NEW YORK (REUTERS) - A massive heatwave that has enveloped the US Midwest pushed into the Northeast on Friday (July 19), ushering in temperatures that could top 38 deg C in Washington and prompting utilities to take steps to prevent power outages. The huge blob of warm air is likely to blanket the region, home to a third of the US population, through Sunday with little overnight relief, said meteorologist David Roth of the National Weather Service's Weather Prediction Centre. "There are 124 million people under a heat advisory or excessive heat warning - that's a third of the population," Mr Roth said. As of Friday, the heatwave sprawled from Kansas to the Atlantic Coast, and from South Carolina north to Maine. It was expected to intensify on Saturday and Sunday. Utilities in the eastern half of the United States expect to have enough resources to meet power demand on Friday but asked consumers to turn down air conditioners to avoid putting stress on the system, which could cause … [Read more...] about Heatwave gripping eastern, central US to intensify over weekend
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Biggest-ever anti-doping blitz arrests 234 people
ROME: A vast international police operation involving 33 countries and the World Anti-Doping Agency has seized millions of doping substances and counterfeit medicines and arrested 234 people, Europol said on Monday (Jul 8).The operation involving 23 European Union nations and 10 other countries, including Albania, Colombia, Iceland, Switzerland and the United States, seized 3.8 million illegal medicines, a statement said.The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said the operation "dismantled 17 organised crime groups involved in the trafficking of counterfeit medicines and doping material across Europe."The Europol-coordinated operation codenamed Viribus was led by Italy's Carabinieri police and involved Interpol, the Joint Research Centre and the European Anti-Fraud Office OLAF.Europol said the operation, co-led by Greek police, was the largest of its kind ever."Over the last 20 years, the worldwide trade in anabolic substances has increased significantly," Europol said, citing athletes, … [Read more...] about Biggest-ever anti-doping blitz arrests 234 people
Another Dubai princess defects. Anguished poetry ensues
BEIRUT (NYTIMES) - Few world leaders are known to write poetry. Fewer still offer it up for public consumption. And almost none record their marital breakups in verse on their personal websites. Then, there is the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, who has been publishing his romantic anguish online, in Arabic and English, for anyone with an internet connection to read. "O sweetheart, there's nothing more to say./Your deathly silence has worn me out," he wrote in one poem posted on his official website. "You no longer have a place with me," says another. "I don't care if you live or die." Princess Haya, the most visible and glamorous of the sheikh's reported six wives, has left him. She fled with their 11- and 7-year-old children to London several months ago, a person close to the royal family said, making her at least the third woman to flee Sheikh Mohammed's palaces in Dubai, the largest city of the United Arab Emirates. Princess Haya, 45, is seeking political … [Read more...] about Another Dubai princess defects. Anguished poetry ensues
Movies, fans and a Jeremy Lin question in a full mailbag
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By Doug Smith Sports Reporter Sun., May 12, 2019 First off the top a very Happy Mother’s Day to all who qualify, hope you’re spoiled and taken care of and appreciated all day. Hope that all the time, of course, but especially today. And now here’s another big old weekend mailbag to wade through before the 7 p.m. game, for which those of us who now don’t have to write an early story are very thankful. - Q: Hi Doug From your perspective, is there anything left for the Toronto Argonauts to try in order to get more bums in seats at BMO Field? Moving there from the Rogers Centre has not helped and they are so far off the radar that they are now barely an afterthought. Article Continued Below Love your column too! Regards, Mike Guelph, Ontario A: I honestly don’t know what’s next. I don’t think they market themselves well enough to a broad audience and maybe there’s some nifty way to get themselves in … [Read more...] about Movies, fans and a Jeremy Lin question in a full mailbag
Prince Harry ‘over the moon’ as Meghan gives birth to a boy
Prince Harry 'over the moon' as Meghan gives birth to a boy LONDON, United Kingdom — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has given birth to a boy, her "over the moon" husband Prince Harry revealed to the world on Monday in a low-key announcement intended to protect their privacy. Prince Harry said that both mother and baby were "doing incredibly well" as he gave a short statement to British television news outlets, without either in sight, in front of Windsor Castle's horse stables. "I am very excited to announce that Meghan and myself had a little boy early this morning — a very healthy boy," a beaming Harry said in the video statement. "As every father and parent would ever say, your baby is absolutely amazing. "But this little thing is absolutely to die for. So I am just over the moon." Buckingham Palace said the boy, seventh in line to the throne, was born at 5:26 a.m. London time (12:26 p.m., Manila time), weighing … [Read more...] about Prince Harry ‘over the moon’ as Meghan gives birth to a boy