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A general view shows a road-and-rail bridge, which is constructed to connect the Russian mainland with the Crimean peninsula, at sunrise in the Kerch Strait, Crimea November 26, 2018.REUTERS | Pavel RebrovRussian authorities reported on Saturday that a large blaze erupted on the only bridge linking mainland Russia to the occupied Crimean Peninsula. Russian state-backed media cited the national anti-terrorism committee as saying that a truck exploded on the road traffic side of the Kerch bridge at 6:07 a.m. local time. The blaze reportedly set fire to seven oil tankers being carried by rail to Crimea, prompting the road traffic…

Three people — one student and two adults — were shot outside a high school football stadium in Toledo, Ohio, Friday night.The shooting outside Whitmer High School’s stadium occurred during the school’s football matchup against Central Catholic High School. The game was paused after the shooting, FOX 19 reported.The victims were transported to a local hospital and are expected to recover, Toledo police said.FOWL PLAY: WILD TURKEY CAUSES CHAOS AFTER BREAKING INTO OHIO HOME According to police, two people are in custody and two outstanding are “possibly” connected to the shooting.Gunshots were heard during the game, prompting spectators to flee…

New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet says “heavy rainfall” is expected overnight across the east coast and Sydney. “We say this every time – if it’s flooded, forget it,” Mr Perrottet said in his press conference on Saturday afternoon.“Please do not drive through flood waters – you’re putting your life at risk, your family’s life at risk and also our emergency services personnel who put their lives on the line each day to keep us safe. “Everybody across the state, please be cautious during this next period of time.“We do expect heavy rainfall overnight across Sydney, across the east coast…

Max Verstappen grabbed pole position at the Japanese Grand Prix by one hundredth of a second as Charles Leclerc had to settle for second. The Dutchman, who will clinch the title if he wins in Japan and claims the fastest lap bonus point regardless of results elsewhere, posted 1.29:304 early in Q3 – a time that was almost, but not quite, eclipsed by Leclerc’s last lap. Verstappen had been the quickest in FP3 and he continued his excellent form in the day’s first session into the second as he claimed first place on the grid for Sunday’s race.Japanese Grand PrixHow…

A 40-year-old man was fatally shot on a Brooklyn street Friday night, police said. The victim was shot in the head near the intersection of Bedford Avenue and Albemarle Road in Flatbush at about 10:40 p.m., according to the NYPD. He was taken by EMS to a local hospital and pronounced dead, authorities said. There have been no arrests and no named suspects yet.Wayne Carrington A firearm was recovered at the scene, police said. It wasn’t immediately clear what sparked the deadly violence and no arrests were made as of early Saturday. Source: New York Post

CNN  —  After over two decades of patiently waiting, endangered Indian narrow-headed softshell turtles finally bred at the San Diego Zoo. This marks the first time the species has been documented reproducing at a zoo in North America. The San Diego Zoo announced the hatching of 41 tiny turtle softshell babies in a news release on Monday. The turtles, native to south Asia, are listed as “endangered” by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Their population has declined severely due to habitat loss and hunting, says the organization. But data is scarce and it’s not clear how many…

An explosion and a fire were reported Saturday in the middle of the Kerch bridge, which connects Crimea with Russia, according to multiple reports.Authorities suspended travel on the bridge after a fuel tank caught on fire, according to Russia’s RIA state news agency. Ukrainian media outlets reported an explosion was heard in the surrounding area at about 6 a.m. local time, Reuters reported.”A fuel tank is on fire on one of the sections of the Crimean bridge,” RIA state news agency said without further details.Photos of the road-and-rail bridge on social media show part of the bridge was destroyed and…

Two caretakers at a Texas nursing home are faced charges this week after video surveillance footage allegedly showed them injuring an 87-year-old man in his room.Solidago Health and Rehabilitation caretakers Lisa Cooper, 61, and Keycia Johnson, 57, turned themselves into Texas City police Thursday pending an investigation into the assault. Both women were charged with injuring an elderly person, a second-degree felony.The Texas City nursing home said the women were immediately suspended and have since been fired.ONE DIES AT CALIFORNIA NURSING HOME AFTER STAFF SERVES DISH SOAP INSTEAD OF JUICE: REPORT The man’s family told FOX 26 Houston a Ring surveillance…

So far in 2022, farmers and ranchers clear area 11 times the size of New York City in Brazilian Amazon for agribusiness, with little regulation.Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has broken a record for the month of September, continuing a trend that has accelerated during the tenure of the country’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro. About 1,455sq km (562sq miles) of rainforest were cleared in September, according to satellite data from the Brazilian space research agency INPE. That is up 48 percent from a year ago and beating the September 2019 record in a data series that began in 2015. Average…

Exclusive: Darren Buttrick had no underlying health issues when he went to hospital in March 2020 after being one of the first 2,000 Covid-positive cases in the UK – after surviving Covid he went on to give back and inspire others A father has revealed his last words before being put in an induced coma after being given a 50-50 chance of survival when he came down with Covid-19. Darren Buttrick had no underlying health issues when he went to hospital in March 2020 after being one of the first 2,000 Covid-positive cases in the UK. He was given 15…