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April 11, 2021
Northern Ireland: at night, wall between protestants & Catholics locked. Rammed open by young
April 10, 2021
Minutes after State Police officer Darian Jarrott pulled over Omar Cueva along Interstate 10 east of Deming, he noticed a firearm in the truck.
“Do you mind if I take it off you, for my safety?” Jarrott asks through the passenger side window.
The officer never got the chance.
As the two men walk to the back of the truck, Cueva raises the rifle and shoots an unsuspecting Jarrott. The officer falls to the ground, reaching for his gun, and Cueva moves around the truck, shooting him several more times.
Cueva puts the rifle to the back of Jarrott’s head and fires once more before he jumps into the truck and speeds off down the highway.
Video shows officer blindsided in fatal shooting
https://www.abqjournal.com/2378599/state-police-release-details-into-officers-fatal-shooting-in-february.htmlMinutes after State Police officer Darian Jarrott pulled over Omar Cueva along Interstate 10 east of Deming, he noticed a firearm in the truck.
“Do you mind if I take it off you, for my safety?” Jarrott asks through the passenger side window.
The officer never got the chance.
As the two men walk to the back of the truck, Cueva raises the rifle and shoots an unsuspecting Jarrott. The officer falls to the ground, reaching for his gun, and Cueva moves around the truck, shooting him several more times.
Cueva puts the rifle to the back of Jarrott’s head and fires once more before he jumps into the truck and speeds off down the highway.
April 10, 2021
The historic East Brother Light Station Bed & Breakfast on the three-quarter-acre island in the San Francisco Bay has been without power for nine days, and lightkeeper Desiree Heveroh is currently living like a pioneer on the rock, as the iconic landmark's future darkens.
"It gets real cold on this rock," Heveroh tells SFGATE from the island Friday morning. "If it was at all possible, I'm living even further back in time here now, I get the fireplace packed every morning with eucalyptus bark and branches from around the island that I collect."
On April 1, the submarine cable that brings power to the light station from the Richmond coast failed, leaving the buildings in darkness.
The cable is owned by the U.S. Coast Guard, and though they fixed it after a lightning strike took it out in 1991, this time they have chosen not to, and instead are only providing minimal power for the flashing light in the tower.
https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/san-francisco-bay-east-brother-lighthouse-no-power-16089720.php
This has left the bed-and-breakfast, which has been welcoming visitors via boat for more than 40 years, with an uncertain future.
"We showed [the U.S. Coast Guard] around," Heveroh says, "and they basically said, 'It would be cheaper for us just to put the light in the tower on a solar panel.' So they're not going to replace the cable, which leaves us with no power at all. And their responsibility is done."
'We're in a lot of trouble': The East Brother Light Station in the San Francisco Bay has no power
The historic East Brother Light Station Bed & Breakfast on the three-quarter-acre island in the San Francisco Bay has been without power for nine days, and lightkeeper Desiree Heveroh is currently living like a pioneer on the rock, as the iconic landmark's future darkens.
"It gets real cold on this rock," Heveroh tells SFGATE from the island Friday morning. "If it was at all possible, I'm living even further back in time here now, I get the fireplace packed every morning with eucalyptus bark and branches from around the island that I collect."
On April 1, the submarine cable that brings power to the light station from the Richmond coast failed, leaving the buildings in darkness.
The cable is owned by the U.S. Coast Guard, and though they fixed it after a lightning strike took it out in 1991, this time they have chosen not to, and instead are only providing minimal power for the flashing light in the tower.
https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/san-francisco-bay-east-brother-lighthouse-no-power-16089720.php
This has left the bed-and-breakfast, which has been welcoming visitors via boat for more than 40 years, with an uncertain future.
"We showed [the U.S. Coast Guard] around," Heveroh says, "and they basically said, 'It would be cheaper for us just to put the light in the tower on a solar panel.' So they're not going to replace the cable, which leaves us with no power at all. And their responsibility is done."
