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Earth will cross warming threshold this decade: Study

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:20 GMT

(The Hill) -- Research published Thursday in the Oxford Open Climate Change journal suggests the world will reach the threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming by the end of the decade.In addition to crossing the 1.5-degree threshold, the limit set by the Paris Climate Agreement, by 2030, the study suggests the Earth will hit 2 degrees of warming by 2050. Earlier projections have suggested the world would reach these thresholds later, around 2035 and 2055, respectively. Lead author James Hansen of Columbia University wrote that climatologists have overestimated the planet’s resilience to increased carbon dioxide levels. Although the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has projected that doubling the carbon in the atmosphere would warm the planet around 3 degrees, they estimated it would be closer to 4.8 degrees. Researchers based their estimate of equilibrium climate sensitivity (ECS) on the basis of prehistoric data from sources such as ice co...

Court sketch artist says Trump Jr. asked that she make him 'look sexy'

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:20 GMT

(The Hill) - Donald Trump Jr., who testified in the New York fraud trial against his family business Thursday, asked the courtroom sketch artist to make him “look sexy” in her illustrations, she says.According to the artist, Jane Rosenberg, Trump, who took the stand the same day as his brother Eric Trump, paused to banter with her once he was done testifying. Rosenberg, who was on assignment for Reuters, said former President Trump's eldest son asked her to create a portrait that would “make me look sexy.”Trump Jr. pointed to the recently circulating false courtroom drawing of former cryptocurrency CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. According to Trump, the portrait, which was not done by Rosenberg, made Bankman-Fried look like a “superstar.”"I said, 'That's fake,'" Rosenberg said. "It doesn't look anything like him, doesn't look anything like Sam Bankman-Fried ... and there's no one in the courtroom drawing that."Users on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, have added context to the vira...

Police testify about interactions with Colin Strickland at Kaitlin Armstrong trial Friday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:20 GMT

Editor's note: The above video shows KXAN Live's top headlines the morning of Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The first two days of Kaitlin Armstrong's murder trial involved graphic crime scene images, home surveillance video of the night Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson was killed, and in-depth questioning about the process of gathering evidence at the scene.Armstrong is accused of shooting and killing Wilson in May 2022. KXAN's Brianna Hollis will be in court Friday and providing live updates on social media platform X: KAITLIN ARMSTRONG DAY 3: Testimony will continue in about 30 minutes. I’ll be live tweeting on this thread. Catch up on some of yesterday’s coverage in the video below as well as this link @KXAN_News >> https://t.co/PFzpTWuYVx pic.twitter.com/uEMblXi46m— Brianna Hollis (@BriHollisNEWS) November 3, 2023 While the state mapped out a timeline through phone, GPS, video surveillance and DNA evidence prosecutors believe pin Armstrong for Wilson's murder, the de...

LIVE TODAY: Texas Rangers celebrate World Series win with parade

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:20 GMT

ARLINGTON (KFDX/KJTL) — For the first time in franchise history, the Texas Rangers are bringing a championship trophy back home to North Texas. On Wednesday, November 1, 2023, the Texas Rangers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks by a final score of 5-0 in Game 5 of the 2023 MLB World Series, clinching the team's first World Series title since relocating to Texas in 1972. After securing the first World Series Championship in Texas Rangers' history, the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex joined Los Angeles and Boston as the only metropolitan areas to win a championship in each of the four major American sports (NFL, MLB, NHL, and NBA) since 1995. Texas Rangers Parade Route (Image courtesy MLB.com)To celebrate the historic World Series title, the City of Arlington will honor the Texas Rangers with a parade and ceremony on Friday, November 3, 2023, at the Arlington Entertainment District, where Globe Life Field and AT&T Stadium are located. According to a press release from the Texas Ranger...

