<div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1B2Hwj_0uxcp6Tq00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1B2Hwj_0uxcp6Tq00" width="1200" height="630" ><p>Ernesto slams into Puerto Rico as the destructive strom strengthens before moving North. Also, Iran rejects calls for restraint as Israel braces for retaliatory strikes after a pair of assassinations. All that and all that matters in today's Eye Opener.</p><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate></div>

Remote cameras recently captured a rare natural light show in the sky over Puerto Rico. The hauntingly beautiful bursts are called gigantic jets, an uncommon form of lightning that originates in clouds and shoots upwards, high into the atmosphere, rather than down towards the ground. Cameras operated by the Caribbean...

Rare Form of ‘Red Lightning’ Caught on Camera Over Puerto Rico

CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam reports on Tropical Storm Ernesto as it strengthens and approaches Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

See the forecast for Tropical Storm Ernesto

Tropical Storm Ernesto is racing toward Puerto Rico with heavy rainfall, gusty winds and dangerous surf.

Tropical Storm Ernesto is headed for Puerto Rico. Here’s where it could go next

Hundreds of thousands are without power in Puerto Rico due to Hurricane Ernesto. Flooding was observed on several islands in the Lesser Antilles. Hundreds of flights were canceled or delayed at airports in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletter to get...

Ernesto Slams Puerto Rico: Half Of The Island Loses Power

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A DAD-OF-FIVE died after mistakenly pouring washing detergent on a bowl of cornflakes instead of milk, an inquest has heard. Tom McDonald was rushed to St Vincent’s University Hospital (SVUH) in Dublin on March 9, 2023, after his daughter realised he had accidentally poisoned himself. “It was so quick – he was perfectly well and […]

Dad-of-five with dementia died after accidentally pouring washing detergent on his cornflakes instead of milk

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s interview with CBS Sunday Morning has already caused controversy for a number of different reasons. And now the Duchess of Sussex has come under fire for her alleged behavior backstage!
According to reports, roy...

Meghan Markle Was Reportedly 'Screaming' Backstage After CBS Interview Over Unexpected Question Asked: 'She Had A Meltdown'

CBS News

A man who drove his car off a steep 20-foot embankment at the edge of a parking lot in Death Valley National Park died of heat exposure later that day, the National Park Service said Monday. It was the second heat-related death this year in the park known for scorching summer temperatures.According to the park service, bystanders saw Peter Hayes Robino, 57, of Duarte, in Los Angeles County, stumble when he got back to the Natural Bridge Trailhead after a one-mile roundtrip on August 1.The bystanders offered to help Robino but he turned them down. They said his responses didn't make sense.Robino...

Man drives off embankment, dies of heat exposure in Death Valley National Park

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Royal Caribbean’s Utopia of the Seas, a $1.35 billion behemoth of the sea, has recently been introduced to the world since its maiden voyage on July 19th. The ship, boasting nearly 5,700 passengers and a crew of over 2,200, offers an array of amenities designed to cater to multi-generational families on shorter 3- and 4-day itineraries.

Cruise Passengers Not Happy About Feature on World's Newest Mega Ship

A pair of polar bears attacked and killed a worker at a remote government radar site in the Canadian Arctic, the facility's operator said, marking at least the second fatal polar bear attack since last year.The attack took place Thursday at the outpost on Brevoort Island, in Canada's far northeastern Nunavut territory, said Nasittuq Corporation, the logistics company contracted to operate the site."An attack by two polar bears has resulted in the loss of one of our valued employees," the company said Friday. "Nasittuq employees responded to the scene and one of the animals was put down."The site is one...

Polar bears kill worker at remote radar site in Canadian Arctic

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Perry, IA

Joe Swanson, a resident of Perry, Iowa, is no longer working in the town he loves and where his kids go to school. That's because the city's largest employer, a Tyson Foods pork plant, recently shut down.Swanson says when the company announced in March they were shuttering the plant, he couldn't risk unemployment because of his health issues. So when he found a new job with health benefits, he says he took it and left Tyson around six weeks before it officially closed on June 28."None of us picked this, and I just want everybody to be OK. Because I...