April 10, 2021
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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/09/arts/television/james-hampton-dead.html
James Hampton, Bumbling ‘F Troop’ Bugler, Dies at 84
A character actor, he was best known for comedic roles but also appeared in “The China Syndrome” and other dramas.
James Hampton, a character actor who achieved a measure of sitcom immortality with one of his earliest roles, the inept bugler Hannibal Dobbs in the 1960s series “F Troop,” died on Wednesday at his home in Trophy Club, Texas. He was 84.
Linda McAlister, his agent, said the cause was complications of Parkinson’s disease.
Mr. Hampton had a genial countenance well suited to comedic roles characterized by bumbling or gullibility. He had appeared in a handful of television shows, “Death Valley” and “Dr. Kildare” among them, when the director of a “Gunsmoke” episode he was in brought him to the attention of a Warner Bros. casting director. That led to the role on “F Troop,” a spunky ABC comedy about a military outpost, Fort Courage, in the 1860s.
The show starred Forrest Tucker, Larry Storch, Melody Patterson and Ken Berry, but Mr. Hampton made an indelible impression in his secondary role as a bugler whose playing bore only a passing resemblance to music. (In the show’s opening montage, an arrow makes a direct hit into the bell end of his horn as he’s playing.) The show ran for only two seasons, but its over-the-top humor in an era of milder comedies like “The Andy Griffith Show” endeared it to a certain segment of viewers.
James Hampton, Bumbling 'F Troop' Bugler and character actor, Dies at 84
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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/09/arts/television/james-hampton-dead.html
James Hampton, Bumbling ‘F Troop’ Bugler, Dies at 84
A character actor, he was best known for comedic roles but also appeared in “The China Syndrome” and other dramas.
James Hampton, a character actor who achieved a measure of sitcom immortality with one of his earliest roles, the inept bugler Hannibal Dobbs in the 1960s series “F Troop,” died on Wednesday at his home in Trophy Club, Texas. He was 84.
Linda McAlister, his agent, said the cause was complications of Parkinson’s disease.
Mr. Hampton had a genial countenance well suited to comedic roles characterized by bumbling or gullibility. He had appeared in a handful of television shows, “Death Valley” and “Dr. Kildare” among them, when the director of a “Gunsmoke” episode he was in brought him to the attention of a Warner Bros. casting director. That led to the role on “F Troop,” a spunky ABC comedy about a military outpost, Fort Courage, in the 1860s.
The show starred Forrest Tucker, Larry Storch, Melody Patterson and Ken Berry, but Mr. Hampton made an indelible impression in his secondary role as a bugler whose playing bore only a passing resemblance to music. (In the show’s opening montage, an arrow makes a direct hit into the bell end of his horn as he’s playing.) The show ran for only two seasons, but its over-the-top humor in an era of milder comedies like “The Andy Griffith Show” endeared it to a certain segment of viewers.
April 10, 2021
The country is restricting vaccine exports to cover its domestic needs, putting more pressure on global vaccine supplies. Scientists in Europe identified unusual antibodies that appear to cause, in rare cases, serious and sometimes fatal blood clots in people who received the AstraZeneca vaccine.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/04/10/world/covid-vaccine-coronavirus-cases
India on Saturday reported a daily record of 145,384 new infections as Covid-19 raced out of control. Deaths, while still relatively low, are rising. Vaccinations, a mammoth task in such a large nation, are dangerously behind schedule. Hospital beds are running short.
Parts of the country are reinforcing lockdowns. Scientists are rushing to track new versions, including the more hazardous variants found in Britain and South Africa, that may be hastening the spread. But the authorities have declared contact tracing in some places to be simply impossible.
Complacency and government missteps have helped turn India from a seeming success story into one of the world’s worst-hit places, experts say. And epidemiologists warn that continuing failure in India would have global implications.
Politicians in India, still stinging from the pain of the last national lockdown, have mostly avoided major restrictions and have even returned to holding big election rallies, sending mixed messages to the public. India’s vaccine rollout was late and riddled with setbacks, despite the country’s status as a major pharmaceutical manufacturer.
