Deadly storm hits Northeast and five people arrested on terrorism charges near US airbase: weekend report

A the mighty Nor’easter beat the northeast again on Sunday, flooding coastal communities and leaving tens of thousands of homes and businesses without power as forecasters warned a new round of high tides could inundate vulnerable shorelines.

The slow storm, which killed a New York City Housing Authority employee when a tree fell Saturday, it is expected to persist through Sunday with heavy rain, strong winds and dangerous surf from New Jersey to New England.

The Northeast was reminded of Superstorm Sandy, which caused more than $60 billion in damage across the eastern United States in 2012. Although the impact of that storm is nowhere near comparable, it could be the first of many along the East Coast this fall as the El Niño weather phenomenon disrupts this year’s weather patterns.

Hurricane Nolo bypasses Hawaii, but powerful winds and flooding remain threats

Officials say Hurricane Nolo persists presented a risk of flash flooding, dangerous winds and extreme waves in areas recovering from previous storms.

Nolo was rotating very slowly south of the Big Island with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph. Its center was about 165 miles south-southwest of Hawaii’s southernmost point, and it was forecast to strengthen into a major hurricane late Sunday and early Monday as it tracked west toward the southern islands.

Five men arrested on terrorism charges near US airbase in Britain

British police arrested several men suspected of terrorism and explosives Sunday and evacuated homes near an air base that the U.S. Air Force was using to facilitate strikes against Iran.

A major incident has been declared, with a massive emergency presence around RAF Fairford, located around 90 minutes from London, near the village of Whelford in western England.

Gloucestershire Police said they responded early on Sunday to reports of three suspicious vehicles heading towards the base and arrested five men.

Asked about the incident, President Donald Trump told reporters the arrest was an “incredible job.”

Iran ‘fully prepared’ for resumption of war, but diplomacy not yet over, foreign minister says

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said his country ready to resume fighting with the United States, but has yet to abandon diplomacy after Trump publicly rejected a proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

“We are fully prepared for the resumption of war. We remain firm in the face of any further aggression, even if it results in an apocalyptic war,” Araghchi said on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” on Sunday, when asked about a Wall Street Journal report that Trump may seek to resume bombing after the U.S. midterm elections. “At the same time, we are prepared to be diplomatic. It’s up to President Trump to choose.”

Araghchi told moderator Kristen Welker that despite Trump’s public commentsthe rejection had still not been officially communicated to Iran via the mediators.

He reiterated that Iran was ready to reopen the strait as part of a deal to end the conflict, adding that in return, “we want our money, our assets, which are illegally frozen, to be released. We want to be able to sell our oil.”

Bill Gates says achieving global AI regulation will be harder than Cold War-era nuclear negotiations

Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates called the The United States will be a leader in regulating the growth of artificial intelligence but he warned that getting countries to agree on a global framework could be “more difficult” than Cold War negotiations to limit nuclear weapons.

“It’s harder than it was,” Gates told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” on Wednesday, during a wide-ranging discussion on AI that aired Sunday.

His remarks come as he discusses Trump’s stance against AI regulation. Gates argued that regulating AI companies by imposing surveillance systems would not hinder the United States’ race with China to develop superior technology.

In an interview with “Meet the Press” on Sunday, Rep. Ro Khanna, Democrat of California, said the United States and China need to form a working group with technology experts from both countries to reach an agreement on AI.

Some lawmakers doubt a Congress ‘barely capable of handling email’ can regulate AI

“A lot of them don’t know how to spell it,” joked Republican Sen. Thom Tillis. Democratic Senator Ruben Gallego was also skeptical: “They still don’t know how to get on the Internet. »

One thing everyone seems to agree on: Congress is no closer to regulating AI. It has failed to pass any sweeping, comprehensive legislation regulating the Internet that was invented more than 40 years ago, instead taking a more piecemeal approach and relying on existing laws.

New York Knicks’ Jalen Brunson Kicks Off New Season of ‘SNL’

NBA Finals MVP Jalen Brunson of the 2026 championship-winning New York Knicks kicked off the 52nd season of “Saturday Night Live” with musical guest Katseye.

Brunson delivered a monologue in which he promised to approach his “SNL” performance with the same strategy he used during the Knicks’ NBA Finals games.

“The first three quarters of the series are going to be horrible,” he said. “The last sketch is going to be amazing.”

Saturday’s show also marked the first season of “SNL” for two new featured cast members, Saidah Belo-Osagie and Grace Reiter, after bidding farewell to actor Chloe Fineman and writer Martin Herlihy.

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An 87 year old man Spanish woman forcibly deported from the Madrid apartment in which she had lived for more than 70 years.

A video shows Maricarmen Abascal, who uses a wheelchair, being taken out of a building in the Spanish capital’s Retiro district on a stretcher and taken into an ambulance.

Hundreds of supporters gathered outside the building to protest his expulsion. The case has drawn new attention to the ongoing housing crisis in Spain’s big cities, as gentrification has caused rents to skyrocket and the stock of affordable housing to shrink.

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