Imani Smith, known for playing Young Nala in Disney’s popular ‘The Lion King’ on Broadway, has passed away in an alleged homicide after being stabbed on December 21. Her boyfriend, Jordan D Jackson-Small, was arrested in connection with her death. A GoFundMe page has set a target of raising $55,000 to support the late actor’s parents. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
26 December,2025 07:12 AM IST | Los Angeles | AgenciesOperating rooms separated by oceans moved as one, as doctors carried out live robotic surgeries across 12,034.92 km. The September 23 feat set the record for the longest distance recorded between a surgeon and a patient during a robotic operation. The procedures linked Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital in Kuwait with Hospital Cruz Vermelha in Brazil, using advanced robotic systems running over a secure, high-bandwidth international network. The surgeries were performed in near real time. The teams completed two procedures: first, surgeons in Kuwait operated on a patient in Brazil; then, surgeons in Brazil operated on a patient in Kuwait, proving true two-way international robotic surgery was possible at scale. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
26 December,2025 07:08 AM IST | Kuwait City | AgenciesIndian-origin physician Padmaja Patel has been appointed to the Texas Nutrition Advisory Committee till September 1, 2029. The panel advises the state on diet and nutrition and examines the role of food in preventing and managing chronic diseases. India-born Patel earned her medical degree from the Medical College of Baroda and later completed her medical training in the US. She serves as chief medical officer at Nudj Health and is president of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. She also holds leadership roles with the Midland Quality Alliance and Healthy City Midland and is affiliated with the Texas Medical Association, the American Medical Association and the American College of Physicians. Patel is known for her work in lifestyle medicine. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
26 December,2025 07:04 AM IST | Houston | AgenciesCalifornia-based firm Sunday Robotics recently showcased its humanoid ‘Memo’ performing various tasks with human-like dexterity. Capable of working 24/7, the robot can relieve human beings of mundane tasks. Hard-coded humanoids often fail to execute tasks while working with objects they cannot identify. They find it almost impossible to execute actions that aren’t hard-coded in them. Addressing this fundamental flaw, Memo is designed to be intuitive like a human and to learn from its surroundings rather than relying on code. Sunday Robotics says the humanoid robot can do more than simple pick-and-place activities. It can also clean tables, dishes, fold piles of socks, do laundry, handle crockery, and make a cup of espresso. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
26 December,2025 07:02 AM IST | Los Angeles | AgenciesAustralian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced plans on Thursday for a national bravery award to recognise civilians and first responders who were quick to act during the antisemitic terror attack that left 15 dead and has cast a heavy shadow over the nation’s holiday season. Albanese said he plans to establish a special honours system for those who placed themselves in harm’s way to help during the attack on a beachside Hanukkah celebration, like Ahmed al Ahmed, a Syrian-Australian Muslim who disarmed one of the assailants before being wounded himself. The proposed honours would recognise those who are nominated and recommended for bravery or meritorious awards under the existing Australian Honours and Awards system for their actions during and after the attack. Sajid Akram, who was killed by police during the December 14 attack, and his 24-year-old son Naveed Akram are accused of perpetrating Australia’s worst massacre since 1996. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
26 December,2025 06:59 AM IST | Newcastle | AgenciesTanzania's Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) on Thursday confirmed that five people were killed on Wednesday after a helicopter crashed at the Barafu Camp on Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain. "With deep regret, the authority confirms that all five people on board lost their lives as a result of the accident," the TCAA said in a statement. Police later identified the victims as two Czech tourists, a Zimbabwean pilot, a Tanzanian medical doctor, and a Tanzanian mountain guide, Xinhua news agency reported. The Kilimanjaro regional police commander, Simon Maigwa, said the Airbus H125, owned by a Tanzanian company, crashed Wednesday afternoon while on a rescue mission to evacuate the two Czech tourists after they experienced health problems. An investigation has been launched to establish the circumstances and cause of the crash, the TCAA said. Mount Kilimanjaro, located in northern Tanzania, is a major destination for climbers and tourists from around the world. Earlier this year, the Tanzanian authorities had confirmed that they are preparing to introduce regulations for operating cable transport, also known as cable car systems, to boost the country's tourism and transport infrastructure. Habibu Suluo, Director General of the Land Transport Regulatory Authority (LATRA), said that eight regions -- Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Tanga, Coast, Morogoro, Mbeya, Kilimanjaro, and Iringa -- have been identified to operate cable transport. "Cable transport will help tourists access tourist attractions located in mountainous areas within a short time," he told a news conference in the port city of Dar es Salaam in April this year. Suluo said LATRA, which regulates railway and road transport in the country, has also been mandated to regulate cable transport. According to Suluo, the proposed cable transport will be introduced in Tanzania on Africa's highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro, in mountainous regions such as Mbeya and Iringa, and in congested regions, including Arusha and Dar es Salaam. Suluo dismissed concerns that the introduction of cable transport on Mount Kilimanjaro will result in job losses for porters who assist climbers, saying the technology is intended to complement and not replace. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
