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California Officials Warn Residents Not to Plant Costco Grapevines After Invasive Pest Discovery

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Several counties across Northern California are urging residents not to plant recently purchased grapevines after a destructive invasive insect was found in shipments sold at Costco stores. Officials said the […]

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Disidente escapa de China en una lancha inflable: es su cuarto intento de reunirse con la familia

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Por Yoonjung Seo y Stephanie Yang, CNN

Un disidente chino protagonizó una audaz huida por mar desde China hasta Corea del Sur, en un trayecto de 30 horas que constituye su cuarto intento por escapar de las autoridades de su país natal y reunirse con su familia, a la que se le ha concedido asilo en Canadá.

Dong Guangping, un expolicía que ha sufrido años de encarcelamiento y detención debido a su activismo, huyó a bordo de una lancha inflable y fue rescatado por la Guardia Costera surcoreana el lunes, según informaron a CNN su abogado y un compañero activista.

Dong, a quien también se le ha concedido asilo en Canadá, había huido anteriormente a Tailandia y, más tarde, a Vietnam. Sin embargo, las autoridades de esos países lo detuvieron y lo deportaron de regreso a China, lo que provocó gran angustia en su familia y suscitó críticas por parte de grupos de derechos humanos y funcionarios de las Naciones Unidas.

Su llegada a Corea del Sur podría ejercer ahora presión sobre la administración del presidente Lee Jae Myung, quien asumió el cargo el año pasado y ha intentado restablecer las a menudo inestables relaciones de su país con China.

Funcionarios de la Guardia Costera surcoreana confirmaron que, en la tarde del lunes, unos pescadores avistaron una embarcación no identificada y dieron aviso a las autoridades.

La Guardia Costera comunicó a CNN que la persona a bordo de la embarcación era un ciudadano chino de sexo masculino, de unos 60 años de edad. No obstante, declinó confirmar su identidad en cumplimiento de la ley de protección de la privacidad del país.

El abogado de Dong, Kim Joo-kwang, confirmó la identidad de su cliente a CNN, pero señaló que no podía revelar más detalles, dado que la investigación de la Guardia Costera se encuentra aún en curso.

Sheng Xue, una activista chino-canadiense, relató que había conversado telefónicamente con Dong tras su llegada a Corea del Sur, y añadió que la Guardia Costera también le había confirmado la identidad del disidente.

“Durante mucho tiempo estuvimos analizando distintas formas de escapar de China”, declaró a CNN.

Dong le contó a Sheng que permaneció más de 30 horas en el mar desde que partió de Weihai, una ciudad costera situada en la provincia oriental china de Shandong.

“Cuando hablé con él, exclamó: ‘¡Lo logré, ya estoy aquí!’. Se sentía muy orgulloso de ello”, recordó ella.

Asimismo, relató que el motor de su embarcación se averió cuando se aproximaba a la costa de Taean, un condado situado en el oeste de Corea del Sur. Según el testimonio recogido por Sheng, Dong llevaba dos días sin dormir y estaba a punto de desmayarse en el momento en que alcanzó las aguas territoriales surcoreanas.

“Tuvo mucha suerte de lograr acercarse tanto a la orilla”, comentó ella. “Era un bote pequeño en el mar, por lo que resulta muy difícil de controlar”.

El grupo de derechos humanos Human Rights in China ha instado a Corea del Sur a proteger a Dong y a no enviarlo de regreso.

“Durante más de una década, no ha dejado de luchar por la libertad y por reunirse con su familia”, declaró el grupo. “El hecho de que un hombre próximo a cumplir los setenta años se viera empujado a cruzar el mar abierto en un pequeño bote inflable constituye, en sí mismo, una acusación demoledora contra la situación de los derechos humanos en China”.

CNN se ha puesto en contacto con los ministerios de Asuntos Exteriores tanto de Canadá como de Corea del Sur para solicitar comentarios, así como con la embajada china en Seúl.

El Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores de China declinó hacer comentarios sobre el caso cuando se le preguntó al respecto durante una rueda de prensa habitual celebrada el miércoles.

