Friday, September 16, 2022

Alaska braces for impact of 'historic-level storm'

Alaska Weather

Residents on Alaska's vast and sparsely populated western coast braced Friday for a powerful storm that forecasters said could be one of the worst in recent history, threatening hurricane-force winds and high surf that could knock out power and cause flooding.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/typhoon-merbok-aslaska-1.6586507?cmp=rss

The Phantom of the Opera, Broadway's longest-running show, to close in February

Poster advertising Phantom of the Opera production in New York in March 2020

The Phantom of the Opera — Broadway's longest-running show — is scheduled to close in February 2023, the biggest victim yet of the post-pandemic softening in theatre attendance in New York.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/broadway-phantom-musical-end-2023-1.6586246?cmp=rss

Florida governor used families as 'pawns' with Martha's Vineyard stunt: Democrat

Immigration DeSantis Flights

Dylan Fernandes says Florida's Republican governor is a "coward" for shipping 48 migrants to a Massachusetts island with no warning or information just to make a point.



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/ron-desantis-dyland-fernandes-marthas-vineyard-migrants-1.6585737?cmp=rss

Furor in Iran after young woman slips into coma and dies while in custody, reportedly over headscarf rules

Iran

Iran's president has ordered a probe in the case of Mahsa Amini, a young woman who slipped into a coma while in custody in Tehran and died, state media reported on Friday. She was reportedly detained over an issue with her hijab. Police have said she suffered a heart attack.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iran-amini-tehran-coma-1.6585901?cmp=rss

Deadly clashes renewed on Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border just hours after sides agree to ceasefire

KYRGYZSTAN-TAJIKISTAN/BORDER

Kyrgyzstan accused neighbouring Tajikistan of firing at its border guards Friday evening, hours after the security chiefs of the two countries agreed on a ceasefire.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/kyrgyzstan-tajikistan-border-clashes-1.6585804?cmp=rss

Stunning images of space abound in this year's Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition

Astrophotographer of the Year 2022 WINNER

From galaxies, nebulas, our sun and more, this year's winners in the Royal Observatory Greenwich’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition are jaw-dropping.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/2022-astronomy-photographer-of-the-year-1.6584133?cmp=rss