25 December,2025 06:36 PM IST | Dar Es Salaam | IANSBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman returned to Dhaka on Thursday after more than 17 years in self-exile, receiving a massive welcome that is expected to energise party workers ahead of the February 12 parliamentary elections, news agency PTI reported. Rahman, 60, the son of ailing former prime minister Khaleda Zia, has emerged as a leading contender for the prime ministership in the upcoming polls. His return comes at a time when the BNP is seen as the frontrunner, with the Awami League barred from contesting the elections. The homecoming of the BNP heir apparent comes amid renewed political unrest in Bangladesh following the killing of youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi, a key figure in last year’s mass protests that led to the collapse of the Sheikh Hasina government. Rahman arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka with his wife Zubaida and daughter Zaima, PTI reported. He was received by BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and other senior party leaders amid tight security arrangements. BNP has gained momentum ahead of the polls, with Jamaat-e-Islami — its former coalition partner during 2001–2006 — emerging as its main rival after the interim government barred the Awami League from participating under the Anti-Terrorism Act. Ahead of his return from London, Rahman had said he longed “like any child” to be near his “critically ill mother at her moment of crisis”, PTI reported. Rahman’s return also comes as India-Bangladesh relations face a downturn. He left the airport in a bulletproof bus and is scheduled to attend a mass reception, with tens of thousands of supporters lining the route. Rahman expected to visit ailing mother and former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia in Dhaka Before leaving the airport, Rahman spoke to interim government chief Muhammad Yunus over the phone and thanked him for the security arrangements and facilitation of his return. “I thank you on behalf of myself and my family. Specially, my sincere gratitude for the measures taken for my security,” Rahman was seen saying in a video shared by the BNP. He is also expected to visit his octogenarian mother, Khaleda Zia, who is undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU) at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka. Zia has served as prime minister three times. Around 4,000 personnel from the army, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and police, including riot-control units and plainclothes officers, were deployed across Dhaka to ensure Rahman’s security. “We have enforced an overt and covert security vigil,” a senior police official said. Civil aviation authorities restricted the use of drones near the airport and Evercare Hospital, and photography was limited at the reception venue. Bangladesh has witnessed violent protests following Hadi’s death, which has also strained ties with India. New Delhi sought a thorough probe into the killing after unsubstantiated allegations of an Indian role triggered anti-India sentiment in Bangladesh. India-Bangladesh relations have remained tense since the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus assumed power following the collapse of the Hasina government. India has also expressed concern over attacks on minorities, particularly Hindus, in Bangladesh. (With PTI inputs)
25 December,2025 04:56 PM IST | Dhaka | mid-day online correspondentThe Justice Department said Wednesday that it may need a "few more weeks" to release all of its records on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after suddenly discovering more than a million potentially relevant documents, further delaying compliance with last Friday's congressionally mandated deadline. The Christmas Eve announcement came hours after a dozen US senators called on the Justice Department's watchdog to examine its failure to meet the deadline. The group, 11 Democrats and a Republican, told Acting Inspector General Don Berthiaume in a letter that victims "deserve full disclosure" and the "peace of mind" of an independent audit. The Justice Department said in a social media post that federal prosecutors in Manhattan and the FBI "have uncovered over a million more documents" that could be related to the Epstein case ' a stunning 11th-hour development after department officials suggested months ago that they had undertaken a comprehensive review that accounted for the vast universe of Epstein-related materials. In March, Attorney General Pam Bondi told Fox News that a "truckload of evidence" had been delivered to her after she ordered the Justice Department to "deliver the full and complete Epstein files to my office" ' a directive she said she made after learning from an unidentified source that the FBI in New York was "in possession of thousands of pages of documents." In July, the FBI and Justice Department indicated in an unsigned memo that they had undertaken an "exhaustive review" and had determined that no additional evidence should be released ' an extraordinary about-face from the Trump administration, which for months had