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Northern Lights could be visible in US Monday: Here's where

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:16 GMT

(NEXSTAR) - Residents living in more than a dozen U.S. states have the chance to see the Northern Lights on Sunday thanks to recent activity on the Sun.A coronal mass ejection and a minor solar flare happened Friday night, according to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center. In addition to sparking a geomagnetic storm watch through Monday, the solar activity means the Northern Lights will be visible as far south as Nebraska and Iowa. Coronal mass ejections, or CMEs, are explosions of plasma and magnetic material from the Sun that can reach Earth in as little as 15 to 18 hours, NOAA explains. Slower CMEs, like the one observed Friday, can take days to impact us. While both solar flares and CMEs (which can occur at the same time) can impact navigation, communication and radio signals on Earth, CMEs are able to create a stunning show in the night sky. According to NASA, CMEs can create currents in Earth's magnetic fields that send particles to the North and South Poles. When those part...

Denver weather: Night thunderstorms possible, significant rain and snow expected this week

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:16 GMT

Gray clouds and rain were moving toward metro Denver and meteorologists were anticipating rain and night thunderstorms Monday night, with possible snow, leading into a turbulent rainy week.The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather watch for Colorado’s mountains, where more than a foot of snow is expected as storms approach, reaching the Front Range Interstate 25 corridor late Monday and Tuesday.The high temperature in Denver on Monday will be 64 degrees, weather service forecasters said. Temperatures are expected to decrease to the mid 40s Tuesday and Wednesday before hitting 66 degrees Thursday. At night, the low temperatures Monday and Tuesday in Denver were expected to stay above freezing, forecasters said.Here's the latest on our Tuesday/Wednesday storm. Heavy snow is likely for the Front Range mountains and foothills. There's lots of uncertainty about the base of the foothills, between 5,500 and 7,000 feet in elevation. #cowx 1/2 pic.twitter.com/yHa...

Russian Volunteer Corps: Who are these Russian neo-Nazis?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:16 GMT

After a recent attack on the Bryansk region in southern Russia by a group of gunmen, public attention is focused on Russian nationalists. The "Russian Volunteer Corps" that carried out this intervention is headed by 38-year-old Denis Nikitin.Who is it? The Financial Times calls Nikitin (his real name Kapustin) a well-known extremist and neo-Nazi. He was born and raised in Russia, and in 2001 he moved to Cologne, Germany. There, Nikitin became interested in mixed martial arts (MMA) and befriended local football hooligans involved in stadium fights. By 2007, Nikitin returned to Russia and became a member of the FC CSKA ultra fans. As he himself admitted at the time, he did not like football, did not know a single player of the club, but loved scuffles and adrenaline.Nikitin is famous for his nationalist clothing brand White Rex. It was created on August 14, 2008 - this date hints at the well-known Nazi code 14/88. The brand logo designed is based on the "Black Sun", another popular ne...

Armenian community commemorates genocide, draws attention to ongoing conflict with Azerbaijan

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:16 GMT

Monday marks the 108th anniversary of the beginnings of the Armenian Genocide, and in Southern California, protesters took to the streets to commemorate the tragedy and to call for Azerbaijan to unblock the Lachin corridor. Referred to by some as the first genocide of the 20th century, the Armenian Genocide killed between 664,000 and 1.2 million Armenians "either in massacres and individual killings, or from systematic ill treatment, exposure, and starvation," according to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Other estimates, including by Israeli historians Benny Morris and Dror Ze'evi, put the number of those killed as high as 1.5 million.Turkey has refused to recognize the killings by the Ottoman Empire, its predecessor, as a genocide.While the past is still an open wound for many Armenians, the ongoing events in their homeland have many concerned about the welfare and safety of their people.A torchlight procession marches during a demonstration in Yerevan, Armenia, Sunday...

Black bear digs through trash in Monrovia

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:16 GMT

No one is more excited than this black bear that Monday is trash pickup day in the 900 block of Norumbega Drive in Monrovia.A photographer from RMG Media captured footage of a large black bear rummaging through the contents of a trash can around 2 a.m. Monday morning, ripping apart several bags it had knocked onto the street in this foothills community. The bear seemed aware it was being watched but wasn't deterred.A black bear rummages through trash in Monrovia, California. April 24, 2023. (RMG Media)After picking through the trash and apparently finding very little to eat, the bear eventually moved along.California’s black bear population has soared over the past several decades. In 1982, the statewide population was estimated to be between 10,000 and 15,000 black bears, according to the state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife. Today, that number is “conservatively estimated” to be between 30,000 and 40,000.

