The crash happened at 10.45am in crowded downtown Delray Beach, multiple news outlets reported. The Brightline train was stopped on the tracks, its front destroyed, about a block away from the Delray Beach fire rescue truck, its ladder ripped off and strewn in the grass several yards away, The Sun-Sentinel newspaper reported. The Delray Beach Fire Rescue said in a social media post that three Delray Beach firefighters were in stable condition at a hospital. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue took 12 people from the train to the hospital with minor injuries. Emmanuel Amaral rushed to the scene on his golf cart after hearing a loud crash and screeching train brakes from where he was having breakfast a couple of blocks away. He saw firefighters climbing out of the window of their damaged truck and pulling injured colleagues away from the tracks. One of their helmets came to rest several hundred feet away from the crash. “The front of that train is completely smashed, and there was even some of the parts to the fire truck stuck in the front of the train, but it split the car right in half. It split the fire truck right in half, and the debris was everywhere,” Mr Amaral said. Brightline officials did not immediately comment on the crash. A spokesperson for the National Transportation Safety Board said it was still gathering information about the crash and had not decided yet whether it will investigate. The NTSB is already investigating two crashes involving Brightline’s high-speed trains that killed three people early this year at the same crossing along the railroad’s route between Miami and Orlando. More than 100 people have died after being hit by trains since Brightline began operations in July 2017 – giving the railroad the worst death rate in the United States. But most of those deaths have been either suicides, pedestrians who tried to run across the tracks ahead of a train or drivers who went around crossing gates instead of waiting for a train to pass. Brightline has not been found to be at fault in those previous deaths.
Loose Women star Jane Moore became the first star eliminated from I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here 2024 on Friday (November 29) night. Viewers had been speculating throughout the week that either Dean McCullough or Moore would be the first to go. But on Friday night, the public voted to send the Loose Women star home first. Hard working Jane is the first to leave Camp and she’s got the goss on next Campmate WhatsApp group! 🤗 #ImACeleb pic.twitter.com/Z0YL4o4UJ5 — I'm A Celebrity... (@imacelebrity) November 30, 2024 Following the first elimination, fans were eagerly awaiting Saturday's episode of I'm a Celeb to see who the second campmate to be sent home would be. I'm a Celebrity fans disappointed at non-elimination episode But viewers were left disappointed, after Ant and Dec revealed at the top of the show there would be no elimination on tonight's show. Fans took to Reddit to vent their frustration at the decision. One person posted: "Why on earth is nobody leaving tonight then?" A second person commented: "What is the point in starting eliminations, getting rid of one person, then it being a non-elimination episode." While a third person added: "So they're doing a double tomorrow, I assume." Fans call for second campmate to be eliminated Its seems viewers have already decided the second campmate they want to be voted off the show and were frustrated they didn't have the chance to do it on tonight's episode. RECOMMENDED READING: Who was the first celeb to be eliminated on tonight's I'm a Celebrity? I'm a Celebrity's 'naughty' Maura Higgins becomes the talk of social media How much is Jane Moore being paid for appearing on I'm a Celebrity 2024? One fan commented: "Okay so we have to wait until tomorrow to get rid of Dean." Another added: "No leaver tonight? Obviously a conspiracy by ITV to keep Dean in." While a third person said: "No eviction today so... one day more with he who must not be named but must indeed be shamed.It's official: Cal Poly will absorb Cal Maritime, rescuing academy from brink of bankruptcy
The USS Zumwalt is at a Mississippi shipyard where workers have installed missile tubes that replace twin turrets from a gun system that was never activated because it was too expensive. Once the system is complete, the Zumwalt will provide a platform for conducting fast, precision strikes from greater distances, adding to the usefulness of the warship. “It was a costly blunder. But the Navy could take victory from the jaws of defeat here, and get some utility out of (the ships) by making them into a hypersonic platform,” said Bryan Clark, a defence analyst at the Hudson Institute. The US has had several types of hypersonic weapons in development for the past two decades, but recent tests by both Russia and China have added pressure to the US military to hasten their production. Hypersonic weapons travel beyond Mach 5, five times the speed of sound, with added manoeuvrability making them harder to shoot down. Last year, The Washington Post newspaper reported that among the documents leaked by former Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira was a defence department briefing that confirmed China had recently tested an intermediate-range hypersonic weapon called the DF-27. While the Pentagon had previously acknowledged the weapon’s development, it had not recognised its testing. One of the US programmes in development and planned for the Zumwalt is the Conventional Prompt Strike. It would launch like a ballistic missile and then release a hypersonic