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Why does Vermont keep flooding? It’s complicated, but experts warn it could become the norm
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Why does Vermont keep flooding? It’s complicated, but experts warn it could become the norm

Associated Press  

Not just yesterday, two weeks ago and a year before that, but experts say the state could see catastrophic events like these for the foreseeable future. Climate change is fueling stronger, more persistent storms and the state’s infrastructure is feeling the effects in villages along the Green Mountains’ rivers and streams, which carry a huge amount of water. “This essentially …

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Vermont opens flood recovery centers as it awaits decision on federal help
5 months ago

Vermont opens flood recovery centers as it awaits decision on federal help

Associated Press  

BERLIN, Vt. — Vermont on Wednesday opened the first of four flood recovery centers while officials waited to find out whether the state qualifies for federal help. Phil Scott said at a media briefing that the Federal Emergency Management Agency was in Vermont assessing the damage and he expected a decision on whether the flooding qualified as a federal disaster …

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Beryl floods Vermont a year after catastrophic rainfall
5 months, 1 week ago

Beryl floods Vermont a year after catastrophic rainfall

Associated Press  

PLAINFIELD, Vt. — A second person has died in Vermont in the flooding from Hurricane Beryl’s remnants, officials said Thursday. I’ve just never seen anything like this.” The deluge dropped more than 6 inches of rain on parts of Vermont, and the heaviest rainfall was in the same areas devastated on July 10, 2023, said Marlon Verasamy, of the National …

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Disaster revisits Vermont as Beryl’s remnants flood the state a year after catastrophic rainfall
5 months, 1 week ago

Disaster revisits Vermont as Beryl’s remnants flood the state a year after catastrophic rainfall

LA Times  

Mud and debris cover roads in Barre, Vt., on Thursday after the remnants of Hurricane Beryl caused flooding. I’ve just never seen anything like this.” The deluge dropped more than 6 inches of rain on parts of Vermont, and the heaviest rainfall was in the same areas devastated on July 10, 2023, said Marlon Verasamy, of the National Weather Service …

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New Jersey firefighter dies, at least 3 others injured in a house fire in Plainfield
10 months, 3 weeks ago

New Jersey firefighter dies, at least 3 others injured in a house fire in Plainfield

Associated Press  

PLAINFIELD, N.J. — A New Jersey firefighter died and at least three others were injured in a house fire in Plainfield, authorities said. Marques Hudson was among the firefighters called to the 8 a.m. Friday blaze in a home across the street from Emerson Elementary School, officials said. The mayor said Hudson’s death had brought “unimaginable sorrow” to those close …

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Indian student charged with family members' triple murder in US
1 year ago

Indian student charged with family members' triple murder in US

Deccan Chronicle  

New York: A 23-year-old Indian student has been arrested and charged for allegedly murdering his grandparents and uncle inside a New Jersey condominium, police and US media reports said. Om Brahmbhatt is accused of shooting Dilipkumar Brahmbhatt, 72, Bindu Brahmbhatt, 72, and Yashkumar Brahmbhatt, 38, the South Plainfield Police Department and the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office said in a statement …

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Illinois landlord Joseph Czuba - who allegedly stabbed Wadea Al-Fayoume, six, to death - was paranoid about Hamas 'day of jihad' after listening to radio
1 year, 2 months ago

Illinois landlord Joseph Czuba - who allegedly stabbed Wadea Al-Fayoume, six, to death - was paranoid about Hamas 'day of jihad' after listening to radio

Daily Mail  

A funeral was held for the boy as thousands mourned his death When nothing happened, he became increasingly concerned, his wife says. The next day he allegedly stabbed six-year-old Wadea Al-Fayoume 26 times Hundreds packed the Illinois funeral for the six-year-old Muslim boy who was killed in a heinous hate crime, where his landlord allegedly became enraged thinking his tenants …

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Predictive Policing Software Terrible at Predicting Crimes
1 year, 2 months ago

Predictive Policing Software Terrible at Predicting Crimes

Wired  

This article was copublished with The Markup, a nonprofit, investigative newsroom that challenges technology to serve the public good. Crime predictions generated for the police department in Plainfield, New Jersey, rarely lined up with reported crimes, an analysis by The Markup has found, adding new context to the debate over the efficacy of crime prediction software. Geolitica, known as PredPol …

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‘They blew up my life’: Fox News, a hidden camera and threats to an Indiana school administrator
1 year, 4 months ago

‘They blew up my life’: Fox News, a hidden camera and threats to an Indiana school administrator

Raw Story  

— It started April 12, right after Fox News’ Jesse Watters Primetime, one of the most-watched news programs in the country. A phone call: “You stupid b***h.” Then an email: “Everyone you ever encounter … should spit in your face, fling their feces at you, punch you, knock you down, kick you, piss on you and hold you there for …

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More states are allowing students to take mental health days off
2 years, 6 months ago

More states are allowing students to take mental health days off

NPR  

More states are allowing students to take mental health days off Enlarge this image toggle caption Giles Bruce/Kaiser Health News Giles Bruce/Kaiser Health News Linnea Sorensen falls into a funk whenever her girlfriend of four years leaves for her six-month stints with the Marines, and the high school junior has trouble concentrating on her classwork. "I'm somebody who struggles with …

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Rare November tornadoes hit Connecticut, Rhode Island
3 years, 1 month ago

Rare November tornadoes hit Connecticut, Rhode Island

Associated Press  

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Three tornadoes that hit Rhode Island and southeast Connecticut this weekend were the first since at least 1950 to strike the area in November, the National Weather Service said Sunday. An EF-1 hit near Stonington, and Westerly, Rhode Island; an EF-0 hit in North Kingstown, Rhode Island; and another EF-0 touched down near Plainfield, and Foster, …

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