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Mother Nature is getting a jumpstart on a resolution to revive winter in the United States after a recent warm spell and last year’s warmest winter on record.

Multiple bursts of increasingly brutal, cold Arctic air will overspread the eastern two-thirds of the country over the next few days, dropping temperatures to dangerous lows by next week.

Temperatures are shaping up to be the coldest of the winter so far and will be frigid even for what’s already typically the coldest time of the year. The cold will be pervasive – more than 70% of the country’s population will experience freezing temperatures over the next week – and stick around well into the month, increasing chances for snow.

The first push of cold air will come Wednesday for the north-central US with high temperatures in the single digits or teens expected for parts of Montana, the Dakotas and Minnesota.

Multiple bursts of increasingly brutal, cold Arctic air will overspread the eastern two-thirds of the country over the next few days, dropping temperatures to dangerous lows by next week.

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— CNN (@cnn.com) 1 januari 2025 om 14:35

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Consumption in Germany has jumped by almost 6% in the final three months of 2024, according to grid chief Klaus Muller

Households and businesses in Germany should save gas to avoid shortages, Die Welt reported on Wednesday, citing the country’s energy regulator, the Federal Network Agency. According to an analysis by the agency, the country has been consuming significantly more gas this heating season than last year.

The agency said total gas consumption in Germany rose by 5.8% from October to December 2024 against the same period the previous year, to 246 terawatt-hours (TWh). Industries recorded an increase in consumption of 9.1% compared to 2023, while the increase in households and businesses was more modest at 1.9%, the report noted.

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As we head into 2025, let’s take a moment to look back at the events that have shaped this year.

May the new year bring you warmth, love and light to guide your path to a positive destination.

G-bz is wishing you all the joy of the season. Have a Happy New Year!

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Five people have been charged in connection with the death of One Direction singer Liam Payne in Argentina, the authorities there say. 

The 31-year-old star died on 16 October after falling from the third-floor balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires.

The hotel’s manager, Gilda Martin, and its receptionist, Esteban Grassi, as well as Payne’s friend Roger Nores have been charged with manslaughter, Argentina’s prosecutor’s office says.

Ezequiel Pereyra – who also worked at the hotel – and Braian Paiz, a waiter, have been charged with supplying drugs.

Under Argentina’s legal system, the prosecutor’s office gathers evidence which it then presents to a judge, who has to decide whether to proceed to trial.

According to a statement released by the prosecutor’s office, Judge Laura Bruniard already took the decision to proceed to the next stage on Friday.

Liam Payne: Five charged in connection with singer's death

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— Unofficial BBCNews (World) Bot (@bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social) 30 december 2024 om 12:24

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The 39th US president passed away in his home in Georgia on Sunday

Former US president and Nobel Prize winner Jimmy Carter passed away at the age of 100 in his home in Plains, Georgia on Sunday.

In 2023, the Carter Center revealed that the 39th US president was fighting an aggressive form of melanoma skin cancer. He spent his last years at home under hospice care. He was the longest-lived president in American history.

“My father was a hero, not only to me but to everyone who believes in peace, human rights, and unselfish love,” his son, James E. Carter III, said in a statement.  

“My brothers, sister, and I shared him with the rest of the world through these common beliefs. The world is our family because of the way he brought people together, and we thank you for honoring his memory by continuing to live these shared beliefs.”

Born on October 1, 1924, in Plains, Carter graduated from a naval academy and served as an engineer on a submarine. He was elected governor of Georgia in 1971 and eventually served as president from 1977 to 1981.

BREAKING: Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, has died. Chip Carter, a son of the former president, said his father died about 3:40 p.m. on Sunday in his Plains home. https://t.co/tNMhXtGPDH

— Atlanta Journal-Constitution (@ajc) December 29, 2024

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A passenger plane skidded off a runway at a South Korean airport Sunday, slammed into a concrete fence and burst into flames after its front landing gear apparently failed to deploy.

All but two of the 181 people on board died in one of the country’s worst aviation disasters.

The Jeju Air plane crashed while landing in the town of Muan, about 290 kilometers (180 miles) south of Seoul. The Transport Ministry said the plane was a 15-year-old Boeing 737-800 jet that had arrived from Bangkok and that the crash happened at 9:03 a.m.

(URGENT) 175 passengers, 6 crew members aboard plane crashed at Muan airport https://t.co/n7p8F6A4NI

— Yonhap News Agency (@YonhapNews) December 29, 2024

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The flight from Azerbaijan suffered an incident in Russian airspace during a Ukrainian drone raid, the Kremlin has said

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev, to express condolences for a deadly plane crash this week, the Kremlin said on Saturday.

He offered an apology for the fact that such an incident “took place in Russian airspace,” adding that it occurred during a Ukrainian drone raid, which was being repelled by air defences.

“The Azerbaijani passenger plane, which arrived on schedule, made repeated attempts to land at the airport in Grozny,”the statement said. The capital of Russia’s Chechen Republic, as well as other cities in the region, “were being attacked by Ukrainian combat drones at the time, and Russian air defences were repelling those attacks.”

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— SilencedSirs◼️ (@SilentlySirs) December 28, 2024

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Nineteen residential care centers are currently under increased supervision by the Care Department of the Flemish government.

This was evident from the overview on the department’s website on Friday. The Care Inspectorate identified deficiencies at residential care centers that are under increased supervision.

They received a reminder and must then draw up a step-by-step plan to comply. In the meantime, they receive extra checks, at least twice a year. Of the nineteen residential care centers currently on the list, ten will be added in 2024.

since March 2023, mainly due to staff shortages, deficiencies regarding medication safety, incomplete care records and insufficient help with daily care.

If residential care centers improve their operations, the Department of Care will lift increased supervision.

If not, they risk a suspension (where they are no longer allowed to accept new residents), a fine of up to 25,000 euros, the appointment of a provisional administrator or even a permanent closure.

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Two caretakers at a retirement home in Pecq in the province of Henegouwen have shared humiliating photos of some of the residents in a Facebook group.

The images show, among other things, a man who has fallen out of his wheelchair and someone lying on a bed in a strange position. The two employees were initially suspended, but are now allowed to return to work.

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Negentien woonzorgcentra op zwarte lijst, eentje geschorst https://t.co/N7QMy5K4xz

— Danny Thurion (@dannythurion) December 27, 2024

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