Big Bear Mountain closes for the season after historic snowfall

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:16 GMT

Big Bear Mountain Resort announced that Sunday was the last day to ski or snowboard at Bear Mountain for the season, marking the end of a historic winter at the Southern California mountain.Snow Summit, the other hill at Big Bear Mountain Resort, will remain open through the end of April for snow sports enthusiasts.Over the course of the winter season, Big Bear Mountain Resort saw over 240 inches of natural snowfall, as multiple winter storms pushed through the region. Big Bear Lake digs out from winter storms According to the resort, the 2022 to 2023 season has been the longest in total days for the resort since before 2015.As the season comes to an end, any unused lift tickets for the 2022 to 2023 season will expire by closing day. Passes for next year's winter season are already available for purchase here.Big Bear Mountain Resort is one of the biggest skiing and snowboarding destinations in Southern California. Situated in the San Bernardino mountains, the twin mountains in t...

California might require bidirectional charging capability in EVs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:16 GMT

The California legislature has introduced a bill that would mandate bidirectional charging capability for all new EVs sold in the state beginning in 2027.First spotted by Charged EVs, SB 233 has passed the California Senate Energy Committee and now heads to the Senate Transportation Committee April 25 for further consideration. If enacted, the bill would ensure all new EVs sold in California after 2027 would have the ability to discharge power from their battery packs to assist the power grid, or provide a backup power source for homes.2023 Ford F-150 Lightning"SB 233 will make EVs more attractive to consumers by enabling them to use their car batteries to power their homes," State Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), the bill's sponsor, said in a statement.Bidirectional charging itself would also be incentivized by setting aside funding for higher levels of incentives than those already available for standard EVs and charging infrastructure. The bill proposes making this shift begin...

Tips And Tricks For Using CBD To Help Arthritis Pain

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:16 GMT

View the original article about Tips And Tricks For Using CBD To Help Arthritis Pain at Real Tested CBD.Living with the chronic pain brought on by arthritis can have a big impact on one’s life. Arthritis pain can be debilitating if left unaddressed, so what options do those who suffer have? One method of pain relief and management that is continuing to gain popularity as a natural alternative is CBD. While there is no cure for arthritis pain, there are early studies and anecdotal evidence that show promise for CBD as an aid.What Is CBD?CBD, also known as cannabidiol, is one of many naturally occurring compounds found in hemp and cannabis plants. These naturally occurring compounds are referred to as cannabinoids. CBD is one of the more widely known and abundantly found compounds in these plants, making it a major cannabinoid.Cannabidiol can be extracted and made into a variety of products from oils to edibles to topicals and more. CBD in the United States is produced using hemp plan...

Songs the Lord Taught Tombstones in Their Eyes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:16 GMT

The CrampsSongs the Lord Taught Us (IRS)Songs the Lord Taught Tombstones in Their Eyes: John Treaner, singer with LA shoegaze outfit Tombstones in Their Eyes, told us about his love for a Cramps classic.John Treanor: Choosing one album that changed my life is pretty tough.  I first thought of the Germs (GI) and Devo’s Duty Now For the Future record, both of which I purchased at the age of 15 and which blew my young mind.  And those records still resonate today.  But for this one, I’m going with The Cramps’ Songs The Lord Taught Us, as it also had a lasting impact on me musically, with roots, punk, psychedelia, fuzz guitar, reverb and edgy lunacy smashing together.(IRS)I started Tombstones In Their Eyes with James Cooper, whom I have known since I was about 13.  We both got into punk at the same time and started a little band together, writing a couple of songs before we veered off into different orbits.  It was after reconnecting with James about 10 years ago that we started w...

Disney World employee accused of taking videos up park guests’ dresses and skirts for years is fired and arrested

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:16 GMT

By Raja Razek | CNNA former Disney World theme park employee was arrested and charged in Florida after allegedly recording a video up the skirt of a park guest late last month — and may have been similarly attacking other visitors for years, according to an arrest affidavit.Authorities responded to Disney’s Hollywood Studios on March 31 after an employee was witnessed recording an “up-skirt” video of a female guest at the “Star Wars” retail store, according to the affidavit from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.Then-employee Jorge Diaz Vega, 26, allegedly told authorities in an interview that he had “been taking videos up the dresses/skirts of unknown females in the Disney World theme parks for approximately six years,” according to the affidavit.Diaz Vega, who worked at the lightsaber store, told authorities he had what he estimated to be over 500 such videos on his phone and showed “multiple examples of the videos”...