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Batten down the hatches: it’s only a matter of time before the Big Apple gets slugged with another Sandy-like storm, some experts say. The next big one may not have Sandy’s unique characteristics — a tropical storm colliding with a nor’easter that struck at high tide during a full moon — but warming temperatures and rising sea levels are likely to bring another onslaught perhaps as soon as the coming decade.  “Looking to the future, ocean temps are warmer on average than they were in the past which gives the possibility that these tropical systems might persist later into the…

Exclusive: The Government have been blasted for allowing ‘luxury travel’ for judges when some victims are waiting years for their case to reach court due to a soaring blacklog Judges are running up a huge bill for “luxury” travel while crime victims face heart-wrenching waits for offenders to reach court. The cost of their first-class rail fares was £195,000 in six months to September, official figures reveal. If that spending continues at the same rate, the annual total will exceed £390,000 – a massive 50% increase on the 2021/2022 figure of £260,000. When most courts were closed for several months…

Dogecoin price continues to reward investors amid an Elon Musk-triggered rally. As reported on Friday, the largest meme coin surpassed the forecasted target at $0.1000. If the attention DOGE is getting spills into the new week, investors can acclimatize to Dogecoin price tagging of $1.0000.What Does Musk Twitter Deal Mean for Dogecoin Price?The world’s wealthiest man is now at the helm of the microblogging platform Twitter. Elon Musk completed his $44 billion bid on Twitter late Thursday and immediately took over from the ongoing CEO, Parag Agrawal. Two more top executives were shown the door, including the company’s CFO, Ned…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korean officials said around 50 people were in cardiac arrest and a number feared dead after being crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Halloween festivities in the capital Seoul.Choi Cheon-sik, an official from the National Fire Agency, said around 100 people were reported as injured during the crowd surge Saturday night in the Itaewon leisure district and that around 50 were being treated for cardiac arrest as of early Sunday.Choi said it was believed that people were crushed to death after a large crowd began pushing forward in…

Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai has condemned Kyrie Irving’s apparent promotion of an antisemitic film on Twitter. On Thursday, the Brooklyn guard shared an Amazon link to a movie called “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America.” “I’m disappointed that Kyrie appears to support a film based on a book full of anti-semitic disinformation,” Tsai said on Twitter. “I want to sit down and make sure he understands this is hurtful to all of us, and as a man of faith, it is wrong to promote hate based on race, ethnicity or religion.KYRIE IRVING PROMOTES ANTI-SEMITIC FILM ON TWITTER”This is bigger…

The three African elephants at the Milwaukee County Zoo had a smashing good time with a seasonal treat this October: giant pumpkins.The Milwaukee County Zoo posted footage of its “annual smash and squash” on its Facebook page on Oct. 26. The pumpkins are given to the elephants as part of an enrichment program, the zoo explained. 5 HALLOWEEN PET COSTUME IDEAS THAT ARE QUICK AND EASY TO PUT TOGETHERAdditional videos of the elephants show them stomping and playing with other seasonal items, including Christmas trees. Other animals at the zoo, including lions, were also given pumpkins for enrichment purposes, the zoo made clear.The…

CNN  —  Second gentleman Doug Emhoff wants to change what it means to be the “Second Spouse” – or, for that matter, the supportive partner of any woman in America. “I want to be in a world where this is not unique,” said Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris. “It should not even be a big deal that I’m a man, going forward,” he told CNN’s Dana Bash,in an interview for her special series, “Being … The Second Gentleman,” which airs at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday. “I’m here because I’m her husband. I’m here to support her,” he…

Washington CNN  —  The man who is alleged to have attacked Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in the couple’s San Francisco home on Friday is expected to be charged with multiple felonies Monday, according San Francisco law enforcement officials. He is expected to be arraigned on Tuesday. “We are coordinating closely with federal and local law enforcement partners on this investigation. We will bring forward multiple felony charges on Monday and expect [suspect David DePape] to be arraigned on Tuesday. DePape will be held accountable for his heinous crimes,” San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins tweeted…

A Las Vegas woman is accused of murdering her own mother — reportedly with shards of broken glass — on Wednesday after telling police during a prior arrest in late August that they were only detaining her because she is “good looking.”Hend Bustami, 28, is facing an open murder charge in Clark County for the Oct. 26 death of her 61-year-old mother, Afaf Hussanen, in their Las Vegas home. She is also charged with evading arrest in San Bernardino County, California, county records show.”I think I killed my mommy,” Bustami apparently told dispatchers on Wednesday before abruptly hanging up the…

CNN  —  Russia will suspend its participation in the United Nations-brokered grain export deal with Ukraine after drone attacks on the Crimean city of Sevastopol, the country’s defense ministry announced Saturday. Moscow blames Kyiv for the attacks. CNN cannot independently verify Russia’s report. A top Ukrainian official on Saturday accused Russia of inventing “fictitious terrorist attacks” on its own facilities in Crimea and also blamed Moscow of “blackmail.” “Nuclear blackmail, energy blackmail, food blackmail,” Andrii Yermak, the head of the Ukrainian president’s office, said in a post on his Telegram account. The Russian foreign ministry said the country has suspended…