Major storm in US north-east knocks out power for 100,000 and floods roads

Residents across New Jersey, Massachusetts, Delaware and New York without electricity as storm hits

A slow-moving, powerful storm known as a nor’easter crept along the coast of the US north-east on Saturday, producing high winds that knocked out electricity to thousands of people while whipping up big waves and heavy rains that created dangerous conditions in some places.

Tens of millions of people were in the path of the storm, which was forecast to affect the mid-Atlantic area and New England throughout the weekend. About 100,000 customers in the region were without electricity Saturday.

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UN adds over 60 companies to Israel blacklist – New York Post

  1. UN adds over 60 companies to Israel blacklist  New York Post
  2. UN adds 61 firms to settlements blacklist over alleged human rights violations against Palestinians  The Guardian
  3. U.N. Releases New List of Companies It Says Do Business With Israeli Settlements  The New York Times
  4. UN expands list of firms involved in illegal Israeli settlement activities  Al Jazeera
  5. UN expands list of companies linked to Israeli settlements  Reuters
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Pope Leo draws 800,000 people to central Paris for open-air Mass on iconic square – AP News

  1. Pope Leo draws 800,000 people to central Paris for open-air Mass on iconic square  AP News
  2. Pope Leo Receives Rockstar Welcome in Secular France  WSJ
  3. Pope urges protection of weakest at French shrine at Lourdes known for miraculous cures  AP News
  4. Highlights of Pope Leo's second day in France  Vatican News
  5. Pope Leo prays for the sick and suffering in the Lourdes grotto in France  OSV News
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‘Miracle on the Hudson’ pilot Chesly Sullenberger inducted into US Aviation Hall of Fame

Sullenberger landed a disabled passenger plane safely in the Hudson River in 2009 without any loss of life

Capt Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger III – the pilot known for safely landing a US Airways flight in New York City’s Hudson River during a 2009 emergency – has been inducted into the US’s National Aviation Hall of Fame, two months after he went public with an Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis.

Sullenberger, 75, received the honor during a ceremony held in Washington DC on Thursday, 17 years after he engineered what has become widely known as the Miracle on the Hudson.

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German and Russian foreign ministers meet for first time in over four years – Financial Times

  1. German and Russian foreign ministers meet for first time in over four years  Financial Times
  2. At UN, Russia and Germany's top diplomats hold first talks since 2022  Reuters
  3. Germany's FM Wadephul meets Lavrov on UNGA sidelines  dw.com
  4. Russia’s aggression towards NATO is ‘on a new level’: German foreign minister  CTV News
  5. German, Russian foreign ministers have rare meeting at UN  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
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Heavy rain and flooding in Bangkok disrupts traffic and prompts evacuations – AP News

  1. Heavy rain and flooding in Bangkok disrupts traffic and prompts evacuations  AP News
  2. Thailand declares two-day civil service holiday due to floods  Reuters
  3. ‘Our house was under water’: Bangkok floods force thousands into shelters as disaster declared  The Guardian
  4. Thai capital Bangkok declared disaster zone amid widespread flooding  CNN
  5. Rain eases in Bangkok but persistent flooding forces thousands to leave home  WSB-TV
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