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Lithium batteries starting fires, destroying homes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:29:42 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Eric Evans walked through what’s left of his home after it was destroyed by a raging fire on Feb. 8. It was caused by a lithium battery inside a small toy car that was not being charged at the time.A family member noticed the smoke and alerted Evans, who got his family out of the home just in time. Abandoned building fire ‘suspicious,’ likely human-caused: ACSO “It makes me sick to my stomach,” Evans said. “There was an explosion and it back-drafted into the house.” He said the fire consumed the 4,300-square-foot home within 15 minutes.Two fires caused by lithium batteries occurred on Friday in New York City, bringing the death toll from lithium batteries to 14 this year alone.Lithium batteries are used in toys, scooters, e-bikes and other equipment. Lt. Sean Stull of the Golden Fire Department told the Problem Solvers that batteries can quietly ignite.“We'll see what we call an off-gassing where we see a little bit of smoking with the battery,” said Stull.Stull a...

Denver weather: Comfy start to week before more 90s

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:29:42 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The workweek begins with comfortable temperatures in the upper 70s and mainly sunny skies along the Front Range in the Denver weather forecast.Weather today: One more pleasant dayEven with mostly sunny skies Monday afternoon, temperatures will remain mild and below average in the upper 70s. Winds stay light through the day. 1 dead, another critically injured after falling 300 feet at RMNP Monday will be the nicest day this week before temperatures warm back up into the 90s. Pinpoint Weather: Daily forecast on Aug. 14. Weather tonight: Skies stay clearThe clear skies stick around overnight Monday with light winds. Low temperatures will dip below average into the middle 50s.Pinpoint Weather: Overnight forecast on Aug. 14. Looking ahead: 90s make a return High temperatures on Tuesday are back in the low 90s with abundant sunshine. Even more heat is here for Wednesday with highs in the middle 90s and sunny skies. Morgan County woman sets world record rowing from Ca...

Mark Zuckerberg says ‘it’s time to move on’ from Elon Musk cage fight

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:29:42 GMT

(CNN) — Mark Zuckerberg says Elon Musk “isn’t serious” about a cage fight and “it’s time to move on” from their proposed showdown, the details of which were never nailed down.“Elon won’t confirm a date, then says he needs surgery, and now asks to do a practice round in my backyard instead,” the Meta chief executive wrote on social platform Threads Sunday.“If Elon ever gets serious about a real date and official event, he knows how to reach me. Otherwise, time to move on. I’m going to focus on competing with people who take the sport seriously.”Zuckerberg, 39, had previously proposed August 26 for the fight, but said Musk, 52, hadn’t confirmed.Last week, Musk wrote that the possible showdown would be streamed on X, formerly known as Twitter, which he owns. Musk said he was “lifting weights throughout the day, preparing for the fight,” adding “all proceeds will go to charity for veterans.”Zuckerberg, a practitioner of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, won gold and silver in two featherweight white...

Miami Police need public’s help in finding missing elderly woman

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:29:42 GMT

Miami Police Department has announced that they need the public’s assistance in finding a missing person in the Coral Way area. On Monday morning, authorities tweeted that 83-year-old Joanna Jayne Parker has gone missing. Officials said she is described as 5 feet tall, weighs about 100 pounds, and has gray hair and brown eyes. If you know her whereabouts, police urged the public to please call 305-603-6300 or 305-579-6111.

Crash on I-75 causes road closures in Weston

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:29:42 GMT

A fatal crash on Interstate 75 has caused a road closure that is preventing traffic from driving through on the eastbound lanes of Alligator Alley. On Monday morning, a dump truck was seen crashed into a power line while another vehicle was demolished off the side of I-75. Around 6 a.m., Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue was at the scene to render aid to any victims involved. The other car involved appeared to be on the street parallel to the expressway when the dump truck drove off the highway. Though both vehicles were in the same area when the collision occurred, it is unclear who caused the crash and how the two were involved. Live video footage showed the tire marks that careen off the expressway. 7SkyForce was unable to show the extent of the damage to the car as there was still a person inside. The dump truck looked like it kept moving a few hundred feet before it ultimately crashed into a power line pole; the collision appeared to have taken out some heavy-duty power lines.Just be...

