2 Dec 2024
Record rains and 3 dead as Cyclone Fengal makes landfall over Puducherry, India
Cyclone Fengal made landfall near Puducherry, India at around 19:00 local time (LT) on Saturday, November 30, 2024, unleashing winds of up to 90 km/h (55 mph) and heavy rainfall that caused severe flooding, disrupted transport services, and left three fatalities in Chennai. With 484 mm (19.06 inches) of rain recorded in Puducherry, the highest in 30 years, authorities issued Red Alerts across Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, and Karnataka.
Distress in Commercial Real Estate Bonds Hits All-Time High
Commercial real estate continues to suffer despite the Federal Reserve’s attempt at ameliorating the capital markets with a 50-basis point rate cut in September.
Turkey-Backed Jihadists Eye Hama Next After Capturing Central Aleppo, International Airport
Regional media has cited HTS sources to say they’ve “begun marching towards Hama, successfully capturing six towns and villages in the countryside, including Morek, which lies along an important highway connecting central Syria to the north.” The Syrian government has denied that many of these towns or villages were captured, amid conflicting social media reports.
Hamas’s proof-of-life video of Edan Alexander is ‘cruel psychological warfare,’ Netanyahu says
A proof-of-life video that Hamas released of the American-Israeli citizen Edan Alexander, 20, whom the terror group is holding hostage in Gaza, is “cruel psychological warfare,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Saturday night.
Smith & Wesson De-Platformed From Facebook As Musk Welcomes Gun Industry To X – Activist Post
In an X post, the US firearms manufacturer Smith & Wesson described how it was “suspended indefinitely” from Facebook …“Despite our extensive efforts and resources spent on trying to adhere to Facebook’s ever-changing community guidelines on firearms, our account was suspended indefinitely on Friday, November 22nd, 15 years after its original creation,”
Investigation Confirms Theft of 2.7M Digital ID Records in Pakistan
The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Interior has been informed that over four years (2019-2023), data for 2.7 million Pakistanis had been stolen, prompting dismissals of implicated NADRA officials. Reports indicate that at least some of the data was sold internationally. The incident has sparked major concerns about privacy and national security, as sensitive information such as names and addresses was exposed.
Denmark Hit By ‘Whole Country’ Mobile Outage, Trains Halted
While Americans celebrate Thanksgiving by chowing down on turkey and mashed potatoes (and, of course, gravy), Denmark has experienced a widespread telecommunications outage, disrupting cellphone service and bringing train networks to a grinding halt.
AI Model That Copies Human Personality Opens Questions on Deepfakes
Scammers are already using audio and video deepfakes to trick victims’ family, friends and business associates. What if they could also use deepfakes of their personalities? A team of researchers from Stanford and Google DeepMind have trained AI models to replicate the personality of an individual after just two hours of conversation.
This Crime Wave Is Really Starting To Get Out Of Hand
This didn’t happen by accident. The horrifying crime wave that we are experiencing right now is the result of the deliberate policies of our leaders. Over the past four years, millions of people have been allowed to come pouring into this country through our wide open borders. Unfortunately, even gang members and individuals that had previously been convicted of committing very serious crimes were allowed to come in without being properly screened. Now crime is completely and utterly out of control in many areas of the country, and it certainly isn’t going to be easy to clean this mess up.
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