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Niles police investigate Zoom breach

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NILES — A regular city council meeting’s Zoom video was forced to be cut short Wednesday night when its display showed what appeared to be a nude image of a man. Law Director Phil Zuzulo said Thursday officials are in the process of filing a police report with the Niles Police Department, with Councilman Aaron Johnstone, D-2nd Ward, as the initiator. “I have drafted subpoenas to go out tomorrow, to Zoom, to try and locate — see if we’re able to locate — the IP address, or at least get an idea of what their IP address is,” Zuzulo said. “Maybe at least their location ...

Recovering from Lala, Hawaii preps for possible weekend cyclone

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HONOLULU — Communities still recovering from last weekend’s hurricane in Hawaii could get pounded again in coming days from another tropical system gaining strength over warm Pacific waters. Hurricane Lala tore roofs off houses, uprooted trees, covered roads in mud and rocks and left many households without electricity. With thousands of homes and businesses still in the dark Thursday, forecasters warned yet another tropical cyclone is likely to approach the islands soon. A depression moving west and northwest could become a tropical storm in the coming hours and pass near or ...

On the record: Niles

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Niles WHAT: City council meeting Wednesday PRESENT: Doug Sollitto, Michael Lastic, Ed Stredney, Todd Weddell, Aaron Johnstone, James Sheely and Frank Leskovec ABSENT: Jimmy Julian Council: • Passed a resolution authorizing the city to adopt the Trumbull County Multijurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan. • Approved a "then and now" payment request for Summit Supply for emergency repair of a curb stop due to a galvanized service line. • Approved a "then and now" payment request for TK Excavating for emergency repair of a leaking valve. • Approved a "then and now" ...

Disc golf course coming to McDonald

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McDONALD — This fall residents will have the opportunity to play disc golf as a course will soon be under construction at Woodland Park. Mayor Ray Lewis said that Turbo Putt Disc Golf has donated installation of the 9-hole disc golf course with work to be in a few weeks. He said there is no cost to the village for the course. The course will take players through different parts of the park, including the wooded areas and near Billy Goat Hill. Those areas will be incorporated into the course without being touched. “I have never played disc golf, but am excited to be able to ...

The bond market swings back to worries and knocks US stocks lower

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NEW YORK (AP) — The relief that swept the bond market just a day earlier disappeared on Thursday as oil prices, worries about high inflation and the U.S. government’s debt kept rising. That helped knock the U.S. stock market to its worst day in three weeks, and Walmart led the way on concerns about its upcoming profits. The S&P 500 fell 0.9% for its fourth loss in the five days since setting its all-time high last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 703 points, or 1.3%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 1%. The bond market remains the center of the action after yields ...

Amazon set to expand drone delivery of lightweight packages to 500 US cities

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Millions more people may be able to get smaller, lightweight Amazon packages delivered by drones by the end of the year under a plan the company announced Wednesday to expand the airborne shipping to suburban areas in nearly 500 U.S. cities. Customers could receive the drone deliveries in as fast as 30 minutes, Amazon said in a news release. The drones can carry packages up to 5 pounds. The plan will intensify the battle between Amazon and Walmart to provide consumers with the fastest delivery times. Both giants rely on a mix of drones and drivers to deliver everything consumers have ...