join China's "Belt and Road Forum" - also known as "One Belt, One Road"-, sparking debate of OBOR status after India's refusal, but a state-run Chinese daily has termed Indian move a "partly a show" for domestic politics aimed at piling pressure to get Beijing's "special attention". [Full Article...]