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Washington Post
9 hours ago
- Climate
- Washington Post
Mexico assesses damage from Hurricane Erick as rising rivers leave at least 1 dead
ACAPULCO, Mexico — Authorities in southern Mexico were still assessing damage and watching rising rivers as rain from the remnants of Hurricane Erick doused the region. Torrential rains over steep coastal mountains and the landslides and flooding they could generate became ongoing concern for officials after Erick dissipated following a landfall early Thursday on a sparsely populated stretch of coast.
Yahoo
16 hours ago
- Yahoo
Want to sun your buns? Not in Myrtle Beach. Law tells you to cover up or face ticket
Myrtle Beach has some strict laws when it comes to its beaches. Many of the ordinances are an effort to keep the city's 10 miles of beach front safe and family friendly, officials have said previously. Anyone looking to soak up the sun confronts restrictions against drinking alcohol, sleeping on the beach, and facing a $464 ticket for wearing a thong bathing suit on the beach. Myrtle Beach has ended up in national news for its laws, which to some could be considered too tough or outdated. However, its law policing how people cover their bodies when they choose to visit the beach goes a step further than its other coastal neighbors. 'I think someone saying we are stricter than other towns is very subjective,' Myrtle Beach spokesperson Meredith Denari wrote in an email. 'You have to have a set of ordinances in place to protect the public, wildlife and the beach itself, especially in cities such as Myrtle Beach that get millions of visitors each year.' But it appears Myrtle Beach is inconsistent in what ordinances its law enforcement enforces. Online records by Myrtle Beach Police often show people being cited for carrying glass containers on the beach, damaging sea oats or using lewd or obscene language. But Myrtle Beach's ordinance against beach nudity has been enforced eight times since May 2024. None of those incidents involved someone wearing revealing swimwear, according to incident reports provided to The Sun News from a Freedom of Information Act request. Incidents included nude adults apparently engaging in sexual activity and a woman revealing her upper body after drinking too much rum during her 21st birthday. Denari said that although citations or detainments for the ordinance are uncommon, the ban on thongs is a part of the city's community policing efforts they call 'voluntary compliance.' 'Enforcement doesn't always result in a citation,' Denari wrote. 'Under voluntary compliance, if someone is found wearing a thong on the beach, officers may first ask them to cover up or leave the beach. If they comply, no citation is issued.' Myrtle Beach Police spokesperson Randolph Angotti said that many incidents regarding beachgoers typically come from calls for service from other community members. 'All of our ordinances and laws are applied fairly, without prejudice or bias, and enforcement is based on officer discretion,' Angotti said in an email. 'When responding, officers assess each situation and determine the most appropriate course of action, whether that's offering education, issuing a citation, or making an arrest, depending on the circumstances and severity.' Back in 2020, an aerial acrobat and dancer Sam Panda was detained by Myrtle Beach Police for wearing a thong bikini. A video recording of the incident went viral and received national attention. Panda explained in an hour-long video responding to the national attention that she was detained after being reported by a man who had been recording a video of her and her friend without their consent. A city ordinance was passed in November 2021 after the controversy and remains years after. Myrtle Beach is the only beach city in the area, including Ocean Isle Beach and Sunset Beach in North Carolina, that bans thongs. Myrtle Beach's ordinance states that 'G-strings, T-Backs, 'dental floss' style, and thongs are prohibited in public.' North Myrtle Beach, Surfside Beach and Horry County beach ordinances specifically prohibit the exposure of the buttocks. North Myrtle Beach and Horry County have not enforced that ordinance in the last year, according to a Freedom of Information Act request. The city of Sunset Beach, North Carolina, which is just across the state line from North Myrtle Beach, passed a ban on the exposure of the buttocks, inspired by one of Myrtle Beach's ordinances, Police Chief Ken Klamar said. In less than a decade, the ordinance was amended, Klamar added. After complaints from the community about the conversations officers had to have with people in violation of the city's ordinance, the law changed to remove the word 'buttocks' from the ordinance. 'When you have these patrollers out there trying to make a determination, it's awkward; it puts them in a tough situation,' Klamar said. 'It was easier to just say, 'let's just remove that word, leave the other stuff in there.'' Everybody is not the same, Klamar said. Removing the ordinance prevents a beach patroller from any awkwardness when enforcing the code to the 'T.' Sunset Beach codified two public nudity bans and found that the two contradict each other. A motion to modify its codes will be on the city's public safety agenda for July 14, 2025, Klamar said. Daytona Beach, Florida, also has a city ordinance banning people from wearing thongs under its public nudity clause. The Daytona Beach Police Department was not available for comment on the enforcement of its public nudity ordinance. South Carolina and North Carolina state laws have no bans on any swimwear. Instead, both states prohibit indecent exposure, which both prohibit revealing one's private parts in a public place. Neither state's code of laws define the exposure of breasts or buttocks as part of indecent exposure. A North Carolina Supreme Court opinion went as far as to explicitly state that the exposure of the buttocks does not constitute nudity in a 1998 decision. 'To hold that buttocks are private parts would make criminals of all North Carolinians who appear in public wearing 'thong' or 'g-string' bikinis or other such skimpy attire during our torrid summer months,' the court opinion read. 'Our beaches, lakes, and resort areas are often teeming with such scantily clad vacationers.'
Yahoo
21 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Dave Nemetz Reviews The Waterfront: Netflix's Soggy Soap Drowns in Dumb Clichés — Now, YOU Grade It!
