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The first detainees have started arriving at Alligator Alcatraz, Florida’s immigrant detention center in the Everglades. The facility went up on a former airstrip in eight days and will have an initial capacity of 3,000 detainees. Florida’s Republican state Atty. Gen. James Uthmeier, the driving force behind the project, posted on X recently that the center “will be checking in …

The adult leader of Camp Mystic, the Texas summer camp where 27 children and counselors died in the Hill Country floods, waited more than an hour after receiving a severe flood warning before initiating an evacuation, it was disclosed on Monday. Richard “Dick” Eastland, who had run the popular all-girls, Christian-values sleepaway camp on the banks of the Guadalupe River …

Jauan Jennings wants a contract extension or a trade, but even if neither happens by next week, the 49ers wide receiver is expected to report to training camp, Matt Barrows of TheAthletic.com reports. Jennings is scheduled to make $7.5 million this season in the final year of a two-year extension he signed in 2024 as the team’s No. 3 receiver …

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Jauan Jennings, due to make $7.5 million this season, is seeking a new contract or a trade, according to a league source. Jennings is expected to report to training camp next week, even without a contract extension, the source said. Jennings, 28, is in the final season of a two-year extension he signed in 2024 …

Bears rookie tight end Colston Loveland hosted his first football camp for kids last week, but his participation remained limited because of his right shoulder. Loveland spent most of the offseason program as an observer after having surgery to repair the AC joint in his shoulder and he was throwing the football with his left hand while helping out at …

Camp Mystic’s leader got a ‘life threatening’ flood alert. They evacuated an hour later.  The Washington Post How the Tragedy at Camp Mystic Unfolded, Cabin by Cabin  The Wall Street Journal Texas camp buildings were removed from map showing flood risks, US media reports  BBC Missing Camp Mystic Counselor Katherine Ferruzzo’s Remains Found 7 Days After Texas Floods  Yahoo Evacuations and Lost Cabins: A …

The Fashion Must-Have at ‘Billionaire Summer Camp’: A Humble Baseball Cap  The Wall Street Journal Tech, stars and media leaders gather at annual Sun Valley Conference  KTVB Bay Area tech CEOs seen arriving at ‘summer camp for billionaires’  SFGATE See the Sun Valley swag that billionaires and CEOs got this year  Business Insider Sun Valley’s Media Lockdown Is Forcing Reporters to Go Gonzo  Vanity Fair …

US regulators reportedly granted appeals to remove many Camp Mystic buildings from official flooding risk maps years before 27 children died in severe floods. Citing official records, the New York Times and Associated Press said maps by the Federal Emergency Management (Fema) in 2011 had initially considered the popular summer camp to be at high risk of flooding. But they …

Facebook Tweet Email Link The emergency weather alert had come early Fourth of July morning: There would be life-threatening flash flooding in Kerr County, Texas. And Camp Mystic – an all-girls Christian camp situated along the Guadalupe River – housed about 750 campers on the flood-prone site as heavy rains started pouring. Girls as young as 7 were peacefully asleep …

Remains of final missing Camp Mystic counselor Katherine Ferruzzo found  San Antonio Express-News ‘Is It Safe?’ As Parents Weigh Risks of Summer Camps, Owners Review Safety Measures.  The New York Times Texas flooding death toll rises; new flood watch in effect  USA Today Camp Mystic counselor Katherine Ferruzzo’s remains found, family confirms  WOAI Trinity OC’s 8-year-old daughter dies in TX floods  ESPN Source link