Corsicana, TX (75110)TodayPartly cloudy this evening with more clouds for overnight. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph..TonightPartly cloudy this evening with more clouds for overnight. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph.
A software update wreaked havoc on computer systems globally on Friday, grounding flights, forcing some broadcasters off air and hitting services from banking to healthcare. An update to a product offered by global cyberscurity firm CrowdStrike appeared to be the trigger, and the company may find it difficult to recover from reputational damage, despite its quick reaction to the crisis, says tech analyst and entrepreneur Mathieu NohetAs featured on What is CrowdStrike, the company linked to the global outage? The massive cybersecurity company does business around the world through software sales and investigations of major hacks. The company also helps run cybersecurity investigations for the US government.
Quota protesters blocked rail lines in Dhaka’s Mohakhali and Nakhalpara areas on Thursday amid the countrywide ‘shutdown’, halting train service from Dhaka to the rest of the country. “The train routes have been blocked in the Mohakhali and Nakhalpara areas,” said Kamalapur Station Master Md Anowar Hossain. “This has interrupted train service.”It is not yet clear whether any trains are stuck due to the demonstrations, according to a bdnews24.com report. After clashes between quota reform protesters, police and pro-Awami League factions in the past two days, protesters declared a 'complete shutdown' on Thursday. The programme has led to a public transport crisis in the capital since morning, causing severe difficulties for working-class people.
A man has been killed amid clashes between quota protesters and police in Dhaka’s Badda area. The victim was identified as Dulal Matbar, a microbus driver in his fifties. “We have received a dead body,” Rubel said. His name is Dulal Matbar and he was a microbus driver. Dulal Matbar hails from Patuakhali.”“Many people with injuries have come to the hospital.
Jim Pillen ramped up his push Thursday to pass a "transformative" property tax reduction plan during the upcoming special legislative session. Property tax cuts, sales tax extended to 114 goodsAt the event, the governor unveiled a color brochure touting his proposal and a website that Nebraskans can use to see how much the proposal could reduce their property tax bill. Schools could continue to levy property taxes to pay off bonds and for two other building-related funds. The proposal would freeze property tax collections by cities and counties, with some leeway for inflation and public safety expenses. Jim Pillen unveils his property tax plan
NEW DELHI, July 18, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - A passenger train derailed Thursday in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh and medics were dispatched to the site, a local medical officer said, with footage of the accident showing several overturned carriages. The Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derailed in Gonda district, near the Hindu holy city of Ayodhya, at around 2:30 pm (0900 GMT), Indian media reported. Anil Kumar Tiwari, chief medical superintendent of Gonda District Hospital, told AFP that a team of medics had been rushed to the accident site. India's railway network remains the main form of travel in the vast country, but it is poorly funded and deadly accidents often occur. Last year nearly 300 people were killed when a passenger train collided with a stationary goods train, with the derailed compartments then striking another fast-moving passenger service.
LAS VEGAS, July 18, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - US President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid with mild symptoms Wednesday, shortly after conceding he would consider dropping his reelection bid if doctors diagnosed him with a serious medical condition. Biden was seen walking from his limousine to his plane at Las Vegas without a mask. - 'Pass the torch' -People waiting for the speech said Biden's health did not worry them despite the Covid diagnosis. A spokesperson for Schumer played down the report, saying: "Unless ABC's source is Senator Chuck Schumer or President Joe Biden the reporting is idle speculation." "Leader Schumer conveyed the views of his caucus directly to President Biden."
Corsicana, TX (75110)TodaySome clouds this evening will give way to mainly clear skies overnight. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph..TonightSome clouds this evening will give way to mainly clear skies overnight. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph.
Cars and the reception area at the Bangladesh Television building in Dhaka’s Rampura have been torched amid the ongoing ‘shutdown’ programme called by quota reform protesters. Fire Service vehicles were dispatched to the location, but they did not reach the scene because the protesters blocked them, said Ariful Islam, senior station officer at Khilgaon Fire Station. “We have been on the road since 3pm, but have not been able to enter BTV. Our vehicles turned back and returned around 4:30pm.”“They suddenly entered the building,” said BTV Chief Engineer Masud Bhuiyan. “They vandalised the cars and motorcycles in the parking lot and torched them.
Scattered thunderstorms developing this afternoon. Chance of rain 50%. Chance of rain 40%. TomorrowMostly sunny in the morning then increasing clouds with some scattered thunderstorms later in the day. Chance of rain 60%.
Corsicana, TX (75110)TodayA mix of clouds and sun. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Winds NNE at 10 to 20 mph..TonightPartly cloudy. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Winds NE at 10 to 15 mph.
Dhaka University was shrouded in silence on Thursday morning after the administration halted academic activities and ordered students to vacate their residential halls in the wake of clashes surrounding the quota reform movement. Police have taken up positions at each entry point to the campus, erecting barricades. They are conducting searches on those attempting to enter the campus. No one has been allowed to enter unless there is an emergency, as per bdnews24.com reports. Neither protesters from the quota movement nor the Chhatra League conducted any programmes on the campus this morning.
The existing mild heat wave sweeping over Rangpur division and the districts of Tangail, Chuadanga, Rajshahi, Pabna, Bogra and Netrokona may continue, it added. Day temperature may rise slightly and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country. Country's maximum temperature on Wednesday was recorded 36.7 degrees Celsius jointly at Rajshahi, Rangpur and Rajarhat. Rainfall for the last 24 hours commencing 6 am today was recorded 16 mm in Bandarban. The sun sets at 6:48 pm today and rises at 5:21 am tomorrow in the capital.
DHAKA, July 16, 2024 (BSS) – Almost all the students of 17 halls of Dhaka University have left the halls following the university directives amid the unstable situation in the campus. Students of all the 12 male halls have already left their dormitories by 7am while there are a very handful of female students in the Rokeya hall and Shamsunnah Hall who will leave the halls by tomorrow morning, said the hall provosts. “As per the information we have, almost all the students have safely left their halls by 7pm,” said Hazi Mohammad Mohsin hall provost Dr Masudur Rahman. "All the students have already left the hall and we have also locked the front gate of the dormitory," Provost of Shaheed Sergeant Zahurul Haqye Hall Prof Dr Abdur Rahim told BSS. Meanwhile in the evening, the Dhaka university authorities issued a press release thanking the students of all the dormitories except the International hall for leaving the dorms peacefully.