Daylight Saving Time – harmful to humans or a necessary evil?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:20 GMT

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A decade ago the obituary of a “ladies’ man, foodie, natty dresser, and accomplished traveler” named Harry Weathersby Stamps went viral because of the Gulf Coast Community College professor's disgust for Daylight Saving Time. Image of a magical timeclock by Getty “He particularly hated Daylight Saving Time, which he referred to as The Devil’s Time,” Stamps’ obituary announced to the world just after he died in 2013. “It is not lost on his family that he died the very day that he would have to spring his clock forward. This can only be viewed as his final protest.”In the obituary, Stamps' family asked for others to write congressmen and ask for the repeal of Day Light Saving Time because, and I quote, “Harry wanted everyone to get back on the Lord’s Time.”A decade later, Stamps’ obituary was (and still is) hysterical because his thoughts mirror those of millions of Americans who also hate to spring forward and fall back. What’s the point of Day Light Sa...

Movie theater operator rebrands, buys Huck Finn's Playland

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:20 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Bow Tie Management, who operates BTM Cinemas (formerly Bow Tie Cinemas), has rebranded as Scene One Entertainment. The company has also bought Huck Finn's Playland on Erie Boulevard in Albany. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! “Huck Finn’s Playland has entertained generations of residents of the Capital District. The park continues to delight, and it is my goal to preserve and grow it for many future generations,” said Joseph Masher, owner and CEO of Scene One Entertainment.Formerly Hoffman's Playland, the amusement park operated for 52 years before closing and moving to Huck Finn’s Warehouse in Albany where it was taken over by the Sperber family. After selling food truck, Schodack pizzeria rebrands Scene One has movie theaters in Colorado, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina, and Virginia. It's Schenectady theater Movieland 6 will change to Scene One Entertainment Movieland in the coming weeks, sai...

Human remains discovered in Wahconah Park identified

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:20 GMT

PITTSFIELD, Mass. (NEWS10) -- Human remains that were discovered on October 10 in Wahconah Park have been identified. Pittsfield Police say the remains are that of 43-year-old Luis Lopez-Lopez. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! At the time of the discovery, the Pittsfield Police Department said the remains were in an advanced form of decomposition. A manner of death has still not been determined. Police also say the area of the discovery is not part of the Wahconah Park baseball field.Anyone with information on this case is asked to contact Detective Matos at 413-448-9700, extension 576. Information can also be provided anonymously via the Detective Bureau Tip Line at 413-448-9706, or by texting PITTIP and your message to TIP411 (847411).

Arts and Crafts Festival returns to Great Barrington

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:20 GMT

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. (NEWS10) -- The Berkshire South Regional Community Center in Great Barrington will be presenting their eighth annual Arts and Crafts Festival. The event is scheduled for November 4. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The festival will feature more than 25 Berkshire-based vendors, offering creative creations ranging from paintings and jewelry to handmade instruments and clothing. The community center will also host multiple food trucks, as well as live music by The Midnight Anthem. The event is set to be held outside, but it will be moved indoors if there is inclement weather. The festival will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Empire Live to host Extreme Music Awards The Berkshire South Regional Community Center is located at 15 Crissey Road. The Arts and Crafts Festival is free to attend and open to the public.

Decorators wanted for Granville festival of trees

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:20 GMT

GRANVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) - The Slate Valley area is looking for trees - well-decorated ones. A call for entries has gone out this week for the annual Slate Valley Festival of Trees in Granville. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Hosted by Slate Valley Museum, the festival is a showcase of holiday-themed trees from around the Granville community. Other types of foliage and decorations don't need to feel left out, though. This year, centerpieces, table settings, gingerbread houses, and other forms of seasonal decor are welcome as well. Submit whatever encapsulates the holidays as they mean to you.“The goal is to encourage people to create a display that speaks to them,” said Slate Valley Museum Executive Director Sarah Kijowski. “We welcome people to make suggestions and enter new kinds of displays and décor this year, something that lets them convey how they want to celebrate or reflect the spirit of the holidays.”This year's holi...

Repair Cafe in Ulster County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:40:20 GMT

COTTEKILL, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Bring all your broken goods to be repaired and have them as good as new. The Rondout Valley Repair Cafe is returning to the Rondout Valley Municipal Center on Saturday, located at 1921 Lucas Avenue from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Bring your broken stuff, and enjoy refreshments and conversation while your items get repaired. Lamps, wood and electrical items, jewelry, and more will be accepted for fixing. Most items get fixed, but if they don't the workers have a great time trying!