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Prosecutors say Giuliani and Michael Mukasey wanted to negotiate with the U.S. and Turkish governments for a client accused of evading Iran sanctions.
Prosecutors say Giuliani and Michael Mukasey wanted to negotiate with the U.S. and Turkish governments for a client accused of evading Iran sanctions.
Prosecutors say Giuliani and Michael Mukasey wanted to negotiate with the U.S. and Turkish governments for a client accused of evading Iran sanctions.
A new cancer treatment called CAR-T has helped more than a third of lymphoma patients with just months to live.
A new cancer treatment called CAR-T has helped more than a third of lymphoma patients with just months to live.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation confirmed new sightings of Tad Cummins and missing teen Elizabeth Thomas at an Oklahoma Walmart.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation confirmed new sightings of Tad Cummins and missing teen Elizabeth Thomas at an Oklahoma Walmart.
Roger Steiner was convicted of beating Karen Mathews Davis, now charged with making up death threats.
Roger Steiner was convicted of beating Karen Mathews Davis, now charged with making up death threats.
The Spillway Saga: IBEW Members Work to Repair Damage at Oroville Dam
This post originally appeared at Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1245.
For nearly 50 years, the Oroville Dam has provided critical flood control, valuable hydroelectric power and essential irrigation as a key component of the California State Water Project. But in February 2017, all of that changed, and the dam quickly transformed from a powerful resource to a potential threat.
After a series of massive rainstorms tore through the state, the dam’s operators noticed significant damage to the main spillway, which is the primary channel used to prevent flooding. Due to the damage and the ongoing heavy rains, the main spillway was no longer able to drain the water from Lake Oroville quickly enough, and as a result, the dam’s emergency spillway went into operation for the first time since the dam opened in 1968. However, headward erosion of the emergency spillway meant that there was a serious possibility the dam’s concrete weir would collapse and cause massive, uncontrolled flooding in the downstream areas around the Feather River.
Emergency protocols quickly went into...