pledged maximum transparency. The memo did not raise the possibility that additional evidence existed that officials were unaware of or had not reviewed. Wednesday's post did not say when the Justice Department was informed of the newly uncovered files. In a letter last week, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Manhattan federal prosecutors already had more than 3.6 million records from sex trafficking investigations into Epstein and Maxwell, though many were copies of material already turned over by the FBI. The Justice Department said its lawyers are "working around the clock" to review the documents and remove victims' names and other identifying information as required by the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the law enacted last month that requires the government to open its files on Epstein and his longtime confidant Ghislaine Maxwell. "We will release the documents as soon as possible," the department said. "Due to the mass volume of material, this process may take a few more weeks." The announcement came amid increasing scrutiny on the Justice Department's staggered release of Epstein-related records, including from Epstein victims and members of Congress. Republican Rep. Thomas Massie, of Kentucky, one of the chief authors of the law mandating the document release, posted Wednesday on X: "DOJ did break the law by making illegal redactions and by missing the deadline." Another architect of the law, Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif, said he and Massie will "continue to keep the pressure on" and noted that the Justice Department was releasing more documents after lawmakers threatened contempt. After releasing an initial wave of records on Friday, more batches were posted over the weekend and on Tuesday. The Justice Department has not given any notice when more records might arrive. Records that have been released, including photographs, interview transcripts, call logs, court records and other documents, were either already public or heavily blacked out, and many lacked necessary context. Records that hadn't been seen before include transcripts of grand jury testimony from FBI agents who described interviews they had with several girls and young women who described being paid to perform sex acts for Epstein. Other records made public in recent days include a note from a federal prosecutor from January 2020 that said Trump had flown on the financier's private plane more often than had been previously known and emails between Maxwell and someone who signs off with the initial "A." They contain other references that suggest the writer was Britain's former Prince Andrew. In one, "A" writes: "How's LA? Have you found me some new inappropriate friends?" The senators' call Wednesday for an inspector general audit comes days after Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, introduced a resolution that, if passed, would direct the Senate to file or join lawsuits aimed at forcing the Justice Department to comply with the disclosure and deadline requirements. In a statement, he called the staggered, heavily redacted release "a blatant cover-up." Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska joined Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore, in leading the call for an inspector general audit. Others signing the letter were Democratic Sens. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, Adam Schiff of California, Dick Durbin of Illinois, Cory Booker and Andy Kim, both of New Jersey, Gary Peters of Michigan, Chris Van Hollen, of Maryland, Mazie Hirono, of Hawaii, and Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island. "Given the (Trump) Administration's historic hostility to releasing the files, politicization of the Epstein case more broadly, and failure to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, a neutral assessment of its compliance with the statutory disclosure requirements is essential," the senators wrote. Full transparency, they said, "is essential in identifying members of our society who enabled and participated in Epstein's crimes." This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. 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25 December,2025 10:58 AM IST | Washington | APIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said that Hamas "continued to violate the 20-point peace plan" advocated by US President Donald Trump. Netanyahu further said that Israel will respond accordingly. In a post on X, he said, "The Hamas terror organization continues to violate the ceasefire and President Trump's 20 point plan. Their ongoing and continuing public refusal to disarm is an ongoing flagrant violation and again today their violent intentions and violations were confirmed by their detonation of an IED that wounded an IDF officer. Hamas must be held to the agreement that they signed on which includes removal from governance, demilitarization and de-radicalization. Israel will respond accordingly." It is unclear whether the bomb was recently planted in the area by terror operatives or if it was an old explosive device. The English-language statement comes days before Netanyahu is set to fly to Florida to meet with US President Donald Trump to discuss the next steps in the fragile Gaza ceasefire, The Times of Israel reported. The Hamas terror organization continues to violate the ceasefire and President Trump’s 20 point plan. Their ongoing and continuing public refusal to disarm is an ongoing flagrant violation and again today their violent intentions and violations were confirmed by their… — Benjamin Netanyahu - בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) December 24, 2025 Israel vowed on Wednesday to respond to an incident in southern Gaza's Rafah in which a bomb exploded