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She helps unearth the submerged history of the Great Lakes
To Tamara Thomsen, shipwrecks are not tragedies frozen in time — they are stories waiting to resurface.
As a maritime archaeologist in Wisconsin, in the American Midwest, she spends many of her days descending into the Great Lakes to uncover lives and moments that have been submerged for centuries.
“Shipwrecks are time capsules of the past,” she said. “They tell us about the people who were onboard, what their lives were like, and the evolution of design with respect to shipbuilding.”
Thomsen credits her career, in part, to a scuba diving class she took as an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She later became a diving instructor to help pay for graduate school. “When I got my master’s, I knew I wanted to figure out a way to combine science and my love of being underwater,” Thomsen said.
She started working with the Wisconsin Historical Society’s Maritime Preservation and Archaeology team in 2003. Since, Thomsen has helped unearth more than 100 shipwrecks across the Great Lakes. In 2014, she was inducted into the Women Divers Hall of Fame.
Thomsen, 56, lives in Madison, where she also owns and operates Diversions Scuba, which sells dive gear and offers diving classes. She was interviewed by phone and email. The conversations were edited and condensed.
Q: What are some challenging or misunderstood components of your work as an underwater archaeologist?
A: Most people don’t realize that my job is not entirely diving and field work. In Wisconsin, the winters are long and sometimes brutal, so that really leaves us with five or six months to be in the lakes. During the field season, we try to mine every day, aiming to find and research three or four wrecks.
I spend the rest of my time seeking grant funding to support fieldwork, reporting on current grant work, giving public presentations about the wrecks I’ve found, and repairing field equipment.
Q: When you are facing difficult diving conditions, how do you mentally prepare?
A: I find it difficult when the water isn’t clear, when there is a strong current, or when the water is very deep. I’m at a physical risk, and these conditions can be nerve-racking. My way to overcome my fear is to spend a lot of time in the water getting comfortable when I’m not working.
But the hardest condition is working on sites where you know you may encounter human remains. Some are the final resting places of sailors who lived, worked and sometimes died on these ships — their remains need to be treated with reverence. I prep mentally by taking a deep breath and diving in, aware of what I may find.
Q: Coastal areas get the attention in your field. Why are the Great Lakes a good place to be a maritime archaeologist?
A: Our wooden and metal shipwrecks are among the best-preserved in the world. Many Great Lakes states have had laws since the 1960s to protect them from looting. With so many discoveries in recent years, and preservation laws protecting them, some look exactly as they did when they went to the bottom 100 or 150 years ago. There’s nothing more exciting than having this setting to work in.
Q: Why is it important to document and preserve shipwrecks, and what value does this bring to communities in Wisconsin?
A: Our mission at the Wisconsin Historical Society is to connect people to the past by collecting, preserving and sharing stories. Shipwrecks are an important piece of that work because they illustrate stories from the time about commercial watercraft, immigration, settlement, commodity trade and shipbuilding.
Before there were road and rail networks, the easiest way to get here was by water. Ships brought in immigrants, and, as settlement expanded, industries like fur trading, lumbering and mining boomed. The grain centers of Milwaukee and Chicago sat at the western end of an expansive water highway that connected these blossoming ports with the markets of the east.
Each shipwreck tells a story of connectivity within this trade network, as well as the human stories that played a role in every journey, including the crew, the shipbuilders and the port workers.
Q: Of the projects you have worked on, which has been the most compelling and why?
A: It wasn’t a shipwreck, actually. Between 2021 and this spring, I found 16 ancient dugout canoes in Lake Mendota in Madison. They’re between 900 and 5,200 years old. I recovered two of them and left the rest as-is after consulting with 11 local tribes. Their preservation officers felt that these canoes told a better story if left untouched.
It was a new and moving experience for me working with these tribal communities and learning about how these canoes connect them to their ancestors. Many were moved to tears.
Q: The technology used in underwater archaeology has evolved significantly. How has it changed your work in the field?
A: Photogrammetry has really been a game-changer. For deep shipwrecks in particular, we collect data to create a 3D model. These models are produced to scale, so we can take accurate measurements of the wrecks in the lab.
If you have a wreck you are working on and it’s deep, the time you can spend on the bottom might be limited by how much decompression [stops before you can come to the surface] you need and how much gas you can carry. Models allow some observations to be made in the lab rather than adding to dive time and risk on the bottom.
