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Eligible CT farmers will soon get to apply for a portion of disaster relief from a federal grant for smaller farming states.

7月24日周五，法國內政部長洛朗·努內茲表示，目前法國國內仍有32起森林火災正在燃燒，各起火災的規模和嚴重程度不一。

7月24日周五，法国内政部长洛朗·努内兹表示，目前法国国内仍有32起森林火灾正在燃烧，各起火灾的规模和严重程度不一。

The proposal aims to make fishing safer and more productive for lobstermen who set buoyed lines by pushing heavy trawls farther offshore.

Costa Rica se consolida como un territorio ideal para rodajes internacionales gracias a su enorme diversidad de paisajes naturales.

TOPEKA — A new dashboard tracks the number of Kansans enrolled in health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace, offering data for legislators and others to understand the effects of policy changes, a health organization said. The Kansas Health Institute designed the dashboard to create an easy way for people to access data and […]

The leader of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System said he plans to entice more young Louisianians to pursue workforce training by opening a charter school that would allow high school students to attain credentials alongside their diploma.  LCTCS President Richard Nelson took office in January after previously working as Louisiana’s revenue secretary and […]

El experto Rubén del Campo explica que este sábado habrá un viraje en el patrón de circulación del viento que complicará las tareas en Madrid y Ávila y que el domingo se abrirá "una ventana de oportunidad" que será "estrecha" debido al aumento de temperaturas a partir de entoncesDirecto - Sigue aquí la última hora de los incendios Mientras sigue el avance del fuego y los incendios de Madrid se unen en uno solo, miles de efectivos trabajan para evitar que este confluya con el de Ávila en un mismo frente común. La batalla contra el fuego se libra sobre el terreno, pero pone sus ojos en las condiciones meteorológicas, determinantes en estos casos. El viento, el calor y la baja humedad son lo contrario a un aliado en la extinción de las llamas y los tres factores están convergiendo en los incendios por los que el Gobierno ha declarado la emergencia nacional. Así lo detalla en conversación con elDiario.es el portavoz de la Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (AEMET) Rubén del Campo, que explica que este es el motivo por el que este viernes la situación ha sido de “peligro extremo”. Aunque en la zona han bajado las temperaturas con respecto a los días previos, hablamos todavía de registros muy elevados, de más de 30 grados, lo que sumado a una baja humedad relativa y a un viento que “se va a ir intensificando” en las próximas horas —con rachas de entre 30 y 50 kilómetros por hora—, suponen un desafío para el control del fuego. El ministro del Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, advirtió durante la mañana de un “día crítico” y la situación ha obligado ya a desalojar y confinar en sus pueblos a casi 60.000 personas. El mapa de los incendios activos en España en 2026 Superficie quemada detectada por satélite y focos activos captados por los satélites de la NASA en las últimas 24 y 48 horas. Áreas quemadas Últ. 30 días Anteriores Incendios activos Focos 24 h Focos 48 h ← Desliza para ver más incendios → Fuente: EFFIS (Copernicus) y NASA FIRMS ChartsIncendios.initMapaActivos({ centro: [-4.44, 40.350], zoom: 9, duracion: 3500 }); La AEMET forma parte de los operativos desplegados y monitoriza en tiempo real la situación desde el Comité Estatal de Coordinación y Dirección del Plan Estatal de Emergencias (CECOD), a cuyas reuniones también asiste. Sus previsiones son un delicado equilibrio entre variables que no siempre evolucionan al mismo tiempo ni en el mismo sentido: en un incendio forestal, la meterología es un conjunto de piezas que no funcionan por separado, es su combinación la que determina las condiciones. El giro del viento En este sentido, los pronósticos de la AEMET apuntan a que el viento dará una tregua durante la noche y la madrugada y, ya el sábado, habrá un descenso de las temperaturas. Sin embargo, explica Del Campo, paralelamente ocurrirá otro de los fenómenos que condicionan mucho el control de las llamas y que pueden modificar su comportamiento de forma súbita: un cambio de dirección. “El viento dificultará la tarea porque además de soplar con rachas fuertes que podrían superar los 60 kilómetros por hora, empezará a soplar del noroeste”, informa el portavoz. Este aire suele favorecer la propagación del frente y la diseminación de partículas, que pueden originar nuevos focos. Del Campo explica que las rachas fuertes, además, complican la utilización de medios áereos, mientras que el viraje de su dirección “obliga a una reorientación de la lucha contra el fuego y a movimientos de efectivos que estaban en otra zona”. “Mientras se produce el cambio de dirección, en la zona del incendio puede haber una situación 'caótica' y no definida porque en unas áreas puede estar soplando en la nueva dirección pero en otras estar todavía haciéndolo en la antigua, lo que dificulta la gestión durante unas horas”, añade el experto. Además, en incendios de este tipo, “es probable” que puedan formarse fenómenos como los pirocúmulos, que son nubes que crea el propio fuego debido a que el calor extremo que desprende hace que el aire caliente ascienda deprisa y arrastre humo, cenizas y vapor de agua que se condensarán al enfriarse. Según el portavoz de la AEMET, el sábado es el día con las condiciones “más propensas” para su desarollo. El domingo es el día señalado por la Agencia como “el más favorable” para facilitar las labores de extinción: aunque puede seguir presentando cambios de dirección, perderá “mucha intensidad” y el calor no será excesivo, lo que dibuja un escenario más propicio. Sin embargo, “la ventana es estrecha”, ilustra Rubén del Campo, porque a partir del lunes suben de nuevo las temperaturas y el peligro de incendios vuelve a colocarse en alto e incluso extremo en los días posteriores. “Los pronósticos ya anuncian un nuevo episodio cálido la próxima semana, que podría derivar en una nueva ola de calor, y los de las siguientes, con las debidas reservas, siguen anunciando calor”, sostiene el experto, que advierte de que España ya acumula más de 133.000 hectáreas quemadas en lo que va de año, lo que “supera ya el promedio anual de 96.000”. Una situación atravesada por el cambio climático que, recuerda el portavoz de la AEMET, “sin duda está haciendo más frecuentes” fenómenos meteorológicos que “conducen” a elevar el riesgo. “Las olas de calor son más frecuentes, más intensas, más duraderas y más extensas que hace unas décadas. Este 2026 se está llevando la palma: junio y julio han sido los dos meses más cálidos desde que hay registros”.