against an Israeli armored personnel carrier, lightly injuring an IDF officer. The officer, who serves in the Golani Brigade, was taken to a hospital, and his family was notified, the army said, as per The Times of Israel. The Israel Defense Forces said the Namer APC that was hit was involved in efforts to clear Rafah's Jenina neighborhood -- located on the Israeli side of the Yellow Line -- of Hamas infrastructure. Dozens of Hamas operatives are believed to have been holed up in tunnels in Jenina, though the army has reported killing or capturing many of them, as per The Times of Israel. Israel and Hamas have repeatedly accused each other of violating the US-brokered ceasefire plan that halted two years of war triggered by the Hamas-led invasion of southern Israel on October 7, 2023. The first phase of the truce stopped the fighting, but occasional deadly clashes have continued, mostly along the so-called Yellow Line that divides Hamas and Israeli-held territory, The Times of Israel reported. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
25 December,2025 10:57 AM IST | Tel Aviv | ANITrump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura won Honduras' presidential election, electoral authorities said Wednesday afternoon, ending a weeks-long count that has whittled away at the credibility of the Central American nation's fragile electoral system. The election is continuing Latin America's swing to the right, coming just a week after Chile chose the far-right politician Jose Antonio Kast as its next president. Asfura, of the conservative National Party, received 40.27 per cent of the vote in the Nov 30 election, edging out four-time candidate Salvador Nasralla of the conservative Liberal Party, who finished with 39.53 per cent of the vote. The former mayor of Honduras' capital Tegucigalpa, won in his second bid for the presidency, after he and Nasralla were neck-and-neck during a weeks-long vote count that fuelled international concern. On Tuesday night, a number of electoral officials and candidates were already fighting and contesting the results of the election. Meanwhile, followers in Asfura's campaign headquarters erupted into cheers. "Honduras: I am prepared to govern," wrote Asfura in a post on X shortly after the results were released. 'I will not let you down.' The results were a rebuke of the current leftist leader, and her governing democratic socialist Liberty and Re-foundation Party, known as LIBRE, whose candidate finished in a distant third place with 19.19 per cent of the vote. Secretary of State Marco Rubio congratulated Asfura on Wednesday, writing on a post on X: "The people of Honduras have spoken ... (the Trump administration) looks forward to working with his administration to advance prosperity and security in our hemisphere." A number of right-leaning leaders across Latin America, namely Trump-ally Argentine President Javier Milei, also congratulated the politician. Asfura ran as a pragmatic politician, pointing to his popular infrastructure projects in the capital. Trump endorsed the 67-year-old conservative just days before the vote, saying he was the only Honduran candidate the US administration would work with. Nasralla maintained the claim that the election was fraudulent on Wednesday, saying electoral authorities who announced the results "betrayed the Honduran people." On Tuesday night, he also addressed Trump in a post on X, writing: "Mr. President, your endorsed candidate in Honduras is complicit in silencing the votes of our citizens. If he is truly worthy of your backing, if his hands are clean, if he has nothing to fear, then why doesn't he allow for every vote to be counted?" He and other opponents of Asfura have maintained that Trump's last-minute endorsement was an act of electoral interference that ultimately swung the results of the vote. The unexpectedly tumultuous election was also marred by a sluggish vote count, which fuelled even more accusations. The Central American nation was stuck in limbo for more than three weeks as vote counting by electoral authorities lagged, and at one point was paralysed after a special count of final vote tallies was called, fuelling warnings by international leaders. After expressing democratic concern about the lack of results days before, Organization of American States Secretary General Albert Ramdin wrote on a post on X on Wednesday that the OAS "takes note" of the results announced and noted it is "closely following events in Honduras." It also condemned electoral authorities for announcing the results while the final .07 per cent of votes were counted with such razor-thin margins in the election. For the incumbent, progressive President Xiomara Castro, the election marked a political reckoning. She was elected in 2021 on a promise to reduce violence and root out corruption. She was among a group of progressive leaders in Latin America who were elected on a hopeful message of change around five years ago but are now being cast out after failing to deliver on their vision. Castro said last week that she would accept the results of the elections even after she claimed that Trump's actions in the election amounted to an "electoral coup." But Eric Olson, an independent international observer during the Honduran election with the Seattle International Foundation, and other observers said the rejection of Castro and her party was so definitive that they had little room to contest the results. "Very few people, even within LIBRE, believe they won the election. What they will say is there's been fraud, that there has been intervention by Donald Trump, that we we should tear up the elections and vote again," Olson said. "But they're not saying we won the elections.' It's pretty clear they did not." '' Janetsky reported from Mexico City.
