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NOAA chief thanks Alabama weather office in Hurricane Dorian forecast

8:34 pm September 10, 2019

Huntsville: The head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is both defending the administration and thanking a local weather office that contradicted President Donald Trump’s claims about Hurricane Dorian threatening Alabama. Acting administrator Neil Jacobs told a meteorology group Tuesday that a NOAA statement which criticized a local forecast office that contradicted Trump […]

Hurricane Dorian still slamming eastern Canada at hurricane force

9:38 pm September 8, 2019

Toronto: The storm that has already walloped the Virgin Islands, Bahamas and North Carolina brought hurricane Dorian-force winds to far-eastern Canada on Sunday, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people. Dorian hit near the city of Halifax Saturday afternoon, ripping roofs off apartment buildings, toppling a huge construction crane and uprooting trees. There […]

NOAA assailed for defending Trump’s Hurricane Dorian claim

3:48 am September 8, 2019

Washington: Former top officials of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are assailing the agency for undermining its weather forecasters as it defends President Donald Trump’s statement from days ago that Hurricane Dorian threatened Alabama. They say NOAA’s action risks the credibility of the nation’s weather and science agency and may even risk lives. […]

I hung up my guns: Robert Downey Jr on Iron Man

Robert Downey Jr’s Instagram account gets hacked

7:35 pm September 7, 2019

Los Angeles: Hollywood star Robert Downey Jr has revealed that his Instagram account was hacked and has now been restored. The “Iron Man” star on Friday had asked his fans to steer clear from any posts being made on his page for a time being. “I’m sorry to say my Instagram has been compromised… Please […]

Jeremy Renner closes down app due to trolls, impersonators

8:00 pm September 6, 2019

Los Angeles: Plagued by trolls and impersonators, actor Jeremy Renner has decided to shut down his app that he launched two years ago so that he could connect with his fans. In a good-bye message posted on the ‘Jeremy Renner App’, the “Avengers: Endgame” star said the application has “jumped the shark” as it got […]