Also, in water with marginal clarity, you may be able to see a part of a shipwreck, but a model will allow you to visualize the whole wreck and its debris field.
These models are beautiful and impactful imagery that can be shared with the public and used to build stewardship in the preservation of our submerged cultural resources.
Q: What challenges have you encountered professionally because of your gender?
A: I interact with many male maritime historians, wreck hunters, and avocational archaeologists in my role, and have had my fair share of being underestimated, whether that’s being told I wouldn’t understand a piece of technology or having historical narratives overexplained.
Q: What advice would you give to young people who are interested in a career as a maritime archaeologist?
A: Learn to scuba dive and practice diving — there’s more to it than just getting your certification.
You need to be comfortable underwater and in control of your life support to the extent that you can concentrate on collecting data. Yet, in a flash, you need to be able to shift and respond to any issues as second nature.
Spend more time learning science, math, engineering, statistics and even art; interdisciplinary work is the next wave of the discipline.
This article originally appeared in The New York Times.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/26/great-lakes-history/
How to watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
NEW YORK — There will be 34 balloons, 28 floats, 33 clown crews, 11 marching bands, 5,000 volunteers and over 3.5 million spectators at the 99th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, with tens of millions more expected to watch from home.
The festivities, which kick off Thursday morning, will also feature performances from dozens of stars, including Lil Jon, Cynthia Erivo and singers from the film “KPop Demon Hunters.”
Here’s what to know about this year’s spectacle.
Where is the best place to watch the parade?
The parade will begin at 8:30 a.m. at West 77th Street and Central Park West in Manhattan and end at the Macy’s flagship store in Herald Square at West 34th Street and Seventh Avenue. Arrive early to snag the best viewing spots on the 2.5-mile route — along Central Park West between West 75th and West 63rd streets; on West 59th Street between Columbus Circle and Sixth Avenue; and along Sixth Avenue between West 59th and West 38th streets.
Where will it be broadcast?
The parade will be broadcast on NBC and Peacock starting at 8:30 a.m. in all U.S. time zones. Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb and Al Roker of the “Today” show are returning as hosts. There will be encore broadcasts at 2 p.m. Eastern and at 2 p.m. Pacific.
Spanish-language coverage of the event will be broadcast live on Telemundo.
Who will be appearing?
Scheduled performers at the parade include Busta Rhymes, Kool & the Gang, Foreigner, Shaggy, Jewel, Ciara, Gavin DeGraw and Colbie Caillat. Olympic figure skater Ilia Malinin and Paralympic sled hockey player Jack Wallace will also be there.
Stars of the Broadway musicals “Buena Vista Social Club,” “Just in Time” and “Ragtime” will perform at Herald Square, as well as the high-kicking Rockettes, who are celebrating their 100th anniversary.
Marching bands from Panama, South Carolina, California, Texas, Arizona, Mississippi, New Hampshire, Alabama, Pennsylvania and the New York Police Department will also take part in the celebration.
What’s new this year?
There will be five new character balloons this year, according to the Macy’s website: Pac-Man, Shrek’s Onion Carriage, Buzz Lightyear, Mario and Derpy Tiger, a character from “KPop Demon Hunters.” Each balloon is between two and four stories tall.
This year’s parade will feature seven new floats, including a Lego winter scene, a 16-foot-tall Labubu and odes to Lindor truffles, Netflix’s “Stranger Things,” mattress company Serta and Holland America cruise line.
Also appearing for the first time will be a float from the snack brand Goldfish, which the brand says will be the smallest in the parade’s history. Showing Goldfish crackers in a sledding scene, the float measures just 8 inches tall and will be pulled by a remote-controlled pickup truck.
This article originally appeared in The New York Times.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/26/how-to-watch-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade/
Mueren 13 personas en incendio que consume edificios residenciales en Hong Kong
Por CHAN HO-HIM y KEN MORITSUGU
HONG KONG (AP) — Un incendio se propagó por siete edificios de apartamentos en un complejo habitacional de Hong Kong, provocando la muerte de 13 personas y dejando atrapadas a varias más, informaron el miércoles los servicios de bomberos de la ciudad.
Nueve personas fueron declaradas muertas en el lugar, y posteriormente se confirmó el fallecimiento de otras cuatro que fueron trasladadas a un hospital, dijeron las autoridades a los periodistas. Al menos 15 personas más resultaron heridas y alrededor de 700 han sido evacuadas a refugios temporales.
