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Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Weak tornado in Wentzville injures 2 people, damages mobile homes, businesses

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Updates with governor declaring state of emergency for Missouri areas affected by Monday night storms.

WENTZVILLE The National Weather Service confirmed Tuesday that it was a weak tornado not straight line winds that hit Wentzville about midnight Monday, injuring two people and damaging homes and businesses.

A tornado also hit Oak Grove, Mo., near Kansas City, where nearly 500 homes and commercial buildings were damaged. Gov. Eric Greitens toured the area Tuesday and declared a state of emergency.

Police thought the damage resulted from straight line winds from Hepperman Road to Continental Drive and East Pearce Boulevard. However, the National Weather Service determined in a preliminary report that it was an EF1 tornado, packing winds up to 88 mph.

The St. Charles County Division of Emergency Management, which is responsible for sounding the outdoor warning sirens, didn"t sound them, for several reasons.

The agency"s operations coordinator, Ina Obenland, said the National Weather Service had not issued a tornado warning and there were no radar indications of a tornado and no sightings of a tornado on the ground by trained spotters, first responders or others.

"We had no indication a tornado was on the ground," Obenland said.

The tornado touched down about 11:51 p.m. Monday and ended about three minutes later, the Weather Service says. As the storm moved east, St. Peters reported some trees down and tree limbs in the road, as well as siding damage at an apartment complex. Farther east, in St. Charles, there was a minimal number of power outages.

The short duration of the tornado, the fact that it was wrapped in rain and the dark may have contributed to the difficulty in spotting it, Obenland said.

The area had been under a tornado watch for much of the night, but never a tornado warning, Obenland said. She said this illustrates why residents should always be aware that a severe thunderstorm can produce a tornado at any time. Rapid onset of a tornado, she said, is one of the characteristics of a severe thunderstorm.

At Wentzville Mobile Manor, a mobile home park off of West Main Street, Sandra Orr and her husband Mike Orr were taken to a hospital after being injured when their mobile home overturned. Police said the injuries were minor.

"It was really loud," Sandra Orr said. "Next thing we knew all h**l broke loose."

The storm also caused a gas leak that led to the evacuation of residents in the mobile home park.

A fifth wheel vehicle turned over at a camper company and several buildings sustained structural damage on Swantnerville Road and at Wentzville Millworks. A tractor-trailer overturned at the Super 8 Motel, and several buildings had roof damage near Continental Drive and East Pitman. In addition, there was minor damage to commercial buildings at West Pearce and Choctaw Drive.

An EF-1 on a scale of tornado strength has winds of 86 mph to 110 mph. By comparison, the tornado in Perryville, Mo., that killed one motorist Feb. 28 and damaged dozens of homes was classified as an EF-4, with winds reaching 180 mph.

The storms that rolled through the St. Louis region on Monday night and early Tuesday also downed trees and power lines in Jefferson County and produced large hail in Macoupin County, according to the National Weather Service.

On the western side of Missouri, at least two tornadoes touched down Monday. Storm Prediction Center meteorologist Ryan Jewell says the first tornado was reported about 7:20 p.m. Monday near Platte City, about 20 miles north of Kansas City. Jewell says radar indications showed the twister continued northeast into Clinton County, toward the town of Lathrop, before it began to dissipate.

A short time later, another tornado touched down east of Kansas City in Jackson County, just south of Interstate 70. Jewell says the tornado hit near Grain Valley and moved east toward Oak Grove. Other severe damage was reported in Smithville, north of Kansas City.

On Tuesday morning, Ameren reported nearly 9,000 electric customers without power across Missouri, including central Missouri, northeast Missouri and and Jefferson County.

About 9,200 were without power throughout Illinois. About half of those were in the Metro East.

The Associated Press and Robert Cohen of the Post-Dispatch contributed to this report.

Source: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/weak-tornado-in-wentzville-injures-people-damages-mobile-homes-businesses/article_d1224724-5a20-54fd-8418-b13c2e6737ab.html

Snap stock tumbles for a second day, eating into IPO boost

Snap Stock Soars in Market Debut

Snap Inc"s shares tumbled 12 per cent on Tuesday and traders raced to position themselves to cash in on further declines after analysts gave the company a lukewarm reception following its red-hot market debut.

Snap"s US$3.4 billion public listing on Thursday was the hottest technology offering in three years, but its lofty valuation and slowing user growth have raised eyebrows on Wall Street and attracted traders who expect its shares to fall.

Opening up the potential for more volatility, the company"s underwriters have exercised an over-allotment option to buy an additional 30 million shares, bringing the total IPO to 230 million shares, according to two capital markets sources familiar with the deal.