The sheer number of infections during the first wave led some to believe the worst was over. India’s youthful population, less susceptible to symptoms and death, created misperceptions about how damaging another outbreak could be.
India Tops 100,000 Cases a Day as Virus Races Out of Control
India Tops 100,000 Cases a Day as Virus Races Out of ControlThe country is restricting vaccine exports to cover its domestic needs, putting more pressure on global vaccine supplies. Scientists in Europe identified unusual antibodies that appear to cause, in rare cases, serious and sometimes fatal blood clots in people who received the AstraZeneca vaccine.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/04/10/world/covid-vaccine-coronavirus-cases
India on Saturday reported a daily record of 145,384 new infections as Covid-19 raced out of control. Deaths, while still relatively low, are rising. Vaccinations, a mammoth task in such a large nation, are dangerously behind schedule. Hospital beds are running short.
Parts of the country are reinforcing lockdowns. Scientists are rushing to track new versions, including the more hazardous variants found in Britain and South Africa, that may be hastening the spread. But the authorities have declared contact tracing in some places to be simply impossible.
Complacency and government missteps have helped turn India from a seeming success story into one of the world’s worst-hit places, experts say. And epidemiologists warn that continuing failure in India would have global implications.
Politicians in India, still stinging from the pain of the last national lockdown, have mostly avoided major restrictions and have even returned to holding big election rallies, sending mixed messages to the public. India’s vaccine rollout was late and riddled with setbacks, despite the country’s status as a major pharmaceutical manufacturer.
The sheer number of infections during the first wave led some to believe the worst was over. India’s youthful population, less susceptible to symptoms and death, created misperceptions about how damaging another outbreak could be.
April 10, 2021
Meet the introverts who are dreading a return to normal
Meet the introverts who are dreading a return to normal
Roxanne Roberts 15 hrs ago
Everybody can’t wait to return to normal. Except for half the population dreading the return to normal.
During a sad, tragic year, it was introverts who found a silver lining. There was more time alone, more peace and less of the personal and professional pressures they find so draining. The calendar was suddenly, blissfully empty. Life slowed down.
And now we’re returning to the pre-pandemic world, or as close as we can get. Like everyone else, introverts are excited about seeing family and close friends in person, dining in restaurants, traveling and all the other pleasures of a good life. But most are not interested in facing the forced small talk, the big parties, the noisy open offices and all the demands of extroverts who think more is more and introverts should try harder.
“People are saying, ‘I don’t know how I’m going to go back,’ ” says writer and introvert Jenn Granneman.
“It’s like being paroled for a year and then being told, ‘Actually, you’re going back to prison,’ ” says her partner, writer Andre Sólo.
Social scientists correctly predicted that introverts were best suited to weather the stress of the past year. After months of lockdown, the question now is if introverts can teach the rest of us something about moving forward.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/introverts-are-dreading-a-return-to-the-noise-crowds-and-small-talk-of-normal-life/ar-BB1fvovQ
April 10, 2021
Trump and his allies foresaw a ticking timebomb centred on the president’s son – but it has not turned out that way
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Still, when it emerged that Hunter would publish a memoir about his struggle with alcoholism and drug abuse, and give TV interviews to promote it, some foresaw a ticking time bomb under the first 100 days of the Biden administration. It has not turned out that way.
Yet Hunter’s book has been praised for its searing honesty and literary style and for challenging the stigma of addiction. As Republicans flail to find a line of attack against Biden that will stick, Hunter’s self-revelations have been met by a shrug in a nation seemingly inured to scandal by Trump himself.
“It is amazing how many of their hopes and dreams did centre on Hunter Biden’s addiction, Hunter Biden’s sex life, Hunter Biden’s laptop, and interesting for a political party that has based so much on ‘nothing matters’ to discover to their disappointment that nothing matters,” said Charlie Sykes, author of How the Right Lost Its Mind.
“Haven’t they sort of established a small universe where nothing matters? You can pay off a porn star and it doesn’t make a difference. Did they really think that somehow Hunter Biden was going to make a difference?”