El feroz incendio produjo una columna de llamas y denso humo mientras se propagaba rápidamente por el andamiaje de bambú y la red de construcción instalada alrededor de la parte exterior del complejo habitacional, situado en el distrito de Tai Po, en los Nuevos Territorios. Los registros muestran que el complejo habitacional constaba de ocho bloques con casi 2.000 apartamentos que albergaban a unas 4.800 personas.
En un video del lugar se muestran varios edificios cercanos en llamas, mientras el brillante fuego y el humo salían de muchas de las ventanas de los apartamentos al caer la noche. Se desplegaron cientos de bomberos, policías y paramédicos, informaron las autoridades, y en el video puede verse a los bomberos dirigiendo chorros de agua a las intensas llamas desde lo alto de camiones equipados con escaleras.
El incendio comenzó a media tarde, y después del anochecer, las autoridades lo elevaron a un nivel de alarma 5, el de mayor gravedad, dijo el Departamento de Servicios de Bomberos. El incendio seguía ardiendo hasta altas horas de la noche, y las autoridades dijeron que las condiciones seguían siendo muy difíciles para los bomberos.
“Los escombros y el andamiaje de los edificios afectados están cayendo”, señaló Derek Armstrong Chan, subdirector de Servicios de Bomberos (Operaciones. “La temperatura dentro de los edificios en cuestión es muy alta. Es difícil para nosotros entrar al edificio y subir para realizar operaciones de extinción de incendios y rescate”.
Hasta el momento, se ignora cuál fue la causa del incendio. Las autoridades dijeron que el fuego comenzó en el andamiaje externo de uno de los edificios y luego se extendió al interior de este y a bloques cercanos, probablemente instigado por las condiciones ventosas. El departamento dijo que recibió “numerosas” llamadas solicitando asistencia y algunos residentes seguían atrapados hasta la noche del miércoles, hora local.
Los bomberos desplegaron 128 camiones de bomberos y 57 ambulancias en el lugar.
Entre los muertos se encontraba un bombero y otro estaba siendo tratado por agotamiento por calor, dijo a los periodistas el director del Departamento de Servicios de Bomberos, Andy Yeung.
Lo Hiu-fung, miembro del Consejo del Distrito de Taipo, dijo el miércoles por la mañana a la estación de televisión local TVB que se creía que la mayoría de los residentes atrapados en el incendio eran personas mayores.
Las autoridades del distrito en Tai Po han abierto refugios temporales para las personas que quedaron sin hogar por el incendio.
“He dejado de pensar en mi propiedad”, declaró a TVB un residente que solo proporcionó su apellido, Wu. “Verla arder así fue realmente frustrante”.
Tai Po es un área suburbana en los Nuevos Territorios, en la parte norte de Hong Kong y cerca de la frontera con la ciudad china continental de Shenzhen.
El andamiaje de bambú es una vista común en Hong Kong en proyectos de construcción y renovación de edificios, aunque el gobierno dijo a principios de este año que comenzaría a eliminarlo gradualmente para proyectos públicos debido a preocupaciones de seguridad.
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Moritsugu informó desde Beijing.
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Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con la ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.
Texas Becomes First US State To Buy Bitcoin For Its Strategic Reserve
Texas Becomes First US State To Buy Bitcoin For Its Strategic Reserve
Authored by Micah Zimmerman via BitcoinMagazine.com,
On November 20, Texas became the first U.S. state to buy Bitcoin for its Strategic Reserve, acquiring $5 million at roughly $87,000 per BTC, according to Lee Bratcher, President of the Texas Blockchain Council.
The purchase was made through BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) while the state finalizes plans for self-custody.
The move signals growing state-level interest in Bitcoin as a reserve asset. Texas had previously explored strategic Bitcoin legislation last year, wanting to create a Bitcoin reserve without using taxpayer funds.
In June of this year, the Texas governor signed the legislation into law, creating a state Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.
Institutional investors are increasingly following suit. Harvard University’s endowment recently tripled its IBIT holdings to $442.8 million, making it the university’s largest publicly disclosed investment.
Emory University and Abu Dhabi’s Al Warda Investments have also significantly increased Bitcoin ETF exposure.
Bitcoin’s price is currently trading near $87,500, roughly 30% below its all-time high. Lee Bratcher was the first to disclose this news.
