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Hundreds report seeing a bright fireball in northeastern U.S.
Less than two weeks after a bright fireball lit up the sky above the Great Lakes, scattering space pebbles on their shores, another spectacular meteor impressed skywatchers in the Northeast.
The streak of light that sliced through the sky on Thursday (Dec. 1) at about 7:30 p.m. EST (0030 GMT on Dec. 2), was seen by at least 737 witnesses across the states of Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, Tennessee, and South and North Carolina according to the American Meteor Society (opens in new tab) (AMS). Sightings in Canada’s Ontario province were also reported.
Quite a few doorbell cameras as well as meteocams (cameras aimed skyward to capture fireballs) captured the meteor, prompting their owners to proudly share the footage with the AMS as well as on Twitter.
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“Just watched a gorgeous green & orange bolide zoom to Earth east of Granville — anyone else see a meteor tonight in eastern Ohio?” Twitter user Jeff Gill (opens in new tab) shared shortly after the event.
His tweet elicited quite a few responses from other lucky witnesses.
Phil Haddad from Pittsburgh was even luckier, catching the fireball on his doorbell camera.
“I don’t often tweet, but when I do it’s because I captured a meteor on my doorbell cam #pittsburgh #meteor,” he said, sharing the footage (opens in new tab) proudly on Twitter.
Another Twitter user, Robert Tinney from Cleveland, responded by sharing his doorbell cam (opens in new tab) footage.
No further information about the nature of this space rock, which AMS labeled 9579-2022, has been made available so far, including whether any of it could have reached the ground.
On Nov. 19, fragments of a 3-foot (1 meter) space rock fell in the same region on the shores of Lake Ontario. Astronomers detected that space rock three hours before it entered Earth’s atmosphere and were able to calculate where it might hit the ground. The rock was only the sixth ever detected before smashing into our planet.
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Northeastern University package explosion was a hoax carried out by employee, complaint states
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A Northeastern University employee who told police last month he was injured by an exploding package fabricated the story and now faces charges in the hoax, according to a criminal complaint.
Jason Duhaime, who was the New Technology Manager and Director of the Immersive Media Lab at Northeastern University, has been charged by complaint with conveying false information and hoaxes related to an explosive device and making materially false and fictitious statements to a US Government agency, according to the complaint.
“Throughout the course of the investigation, we believe he repeatedly lied to us about what happened inside the lab, faked his injuries, and wrote a rambling letter directed at the lab threatening more violence,” Joseph Bonavolonta, FBI special agent in charge, said Tuesday.
Duhaime was arrested in Texas on Tuesday morning and will appear before a magistrate judge in the afternoon, US Attorney Rachael Rollins said.
CNN has reached out to his defense attorney for comment.
The report of an explosion September 13 led to an evacuation of the Northeastern campus in Boston, diverted law enforcement resources and caused panic, Rollins said Tuesday.
“His alleged actions diverted significant law enforcement resources away from essential public safety matters and caused fear and panic not only on campus but also in the homes of the families, friends and loved ones of Northeastern students, faculty and staff as well as the people who live and work near Northeastern’s campus,” she said.
According to the complaint, Duhaime, 45, called 911 to report he was injured by very sharp objects expelled from a plastic case he had collected from the mail room and opened in Northeastern’s virtual reality lab. Officials at the time said he suffered minor hand injuries.
He also told investigators he found a threatening note with the case that accused the lab of secretly working for Facebook and Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg in a US government plot to take over society through virtual reality, according to the complaint.
However, investigators found the case and the letter had no signs of damage, and they discovered a document on Duhaime’s computer that was “word-for-word” the same as the threatening letter, the complaint states.
Authorities also said when Duhaime showed his “several small, superficial marks or bruises” on his forearms to the responding officer, he rolled up long sleeves that did not appear to have damage.
Further, a student who was in the lab during the purported explosion told investigators he did not hear any noises aside from Duhaime’s voice, the complaint states.
“Given the lack of any physical evidence and the fact that the Letter was found on a Computer in Duhaime’s office, the significant inconsistencies between Duhaime’s story and Student #1’s recollection of events support a finding that Duhaime is not being truthful,” the affidavit states.
Northeastern University issued a statement Tuesday saying Duhaime is no longer employed by the university.
“Northeastern would like to thank the professionals in the FBI, the US Attorney’s Office, and Boston Police Department for bringing this investigation to a close,” the university said. “Knowing what we know now about this incident, we would like to make it clear that there was never any danger to the Northeastern community. As always, the safety of our students, faculty, and staff is our highest priority.”
An online bio for Duhaime on Northeastern’s website says he is a “new technology manager” who managed the Virtual / Augmented Reality and 360 immersive technology for the university.
Exploding package that injured Northeastern University worker had note criticizing Zuckerberg and academia’s relationship with virtual reality developers, sources say
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Authorities in Boston have launched an investigation after a package sent to Northeastern University exploded and injured a staff member Tuesday evening, officials said.
The package contained a rambling note that criticized Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and the relationship between academic institutions and the developers of virtual reality, several federal law enforcement sources told CNN.