That means Snap"s bankers would no longer be in a position to stabilize its shares by buying them should they fall below their $17 IPO price.

Institutional traders were paying annualized interest rates between 15 per cent and 40 per cent to be among the first to short-sell the stock, according to S3 Partners, a financial analytics firm.

The owner of messaging app Snapchat is not profitable and has warned it may never be.

Much of last week"s frenetic trading in Snap has yet to settle, making it difficult for brokers to estimate how many shares are available to lend to short sellers. But early data suggests brokers are facing a "chaotic" lending environment, with early short interest approaching US$300 million, said S3 Partners Managing Director of Research Ihor Dusaniwsky.

"This is the first couple of days of shorting data to show up, so I"m sure this is going to get bigger quickly," Dusaniwsky said.

Short-sellers borrow and then sell stocks they think will fall in value, hoping to profit by buying the stock back more cheaply later on and then returning it to its owner.

The interest rates brokers charged for Snap shares on Tuesday suggest demand is extremely high and that those borrowing the stock expect its price to fall steeply.

By comparison, brokers lend out shares of Facebook Inc at an annualized rate of less than 1 percent, reflecting an ample supply available for lending and low demand from short sellers, according to data from Astec Analytics.

In its market debut Snap surged 44 per cent from its US$17 initial public offering price to close at US$24.48. Since then it has fallen 22 per cent.

On tuesday afternoon, snap was down 12.7 per cent at US$20.76.

Snap has been heavily traded since its market debut, rolling over the number of shares sold in the IPO more than twice.

Options trading in Snap is expected to start on Friday, once regulatory requirements are met.

At about US$27 billion, Snap"s market capitalization remains a little larger than Kellogg Co and slightly smaller than HP Inc.

So far, no analysts have initiated the stock with a "buy" rating.

Of six analysts who have launched coverage of Snap, four recommend selling and two have neutral ratings, according to Thomson Reuters data.

Globally, shares of most of the 25 largest tech IPOs have languished in their first year on the public market, with 16 notching a hefty decline from their debut day closing price, according to a Reuters analysis of market performance.

Source: http://www.bnn.ca/snap-stock-tumbles-for-a-second-day-eating-into-ipo-boost-1.689946

National Weather Service Holding Storm Spotter Training In Van Buren

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National Weather Service Holding Storm Spotter Training In VanBuren

CRAWFORD COUNTY (KFSM) The National Weather Service of Tulsa will be teaching a storm spotter class on Tuesday (March 7).

The class will start at 7 p.m. at the Emergency Operations Center at 1820 Chestnut St. in Van Buren.

Trained storm spotters help the NWS monitor the skies around their communities during severe weather and provide reports to local officials. Storm spotter studentswill learn about storm structure, which helps them identify tornadoes, as well as unusual or extreme weather events.

the class is free and does not require advance registration.

NWS typically offers the storm spotter training sessions during the winter and spring.

Source: http://5newsonline.com/2017/03/06/national-weather-service-holding-storm-spotter-training-in-van-buren/

Ben Carson referred to slaves as immigrants and people are outraged

CNN"s Angela Rye Reminds Ben Carson That "We Built This Joint for Free"

Ben Carson, dubbed "Low Energy" by now-President Donald J Trump in 2015, is the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

He gave a speech on Monday, somewhat of a debut in the role, in which he told agency employees to be can-do and to exercise as much of their brain as possible.

No, seriously.

He said:

You can"t overload [the brain]. Have you ever heard people say:"Don"t do that or you"ll overload your brain?"

You can"t overload the human brain. If you learned one new fact every second it would take you more than three million years to challenge the capacity of your brain. It can"t be done.

So, we need to concentrate a little less on what we can"t do and a little more on what we can do. After all this is America, this used to be known as the "can-do society", not the "what can you do for me society", but the "can-do society".

That"s what America is about.

A land of dreams and opportunity.

So far, so good. The brain tangent was a little weird, but he"s a neurosurgeon so we"ll get over it.

What he said next, however, has left people outraged.

There were other immigrants who came here in the bottom of slave ships, worked even longer, even harder for less.

But they too had a dream that one day their sons, daughters, grandsons, granddaughters, great grandsons, great granddaughters, might pursue prosperity and happiness in this land.

People have reacted angrily to the implication that slaves were remunerated in pay comparable to working conditions in the present, rather than victims of colonialist oppression, and that they were in some way pursuing prosperity, rather than being subjected to tyrannical conditions.