“BreakThrough News is not the first, nor will it be the last, to come under official attack,” said one press freedom advocate.

Gov. Kelly Ayotte said Friday she would nominate former Manchester Police Chief Allen Aldenberg to be the state’s acting child advocate, a role he would fill temporarily until the state can find a permanent person. The announcement came on Cassandra Sanchez’s final day in the role. Sanchez, who was appointed by Gov. Chris Sununu in […]

If you, like so many American Jews this week, are focused on New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s video message urging protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he visits the city in September, you’re missing the real story. Pay attention, instead, to what is happening thousands of miles away — not in Manhattan, but... The post Mamdani isn’t the real resistance against Netanyahu — Israelis are appeared first on The Forward.

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El expresidente de la ANFP, Sergio Jadue, buscaba regresar a Chile durante los próximos meses y su defensa ya estaba planeando su aterrizaje en nuestro país. El exdirigente nacional se encuentra imputado por diversos delitos, entre los que se encuentran la apropiación indebida, lavado de activos, declaraciones de impuestos incompletos, entre otros. La representante de […] Este artículo La mala noticia que recibió Sergio Jadue y que impediría su regreso a Chile fue publicado originalmente en El Diario de Antofagasta.

I began my internship at The Forward in May, just a few weeks after I finished my sophomore year at Duke, where I’m majoring in religion and history. My initial days back in my home city were a whirlwind: dinners at Top Thai; long walks up to the Met; reconnecting with friends. The period also... The post Why do I work for the “Foe-ward”? I traced my accent’s journey to find out appeared first on The Forward.

Challenges including school closures, data centers, population loss and rising living costs require a renewed civic culture focused on accountability, sustainability and long-term prosperity. The post Opinion: Data centers, school closures and sprawl are a signal that El Paso needs a new civic vision appeared first on El Paso Matters.

In this episode of The Backstory, Sabrina Halvorson talks with NDNC reporter Michael Standaert about Grand Farm, a 600-acre agricultural technology campus near Casselton where companies test new tools under real-world farming conditions.Listen here:Grand Farm is currently focused on technologies that could help farmers address herbicide-

(The Center Square) – A Scioto County commissioner has pleaded guilty to taking kickbacks for securing a construction contract at a local business park, Ohio state Auditor Keith Faber announced this week. Commissioner Bryan Davis pleaded guilty to charges of theft in office, receiving stolen property and filing an incomplete tax return, Faber said. Charges remain pending against Robert Horton, who headed the Southern Ohio Port Authority and the Scioto County Economic Development Department, and his wife in Scioto County Common Pleas Court, according to Faber. “The indictments allege Horton received kickbacks for securing a public contract for construction at the SOAR Business Park, and Davis used his position as county commissioner to secure the contract and public funding involved, among other alleged crimes,” Faber said. Davis’ wife, Linda Davis, pleaded guilty to a single felony count of tampering with evidence, according to a release. Davis “used his position as county commissioner to secure the contract and public funding involved, among other alleged crimes,” Faber said. As part of a plea deal, Davis will pay about $67,000 in restitution, according to Faber. “Prosecutors have recommended a prison term as part of his final sentence,” Faber’s release said. Davis was suspended as a Scioto County commissioner while his criminal case was pending. “With his conviction, he will be removed from office and barred from holding public offices or positions in the future,” Faber said. “The people involved in this case used their positions to line their own pockets and then tried to hide their crimes. Today’s pleas are a first step toward justice for the people of Scioto County and a warning for anyone else thinking about abusing the public trust.” Scioto County, population of 74,000, is in south central Ohio. The county seat is Portsmouth.

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A Prefeitura do Recife aceitou alterar o cadastro de área verde da Mansão Harley Lundgren, na Zona Norte, a pedido da construtora que vai erguer três torres de 19 andares nos jardins do casarão. O processo ainda está em tramitação, mas a versão atualizada do Estudo de Impacto de Vizinhança (EIV) informa que o pedido […] O post Mansão Harley Lundgren: cálculo mudou para viabilizar três prédios em jardim preservado apareceu primeiro em Marco Zero Conteúdo.

Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school systemAs Philadelphia moves to close 17 district schools, some Board of Education members say it’s time to put additional scrutiny on charter schools as well.During a Thursday meeting, Joyce Wilkerson called on the board to analyze the 16 charter schools that operate as part of the city’s Renaissance Initiative. The program turned district schools over to charter operators in an effort to improve them, but largely has not succeeded.“The time has come for us to get a handle on what’s going on,” Wilkerson said. “We’ve just finished closing district neighborhood schools. I think that we ought to do a similar kind of analysis as we approach the future of the Renaissance charter school program.” When district leaders launched the Renaissance Initiative in 2010, the schools were meant to operate like neighborhood schools, serving “the students in the surrounding neighborhood or catchment area,” according to district policy. At the time, the district was run by a state-appointed board that favored charter expansion. But as student enrollment shrinks citywide, many Renaissance schools rely on filling their seats with students from outside their neighborhood. That means enrolling kids who might otherwise attend their own neighborhood district-run school, increasing competition for students.In fact, at half the city’s Renaissance schools, the majority of students came from outside the schools’ catchment, a Chalkbeat analysis of district data for last school year found. The schools must give priority access to students within their catchments, but can open up remaining seats to students anywhere in the city, just like at district neighborhood schools.Out-of-catchment enrollment is highest at Universal Audenried Charter High School, whose charter the board voted to renew Thursday. Only 20% of students reside in the school’s catchment neighborhood. “That’s not the reason this school was created,” said Wilkerson. “It’s not the parameters within which it’s supposed to operate.”Board President Reginald Streater commended Universal Audenried for its improved academic scores in recent years. But he agreed with Wilkerson “that the Renaissance question is a question that the board needs to wrestle with,” adding that members must look into whether the initiative is accomplishing what it set out to do. Penny Nixon, CEO of Universal Charter Schools, which operates Universal Audenried, said in a statement that the board’s discussion “presents an opportunity for meaningful dialogue about how we, together, can continue strengthening neighborhood enrollment.”“While we cannot determine where families choose to enroll their children, we remain steadfast in ensuring that neighborhood families have access to our school and that every available seat is used to serve Philadelphia students when neighborhood demand does not fill our capacity,” Nixon said.The board has tried to limit out-of-catchment enrollment at Renaissance charters by including conditions in their charter agreements that require the schools to enroll mostly students from within their catchments. But schools that don’t meet requirements continue to operate.Universal Audendried’s previous charter agreement required the school to limit new students for the 2025-26 school year to those coming from its catchment area, or those who were siblings of current students. Though the school failed to meet that condition, the board still renewed it Thursday.Renaissance charters are largely subject to the same accountability standards as other charters, which focus on schools’ academic and operational performance. The board can move not to renew a Renaissance charter if it does not meet some of those standards, which kicks off a process that can lead to closure. But it cannot close one of those schools unilaterally. District’s school closure plan left out charter schoolsPhiladelphia’s district enrollment has shrunk by 13% from a decade ago, largely due to declining birth rates. Fewer kids means district, charter, and private schools are all competing for fewer students.The district’s sweeping facilities plan, including closing 17 schools beginning next year, is largely meant to help the district adapt to its enrollment decline. The board voted to approve that plan earlier this year, after months of protest from school communities. But though one-third of Philadelphia students attend charter schools, and the district owns the facilities of Renaissance charters, the district didn’t include an analysis of charter school enrollment or potential plans for Renaissance buildings in its facilities planning process.District and board officials did not respond to questions about why charter schools were not included. The district’s website states that “While the District and renaissance charter schools are an interconnected system, the primary recommendations in this plan will focus on District-operated school programs.”Montessori Charter fights school board over nonrenewal decision Separately on Thursday, the school board kicked off the process that could lead to closing Philadelphia Montessori Charter School, which is not a Renaissance charter. The school, which enrolled around 250 students last year, had fewer than 20% of its students score proficient in the state math and reading test last year, both below the district average. The “student academic growth has not kept pace with state expectations,” said Board of Education Vice President Sarah-Ashley Andrews Thursday. Seven of the nine board members voted in favor of issuing a notice of nonrenewal to the school.The school appears ready to fight the decision. It filed a lawsuit in May in the Philadelphia Common Pleas Court against the district alleging its charter renewal process is unlawful. On Tuesday, the school’s president and two families filed a separate lawsuit against the district in federal court, alleging the district “administered the renewal process in a discriminatory and arbitrary manner” against the school.Before the vote, Philadelphia Montessori Executive Director Amanda Wilson urged the board to pause their decision as the court cases play out. “When decisions affect the future of a public school and hundreds of children, the process should inspire confidence that these decisions are being made thoughtfully,” said Wilson. Philadelphia Montessori is one of several charter schools and charter advocacy groups fighting the district in court over its renewal process.Rebecca Redelmeier is a reporter at Chalkbeat Philadelphia. She writes about public schools, early childhood education, and issues that affect students, families, and educators across Philadelphia. Contact Rebecca at rredelmeier@chalkbeat.org.