“Texas will eventual self-custody bitcoin,” Bratcher said, “but while that RFP process takes place, this initial allocation was made with BlackRock’s IBIT ETF.
Bratcher is the President and Founder of the Texas Blockchain Council, an industry association with over 100 member companies and hundreds of individuals promoting Texas as a hub for Bitcoin and blockchain innovation.
He actively championed the state’s Bitcoin reserve legislation, working on the ground to guide it through the state Senate.
Texas isn’t the only state interested in buying bitcoin
In the legislation explored last year, Texas State Representative Giovanni Capriglione filed a bill to create a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve for the state.
The legislation proposed that the state buy and hold bitcoin as a strategic asset, store it in cold storage for at least five years, allow resident donations, and enable state agencies to accept and convert cryptocurrencies to bitcoin.
It also mandated transparency through yearly audits and reports. Modeled after a federal proposal by President Donald Trump and Senator Lummis, the bill mirrored the growing global interest of bitcoin.
Earlier this month, New Hampshire became the first government worldwide to approve a $100 million Bitcoin-backed municipal bond. The state’s Business Finance Authority (BFA) authorized the conduit bond, allowing private companies to borrow against over-collateralized Bitcoin held in custody, with repayment risk resting solely on the collateral.
Borrowers must post roughly 160% of the bond’s value in Bitcoin, and automated liquidation protects bondholders if values drop. Fees and any BTC appreciation will fund the state’s Bitcoin Economic Development Fund.
This move follows New Hampshire and Arizona’s earlier creation of a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.
Tyler Durden
Wed, 11/26/2025 – 09:25
https://www.zerohedge.com/crypto/texas-becomes-first-us-state-buy-bitcoin-its-strategic-reserve
Thanksgiving Pilgrimage: Holiday Travel To Beat Record
Thanksgiving Pilgrimage: Holiday Travel To Beat Record
Thanksgiving holiday travel is expected to reach a new record in 2025, as 81.8 million Americans are forecast to hit the road or the skies to travel more than 50 miles for this year’s celebrations.
As Statista’s Felix Richter details below, according to projections from AAA, 73.3 million Americans will take to the nation’s roads, while 6.1 million will fly domestically and 2.5 million will travel by train or other means to be with family or friends for the holidays.
You will find more infographics at Statista
That represents an increase of 2 percent from last year and 5.2 percent from 2019.
“Thanksgiving travel numbers are always impressive because this holiday has become synonymous with heading out of town to spend time with loved ones,” said Stacey Barber, Vice President of AAA Travel.
“People are willing to brave the crowds and make last-minute adjustments to their plans to make lifelong memories, whether it’s visiting extended family or meeting up with friends.”
All modes of transport are set to see a noticeable increase this year and road trips will continue to dominate Thanksgiving travel. Nearly 90 percent of travelers are expected to drive to their holiday destination, with gas prices remaining about the same as last year.
Tyler Durden
Wed, 11/26/2025 – 09:15
https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/thanksgiving-pilgrimage-holiday-travel-beat-record-0
Menos estadounidenses solicitaron beneficios por desempleo mientras los despidos siguen bajos
Por CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
WASHINGTON (AP) — El número de estadounidenses que solicitaron beneficios por desempleo disminuyó la semana pasada, lo que indica que los despidos siguen siendo bajos, incluso cuando varias empresas de alto perfil han anunciado recortes de empleo.
El Departamento de Trabajo informó el miércoles que las solicitudes de beneficios por desempleo para la semana que terminó el 22 de noviembre cayeron en 6.000 respecto a la semana anterior, situándose en 216.000.
El número de personas que buscan beneficios por desempleo es considerado un indicador de los despidos y es un reflejo casi en tiempo real de la salud del mercado laboral. Los recortes de empleo anunciados recientemente por grandes empresas como Target y Amazon suelen tardar semanas o meses en implementarse por completo y pueden no estar aún reflejados en los datos de solicitudes.
El promedio de solicitudes de cuatro semanas, que suaviza parte de la volatilidad semanal, disminuyó en 1.000, situándose en 223.750.
El número total de estadounidenses que solicitaron beneficios por desempleo para la semana que terminó el 15 de noviembre aumentó en 7.000, alcanzando los 1,96 millones.
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Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.
