Authorities on France's Reunion Island have dismantled a major hazardous waste trafficking ring, arresting nine people for illegally exporting vehicle scrap contaminated with toxic materials to India. The operation, which ran for several years, shipped approximately 200 containers of dangerous car waste annually from the French overseas department. It is estimated to have generated profits of €3.5 million. Under environmental laws, vehicles must be depolluted before being exported. “The sheer vo
Hurricane Milton has rapidly strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane on a path toward Florida population centers including Tampa and Orlando, threatening a dangerous storm surge in Tampa Bay and setting the stage for potential mass evacuations less than two weeks after a catastrophic Hurricane Helene swamped the coastline. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday that it was imperative that messes from Helene be cleaned up ahead of Milton’s arrival so they don’t become dangerous flying projectiles.
Smoke bombs were thrown at the gate of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, on Monday October 7, hours after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) issued evacuation orders for areas in Beit Lahia, Beit Hanoun, and Jabalia.Footage filmed by Karam Hassan shows a group of men, including some journalists, running inside the courtyard of the Kamal Adwan Hospital as the sound of an explosion is heard. Plumes of smoke can be seen rising from the gate of the hospital.Quds News Network said that Israeli military forces were targeting the gate of the hospital “with smoke shells,” according to machine translation.On Monday, the IDF warned residents of areas in Beit Lahia, Beit Hanoun, and Jabalia to evacuate to the humanitarian area in Al-Mawasi using Salah El-Din Street.Al-Mawasi was targeted by an Israeli strike which killed over 40 people last month, according to Palestinian news reports. Credit: Karam Hassan via Storyful
Millions of people who bought DNA tests from genetic testing service 23andme have been urged to delete their personal data amid concerns about the company’s future.
Panera Bread has settled a lawsuit with the family of a woman with a heart condition who died after drinking a Charged Lemonade. University of Pennsylvania student Sarah Katz went into cardiac arrest at the age of 21 in September 2022 hours after drinking the highly caffeinated beverage, the lawsuit states, according to NBC News. Katz had a heart condition known as long QT syndrome type 1 and didn’t drink energy drinks following guidance from her doctors, the suit filed last year in Philadelphia said.
The TV star opened up about her relationships with her former Bake Off co-stars, including Fielding, 51, as well as judges Paul Hollywood, 58, and Dame Prue Leith, 84
England’s fast-bowling consultant Jimmy Anderson will be on the ground in Multan in time for the second day of the first Test against Pakistan, fresh from a week of merry-making in a golfer’s paradise, having played in the Dunhill Links.
Dow Jones and other indexes fell in early trades Monday as yields surged. Nvidia gained and cleared a trendline entry as Tesla fell ahead of the Robotaxi event.