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The Big Story is Above Normal Temperatures with a "Rex Block" Pattern Developing; Tropical Storm "Ophelia" threatens East Coast

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:10 GMT

Weather-slowing REX BLOCK which is to develop and hold over North America over the coming week. REX BLOCKS are often called "HIGH OVER LOW" blocks because they occur when a broad area of high pressure/warm air loft is located north of LOW PRESSURE to the south.A "spaghetti plot" of a series of computer storm track forecasts for "Ophelia"Tropical weather systems, like the one developing along and off the Southeast U.S. coast, derive moisture and critical latent heat energy from the warm ocean waters—like those we see in these ocean analyses out of CIMSS at the University of Wisconsin-MadisonBoth of these graphics and analyses are courtesy of CIMSS (the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison:Seasons on Earth ARE DUE TO EARTH'S ORBIT OF THE SUN and the tilt of Earth on its axis relative to the SunThis ORBIT AND AXIS TILT results in a shift in the amount of sunlight which falls on Earth at different times of the year.As we appr...

Culture Moves Europe: International, diverse, and here to stay

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:10 GMT

The largest EU cultural mobility scheme is about to re-open two calls. After its launch; only eight months ago, Culture Moves Europe has already supported more than 1,800 grantees and enabled more than 35,000 days of cultural and artistic project implementation between Creative Europe countries.During the first Call for Individual Mobility, more than 4,500 artists and cultural professionals have applied for support from the most recent and significant initiative of the European Union for the artistic sector.  Choosing one of the core Culture Moves Europe objectives (to explore, to create, to learn, and to connect), more than 1,800 grantees have been selected to implement their projects in the 40 participating countries.   But who are Culture Moves Europe’s grantees?  The grantees are artists and cultural professionals active in at least one of the following sectors: architecture, cultural heritage, design and fashion design, literature, music, performing arts and visual arts. The gr...

An 'Are you going to miss your mom?' reunion 8 years later

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:10 GMT

It was the meme seen around the world.KTLA 5's Courtney Friel made a preschooler cry on his first day of school eight years ago. The video has since been viewed millions of times, turned into memes in different languages and recently it even caught the attention of Netflix.  Andrew Macias, now 13, was just a preschooler at City Terrance Elementary School in East Los Angeles when he became internet famous.  In 2015 on his first day of school, when Friel asked him, “Are you going to miss your mom?” young Andrew initially said no and laughed, but then he paused, put his hands to his face and began, adorably, to cry.  Andrew Macias teared up suddenly as he talked to KTLA about his his first day of pre-kindergarten in East L.A. on Aug. 18, 2015. (Credit: KTLA)Ever since those viral tears, Friel and Andrew have kept in touch. Even after the seventh grader and his family left L.A. for Nebraska, he says he may never live down that classic KTLA moment. “Everyone says, ‘Are you the ...

Kurtenbach: The 49ers lead the NFL in dudes. That makes them the team to beat

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:10 GMT

SANTA CLARA — In football, there is no higher compliment than “dude.”On the field, a dude combines skill and physicality, toughness and speed.They’re not just big. That’d be a hoss. They’re not just athletes, either.No, these guys are the whole package. I’m talking about the kind that will run right through an opponent and leave his teammates in the dust.I’m talking about the kind of player that will force you up and out of your seat.The kind of player that makes you, a fan, grunt in glee at the TV.Dudes are the reason we love this ridiculous, dangerous, beautiful game.And the Niners lead the NFL in dudes.That might not be a stat you can find in a spreadsheet — and don’t go looking for the position in fantasy football — but it’s wildly evident on the field. It’s showing up in the standings, too.There’s a downright preponderance of dudes in Santa Clara, folks, and for my money, that makes the Niners the league’s ...

Discovery of ‘unknown substance’ in Menlo Park home prompts hours-long road closure

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:10 GMT

MENLO PARK — A Belle Haven neighborhood street was closed for several hours Thursday after an “unknown substance” was discovered inside a residence, police said.In an advisory issued around 5:50 p.m., the Menlo Park Police Department said the 1300 block of Henderson Avenue was “closed until further notice due to a hazmat situation.”“A homeowner found an unknown substance in a rental unit they were cleaning out,” Sgt. Kevin Paugh said, adding that a hazmat team was summoned to identify the material.The substance was ultimately deemed nonhazardous and the street was reopened around 10 p.m., police said in a follow-up advisory.Additional details about the incident, including the exact nature of the material, were not available.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | 2 dead as bus carrying high school students crashes in NY Crashes and Disasters | Family sues Google alleging its Maps app led father to drive off collapsed bridge to his death Crashes and Di...