Also, immigrants are people who voluntarily move to a different country.

There was nothing voluntary about the forced trafficking of the slave trade.

carson also, during his speech, said of the 18th century United States of America...

People could do whatever they wanted as long as what you wanted to do didnt interfere with me and what I wanted to do.

... Apparently ignoring the experience of black people and Native Americans at this time in history.

Carson later clarified his comments in a statement:

Im proud of the courage and perseverance of Black Americans and their incomprehensible struggle from slavery to freedom. Im proud that our ancestors overcame the evil and repression that we know as slavery.

The slave narrative and immigrant narrative are two entirely different experiences. Slaves were ripped from their families and their homes and forced against their will after being sold into slavery by slave traders.

The Immigrants made the choice to come to America. They saw this country as a land of opportunity. In contrast, slaves were forced here against their will and lost all their opportunities. We continue to live with that legacy.

The two experiences should never be intertwined, nor forgotten, as we demand the necessary progress towards an America that"s inclusive and provides access to equal opportunity for all.

We should revel in the fact that although we got here through different routes, we have many things in common now that should unite us in our mission to have a land where there is liberty and justice for all.

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Where is Casey Anthony now?

What Casey Anthony Is Doing Today

Retired judge Belvin Perry who presided over the Casey Anthony trial now is saying he thinks she did kill her two-year-old daughter Caylee, by accident. USA TODAY NETWORK

In this July 7, 2011 photo, Casey Anthony smiles before the start of her sentencing hearing in Orlando, Fla.(Photo: Joe Burbank, AP)

Casey Anthony, the suspect of a high-profile 2011 murder case involving her daughter, is living in West Palm Beach, Fla., according to reports.

In February, a WPTV camera crew spotted Anthony at a protest against the Donald Trump administration, but she declined to comment.

TMZsurfaced a photo of Anthony picking up her terrier at a groomer in the area last year.

Several community Facebook pages try to keep track of Anthonys whereabouts. Casey Anthony Boycott Information published a timeline from Oct. 2011 to May 9, 2015. The post claims Anthony lives around the Congress and Gateway area in West Palm Beach and lists the address of private detective Patrick J. McKenna on her license. McKenna was a lead investigator in Anthonys defense. He is also known for his work in the OJ Simpson case.

More:Casey Anthony probably killed her daughter, but by accident, judge says

Several sources report Anthony has been working as a photographer since the start of the year. She registered her company, Case Photography, LLC, as a limited liability companyin West Palm Beach, Inside Edition reports.

Anthony has gone on a few dates with men met through her very small legal circle but in general doesnt have many close relationships, even with family, according to People.

Anthony was accused of killing her daughter Caylee in June 2008. In 2011, a jury acquitted Anthony of murdering her two-year-old, who"s body was found in woods near the anthony home. recently, theretired florida judge who presided over the Anthony trial said he believes she "may" have accidentally killed her two-year-olddaughter with chloroform.

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Source: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/03/02/where-casey-anthony-now/98629868/

�Marines United�: photos de Marines f�minins nues et commentaires salaces sur Facebook

Explicit Photos Of Naked Female U.S. Marines Posted Online Without Their Permission!
Des Marines amricains avec la compagnie Alpha, Bataillon dinfanterie de formation, cole dinfanterie-Est, au Camp Geiger, N.C., le 1er aot 2014.(Archives/Lance Cpl Nicholas Trager/USMC)

Le Pentagone enqute sur plusieurs membres du corps des Marines qui auraient publi des photographies de leurs consurs ou dautres femmes nues, dont certaines prises linsu des sujets, et post ces photos et les liens vers ces photos sur la page Facebook Marines United, une page ferme (membres seulement) qui compte environ 30 000 abonns.

marines united regroupe des Marines mles toujours en service actif ou la retraite, des membres des forces navales et des Royal Marines britanniques.

Certaines des femmes divers stades de nudit dont les photos ont t publies sont non identifies, mais plusieurs autres, plus de deux dizaines de femmes en service actif en fait, sont identifies par leur nom et leur grade. Lendroit o la photographie a t prise est galement rvl. En outre, plusieurs photographies ont t accompagnes de commentaires salaces, voire obscnes au sujet de certaines de ces femmes, ont aussi indiqu les autorits.

Ces images ont t retires depuis et lenqute a t confie au Service des enqutes criminelles de la Marine. Les autorits invitent les membres du service et les civils qui veulent signaler un crime ou transmettre des informations sur Marines United communiquer avec le Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS). Si un Marine croit quil / elle est victime dun crime il / elle peut aussi communiquer avec laumnier ou un conseiller juridique pour les victimes, indique aussi le Corps des Marines.

