High Wind Warning issued February 16 at 12:33AM PST until February 16 at 3:00PM PST by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA

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* WHAT…Southwest winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph
expected.

* WHERE…San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, and Anacapa Islands.

* WHEN…From 9 AM this morning to 3 PM PST this afternoon.

* IMPACTS…Damaging winds could blow down trees.
Watch for falling debris and tree limbs.

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Wind Advisory issued February 16 at 12:33AM PST until February 16 at 6:00PM PST by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA

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* WHAT…Southwest winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph
expected.

* WHERE…Coasts and Valleys of Southwest California.

* WHEN…From 6 AM this morning to 6 PM PST this evening.

* IMPACTS…Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for
high-profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Secure outdoor objects.

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High Wind Warning issued February 16 at 12:33AM PST until February 16 at 6:00PM PST by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA

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* WHAT…Southwest winds 30 to 55 mph with gusts up to 70 mph
possible. Strongest in the mountains.

* WHERE…Cuyama Valley, Eastern Antelope Valley Foothills,
Interstate 5 Corridor, San Luis Obispo County Interior Valleys,
San Luis Obispo County Mountains, Santa Barbara County Interior
Mountains, Southern Ventura County Mountains, Western Antelope
Valley Foothills, and Western San Gabriel Mountains and Highway 14
Corridor.

* WHEN…From 6 AM this morning to 6 PM PST this evening.

* IMPACTS…Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines.
Travel could be difficult, especially for high-profile vehicles.
Remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and
stay away from windows. Watch for falling debris and tree limbs. Use
caution if you must drive.

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Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie grapple with fallout from parents’ Epstein scandals

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By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN

London (CNN) — Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie have been swept into the maelstrom that has engulfed their parents, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson, forcing them to grapple with renewed scrutiny swirling around the British monarchy.

The sisters, now 37 and 35 respectively, are named hundreds of times in the latest tranche of the so-called “Epstein files” recently published by the US Department of Justice. At least one of the references is highly embarrassing, referring to a young Eugenie’s private life.

Beatrice and Eugenie are among the few members of the Windsor clan to hold “HRH” titles, meaning “His” or “Her Royal Highness,” but they do not represent the monarch as working members of “The Firm.”

Much of the criticism of the York family, as they were known in Britain, has centered on Mountbatten-Windsor’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. However, the latest disclosures from the DOJ files also reveal the apparent depth of the late sex offender’s friendship with the princesses’ mother, who appears to have brought her daughters into his world.

“It’s incredibly distressing for both young women to see themselves mentioned so freely by their parents to a convicted sex offender,” said Russell Myers, the royal editor of Britain’s The Mirror newspaper, who has covered the Windsor family for the past decade and co-hosts the award-winning royal podcast “Pod Save The King.”

He told CNN that while there was “a great deal of sympathy for them,” the emails sparked questions over what, if anything, the women knew.

“The questions remain, both inside the palace and publicly, as to whether Beatrice and Eugenie could have raised concerns both to their parents, or more widely, considering how close they were brought into Epstein’s world, even after he was convicted of serious sex offenses.”

The princesses’ father is facing mounting pressure to answer more questions about his involvement with Epstein, with British police now investigating claims of misconduct in public office and breach of official secrets after unearthed emails appear to suggest the former prince shared confidential material with the sex offender during his tenure as UK trade envoy.

Mountbatten-Windsor, whom CNN has approached for comment, has not publicly reacted to the latest allegations but has previously denied any wrongdoing over his ties to Epstein, including after he reached an out-of-court settlement with a woman who said she was trafficked to him as a teen.

The Miami lunch

Ferguson’s spokesperson said last year that the former duchess had severed her ties with Epstein “as soon as she was aware of the extent of the allegations.” But the DOJ files suggest that was not the case.

The documents appear to show that not only did Ferguson maintain contact, but she visited him in Miami five days after he was released from prison in 2009 having served 13 months of an 18-month sentence for soliciting prostitution from a minor. Beatrice and Eugenie, who were then 20 and 19, joined their mother at a meal with him on July 27, 2009.

In one email exchange, Epstein initially drops a quick note to a partially redacted address which appears as “ferg,” asking “where are you?” Roughly an hour and a half later, “Sarah” says she is “In Miami” and “aiming to get to you for 12.30 for lunch.”

The financier then offers her a

Dos altos comandantes europeos dicen que se deben tomar “decisiones difíciles” sobre el gasto militar para disuadir a Rusia

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Por Brad Lendon, CNN

Los jefes de Defensa de dos de los principales aliados de Estados Unidos han hecho un inusual llamado público para que la población de toda Europa apoye un gran aumento en el gasto en defensa, con el fin de disuadir una posible guerra con una Rusia cada vez más orientada hacia Occidente.

Los funcionarios de más alto rango de Alemania y el Reino Unido advirtieron que las naciones europeas “deben ahora enfrentar verdades incómodas” sobre su seguridad y tomar “decisiones difíciles” sobre el gasto, en un artículo publicado conjuntamente por The Guardian en el Reino Unido y Die Welt en Alemania.

“El aumento militar de Moscú, combinado con su disposición a librar la guerra en nuestro continente, como se evidencia dolorosamente en Ucrania, representa un riesgo creciente que exige nuestra atención colectiva”, escribieron el jefe de Defensa de Alemania, el general Carsten Breuer, y el jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa del Reino Unido, el mariscal del aire Sir Richard Knighton.

“Las intenciones de Moscú van más allá del conflicto actual”, agregaron, argumentando que el público debe respaldar el aumento del gasto en defensa, incluso si eso significa que otros programas de servicios públicos —el “dividendo de la paz” tras el fin de la Guerra Fría— puedan verse afectados.

En la última década, los Estados miembros de la Unión Europea —de la que el Reino Unido no forma parte— ya duplicaron sus gastos en defensa, pero se necesita más inversión, argumentaron los jefes de Defensa.

“Está claro que las amenazas que enfrentamos exigen un cambio radical en nuestra defensa y seguridad”, escribieron.

“El rearme no es belicismo; es la acción responsable de naciones decididas a proteger a su gente y preservar la paz”, dijeron.

El artículo llega tras la Conferencia de Seguridad de Munich del fin de semana, en la que el secretario de Estado de EE.UU., Marco Rubio, instó a Europa a asumir más responsabilidad por su propia defensa, después de décadas de depender de la ayuda de Washington como columna vertebral de su seguridad.

El artículo de los jefes de Defensa señala que los líderes de la OTAN ya se han comprometido a gastar el 5 % del producto interno bruto en defensa para 2035.

“La gente debe entender las decisiones difíciles que los gobiernos tienen que tomar para fortalecer la disuasión”, escribieron los dos jefes de Defensa.

Pero incluso en sus propios países, el mensaje puede ser difícil de aceptar.

Solo alrededor del 25 % de los británicos está a favor de aumentar los impuestos para financiar el gasto en defensa o de recortar servicios públicos para destinar más dinero a armamento, según una encuesta de enero de la firma de investigación YouGov.

En Alemania, solo el 24 % de la población apoya aumentar el gasto en defensa si otros programas se ven afectados, según una encuesta reciente de Politico.

Ese público escéptico tendrá que ser convencido para lograr un objetivo clave que plantearon los jefes: “Un enfoque de toda la sociedad” para la defensa.

“La defensa no puede ser solo responsabilidad del personal uniformado. Es una tarea de todos y cada uno de nosotros”, escribieron.

Además del compromiso de aumentar el gasto en defensa, los jefes de Defensa dijeron que sus países están tomando medidas concretas para mejorar la preparación y la disuasión, con el Reino Unido construyendo seis

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