OT: The News Thread

[Cal Gal]

"Pack" report on French Open

Journalism students travel to Paris, report on French Open

Journalism students travel to Paris, report on French Open | University of Nevada, Reno

Fifteen students from the Reynolds School of Journalism spent 10 days in Paris reporting on exhibition matches and Parisian culture

www.unr.edu

 

[Cal Gal]

Delta Airlines Pilot Arrested in Cockpit Within Moments of Plane Touching Down in San Francisco: Reports

The incident reportedly occurred on Saturday, July 26, on a flight from Minneapolis

www.yahoo.com

 

[Cal Gal]

Just came across this. Scary as hell bc it's a popular staycation destination for my kid sis and me, e.g., Christmas 2024.

Shooter opens fire at Reno casino, killing 2 and injuring several others

A gunman opened fire Monday outside the largest casino in Reno, Nevada, killing two people and and wounding three others before being taken into custody, officials said. The suspected shooter at the Grand Sierra Resort was among those transported to a hospital, said Dr. Chad Kingsley, district...

www.yahoo.com

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

Just came across this. Scary as hell bc it's a popular staycation destination for my kid sis and me, e.g., Christmas 2024.

Shooter opens fire at Reno casino, killing 2 and injuring several others

A gunman opened fire Monday outside the largest casino in Reno, Nevada, killing two people and and wounding three others before being taken into custody, officials said. The suspected shooter at the Grand Sierra Resort was among those transported to a hospital, said Dr. Chad Kingsley, district...

www.yahoo.com

It's been a long, long time since I was last in Reno but I am not familiar with this hotel. I remember the Silver Legacy, the Eldorado (both on the Reno strip) and the Atlantis and Peppermill on the outskirts. Then there was a big one out in Sparks, the name of which escapes me at the moment. Where is this one?

 

[axlsalinger]

View: https://x.com/Acyn/status/1950368502126166250

 

[Leafyblue]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/tsunami-watch-july-29-1.7596997

 

[lecoqsportif]

eh

uh oh

 

[Leafyblue]

Workers at stricken Fukushima nuclear plant evacuate after tsunami warning: operator

Workers at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in northeast Japan were evacuated Wednesday after an 8.7-magnitude earthquake off Russia's far east triggered tsunami warnings around the Pacific.

www.thestandard.com.hk

 

[axlsalinger]

View: https://x.com/vani_mehrotra/status/1950403638851227656

 

[axlsalinger]

View: https://x.com/JBCOYS99/status/1950381406221455857

 

[Cal Gal]

The cruelty of RV evictions​

Forcing people out of their homes and communities isn't a glitch; it's the point.

The cruelty of RV evictions - 48 hills

Forcing people out of their homes and communities isn't a glitch; it's the point.

48hills.org

 

[axlsalinger]

View: https://x.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1950627869362667884

 

[Cal Gal]

Not funny in the way I'd like, unfortunately.

 

[axlsalinger]

View: https://x.com/Rainmaker1973/status/1950939113542005198

 

[Kritter]

That’s gonna give me nightmares, thanks.

 

[mbow30]

How the fuck was an 16 inch 25 pound thing only just discovered

 

[Leafyblue]

How the fuck was an 16 inch 25 pound thing only just discovered

The 50 pound spiders were eating them all.

 

[Volcanologist]

well it looks like a stick so they didn't see it

 

[Kritter]

How the fuck was an 16 inch 25 pound thing only just discovered

Camouflage >>

 

[MindzEye]

Betcha dogs knew about these things way before we did....