49ers: Christian McCaffrey matches Jerry Rice’s long-held record

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:10 GMT

SANTA CLARA — Christian McCaffrey has been with the 49ers for less than a year and he’s already etched his name in franchise lore.McCaffrey extended his streak of games with a touchdown to 12 with a four-yard endzone dash in San Francisco’s 30-12 win against the New York Giants on Thursday Night Football. That 12-game streak ties Jerry Rice’s 12-game touchdown streak set in 1987 —  Rice led the league with 22 touchdown receptions that year.McCaffrey’s streak extends back to last season and includes the 49ers’ playoff run that ended in an NFC Championship Game loss against the Philadelphia Eagles. The dynamic 27-year-old back has three touchdowns this season — one per 49ers win.“That’s a huge honor,” McCaffrey said. “Obviously scoring touchdowns is a team line. O-line did a great job blocking, I just had to hit the hole.”McCaffrey was traded to the 49ers on Oct. 20, 2022 and his touchdown streak began on Dec. 4 2...

Fremont’s Skubal sharp as Tigers hand A’s their 8th straight loss

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:10 GMT

OAKLAND — Fremont’s Tarik Skubal had a season-high 10 strikeouts in seven strong innings for his fourth consecutive win, and the Detroit Tigers handed the Athletics their eighth consecutive loss, beating Oakland 7-3 on Thursday night.Kerry Carpenter had his ninth multi-hit game this month and the 34th of the season for Detroit. Matt Vierling added two hits, an RBI and scored twice for the Tigers, who are 6-2 on their final road trip of the season.Brent Rooker hit his 28th home run for the last-place A’s (46-107), who need to win their final nine games to avoid matching the 1979 A’s (54-108) for the most losses in Oakland history.A’s manager Mark Kotsay’s team committed three errors, hit into two double plays and failed to advance a runner past first base in their latest setback.Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Tarik Skubal delivers to an Oakland Athletics batter during the fourth inning of a baseball game Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron)&n...

VIDEO: Tourists chase car in attempt to get items back after car break-in

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:10 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – A shocking video shows tourists trying to stop smash-and-grab thieves in San Francisco. The victims are seen clinging onto a speeding car in an attempt to get their stuff back. One of them was thrown from the vehicle. It’s another case of smash-and-grab crime that continues to plague the city.On Thursday, San Francisco supervisor Dean Preston sponsored a hearing on strategies to stop the car break-ins. Data presented at the hearing showed most of these cases do not get solved, but there was hope that some sort of solution could be crafted. ‘5 deaths, few answers’: Domestic violence task force formed in San Mateo County “Folks are understandably frustrated,” Preston said. “And visitors to our city are not only losing money and property but are often left traumatized and with a very bad experience in our city.”San Francisco government data shows the city experiences more than 20,000 break-ins per year and only about 1% of those result in arrests. San Francisco...

Mali’s junta struggles to fight growing violence in a northern region as UN peacekeepers withdraw

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:10 GMT

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Attacks in northern Mali have more than doubled since U.N. peacekeepers completed the first phase of their withdrawal last month after a decade of fighting Islamic extremists, resulting in more than 150 deaths.In one brazen attack, militants targeted a triple-decker passenger boat, killing 49 civilians. And this week, another group of rebels attacked Malian army camps in the Lere locality on the border with Mauritania, leaving several security personnel dead and wounded. Now, fleeing Malians fear the worst is yet to come in the prolonged violence.“In Timbuktu, all the communities are leaving the city,” said Fatouma Harber, a resident of Timbuktu which is one of the worst-hit areas. “A few weeks ago, a rocket fell in the town, costing the life of a child. Everyone thinks it could fall on them or their children,” Harber added.After more than three years in power, Mali’s military junta is struggling to fight growing violence in a hard-hit northern region after deman...

Pope Francis visits Marseille as anti-migrant views grow in Europe with talk of fences and blockades

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:10 GMT

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is visiting the French port city of Marseille, for centuries a multiethnic and multifaith melting pot, to amplify his call for the Mediterranean to be a place of welcome for migrants. It’s an increasingly lonely voice in Europe, where some countries are turning more and more to border fences, repatriations and talk of a naval blockade to keep a new influx of would-be refugees out.Francis is presiding over the closing session of a gathering of Mediterranean Catholic bishops, but his two-day visit that begins Friday is aimed at sending a message well beyond the Catholic faithful to Europe, North Africa and beyond. After a prayer at Marseille’s basilica, Francis holds an interfaith prayer at a monument dedicated to those who have died at sea — a number estimated to top 28,000 since 2014, according to the International Organization of Migration.Francis, who has long lamented that the Mediterranean has become “the world’s biggest cemetery,” co...