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Outage affecting system that delivers checked bags causes delays, upsets travelers at MIA

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:54:49 GMT

People at Miami International Aiport encountered travel troubles as crews attempt to figure out how to fix an issue at a terminal that has led to flight delays and upset passengers.The system that delivers checked bags for airlines at MIA’s South Terminal experienced an outage, late Saturday afternoon.Some flights are being delayed as an overflow of luggage creates longer lines.Some international passengers expressed their frustration with the situation.“It does feel frustrating sometimes. I know everybody is trying their best, but I hope the airport does something, prepare for situations like this, and there’s always a Plan B,” said international traveler Gandhar Patak. “You know these are international flights. It shouldn’t happen this way, so there’s always a frustration here.”Saturday night, an airport official said the Transportation Security Administration continues to look into what’s causing the outage and how they plan t...

Miami-Dade’s Sea Turtle Conservation Program hosts beach cleanup at Haulover Park

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:54:49 GMT

Volunteers rolled up their sleeves to clean up a beach on World Sea Turtle Day.Adults and children spending Saturday morning picking up trash at Haulover Park.Miami-Dade County’s Sea Turtle Conservation Program hosted the cleanup.Fanny Navarro with the Sea Turtle Conservation Program said she wants people to understand the importance of cleaning after themselves, especially during sea turtle nesting season.“So I ask, if you enjoy the beach, before you leave the beach, tear down the sand castles, fill in the holes and clean up the area,” she said, “because at night, the sea turtles come in to nest, and in July, the baby sea turtles hatch at night to find their way out to the ocean.”The program works to protect nests along the 17-mile county coastline and ensure sea turtle survival.

Forget retirement. These Baby Boomers are amassing huge social media followings

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:54:49 GMT

New York (CNN) — At 62, Helen Polise isn’t considering retirement. Not remotely. Her job: TikTok star.Polise’s account “The Muthership” has nearly 1 million followers. She started the account during the pandemic as a distraction and a way to have fun — but soon it became a second career in the making.“Some people would ask me, oh, how did you do that transition? How did you figure that out? So, I said, I’ll make a tutorial for you. And that was the turning point in social media for me,” Polise said.She’s now making money through paid tutorials teaching others how to use TikTok. She hopes to begin phasing out her other job as a TV commercial director so TikTok can become her full-time gig.Her background commercials helped her understand how to produce for TikTok, Polise said: She transferred what she already knew to a smaller screen.“I’m really good at technology. Probably a better than a lot of young people,” she added. “I want to highlight that it’s OK to get older. I feel more aut...

Arizona man mauled to death by black bear in rare unprovoked attack

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:54:49 GMT

(CNN) — An Arizona man was fatally mauled by a black bear that attacked him unprovoked while he was having his morning coffee on Friday.Steven Jackson, 66, died and the bear was killed by a neighbor who was trying to save his life, according to the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office.“From multiple witness accounts and preliminary investigation of the scene, Mr. Jackson had been sitting having coffee at a table on his property where he was building a home,” the sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post, adding it was a remote, heavily wooded area.“It appears that a male black bear attacked Mr. Jackson, taking him unaware, and dragged him approximately 75 feet down an embankment.”Neighbors heard Jackson screaming and tried to help “through shouts and car horns” but the bear did not release him until a neighbor shot him with his rifle, the sheriff’s office said.“Unfortunately, by that time Mr. Jackson has succumbed to his horrible injuries,” they added.“It sounds like this w...

Build better ties instead of only asking for microchips, Taiwan tells Europe

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:54:49 GMT

Europe cannot ignore Taiwan’s desire for “better relations” if EU countries such as Germany are keen to acquire advanced microchip-making technologies from the island, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said.Speaking to POLITICO and other media on his trip to Europe, Wu questioned the enticements Europe is offering TSMC when asked why the world-leading chipmaking giant based in Taiwan has still not come to a decision to build a new plant in Germany. “If Europe has provided very positive incentive, and also speak with the TSMC in a way that will make the TSMC feel comfortable, that their investment in Europe is going to produce very positive results … their investment in Europe is certainly not going to be stopped by the government,” Wu said.“Even though we are not selfish in stopping the TSMC, for making investment in other countries, we certainly hope that other countries who want to attract TSMC to make investment can also think about th...

