Local News:
Julian Gets Hiccups as Earthquake Fault Twitches
The small town of Julian has experienced a series of a half-dozen earthquakes in the past week, due to its proximity to the Elsinore Fault. The fault has been shifting as of late, but good news: the majority of quakes have been miniscule, with many going unnoticed by the general population. The bad news: The Elsinore Fault has the potential to produce an earthquake measuring between 6.5 and 7.5 on the Richter scale. The last large earthquake in this area was in 1910 and measured 6.0.
Regional News:
Surfer Recovers After Shark Bite off California Beach
A surfer bitten in the neck by a nine-foot shark off a California beach on Saturday will live to tell the tale, and could leave the hospital mere days after sustaining his injuries. Twenty-seven-year-old Eric Tarantino was surfing with his friends at Marina State Beach in Monterey County that morning when he was attacked. Friends noted that Tarantino was only in the water for ten minutes before the shark bit him on the neck and right forearm, also leaving teeth marks on his red surf board. After his friends helped him to shore, authorities airlifted him to San Jose hospital. Reports maintain that he may leave the hospital as early as Monday.
National News:
Three More Victims of Kansas Grain Elevator Blast Found
The bodies of the final three victims of a grain elevator blast that injured two people and killed six were recovered Monday morning in Kansas, a company official said. The search at Barlett Grain Co. facility in Atchinson was temporarily called off during the weekend because of unstable concrete and hanging steel beams.
The explosion that occurred is a tragic reminder of the risks workers face inside grain elevators filled with highly combustible grain dust at the end of harvest season.
World News:
Palestine Becomes Member of UNESCO
In a historic vote that could cost the agency a fifth of its budget, UNESCO has made Palestine a full member on Monday. This decision is a symbolic victory for the Palestinians, but it alone won’t make Palestine into a state. Many issues like security troubles and other disputes that have prevented Middle East peace for decades remain unresolved.
The U.S. and other oppenents fear this could harm renewed Mideast peace efforts—lawmakers in the United States had threatened to halt some $80 million in annual funding if Palestinian membership in UNESCO was approved, but it is unclear whether this threat will become a reality. Among the countries that voted “no” to Palestinian membership are the United States, Israel, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Germany. Eighty-one other countries voted affirmatively, including France.
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