The emergency alert sent out Saturday morning startled many in Los Angeles County when it hit their smartphones with a loud alarm and vibration. “Chevy Chase Canyon residents safely evacuate your home and proceed to evacuation site located at Glendale Community College Parking Lot B,” the alert said. It’s unclear how many got the alert, but it was received by people as far as Long Beach and West Covina. But there was no emergency. The alert was sent in error as part of a preplanned safety drill. A few minutes later, Glendale sent a follow-up: “Disregard safety alert for Chevy Chase Canyon. Training exercise only.” In a statement, city officials said: “The city conducted a planned evacuation exercise in coordination with the Chevy Chase Canyon Association. Due to a glitch in the messaging software, incorrect messaging was distributed throughout Los Angeles County. The City is working with our partners to investigate.” Other agencies reached out to alarmed residents via … [Read more...] about Emergency alert Glendale sent by mistake sparks alarm, questions across L.A. County
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News18 Afternoon Digest: Sulking Over Gujarat Unit Discord, Hardik Patel Finally Bids Adieu to Congress & Other Stories
More Than 30 Yrs in Jail, Supreme Court ‘Frees’ Perarivalan, the Life Convict in Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case The Supreme Court has ordered the release release of AG Perarivalan, one of the life convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, who has been behind bars for 31 years. A bench headed by Justice L Nageswara Rao invoked its extraordinary power under Article 142 to grant relief to Perarivalan. “State cabinet had taken its decision based on relevant considerations. In exercise of Article 142, it is appropriate to release the convict,” the bench said. READ MORE Next Stop BJP? Sulking Over Gujarat Unit Discord, Hardik Patel Finally Bids Adieu to Congress After months of back and forth over infighting in the Gujarat unit, Patidar leader Hardik Patel finally quit the Congress on Wednesday in yet another blow for the Grand Old Party just months ahead of the assembly elections in the state. READ MORE Himachal BJP Banks on ‘Modi Magic’ to Cast A Spell on … [Read more...] about News18 Afternoon Digest: Sulking Over Gujarat Unit Discord, Hardik Patel Finally Bids Adieu to Congress & Other Stories
Russia kicks out dozens of French, Spanish diplomats as relations continue to sour
close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for May 18 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Russia ordered dozens of French diplomats to leave the country Wednesday as relations between Russia and the West continue to deteriorate. Russia's move targeted 34 French diplomats, as well as 27 from Spain, according to Russian Foreign Ministry statements. Both France and Spain took similar actions to expel Russian diplomats from their own countries in recent weeks. The Spanish diplomats must leave Russian soil within a week, while the French were granted two weeks. France expelled six Russian citizens it said were operating as spies under a diplomatic cover in early April. UK SHORES UP DEFENSIVE ALLIANCE WITH SWEDEN, FINLAND AS COUNTRIES FLOAT NATO MEMBERSHIP Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law legislation that could … [Read more...] about Russia kicks out dozens of French, Spanish diplomats as relations continue to sour