Fossil discovery causes monumental shift in understanding of whale evolutionary history

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:29:42 GMT

(CNN) — On the tail of the discovery of a whale fossil that is the largest animal on record, researchers in Egypt announced the unearthing of one of the smallest early whales known to science. The find is also the oldest fully aquatic whale found in Africa, according to a new study.At an estimated body weight of 412.3 pounds (187 kilograms) and length of 8.2 feet (2.5 meters), the newly documented species is comparable in size to a modern-day bottlenose dolphin.Tutcetus rayanensis is a member of the extinct family of early whales known as basilosauridae — the first widespread group to become fully aquatic. What’s more, the diminutive specimen is also much older than other basilosaurids of the Eocene Epoch, the study published Thursday in the journal Communications Biology revealed.The Eocene Epoch lasted from about 55.8 million to 33.9 million years ago, and the fossil dates back about 41 million years. The remains include an incomplete skull with jaws; the hyoid apparatus, or bones...

Ukrainian envoy dies in Armenian lake

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:29:42 GMT

YEREVAN — Ukraine’s acting ambassador to Armenia has died while serving in the country, Kyiv’s foreign ministry confirmed Monday. In a statement, the ministry said it was “deeply saddened” to announce the death of chargé d’affaires Oleksandr Senchenko in “tragic” circumstances in the South Caucasus country. Officials expressed “their deepest condolences to the family and friends of the deceased in connection with this irreparable loss.”On Sunday, Armenia’s national rescue service reported that lifeguards operating at Lake Sevan, a popular tourist destination just outside Yerevan, had lost visual contact with a swimmer around 25 meters from the shore. The man was recovered from the water but was later pronounced dead by an ambulance crew. Both Radio Free Europe and Russian state news service TASS had previously identified the swimmer as Senchenko.Senchenko had previously held diplomatic postings in Russia and neighboring Aze...

Obama promotes telethon to raise funds for Red Cross and Maui victims. Follow live updates

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:29:42 GMT

By REBECCA BOONE (Associated Press)Follow live updates about wildfires that have devastated parts of Maui in Hawaii this week, destroying a historic town and forcing evacuations. The National Weather Service said Hurricane Dora, which passed south of the island chain, was partly to blame for strong winds that initially drove the flames, knocking out power and grounding firefighting helicopters.Former President Barack Obama has appeared in a video promoting a live telethon on Monday to raise funds for the American Red Cross of Hawaii in support of its relief effort for wildfire victims.Malama Maui, hosted by KHON-TV, is scheduled to be held from 5 am. to 10 a.m. on the local news station.“As someone who grew up in Hawaii, someone who has taken my family to enjoy the incredible beauty of that island and the hospitality of the people of Lahaina, we now find ourselves mourning the lives that are lost,” Obama said.He noted “thoughts and prayers are not enough” and...

Chicago baseball report: Cubs hosting Round 2 of the City Series this week while the White Sox try to play spoilers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:29:42 GMT

The Cubs and White Sox meet for the second round of the City Series on Tuesday and Wednesday at Wrigley Field. The Cubs swept the earlier two-game series July 25-26 at Guaranteed Rate Field.It’s another important series for the Cubs, who are 3 1/2 games behind the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Central, while the Sox will try to play spoilers.Every Monday throughout the season, Tribune baseball writers will provide an update on what happened — and what’s ahead — for the Cubs and Sox.Patrick Wisdom adjusts to new rolePatrick Wisdom is trying to make the most of what has become limited playing time for the Cubs.Nick Madrigal’s return from the injured list and the trade-deadline acquisition of Jeimer Candelario has made Wisdom the odd man out. With his starts coming predominantly against left-handers, Wisdom was in the lineup at first base Sunday against the Toronto Blue Jays’ Hyun Jin Ryu.In the seventh, Wisdom took Blue Jays right-hander ...

Greece closes popular mountain gorge in Crete after an earthquake triggers a dangerous rockslide

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:29:42 GMT

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities on the Greek island of Crete have ordered the temporary closure of mountain gorges popular with hikers after an earthquake triggered a rockslide and seriously injured a Spanish tourist.The closure of the Samaria gorge in southwest Crete — along with several others in the White Mountain range — was ordered Monday, a day after the region was rattled by a magnitude 4.9 quake.The tremblor triggered the evacuation of more than 600 people Sunday along the 16-kilometer (10-mile) Samaria hiking trail.A 45-year-old Spanish hiker was transported by helicopter to a state hospital in the port city of Chania, where he remains in critical condition after part of his right leg was amputated, doctors said.Regional government authorities, based in Chania, were due to decide later Monday whether the closure would be extended through Wednesday, a public holiday.Part of a nature reserve, the Samaria Gorge is open to visitors for six months annually, starting in May, an...