The 45-year-old man who opened the package suffered minor hand injuries, according to university and law enforcement officials. Investigators have not said how the package arrived on the campus, stressing the investigation is ongoing.
The campus is expected to fully reopen Wednesday, the university said.
The package was sent to the university’s virtual reality center and was opened by someone who works there, the sources said.
CNN has reached out to Facebook for comment.
The note was in a hard plastic container that detonated as the victim opened the latches and lifted the lid, the sources said.
While the employee was not seriously hurt, the explosion caused hand injuries including lacerations, the sources added.
The package was delivered to Holmes Hall, where the institution’s virtual reality center is located, university spokeperson Shannon Nargi told CNN .
Police were called to the scene around 7:18 p.m., Boston Police Superintendent Felipe Colon said during a news conference Tuesday night.
About a minute after the initial call, a Northeastern University police officer arrived at Homes Hall, said Michael Davis, chief of the university police department.
University police announced the scene was “contained” just before 10 p.m.
“It’s very important to note, our campus is secure,” Davis said during the news conference.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu praised law enforcement’s response.
“We want to make sure to emphasize that this is of the utmost priority, the safety and well-being of all our young people here,” Wu said during the news conference.
The FBI Boston Division coordinated with the Boston Police Department, FBI spokesperson Kristen Setera told CNN.
The FBI offered the full resources of the Joint Terrorism Task Force, its evidence response team and special agent bomb technicians to assist in the investigation, said Jason Cromartie, assistant special agent in charge.
The university serves more than 16,000 undergraduate students, according to last year’s enrollment report.
Dams burst in northeastern Brazil as region hit by floods
An aerial view shows a neighborhood during flooding caused by the overflowing Cachoeira river in Itabuna, Bahia state, Brazil on Sunday. (Leonardo Benassatto, Reuters)
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ITABUNA, Brazil — Two dams gave way in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia after weeks of heavy rains, swamping already swollen local rivers as flooding hit towns across the region, authorities said on Sunday.
The Igua dam, on the Verruga river near the city of Vitoria da Conquista in southern Bahia, collapsed on Saturday night, forcing authorities to evacuate residents, mainly in the town of Itambe.
A second dam gave way to rising water levels in Jussiape, 100 kilometers to the north, on Sunday morning, bringing more alerts for residents to move to safer ground.
There were no reports of deaths or injuries caused by the dam failures, though bridges and roads were damaged.
Further towards the coast in Itabuna, a city of 200,000 inhabitants, fire brigade teams rescued residents trapped in their homes in the downtown area that was under water, Reuters reporters said.
“It’s crazy by the bridge, there are waves almost 2 meters high,” shopkeeper Luiz Constancia told Reuters.
Rescuers rowed dinghies along flooded streets to reach trapped families or take them supplies. One man paddled on an inflatable mattress to reach a home.
Residents said the level of the Cachoeira river that runs through the town located 30 kms from the coastal port city of Ilheus was the highest in 50 years.
In Vitoria da Conquista, Mayor Sheila Lemos, said all residents close to the collapsed Igua dam had been evacuated.
In a posting on the city’s website, Lemos said the flooding threatened to cut off the BR-116 highway, a major truck route between northeastern and southern Brazil.
Bahia Gov. Rui Castro said at least 400,000 people have been impacted by the heavy rains and thousands evacuated from some 67 towns facing emergency situations due to floods caused by heavy rainfall for almost two months.
“Thousands of people have had to leave their homes because the water rose one or two meters, even three meters in some places,” he told reporters on Saturday.
The rains have caused 18 deaths in Bahia since the beginning of November, including a 60-year-old ferry owner who drowned on the swollen Rio das Contas river, civil defense officials said.
In the state capital of Salvador, weather officials said December rainfall has been six times greater than the average.
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Dams burst in northeastern Brazil forcing evacuations
ILHEUS, Brazil, Dec 26 (Reuters) – Two dams gave way in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia after weeks of heavy rains, swamping already swollen local rivers and threatening flash floods, regional authorities said on Sunday.
The Igua dam, near the city of Vitoria da Conquista in southern Bahia, collapsed on Saturday night, leading authorities to evacuate residents at risk down river, mainly in the town of Itambe.
A second dam gave way to rising water levels in Jussiape, 100 kilometers to the north, on Sunday morning, bringing more alerts for residents to move to safer ground.
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There were no reports of deaths or injuries, though bridges and roads were damaged.
“A dam with a large volume of water has collapsed and a strong flash flood will impact the municipality of Itambe,” the Itambe town hall posted on its official Instagram account on Saturday night.
“All residents should evacuate the margins of the Verruga river urgently,” it added. Itambe is an agricultural region in southern Bahia located about 200 kms (125 miles) inland from the coastal city of Ilheus.
The mayor of Vitoria da Conquista, Sheila Lemos, said all residents close to the river had been evacuated.
In a posting on the city’s website, Lemos said the flooding threatened to cut off the BR-116 highway, a major truck route between northeastern and southern Brazil.
