27 Aug 2024

South Australia experiences record-breaking winter temperatures two days in a row
South Australia has set new winter temperature records for two consecutive days, with Oodnadatta reaching an unprecedented 39.4 °C (102.9 °F) on Saturday, August 24, 2024, surpassing the previous record of 38.5 °C (101.3 °F) set Friday, August 23.

Emergency declared in Ketchikan as landslide damages homes, claims one life and leaves 3 injured, Alaska
A destructive landslide struck the city of Ketchikan in Alaska, U.S., at 16:00 local time on Sunday, August 25, 2024, claiming one life, injuring three others, and causing significant infrastructure damage. The severity of the situation prompted an emergency declaration and mandatory evacuations in the affected region.

Very strong M6.9 earthquake hits Tonga 
A very strong earthquake, registered by the USGS as M6.9, hit Tonga at 23:29 UTC on August 25, 2024. The agency reports a depth of 106.7 km (66.3 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.9 at a depth of 102 km (63.4 miles). The quake was followed by an M6.1 at the same depth just one minute later.

Twenty dead, 5 million affected in Bangladesh floods
At least 20 people have died and more than 5.2 million have been affected in Bangladesh by floods caused by relentless monsoon rains and overflowing rivers, officials said on Sunday.

Palisades Tahoe, California sees rare snow in August, causing the closure of Highway 89 
Palisades Tahoe Resort in California, USA, experienced a rare August snowfall for the first time in 20 years on Saturday, August 24, 2024.

Severe flash flood in Havasu Creek, Grand Canyon National Park, claims the life of one and leaves 200 stranded 
Havasu Creek, located in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona saw intense flooding due to heavy rain on Thursday, August 22, 2024. The flood claimed the life of a 33-year-old woman and stranded 200 hikers in the area.

Voluntary Lockdown Imposed at Four Massachusetts Towns to Combat Deadly and Incurable Mosquito-Borne Disease 
Four Massachusetts towns—Webster, Oxford, Sutton, and Douglas—have imposed a voluntary evening lockdown following the confirmation of a human case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in Worcester County, marking the first such case since 2020.

Holy war erupts as National Guard officer booted from command for voicing Christian beliefs
Liberty Counsel has announced it is bringing a free speech fight to the Idaho Army National Guard demanding the organization “restore” the career of an infantry officer who was removed from command and illegally pressured to resign because of a soldier’s complaints about the officer’s statements regarding his personal Christian beliefs.

Cornell University To Offer Course On “Ecological Justice” Focused On “Feminist, Queer, And Trans Perspectives”
…The Ivy League school will teach a “Ecological Justice: Feminist, Queer, and Trans Perspectives” class that will present “an in-depth study of ecological justice from feminist, queer, and trans perspectives.”

Islamic State-Inspired Syrian Migrant Confesses To Triple-Murder At ‘Festival Of Diversity’ In Germany
A Syrian asylum-seeker has confessed to a knife attack at a “Festival of Diversity” that killed three and wounded eight, German authorities said on Sunday as they investigated the man’s apparent ties to the Islamic State terror group. The incident has intensified the country’s immigration debate as critical elections approach in September.

UCLA Medical School Hired Students To Write Course Curriculum Emphasizing “Structural Racism And Health Equity”
A June 2023 document that was obtained by Do No Harm, a medical and policy advocacy group, showed that UCLA’s medical school was seeking to recruit first and second year medical students to develop a curriculum associated with liberal ideas such as critical race theory.

Harris and Walz Call Them ‘Values’ – We Call Them the ‘Doctrines of Devils’
Five Big Lies at the DNC Convention. “Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron” (1Tim 4:1-2) If Kamala should pull off a win in November, it will be the first time in history someone was elected on feelings, instead of their record.

Ukrainian Parliament Votes To Ban Orthodox Church With Historic Ties to Russia 
Ukraine’s parliament voted on Tuesday on a bill that would ban the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), which has historic links to Russia but severed ties with the Moscow Patriarchate following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Russians Launch a MASSIVE Air Strike Against Ukraine’s Energy Facilities – Power and Water Outages Recorded All Over the Country
The early morning brought one of the heaviest air strikes in months against all regions of Ukraine, leading to emergency power outages have been introduced throughout the country.

Emmanual Macron Sets X on Fire with His Blatant Lie on France’s Commitment to “Freedom of Expression” After Telegram Founder Is Locked Up for Not Censoring Speech – List of Charges Against Pavel Durov Released – Bad News for Mark Zuckerberg!
Another dirty liar. Do these people have any shame? French President Emmanuel Macron is now lying about his country’s commitment to “freedom of expression” after government officials locked up the founder of Telegram when he departed a plane at Le Bourget on Saturday night.

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