25 December,2025 10:52 AM IST | Tegucigalpa | APA powerful winter storm swept across California on Wednesday, with heavy rains and gusty winds bringing mudslides and debris flows that have led to some water rescues and evacuation orders. Debris and mud were seen cascading down a road in Wrightwood in a video posted by county fire officials. Forecasters said Southern California could see its wettest Christmas in years and warned about flash flooding and mudslides. Areas scorched by January's wildfires were under evacuation warnings, and Los Angeles County officials said the previous day that they delivered about 380 evacuation orders to especially vulnerable homes. San Bernardino County firefighters said they rescued people trapped in their cars when mud and debris rushed down a road leading into Wrightwood, a mountain resort town in the San Gabriel Mountains about 80 miles (130 kilometres) northeast of Los Angeles. It was not immediately clear how many were rescued. Firefighters also went door to door to check on residents, and the area was under a shelter-in-place order, officials said. Lytle Creek, also in the San Gabriel Mountains, was under evacuation orders in the afternoon as rains continued to pummel the area. Debris and mud were seen cascading down a road in Wrightwood in a video posted by county fire officials. Another video showed fast-moving water rushing through the front porch of several homes. The storm stranded Dillan Brown with his wife and 14-month-old daughter at a rented cabin in Wrightwood with almost no food and only enough diapers for about another day. By the morning, roads leading off the mountain and to a grocery store were blocked by rocks and debris, Brown said. 'I came across (a road) where there was a car sucked away by the water and realised we were trapped here,' he said. A resident learned of his situation and posted a call for help in a Facebook group, and in less than an hour, neighbours showed up with more than enough supplies to ride out the storm, including bread, vegetables, milk, diapers and wipes. 'I think we're a little sad and upset that we're not going to be home with our families,' Brown said, but the 'kindness shown is definitely an overwhelming feeling.' Janice Quick, president of the Wrightwood Chamber of Commerce and a resident of the mountain town for 45 years, said a wildfire in 2024 left much of the terrain without tree coverage and 'all this rain is bringing down a lot of debris and a lot of mud from the mountain area.' Residents around the burn scar zones from the Airport Fire in Orange County were also ordered to evacuate. Areas along the coast, including Malibu, were under flood warnings until the evening, and much of the Sacramento Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area were also under wind and flood advisories. Heavy rain douses Southern California Several roadways, including a part of Interstate 5 near the Burbank Airport, were closed due to flooding. Conditions could worsen with multiple atmospheric rivers during one of the busiest travel weeks of the year. The rain began tapering off in the evening in Los Angeles, but another storm system was on the horizon with showers and possible thunderstorms on Christmas Day. James Dangerfield, an 84-year-old resident of Altadena, said his family and neighbours helped place sandbags in his backyard earlier this week. A flash flood warning was issued for the neighbourhood, but he wasn't too worried because his house is on a hill. He and his wife, Stephanie, planned to remain there and spend Christmas Eve with their two adult daughters and grandchildren. 'We're just going to stay put, and everybody will have to come to us,' Dangerfield said. 'We're not going to go anywhere.' Mike Burdick, who takes care of his parents in Altadena near burn scars from the Eaton Fire, ran out to buy more sandbags in the morning when he saw that the pool was overflowing. 'I literally woke up to just downpour,' he said. The family was prepared to evacuate with a week's worth of essentials, including for their dog and cat. Southern California typically gets half an inch to 1 inch (1.3 to 2.5 centimetres) of rain this time of year, but this week, many areas could see between 4 and 8 inches (10 to 20 centimetres) with even more in the mountains, National Weather Service meteorologist Mike Wofford said. Much of California under weather warnings Forecasters said heavy snow and gusts were expected to create 'near white-out conditions' in parts of the Sierra Nevada and make travel 'nearly impossible' through mountain passes. There was also a 'considerable' avalanche risk around Lake Tahoe, according to the Sierra Avalanche Center. The National Weather Service said a winter storm warning would be in effect for the greater Tahoe region until Friday morning. Power was knocked out to more than 125,000 due to a damaged power pole, according to the Pacific Gas and Electric Co utility. The California Highway Patrol was investigating a seemingly weather-related crash south of Sacramento in which Sacramento Sheriff Deputy James Caravallo died. Caravallo was apparently travelling at an unsafe speed, lost control on a wet road and crashed into a power pole, CHP Officer Michael Harper said via email. Caravallo was with the sheriff's office for 19 years, the agency said in a post on social media. 'Our hearts are with Deputy Caravallo's family, and we ask the public to keep Deputy Caravallo's loved ones and our Sheriff's Office family in their thoughts and prayers,' it said. A flash flood warning was issued for portions of Sacramento in the evening as more severe weather developed offshore and began moving inland. Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in six counties to allow state assistance in storm response. The state deployed emergency resources and first responders to several coastal and Southern California counties, and the California National Guard was on standby. Atmospheric rivers transport moisture from the tropics to northern latitudes in long, narrow bands of water vapour that form over an ocean. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
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