Dong, de 68 años, trabajó como agente de policía en Zhengzhou, una ciudad en la provincia central china de Henan, hasta que fue despedido por firmar conjuntamente

Tracking wet & cool weather Wednesday,

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We begin Wednesday morning with overcast skies and some misting and drizzle. Slow clearing is expected as the sea breeze will entrap clouds for most of the day. Highs rise into the 60s for most, grab that extra layer and keep it on! We may see some spotty showers and thunderstorms inland this evening. A few small rain cells could also appear off the coastline. This raises rainfall chances to 20% for the entire area. Any rain amounts would be light and minimally impactful. Winds and Waves will still be more of a nuisance to those headed out. Advisory level winds are expected for most through the evening.

Cloudy skies prevail Thursday morning and will be slow to clear. An abundance of onshore flow is ahead. Some pop up thunderstorms are expected along the Kern county boarder. These showers may produce some needed and measurable rainfall. Keep this in mind when traveling long the grapevine. Highs rise into the 60s again for most. Well below average, some areas 20 degrees below normal! Overnight lows will take a hit again, some areas into the 30s and 40s.

A weekend warm up is expected. Mostly sunny skies and highs into the 70s prevail this weekend.

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Tracking wet & cool weather Wednesday,

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We begin Wednesday morning with overcast skies and some misting and drizzle. Slow clearing is expected as the sea breeze will entrap clouds for most of the day. Highs rise into the 60s for most, grab that extra layer and keep it on! We may see some spotty showers and thunderstorms inland this evening. A few small rain cells could also appear off the coastline. This raises rainfall chances to 20% for the entire area. Any rain amounts would be light and minimally impactful. Winds and Waves will still be more of a nuisance to those headed out. Advisory level winds are expected for most through the evening.

Cloudy skies prevail Thursday morning and will be slow to clear. An abundance of onshore flow is ahead. Some pop up thunderstorms are expected along the Kern county boarder. These showers may produce some needed and measurable rainfall. Keep this in mind when traveling long the grapevine. Highs rise into the 60s again for most. Well below average, some areas 20 degrees below normal! Overnight lows will take a hit again, some areas into the 30s and 40s.

A weekend warm up is expected. Mostly sunny skies and highs into the 70s prevail this weekend.

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Naomi Osaka dazzles with eye-catching ‘Eiffel Tower’ inspired outfit to kick off French Open campaign

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Detailed view of the dress Osaka was wearing during her straight-sets win.

By Emile Nuh, CNN

(CNN) — Four-time grand slam winner Naomi Osaka dazzled the Roland Garros crowd with an eye-catching, two-part outfit ahead of her first-round French Open win over Germany’s Laura Siegemund.

Osaka walked out at Court Suzanne-Lenglen wearing a black corset and matching pleated cascading skirt that skimmed over the red clay.

Her stylish pre-match outfit was layered over an impressive gold tennis dress designed by Nike, which was striped with sequins and sparkled in the Parisian sunshine.

When asked about the inspiration behind her look following her 6-3, 7-6(3) win over Siegemund, the world No. 16 said in her post-match on-court interview: “Honestly, it’s very couture.

“And also, funny enough, you know the Eiffel Tower at night when it’s like sparkly? I kind of think I look like that a little bit.”

Osaka has recently turned heads for her fashion sense both on and off the court at the US Open last year, the Australian Open and the Met Gala earlier this year.

The 28-year-old later added in her press conference: “I feel like (the outfit was) a nod to France and also couture, which is something that I really love.

“Also, we were trying to figure out: ‘How do we even follow-up what happened in Australia?’ (Because) I think coming to Paris is really special … trying to find a designer who understands my style and understands what we’re trying to achieve wasn’t too difficult.”

Osaka found her designer in Kevin Germanier, a Swiss-born designer known for his sustainable approach to fashion and work with upcycled materials.

“I tell people I don’t talk a lot, so that way I can talk through my clothes. That means I can be as loud with colors or patterns or fabric as I want,” she explained.

“That’s the fun part. I feel like we lost that a little in tennis. I always tell people I grew up with Serena and Venus (Williams’) grand reveals. I literally can look at a picture and probably tell you what year that outfit came from.

“I know there are some kids or some people that are similar to me that hopefully feel that same way about my outfits.”

While the outfit certainly caught the eye of the public and fans everywhere, Osaka was concerned about one aspect of the dress.

“I actually got a little worried because when the sun hits the dress, it reflects a lot,” she said after the match, according to the Associated Press. “So I was a little scared that the umpire was going to kick me off the court, so I (had) two back-up normal Nike dresses.”

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