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U of I awarded $10M grant to study crops that can be used for jet fuelMet Office forecasters have issued a new weather warning for wind in as Storm Darragh continues to wreak havoc across the UK. Road closures, event cancellations and public transport delays have been experienced across the county so far this weekend as the result of strong winds. An when the storm first arrived in the UK. Gusts of over 50mph have battered much of the county since, reaching closer to 60mph along Kent's coastline. The first yellow weather alert is due to be lifted at 6am tomorrow (December 8), at which time it will be replaced with another Met Office warning. Again for wind, and covering all of Kent, this yellow warning will be in effect for 12 hours - ending at 6pm tomorrow evening. Forecasters have said that Storm Darragh’s strong winds will gradually ease throughout the day, but could still result in further disruption. Weather maps show maximum wind gusts of up to 60mph in Kent on Sunday, once more feeling strongest in coastal areas such as , and . Elsewhere in Kent, speeds between 53mph and 55mph are expected for towns including , , and . By the afternoon, these will have dropped to below 50mph for the majority of the county and will continue to wind down for the remainder of the day. Met Office chief meteorologist Steve Willington said: “Storm Darragh will gradually ease from late morning as it crosses the UK, so the strongest winds in the west will start to reduce through Saturday. As the low pressure moves away to the east, colder northerly winds will move across the UK bringing the risk of overnight frosts and some wintry showers over high ground in the north on Sunday. “By Monday high pressure becomes centred over the north of the UK and conditions will become much more settled.” While the new warning is in place on Sunday, the public is urged to prepare for further travel disruption, including to rail, bus, ferry and air journeys. Roads may once again see closures, high-sided vehicles on exposed routes could be subject to delays and fallen trees could block busy carriageways. Forecasters have also warned of some short-term losses of power or other services, such as phone signal. To best prepare for the expected disruption, those needing to travel are being urged to check their full routes before departing and keeping an eye on bus and train timetables, amending travel plans if required. To reduce the impact of power cuts, pre-emptively gather torches and batteries, charge phones as well as power packs and stock up on other essentials, forecasters say. Kent has already been hit hard by the storm, with the today (December 7), railway lines disrupted and multiple pre-planned events cancelled.
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Bluff or existential threat? As Trump vows tariffs on all imports from Canada, Mexico and China, leaders wonder if he's seriousNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Clara Strack scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Teonni Key had 16 points and 13 rebounds and No. 14 Kentucky defeated Arizona State 77-61 on Tuesday in the Music City Classic to remain unbeaten. Kentucky nearly had four players with double-doubles as Georgia Amoore added 20 points and nine rebounds and Amelia Hassett had eight points and nine rebounds for the Wildcats (6-0), who shot 42% and scored 13 points off 14 Arizona State turnovers.
South Korea's president avoids an impeachment attempt over martial lawMELBOURNE, Australia -- Australia’s House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that would ban children younger than 16 years old from social media , leaving it to the Senate to finalize the world-first law. The major parties backed the bill that would make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram liable for fines of up to 50 million Australian dollars ($33 million) for systemic failures to prevent young children from holding accounts. The legislation was passed with 102 votes in favor to 13 against. If the bill becomes law this week, the platforms would have one year to work out how to implement the age restrictions before the penalties are enforced. Opposition lawmaker Dan Tehan told Parliament the government had agreed to accept amendments in the Senate that would bolster privacy protections. Platforms would not be allowed to compel users to provide government-issued identity documents including passports or driver’s licenses. The platforms also could not demand digital identification through a government system. “Will it be perfect? No. But is any law perfect? No, it’s not. But if it helps, even if it helps in just the smallest of ways, it will make a huge difference to people’s lives,” Tehan told Parliament. Communications Minister Michelle Rowland said the Senate would debate the bill later Wednesday. The major parties’ support all but guarantees the legislation will be passed by the Senate where no party holds a majority of seats. Lawmakers who were not aligned with either the government or the opposition were most critical of the legislation during debate on Tuesday and Wednesday. Criticisms include that the legislation had been rushed through Parliament without adequate scrutiny, would not work, would create privacy risks for users of all ages and would take away parents’ authority to decide what’s best for their children. Critics also argue the ban would isolate children, deprive them of positive aspects of social media, drive children to the dark web, make children too young for social media reluctant to report harms they encountered and take away incentives for platforms to make online spaces safer. Independent lawmaker Zoe Daniel said the legislation would “make zero difference to the harms that are inherent to social media.” “The true object of this legislation is not to make social media safe by design, but to make parents and voters feel like the government is doing something about it,” Daniel told Parliament. “There is a reason why the government parades this legislation as world-leading, that’s because no other country wants to do it,” she added. T he platforms had asked for the vote on legislation to be delayed until at least June next year when a government-commissioned evaluation of age assurance technologies made its report on how the ban could been enforced.
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