Bahia Governor Rui Castro said at least 400,000 people have been impacted by the heavy rains and thousand evacuated from some 67 towns facing emergency situationsdue to floods caused by heavy rainfall for almost two months.
“Thousands of people have had to leave their homes because the water rose one or two meters, even three meters in some places,” he told reporters on Saturday.
The rains have caused 18 deaths in Bahia since the beginning of November, including a 60-year-old ferry owner who drowned on the swollen Rio das Contas river, civil defense officials said.
In the state capital of Salvador, weather officials said December rainfall has been six times greater than the average.
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Anger Spreads in Northeastern India After Security Forces Kill 14 Civilians
Protests and clashes raged on Sunday in northeastern India after 14 civilians were killed by soldiers, one of the deadliest outbursts of violence in recent years in a region long torn by insurgency and ethnic divisions.
Eight of the civilians were killed when a truck carrying coal miners returning from work was mistakenly ambushed late Saturday by security forces searching for insurgents in the Tiru area of Nagaland State, along the border with Myanmar, according to local officials. The Indian Army said that the soldiers had been responding to “credible intelligence” reports about the movement of insurgents, who often cross into Myanmar after attacking soldiers.
News about the killings spread quickly on social media and prompted residents in the area to attack troops and set two military vehicles on fire. After an Indian soldier was killed during the protests and street fighting, security forces opened fire on crowds, resulting in the killing of five more people on Saturday night. On Sunday afternoon, another civilian was killed by government forces after protesters entered an Indian Army camp.
In a statement referring to the ambush on Saturday, the Indian Army said: “The incident and its aftermath is deeply regretted. The cause of the unfortunate loss of lives is being investigated at the highest level and appropriate action will be taken as per the course of law.”
For decades, India’s remote northeastern region, comprising eight states linked to the rest of the country via a relatively narrow strip of land north of Bangladesh, has been roiled by separatist insurgencies led by local militant organizations. Those groups’ campaigns have ranged from pushing for more autonomy to demanding full independence.
Violence had been declining in the region — which has borders with Bangladesh, Bhutan, China and Myanmar — after India built a heavy military presence and signed a peace agreement in 2015 with separatist groups.
But clashes there have become more frequent in recent months, including in July, when five police officers were killed and dozens of other officers and civilians were wounded during a standoff at a long-disputed border crossing between Assam and Mizoram States. The killings of the civilians in Nagaland over the weekend stoked fears that the violence could escalate further.
Local tribal leaders said on Sunday that the miners had been returning home to the village of Oting, in the Mon district, when the truck carrying them was ambushed.
As anger about the killings rippled out, the authorities in the region shut down mobile internet and messaging services to stop the spread of rumors, officials said.
The Indian home minister, Amit Shah, who is responsible for domestic security, said that he was “anguished” about the deaths and offered his condolences to the families of those killed.
In a post on Twitter, Mr. Shah vowed a thorough investigation “to ensure justice to the bereaved families.”
Toshi Ao, a law professor at the University of Delhi who is from Nagaland, said that the state had been slowly recovering from decades of unrest and that it had started to attract tourists as more peaceful conditions prevailed in recent years.
“People were trying to move ahead,” the professor said. “But incidents like these resurface the history of atrocities committed against civilians in the memory.”
“It was a big mistake on the part of the security forces,” he added.
Tornado leaves significant damage in northeastern Jefferson County, Alabama
Tornado-producing storms left lines of damage late into Monday night in central Alabama. Around 10:30 p.m. Monday, the National Weather Service in Birmingham confirmed a tornado was on the ground in north Jefferson County near Fultondale.Some of the most severe damage was reported in Fultondale, where many businesses and homes were destroyed and power lines and trees were downed.The Fultondale Fire Department requested that nobody come in or out of the city as first responders worked to assess damage and respond to calls for help. Multiple agencies responded to that area to help with entrapments and damage.As of 3:15 a.m., NWS Birmingham removed the threat of severe weather for most of central Alabama. Some of eastern central Alabama, from Dallas County to southern Calhoun County, remains under slight risk of severe weather until 6:00 a.m.Click here to stay updated on tonight’s situation with WVTM 13’s live severe weather coverage.DAMAGE REPORTS WVTM 13’s Fred Davenport live at the severely damaged Hampton Inn in Fult0ndaleWATCH: Tornado-producing storm moves north of Birmingham
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Tornado-producing storms left lines of damage late into Monday night in central Alabama.
Around 10:30 p.m. Monday, the National Weather Service in Birmingham confirmed a tornado was on the ground in north Jefferson County near Fultondale.
Some of the most severe damage was reported in Fultondale, where many businesses and homes were destroyed and power lines and trees were downed.
The Fultondale Fire Department requested that nobody come in or out of the city as first responders worked to assess damage and respond to calls for help. Multiple agencies responded to that area to help with entrapments and damage.
As of 3:15 a.m., NWS Birmingham removed the threat of severe weather for most of central Alabama. Some of eastern central Alabama, from Dallas County to southern Calhoun County, remains under slight risk of severe weather until 6:00 a.m.
Click here to stay updated on tonight’s situation with WVTM 13’s live severe weather coverage.
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