Con cielo nublado, la llama olímpica inicia su viaje hacia los Juegos de Invierno de Milán-Cortina
Por DEREK GATOPOULOS y PETROS GIANNAKOURIS
ANTIGUA OLIMPIA, Grecia (AP) — La llama olímpica comenzó su viaje el miércoles hacia l os Juegos de Invierno de Milán-Cortina, aunque faltó un poco de su magia habitual.
El mal tiempo que azotó el oeste de Grecia obligó a los organizadores a trasladar la ceremonia de encendido de la antorcha al interior, desde el antiguo estadio y templos de Olimpia hasta un museo cercano.
La llama se enciende enfocando los rayos del sol con un espejo cóncavo. Pero con el cielo nublado, los funcionarios utilizaron una llama de respaldo encendida durante un breve período de sol en el ensayo realizado el lunes.
El remero griego Petros Gaidatzis inició el relevo de la antorcha, que, tras llegar a Italia, será llevada por todo el país anfitrión por unos 10.000 corredores antes de las justas que se escenificarán ente el 6 al 22 de febrero.
El sol finalmente hizo su aparición sobre la lluviosa Olimpia el miércoles durante la ceremonia en interiores.
“Es increíblemente memorable y un poco emotivo para mí estar aquí”, afirmó la presidenta del COI, Kirsty Coventry, quien supervisaba su primer encendido de antorcha tras ser elegida para el cargo en marzo. “Se siente como si el pasado y el presente realmente se unieran. Estamos extremadamente felices de que la ceremonia de hoy nos recuerde lo que representan los Juegos”.
Italia alberga sus terceros Juegos de Invierno, pero los preparativos han estado plagados de sobrecostos y retrasos en la construcción.
Los organizadores aseguran que la cita promete con un programa con 116 eventos de medallas, el debut del esquí de montaña, una mayor participación femenina y el regreso de los jugadores de la NHL al hockey olímpico.
Después de un breve recorrido por Grecia y una entrega el 4 de diciembre, la llama comenzará un relevo de 63 días y 12.000 kilómetros a través de las 110 provincias italianas, destacando sitios culturales y sedes anfitrionas antes de llegar al estadio San Siro de Milán para la ceremonia de apertura.
“En las próximas semanas, la llama olímpica pasará por todas las provincias italianas, 60 ciudades, 300 pueblos, 20 regiones y todos los sitios de la UNESCO. Viajará desde los picos del norte hasta las costas del sur”, dijo Giovanni Malago, jefe del Comité Organizador de Milán-Cortina. Los oradores en la ceremonia del miércoles instaron a los líderes mundiales a reconocer el espíritu de la Tregua Olímpica, una antigua tradición griega que pausaba los conflictos durante los juegos para permitir una participación segura.
“Hoy la humanidad atraviesa un tiempo de crisis múltiples y paralelas. Las guerras proliferan desde Europa hasta el Oriente Medio y desde Asia hasta África. Por lo tanto, deberíamos admitir honestamente que una sociedad en guerra es una sociedad fracasada”, expresó el alcalde de la Antigua Olimpia, Aristidis Panayiotopoulos. “La llama nos permite recordar nuevamente los valores que guían a la humanidad, valores que nacieron y se forjaron aquí”.
A pesar de trasladarse al interior, la ceremonia del miércoles mantuvo sus elementos tradicionales: gestos de danza escultórica por parte de intérpretes vestidos como sacerdotisas y kouroi masculinos, e invocaciones en griego a los dioses antiguos.
Artemis Ignatiou, directora artística de la ceremonia, dijo que el equipo se había preparado para la posibilidad de mal tiempo y que, a pesar del contratiempo, “ganamos algo especial: la energía del museo y el espacio arqueológico en sí”.
Entrevistada por The Associated Press, Ignatiou dijo que bailar entre las estatuas “le dio a la ceremonia una sensación atemporal”.
Una llama separada para los Juegos Paralímpicos de Invierno del seis al 15 de marzo se encenderá el 24 de febrero en el Hospital Stoke Mandeville en Inglaterra, el lugar de nacimiento del movimiento paralímpico.
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Biden’s Airport Betrayal Bombshell…
Biden’s Airport Betrayal Bombshell…
Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news,
A scathing Senate report has unmasked the Biden administration’s deliberate push to repurpose at least 11 U.S. airports as shelters and processing hubs for illegal immigrants—ignoring dire warnings of risks to American travellers and aviation security.
The exposé reveals federal agencies were “directed to find airport facilities that could be used as shelters or migrant processing centers,” branding it a “betrayal of historic proportion” that turned terminals into migrant camps.