On ignore pour linstant le nombre de Marines et de membres dautres corps en service actif qui font lobjet de lenqute. Un officier des Marines cit par lagence amricaine Associated Press et parlant sous le couvert de lanonymat, a dit quau moins un contractuel avait perdu son emploi aprs avoir publi un lien vers les photographies.

Le Corps des marines est profondment proccup par les allgations concernant des commentaires drogatoires en ligne et le partage de photos salaces sur Marines United, un site ferm. Ce comportement dtruit le moral, rode la confiance et dgrade lindividu. Le Corps des marines ne tolre pas ce genre de comportement, qui porte atteinte ses valeurs fondamentales., a dclar le Corps des Marines par voie de communiqu.

Le commandant en chef du Corps des Marines, le gnral Robert B. Neller, a quant lui refus de commenter directement lenqute en cours, mais a dclar que quiconque sen prend, dune manire inapproprie, sur Internet ou ailleurs, un Marine, est rpugnant et fait preuve dun manque de respect.

Le gnral Neller a galement insist cette occasion dans son rcent Message la Force, pour dire que le succs du Corps des Marines au combat dpend de la confiance, du respect mutuel et du travail dquipe.

Cet pisode nest pas sans nous rappeler nos propres problmes dinconduite sexuelle, ici au Canada. Deux pays, deux armes, mmes problmes et mmes rponses ?

Le Corps des Marines prend toutes les allgations dinconduite au srieux. Les allgations dinconduite font lobjet dune enqute approfondie et sont traites au tribunal judiciaire ou administratif comptent. Un Marine pourrait tre accus(e) davoir viol larticle 133 (pour les officiers) ou larticle 134 du Code uniforme de justice militaire (UCMJ)., prcise le communiqu du Corps des Marines, qui ajoute que Si un Marine a partag une photo dune autre personne qui a t prise sans le consentement de cette personne et dans des circonstances dans lesquelles cette autre personne avait une attente raisonnable en matire de vie prive, le Marine peut avoir viol larticle 120c de lUCMJ sur la diffusion et la distribution dun enregistrement visuel indcent.

Un Marine qui participe directement, encourage ou tolre de telles actions pourrait galement faire lobjet de poursuites pnales ou dactions administratives dfavorables, met aussi en garde le Corps des Marines.

Source: http://www.45enord.ca/2017/03/marines-united-photos-de-marines-feminins-nues-et-commentaires-salaces-sur-facebook/

Rockville considers pro-immigrant ordinance

Immigrant Latina Tells Truth About Trump To ALL Latinos

WASHINGTON For a long time, Rockville police have had an informal policy to not ask anyone about their immigration status, or for help with immigration enforcement.

But in the wake of major immigration policy changes by the Trump administration, the city is considering an ordinance, introduced by Councilmember Julie Palakovich Carr, that would make its policies official.

Seventy-five people signed up to speak on the topic Monday night during a public hearing at City Hall.

Its a common sense effort to foster trust between the community and the police department that will make the community more safe, said Ben Shnider, who launched a petition on Change.org to Make Rockville, MD a Sanctuary City.As of Monday night, the petition had 1,120 supporters.

Another Change.org petition, Say NO to Rockville Becoming A Sanctuary City,had 545 supporters as of Monday night.

Former Councilmember Tom Moore said now is the time for the city to formalize its policies.

A law that tells the terrified children in Rockville that this city will play no part in deporting their parents, no part in destroying their families, he said.

Resident Nancy Shih said that the ordinance would make Rockville less safe.

Horrible MS-13 gang crimes are everywhere nowadays. Do you read the newspaper? she asked.

It gives undocumented immigrants a false sense of security, said Zhenya Li, a chinese immigrant who is a U.S. citizen.

Assistant Montgomery County Police Chief Russ Hamill attended the hearing at the request of Police Chief Tom Manger to talk about what the changes on the federal level mean for his department and Rockville police.

The current presidential administrations orders and directions have little bearing on the day to day operations of local law enforcement agencies, including here locally, including our departments. The president does not direct the actions of local police organizations, and these measures do not influence our operations. Nothing has changed over the past two months, Hamill said.

We conduct our local law enforcement duties the same as we have done since the day I came here over 33 years ago. We do it fairly, impartially, and with a goal to serve everyone equally without regard to race, creed, color, nationality, or any other status somebody could think of, he added.

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Source: http://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2017/03/rockville-considers-pro-immigrant-ordinance/