As a TV critic, it is my duty to watch as many episodes of a show as I can before reviewing it. In the case of Netflix's new drama The Waterfront (now streaming), I watched three… but if I weren't reviewing it, I don't think I would've made it through a single one. I watched them, dear readers, so that you don't have to. A Southern-fried family crime drama with unforgivably dumb dialogue, The Waterfront — which hails from Dawson's Creek creator Kevin Williamson — seems to be aiming for something like Yellowstone meets Dallas. But it's too tepid and by-the-numbers to ever grab our attention: a lazy mishmash of a dozen primetime soap clichés, with a bit of over-the-top absurdity sprinkled on top. It's as ridiculous as a telenovela… but not nearly as fun. More from TVLine Land of the Lost Reboot in the Works at Netflix The Sandman's Final Season Trailer Features Dream's Return to Hell, Warns 'All Good Stories Come to an End' For First Time, Streaming Viewing Topped Broadcast and Cable Combined in May Set on the North Carolina coast in huge mansions overlooking the water, The Waterfront centers on the wealthy Buckley family, who run a local fishing empire. They're a big family in town — and we know this because we're told 'they're a big family in town' several times an episode. But they're not exactly one big happy family: The patriarch Harlan (played by Mindhunter's Holt McCallany) has a heart attack while in bed with his mistress. And when one of their fishing boats is used for drug smuggling and targeted for a violent hijacking, the ensuing fallout exposes some very tangled family dynamics. Williamson tries to follow in the footsteps of juicy primetime soaps like Empire and Dynasty here, but he turns up the heat too high, leaving us with overheated melodrama that verges on unintentional comedy with lines like 'It's all Key lime pie until you come home to find your wife and kid dead.' The scripts serve up lots of secrets and lies and capital-T twists, along with bland romantic complications to help pad out the running time. But we don't really care about any of it, because it's all been recycled from other shows. (The violence is at least creative, with one guy dangled headfirst into shark-infested waters and another stabbed in the throat with a screwdriver.) The overly dramatic music cues are corny, and the cast's accents are all over the place. McCallany has a certain tough-guy menace as Harlan, but Jake Weary's mopey son Cane isn't a compelling enough character to lead a show. As recovering addict daughter Bree, Supergirl alum Melissa Benoist is somehow old enough to be the mother of a full-grown teen (!). And apparently, Topher Grace shows up at some point as a drug kingpin? I couldn't tell you; I didn't last long enough to find out. I don't want to trash anyone's sincere artistic effort, but nothing about this is sincere. It all feels half-hearted and calculated, like Netflix is trying to pander to red state viewers with something mindless they can watch while scrolling on their phones. Or — here's an idea — they could just not watch at all. THE TVLINE BOTTOM LINE: An uninspired soap with laughably bad dialogue, is trying to be the new , but it doesn't come close. That's our take — but what's yours? If you've already watched (now streaming on Netflix), give it a grade in our poll, and hit the comments to share your thoughts.
Reuters
2 days ago
- Climate
- Reuters
Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes off coast of Mexico's Chiapas, EMSC says
MEXICO CITY, June 18 (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off the coast of the southern state of Chiapas in Mexico, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (ESMC) said on Wednesday. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), EMSC said.
The Sun
4 days ago
- Health
- The Sun
Why UK beaches have more jellyfish than ever – and how to spot the most dangerous ones
MORE jellyfish than ever are being spotted in waters around the UK, according to experts. In recent months, 1,000s of jellyfish have been spotted on beaches across the country. 2 Genevieve Watson, Biologist at KISTERS explained: "Rising sea temperatures are having a direct impact on marine life in all kinds of ways. "Warmer waters can expand the habitat of marine species such as stingrays and jellyfish, allowing them to thrive in our coastal regions - areas that would have previously been too cold for them. "Few of us will look back to our childhood and remember ever seeing a stingray or jellyfish in the water at the seaside, but actually, for our children and grandchildren, this could be an increasingly common sight." Some of the most dangerous ones are the Portuguese Man o' War, which are spotted by their blue, balloon-like floating tentacles which deliver a painful sting. Another jellyfish with a strong sting is the Mauve Stinger which has four frilled arms and eight tentacles, often purple in colour. Otherwise there is also the yellow Compass Jellyfish with brown markings that look like a compass. Lions Mane Jellyfish, with long tentacles in yellow, orange or brown, are also painful if stung. While less painful, the translucent Moon Jellyfish (with purple rings) and Barrel Jellyfish in pale pink, blue or white even have mild stings. Thankfully, none of the jellyfish are deadly that are at risk of being spotted in the UK. Only those with allergies or anyone who doesn't get the wound treated are likely to suffer more serious effects. Bizarre moment Brit hols hotspot beach turns BLUE as it's left totally covered by swarm of stinging jellyfish What to do if stung by a jellyfish Cornish Watersports issued the following advice on Facebook after thousands of the stinger jellyfish washed up: 1. Rinse the affected area with seawater (not freshwater) 2. Remove any spines from the skin using tweezers or the edge of a bank card. 3. Soak the area in very warm water (as hot as can be tolerated) for at least 30 minutes – use hot flannels or towels if you cannot soak it. 4. Take painkillers like paracetamol or ibuprofen. 5. Obviously, if you are prone to have an allergic reaction to any stingers go straight to A&E. Cornwall Watersports also advice that those who get stung call NHS 111 for further advice. Genevieve said it was even possible that stingrays could be next in the UK waters. She added: "We've seen increased reports over recent years of jellyfish blooms on the British and Irish coast as their population has exploded due to increasingly warm waters, it's highly possible that stingrays could be next.' Some have already been spotted in UK waters, such as the Common Stingray. While they currently don't come close to the shoreline, they still have a very painful sting from their tail. Last year, thousands of purple jellyfish washed up on the Isles of Scilly. Here's what you should do if you are ever stung by a jellyfish. 2