Tyson plant that employed 25% of Iowa town shutters

New Haven, CT

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Herbie J Pilato

He was born on April 2, 1949, in New Haven, Connecticut, and died of a heart attack at only 63 on August 14, 2012, in Palm Beach Gardens. His birth name was Ronald Gabriel Paolillo, but his stage name was Ron Palillo who was best known as Arnold Dingfelder Horshack on TV's hit 1970s sitcom, Welcome Back, Kotter.

The Tragic Death of 'Welcome Back, Kotter' Actor Ron Palillo: A Look Back

Hurricane Ernesto is tracking north away from Puerto Rico. However, bands of flooding rain are still hammering Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Bermuda will be threatened by Ernesto late this week. Ernesto's potential threat to parts of Atlantic Canada early next week is still uncertain. The U.S. East Coast...

Ernesto Becomes Third Hurricane Of 2024 Atlantic Season

What happens when the factory in a factory town shuts down? Dave Malkoff goes to Perry, Iowa, to speak to workers grappling with the closure of the local Tyson plant.

Iowa pork plant closure leaves quarter of town without work

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A brave mom who was attacked by a grizzly bear while jogging said her 2-year-old daughter was her inspiration to survive. “I was in the wrong place at the wrong time,” Vanessa Chaput, 24, of Yukon, Canada, told TODAY.com. On June 30, Chaput was jogging through a paved trail...

Mom fights back in grizzly bear attack: 'I'm not ready to leave my daughter'

M&M's maker Mars has struck a deal worth nearly $30 billion to buy Kellanova, marking one of the food industry's biggest deals and expanding the candy maker's brand portfolio to include salty snacks such as Pringles and Cheez-It.Kellanova was formed last year when the Kellogg Co. split into three companies. Kellanova sells many of the former company's most profitable brands, including Eggo, Town House, MorningStar Farms and Rice Krispies Treats. It had net sales of more than $13 billion last year and has approximately 23,000 employees.The acquisition would expand Mars' reach into the salty snack category. The company owns brands...

Mars strikes nearly $30 billion deal to buy Cheez-It maker Kellanova

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Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

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CBS Denver

At least three people have been injured in a shooting in downtown Denver Tuesday evening. According to the Denver Police Department, a juvenile male was arrested in connection with the shootings. Few details were immediately available, but Denver police say three men were taken to the hospital, one in critical condition and two with non-life-threatening injuries.The shooting was reported just before 6 p.m. at Wynkoop and 16th Streets near Union Station.Just before 6:45 p.m., the Denver Police Department said there was a large police presence in the area and that the scene was secure.Denver police said that while investigators worked to develop suspect information, a white SUV was roped off with police tape at the intersection of 16th and Wynkoop Streets.


1 arrested, 3 injured in shooting in downtown Denver near Union Station

Pineapple candies dished out by a New Zealand charity have tested positive for "potentially lethal levels of methamphetamine," police said Wednesday, sparking an urgent race to remove them from the streets.A child, a teenager and a charity worker have already been taken to a hospital after tasting the candies.Although none are seriously ill, police have launched a criminal investigation and are trying to track down up to 400 other people who may have received the sweets."We need to round these up as quickly as we can," said Detective Inspector Glenn Baldwin, adding that 16 of the candies had been found...

Candy handed out by charity contains "potentially lethal" levels of meth

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Ernesto strengthened into a hurricane on Wednesday as it dropped torrential rain on Puerto Rico and left nearly half of all clients in the U.S. territory without power as it threatened to strengthen into a major storm en route to Bermuda. The storm...

Ernesto becomes a hurricane after pummeling northeast Caribbean and knocking out power in the region

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After issuing an ultimatum to Kamala Harris over a Fox News debate, Trump is reportedly open to returning to ABC or proposing a new debate with NBC News.
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JUST IN: Trump Has ‘Apparently Changed His Mind’ on Fox News Debate Ultimatum, Per Washington Post’s Josh Dawsey

Ernesto slams into Puerto Rico as the destructive strom strengthens before moving North. Also, Iran rejects calls for restraint as Israel braces for retaliatory strikes after a pair of assassinations. All that and all that matters in today's Eye Opener.

Eye Opener: Tropical Storm Ernesto slams into Puerto Rico

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