The policy has now, of course, completely vanished under Trump, begging the question: How did they ever deem this sustainable amid endless border surges?
🚨 BREAKING: Bombshell Senate report exposes that the Biden administration forced at least 11 airports to HOUSE illegal aliens and migrants – despite warnings it might place American travelers at risk
This is a betrayal of historic proportion.
“Federal agencies were directed to… pic.twitter.com/3OGE4plXzb
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 25, 2025
The findings stem from a Senate Commerce Committee investigation led by Chairman Ted Cruz (R-TX), launched in August 2024 to scrutinize Biden-Harris “security lapses in vetting and screening illegal aliens at airports.”
As detailed in Cruz’s August 28, 2024, probe announcement, the inquiry targeted DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for documents on “airport security or threats to security from illegal aliens, sheltering, vetting, or screening of illegal aliens.”
Bombshell report alleges Biden team forced airports to house migrants, risking safety https://t.co/yfCDEXGJd7
— Fox News (@FoxNews) November 25, 2025
By March 2025, Cruz blasted the administration’s non-compliance, noting in a March 5, 2025, statement: “The Biden administration’s practice of housing illegal immigrants at domestic airports, including Boston’s Logan Airport,” with agencies like Massport refusing subpoenas.
Another key source: A September 2024 House Homeland Security Committee report, outlined in a PDF summary, which flagged how “airports have been repurposed for use as shelters for illegal aliens” amid Biden’s “open-borders policies.”
Under Trump, such spectacles are relics—borders tightened, deportations ramped, and airports reclaimed for travelers, not transients.
How did Biden’s regime ever view this as viable? Amid 10 million+ encounters, repurposing hubs like O’Hare, where “throngs of families” lined baggage claims, or Logan, housing hundreds despite “no help” claims, strained security, sparked vetting failures, and fueled terror fears—yet they forged ahead, directing agencies to scout facilities despite warnings.
As Cruz probed, one illegal alien, vetted laxly at an airport, was later arrested for aggravated rape in Massachusetts.
The Biden team flooded the country with so many unvetted entrants that their “Sanctuary Cities” collapsed, so they grabbed the nearest federal real estate available: your airports.
— IredcapI (@IredcapI) November 25, 2025
Making airports homeless shelters was the most ghetto thing our country has ever done.
— Austin-Based (@Austin__Based) November 25, 2025
When do people go to prison for this CRIMINAL activity?
— Jeri Lynn Simpson (@DreamerJeri) November 25, 2025
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Tyler Durden
Wed, 11/26/2025 – 08:55
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/bidens-airport-betrayal-bombshell
Charges pending after fatal auto accident overnight in Humboldt Park
Charges are pending after a fatal auto accident overnight in the Humboldt Park neighborhood after witnesses told officers they saw a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed while attempting to make a U-turn, Chicago police said.
Shortly after 1 a.m., officers responded to an auto accident in the 3700 block of West North Avenue and found a blue sedan had jumped a curb and struck a raised barrier. A 41-year-old passenger suffered trauma to the body and was taken to Stroger Hospital where she was pronounced dead. A 43-year-old man suffered injuries and was also taken to the same hospital where he was listed in fair condition, police said.
Witnesses told police they saw the vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed while attempting to make a U-turn. The driver was placed into custody and charges were pending.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/26/charges-fatal-accident-humboldt-park/
Thanksgiving weather: Wind advisory in effect Wednesday, with up to 50 mph gusts expected
A wind advisory is in effect until 10 p.m. Wednesday for portions of northeast, central, north central, east central Illinois and northwest Indiana, National Weather Service officials said.
Officials warn winds coming from the west are expected to be between 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
Officials said gusty winds are expected to blow around unsecured objects including holiday decorations and tree limbs. Officials warn areas may experience power outages as well as difficult driving conditions on north to south roadways.
During Wednesday, officials said there may be sporadic wind gusts in the area between 55 to 60 mph.
Current morning conditions at O’Hare International Airport are overcast and breezy at 35 degrees. Farther south at Midway Airport conditions are light snow and windy at 35 degrees.
Snow showers are likely Wednesday with windy conditions into the night. Thanksgiving Day is expected to be mostly sunny with temperatures in the mid 30s.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/26/thanksgiving-weather-wind-advisory-in-effect-wednesday/