The scandal that wasn't: Republicans deflated as nation shrugs at Hunter Biden revelations
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/10/hunter-biden-scandal-republicans-trumpTrump and his allies foresaw a ticking timebomb centred on the president’s son – but it has not turned out that way
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Still, when it emerged that Hunter would publish a memoir about his struggle with alcoholism and drug abuse, and give TV interviews to promote it, some foresaw a ticking time bomb under the first 100 days of the Biden administration. It has not turned out that way.
Yet Hunter’s book has been praised for its searing honesty and literary style and for challenging the stigma of addiction. As Republicans flail to find a line of attack against Biden that will stick, Hunter’s self-revelations have been met by a shrug in a nation seemingly inured to scandal by Trump himself.
“It is amazing how many of their hopes and dreams did centre on Hunter Biden’s addiction, Hunter Biden’s sex life, Hunter Biden’s laptop, and interesting for a political party that has based so much on ‘nothing matters’ to discover to their disappointment that nothing matters,” said Charlie Sykes, author of How the Right Lost Its Mind.
“Haven’t they sort of established a small universe where nothing matters? You can pay off a porn star and it doesn’t make a difference. Did they really think that somehow Hunter Biden was going to make a difference?”
April 10, 2021
Officials had been looking for the couple since Tuesday after they failed to return from their camping trip on Sunday, officials said.
An aide to U.S. Rep. Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., was found dead Friday in Death Valley National Park, several days after he and his girlfriend were reported missing on a camping trip, authorities said.
Inyo County Sheriff's Office rescuers reached district caseworker Alexander Lofgren, 32, and Emily Henkel, 27, about 11:40 a.m. PDT near Willow Creek inside the vast desert near the California-Nevada border, according to the agency.
They had been spotted by "aerial reconnaissance" on Thursday afternoon in "a very remote area" and "on a very steep ledge," the sheriff's office said. But "due to the extreme location," rescuers who "rappelled down" the ledge were unable to reach the couple, according to authorities.
"It is unclear at this point what condition Lofgren and Henkel" were in on Thursday, the sheriff said.
Earlier that day, the couple's white Subaru was found and a "note was located in the vehicle that read, `Two flat tires, headed to Mormon Point, have three days’ worth of water.' This note proved to be a crucial tip in directing search efforts," according to the sheriff.
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"Lofgren is believed to have jugs of water and at least one day’s worth of food as well as camping gear. Lofgren is known for camping in remote areas that are not designated campgrounds."
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/arizona-congressional-aide-found-dead-girlfriend-rescued-death-valley-national-n1263717
Arizona congressional aide found dead, girlfriend rescued in Death Valley National Park
Arizona congressional aide found dead, girlfriend rescued in Death Valley National ParkOfficials had been looking for the couple since Tuesday after they failed to return from their camping trip on Sunday, officials said.
An aide to U.S. Rep. Raul M. Grijalva, D-Ariz., was found dead Friday in Death Valley National Park, several days after he and his girlfriend were reported missing on a camping trip, authorities said.
Inyo County Sheriff's Office rescuers reached district caseworker Alexander Lofgren, 32, and Emily Henkel, 27, about 11:40 a.m. PDT near Willow Creek inside the vast desert near the California-Nevada border, according to the agency.
They had been spotted by "aerial reconnaissance" on Thursday afternoon in "a very remote area" and "on a very steep ledge," the sheriff's office said. But "due to the extreme location," rescuers who "rappelled down" the ledge were unable to reach the couple, according to authorities.
"It is unclear at this point what condition Lofgren and Henkel" were in on Thursday, the sheriff said.
Earlier that day, the couple's white Subaru was found and a "note was located in the vehicle that read, `Two flat tires, headed to Mormon Point, have three days’ worth of water.' This note proved to be a crucial tip in directing search efforts," according to the sheriff.
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"Lofgren is believed to have jugs of water and at least one day’s worth of food as well as camping gear. Lofgren is known for camping in remote areas that are not designated campgrounds."
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/arizona-congressional-aide-found-dead-girlfriend-rescued-death-valley-national-n1263717
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