WATCH: Canadian hovercraft forced to ground itself on Hampton Beach

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:54:49 GMT

A Canadian hovercraft was forced to ground itself at Hampton Beach in Hampton, New Hampshire on Saturday after suffering a mechanical issue.Shocking video showed the hovercraft crashing into the shoreline.Hampton fire officials said the vessel suffered a mechanical issue and there were no reported injuries.Mechanics are now working on fixing the vessel and it’s expected to be able to leave the area tomorrow.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

NE Aquarium using latest tech to protect endangered sea turtles in Puerto Rico

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:54:49 GMT

Using cutting-edge drone technology and satellite tagging, researchers are protecting endangered leatherback sea turtles in Puerto Rico with the help of expertise and funding from the New England Aquarium.Leatherback sea turtles in the United States are an endangered species and are particularly challenging to monitor because they can make extensive migrations across entire ocean basins, travelling over 60 kilometers per day. In 2018, Dr. Kara Dodge, a research scientist with the Aquarium’s Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life, began collaborating with the organization Amigos de las Tortugas Marinas (ATMAR) after a leatherback turtle tagged off Cape Cod turned up in Puerto Rico. Dodge studies the behavior of leatherback turtles, focusing on gathering data using innovative tools and techniques—including satellite tagging—to support conservation and recovery efforts for this endangered species.Dodge has traveled to Puerto Rico over the past several years, working with the Pu...

Dozens of women touched by trauma graduate from We Are Better Together program

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:54:49 GMT

A special graduation ceremony was held in Boston on Saturday for dozens of women who are celebrating learning how to tackle the trauma of violence.“In order to really make a difference, we have to work together to make true change in our community to interrupt the cycle of violence,” said We Are Better Together Founder Ruth Rollins.We Are Better Together is aimed at connecting women and girls impacted by homicide and incarceration to foster healing.Susan Yule, a board member for the organization, said, “Before Ruth started this program there was nothing out there to help caregivers who have children returning from incarceration. so that’s what this program is about giving them the tools.”The 27 graduates spent from 6 to 12 months sharing their stories and worked with clinicians to learn how they can help themselves and their loved ones who are returning home from incarceration.Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, who was on hand, said, “Just the collective e...

‘It’s a moment I will never forget’: Zach Remillard leads the Chicago White Sox to a win in his major-league debut

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:54:49 GMT

Zach Remillard received some words of wisdom from reliever Joe Kelly before making his major-league debut.“There’s two options: You either do good or you do bad,” Remillard said Kelly told him. “He just kept it simple. For some reason, that calmed me down.”Remillard had a debut to remember, going 3-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs while leading the Chicago White Sox to a 4-3 victory against the Seattle Mariners in 11 innings in front of a sellout crowd of 45,188 on Saturday at T-Mobile Park.He tied the game with an RBI single in the ninth and put the Sox ahead with a two-out hit in the 11th.“I don’t think you can fully put it into words,” Remillard said. “Where this journey started and what you dream of is exactly what happened today.”Manager Pedro Grifol called it “the best win of the year for us.”“This was a resilient, gutsy win,” he said.Grifol said he was not surprised with Remillard’s day.&#...

Bishop Stang’s Jacob Cookinham wins national high school shot put title

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:54:49 GMT

Jacob Cookinham saved his best for last.The Bishop Stang senior standout captured the Adidas Outdoor National Championships in the shot put Saturday afternoon in Greensboro, North Carolina. After fouling on his fourth and fifth tries, the University of Kansas-bound Cookingham unleashed a massive throw of 66-feet-11.5 inches to easily distance the field. His first three throws were measured at 61-6.25, 63-8.5 and 62-11, making him the only athlete in the field to clear 60-feet.Rounding out the top five were JT Patrick of Margaretta, Ohio (59-feet-11.75), Jesse Shelton of Mountain Heritage, North Carolina (58-4.75), La’Darion Dudley of Lincoln, Florida (56-11.75) and Kolton Weaver of Weddington, North Carolina (55-3).