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Mawar Aims for the Philippines |
Typhoon Mawar has strengthened into a super typhoon, equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane with 175 mph winds, after hitting the US island territory of Guam with the force of a Category 4 hurricane earlier this week. Mawar's winds are estimated to be stronger than any tropical cyclone since Super Typhoon Rai in December 2021.
Mawar is forecast to maintain its current intensity (see satellite imagery) for the next two days, moving northwest of Guam over the Pacific Ocean. It is expected to weaken over the next five days as it approaches the northern Philippines and southern Taiwan. Once it reaches the Philippine area of responsibility (see 101), it will be given the local name Betty.
No fatalities have been recorded in Guam, according to early reports. However, most of the island of more than 150,000 people remains without electricity and running water. Mawar is the strongest typhoon to hit Guam since Super Typhoon Pongsona in 2002. See photos of Mawar's damage here. |
The latest search related to Madeleine McCann has concluded after three days of search efforts in Portugal, reportedly looking for evidence to link the British toddler's disappearance to German suspect Christian Brückner.
The search was concentrated around the Arade reservoir, approximately 31 miles from Praia da Luz, where 3-year-old McCann disappeared from her bed during a family vacation in May 2007. Authorities removed several bags near the reservoir, which stands at half capacity due to persistent drought.
Last year, Brückner, a 45-year-old convicted child abuser, was officially named a suspect by prosecutors in McCann's disappearance. Brückner, serving a seven-year prison sentence in Germany for the rape of a 72-year-old woman in Portugal in 2005, was known to frequent the reservoir. However, he has not been formally charged in relation to the case.
The discoveries, if any, made during the recent search remain unknown. See the timeline of the case here. |
The Supreme Court narrowed the authority of the federal government to regulate wetlands yesterday, deciding in favor of an Idaho couple and ending a 15-year legal battle. The unanimous ruling hinged on how directly connected a wetland is to a larger body of water, such as a lake (known as "navigable" waters).
The saga began in 2007 when the couple began construction of a house on a lot near the edge of Priest Lake. Federal officials issued a stop work order, arguing that because the lot contained a wetland connected to the lake via a "non-navigable" creek, it was protected under the Clean Water Act, with the couple filing suit the following year. The court found that to be subject to regulation, a wetland must have continuous surface water connected to "navigable" waters. Three concurring opinions—different reasoning that reached the same decision—were filed.
Separately, the court sided with a 94-year-old Minnesota woman, ruling Hennepin County officials violated her constitutional rights when they seized and sold her house over an unpaid tax bill. |
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