glide vehicle that would travel at speeds seven to eight times faster than the speed of sound before hitting the target. The weapon system is being developed jointly by the Navy and Army. Each of the three Zumwalt-class destroyers would be equipped with four missile tubes, each with three of the missiles for a total of 12 hypersonic weapons per ship. In choosing the Zumwalt, the Navy is attempting to add to the usefulness of a 7.5 billion US dollars (£5.9 billion) warship that is considered by critics to be an expensive mistake despite serving as a test platform for multiple innovations. The Zumwalt was envisioned as providing land-attack capability with an advanced gun system with rocket-assisted projectiles to open the way for Marines to charge ashore. But the system featuring 155mm guns hidden in stealthy turrets was cancelled because each of the rocket-assisted projectiles cost up to one million dollars (£790,000). Despite the stain on their reputation, the three Zumwalt-class destroyers: Zumwalt, Michael Monsoor and Lyndon B Johnson; remain the Navy’s most advanced surface warships in terms of new technologies. Those innovations include electric propulsion, an angular shape to minimise radar signature, an unconventional wave-piercing hull, automated fire and damage control and a composite deckhouse that hides radar and other sensors. The US is accelerating development because hypersonics have been identified as vital to US national security with “survivable and lethal capabilities”, said James Weber, principal director for hypersonics in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Critical Technologies. “Fielding new capabilities that are based on hypersonic technologies is a priority for the defence department to sustain and strengthen our integrated deterrence, and to build enduring advantages,” he said.Lawyer says ex-Temple basketball standout Hysier Miller met with NCAA for hours amid gambling probeUTICA — Another level of youth hockey is joining teams in downtown Utica starting in 2025, with the program recruiting top “boys and girls players from across North America” as part of a partnership with Notre Dame Junior-Senior High School. Rob Esche, the top Mohawk Valley Garden (MVG) umbrella group and Utica Comets official, and longtime Utica University men’s hockey coach Gary Heenan have created a hockey development program called the Notre Dame Hockey Academy, it was officially announced Monday. The organization had been teased on social media last Thursday, touting it as a “new era.” Esche, the 46-year-old Whitesboro native and former NHL goaltender, has been the president of MVG and the Utica Comets since 2013. MVG manages the operations for multiple venues and properties, including the Adirondack Bank Center and Nexus Center in downtown Utica. The 50-year-old Heenan has been the men’s hockey head coach for the Utica University team since 2000. He also played for seasons at Hamilton College in Clinton. The academy’s leadership includes Keith Veronesi, who returned to Utica last summer to be chief revenue officer with MVG, according to the release. He worked as the director of scouting for Vegas’ NHL squad and also played hockey at prep school. Notre Dame Hockey Academy is set to begin in fall 2025 and play a schedule in Tier I AAA, which is considered the top youth level in North America. There are to be under-15 and under-16 boys teams as well as an under-16 girls team. As part of the development program, players will be enrolled at Notre Dame Junior/Senior High School on Burrstone Road in Utica, according to a news release. Notre Dame is Utica’s lone co-ed Catholic high school and part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse. Paid tuition is required to attend. The Notre Dame Hockey Academy is set to be based out of the Nexus Cen ter, the $64 -million, nearly 170,000-square-foot multi-surface sports complex that opened in November 2022. The venue, which has been host to various sporting events over the last two years, is attached to the Adirondack Bank Center. The organization is set to have “dedicated locker rooms, a players’ lounge, classrooms, and video analysis rooms exclusively for academy use,” a release said. Nexus is also home to the Utica Jr. Comets program — the organization is led by Esche and has multiple teams since 2019 — as well Utica University’s NCAA Division III women’s hockey team. The combined Section III high school teams — the Mohawk Valley Jugglers boys squad and Clinton Comets girls — also play home games at the facility. Notre Dame Athletic Director David Gardinier told the Daily Sentinel on Monday that the Jugglers program “will not be affected by (the creation of the Notre Dame Hockey Academy) and will continue as normal.” The academy’s players will be housed at Campus West Apartments, according to the program’s website. The apartments, which were renovated in recent years, are located near Notre Dame on Burrstone Road. Heenan has had a stake in the property since at least 2018. There are similar hockey programs located around the United States. One of the most notable in New York state is Bishop Kearney Selects in Rochester. The Notre Dame Hockey Academy teams are set to play 50 to 60 games in a “highly competitive” season and participate “in premier showcases designed to attract NHL scouts, NCAA Division I coaches, and high-level junior hockey organizations.” Additional staff announcements, including coaches for the Notre Dame Hockey Academy, were not announced Monday. The program’s website went live Monday morning. More information be can found at ndhockeyacademy.com .
No. 2 Montana State Bobcats roll to Brawl of the Wild win over No. 9 Montana Grizzlies, complete 12-0 regular seasonDo you find it tough to find something to be thankful for this year? If we pause to think, we’ll have cause to thank. Here are seven reasons why I’m thankful. 1. I’m thankful that the men and women who founded our nation did so on their knees and with a sense of divine calling. 2. Though I’m a cheesehead from Wisconsin, I can think of no place I’d rather live than the Quad-Cities. 3. I’m thankful to minister alongside a stellar group of other pastors and leaders at Edgewood Baptist Church and for many other gospel-preaching pastors in our community. 4. I’m thankful for a church that lives on mission. I’m especially thankful that most of them stay awake during my sermons. 5. I’m thankful for four beautiful daughters who have their mother’s good looks and personality. I’m grateful for godly sons-in-law, and for the privilege of leaving a legacy of faith to nine grandchildren. 6. I’m thankful that God has allowed me to be married to my best friend. I still marvel that she said, “yes” to me. I’m thankful that she knows me better than anyone else, and yet still loves me. 7. I’m thankful for my college roommate who had the courage to challenge my beliefs and point me to Jesus. I’m thankful that Christ saved me from my sins and that I’ll spend eternity with him, not because I deserve it, but because I don’t. What are you thankful for? Brian Bill Moline When I see a soldier today, I try not to stare. He brings back memories when my neighbors lost their only son. They were humble people living in a small house on Highway 136. When neighbors gathered there, my parents went but left my older brothers and me at home. The next day, I saw the huge, deep purple bow on our neighbor’s door and knew their soldier son had lost his life in the war. In the ‘40s, even us youngsters knew that dreaded purple bow represented death. Countless others shared his fate. On Veterans Day, we fly flags in the cemeteries because, other than in our memories, that is the only presence for the fallen. Never forget the history of our nation nor that we even have a history at all. When we are vulnerable, we must nurture the strength to sustain our country. We should pause to realize who provides us with the security we enjoy and approach the present, and our future, with purpose. We are soldiers, too. There’s no clock for our remembrance, it’s always! Today, when I see a soldier in a restaurant, I buy his meal — such a small thing for someone with such a huge job. I’m grateful. Quietly I pay, then touch his shoulder and say, “Thank you for your service.” He respectfully replies, “You are welcome.” Then, I proudly walk out the door into America. Joyce (Trueblood) Spidle Moline Thank you once again, Don Wooten, for your spot-on column in the Sunday, Nov. 17 edition. I always look forward to your comments. Pat Martel Moline Do you know the difference between a legal immigrant and an illegal immigrant? Neither do I. They are made in the image of God the same as you and me. They are here to make an important contribution the same as you and me. Jane Broughton Davenport As a retired U.S. Army officer, I have had the profound honor of serving alongside some of the bravest men and women this nation has to offer. Regardless of where we came from or the political leanings we may have held, we were united under a single oath: to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. This sacred pledge transcends party lines, ideological divides, and political whims. It is deeply troubling, then, to witness the creeping weaponization of our armed forces. The military is the bedrock of national unity, an institution where Americans of all stripes come together to serve with honor and selflessness. But as divisions in society grow more pronounced, there are increasing attempts to draw our service members into the bitter fray of partisan politics. This must not stand. The U.S. military exists to serve the people, not political agendas. It must remain steadfast, impartial and mission-focused. Politicizing the ranks undermines morale, readiness, and the trust the American people place in their defenders. It jeopardizes our ability to respond to threats and weakens the very fabric of our democracy. We who have worn the uniform know that unity is not just a lofty ideal — it is a necessity. Our military must be a sanctuary where patriotism, not politics, reigns supreme. We serve not a president, a party, or an ideology, but the Constitution and the nation it represents. Let us remember that, and ensure our armed forces remain above the fray. Patrick Peacock Milan President-elect Trump, even after having vitriolic slings, arrows and bullets aimed at him during his second successful campaign for U. S. President, has as his highest desire repairing, rebuilding and reuniting a damaged America. Some Americans understand this. Often at Trump’s rallies/gatherings heartfelt chants of “We love you!” are directed toward Trump by all participants regardless of their social status in life. Trump takes common-sense approaches including listening to and working with people to build good solutions. It doesn’t seem to matter to him whether these people are Mar-a-Lago groundskeepers and their families or world leaders who initially fear but eventually respect Trump as America’s president. Trump doesn’t start wars; he ends wars. His intention is to prevent the potential annihilation of humankind and to seek peace worldwide through strength. During the next four years, truths that will be made public include those concerning: The JFK assassination; The Donald Trump assassination attempts; the 2020 COVID pandemic; The 2020 presidential election; the Jan. 6 Commission; the healthcare of America; the Climate Change/Green New Deal; the Globalists seeking world control. In addition, there will be corrections of the previous administration’s mistakes that include: creating wars; promoting tsunamis of illegal immigrants; ignoring Constitutional precepts while advancing anti-American ideologies; stirring-up disharmony in America’s society. There will be reorganizations of the FBI, CIA, DOJ, and other non-elected bureaucratic government organizations in order to ensure these organizations actually foster America’s interests. America has been given an opportunity for rebirth. Let us not squander it. John R. 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