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By Ella Nilsen , CNN Updated 0902 GMT (1702 HKT) February 4, 2023 Kingman, Arizona (CNN) Driving along county roads that are little more than dirt paths, Tim Walsh remarked that the expansive valley below the Long Mountain range used to be no more than tumbleweeds and scraggly cactuses. Now, it's pistachio trees as far as the eye can see. Far from mature, the pistachio saplings are just a few feet tall. The trees were planted for "miles and miles, clear up to the base of the mountain," said Walsh, a lifelong Kingman resident and head of Mohave County's Department of Development Services. Over the past decade, the vast desert area around the 33,000-person city of Kingman has been transformed into an agricultural enclave. Green alfalfa fields were first planted below the mountains, then eventually replaced with thirsty pistachio trees. But as those farms grow, county and city officials fear the groundwater -- their only source of water -- is not capable of supporting … [Read more...] about In deep-red corner of Arizona, threat of losing water starts to outweigh fear of regulation

L-R Emily Moore, Christie Harnett, Nadia Sharif (Image: Harnett/Moore/Sharif families) SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info A Middlesborough mental health hospital where three teenagers took their own lives has been blasted in a damning report, which claims staff allowed patients to self-harm and access websites about suicide. The report was ordered after three teenagers - Christie Harnett, 17, Nadia Sharif, 17, and Emily Moore, 18 - died across an eight-month period at West Lane Hospital, with the last death being in February 2020. Related articles Mum of boy 'groomed' by county line gangs sends warning after death Boris and co must own up to this Covid disaster, says TOBY GREEN The hospital was described as … [Read more...] about Chaotic mental health hospital where 3 took own lives allowed patients onto suicide sites

A DEADLY radioactive cylinder has disappeared from a power plant in a highly populated tourist hotspot, sparking a frantic drone search. Staff at the coal-fired plant in Thailand 's Prachinbri province noticed the 12-inch steel tube was missing during routine checks on Friday. The public were warned that it poses serious health risks if they come into contact with it and they should alert authorities immediately. The metal cylinder, used for measuring ash, is packed full of Caesium-137, making it dangerously radioactive. The substance is commonly used to calibrate radiation gauges but can wreak havoc on humans who come into contact with it. It is not clear how much Caesium-137 is inside the missing tube, which was part of a silo at the power plant 60 miles east of Bangkok. READ MORE ON THAILAND RED LIGHT 'MURDER' Brit, 51, who ‘chopped up Thai prostitute’ to be extradited from Spain HORROR PLUNGE Horror moment … [Read more...] about Deadly radioactive cylinder MISSING from power plant in highly populated tourist hotspot sparking frantic drone search

AN OBESE monkey who was sent to "fat camp" two years ago to lose weight now looks fighting fit as he poses in a swimming pool in newly released photos. Godzilla the macaque had weighed 19kg - nearly double the standard weight of his species - before he was rescued from his life of indulgence. Authorities had found the poor monkey chained up in a Bangkok market where well-meaning passers-by had been giving him high-sugar treats like fruit, nuts, and sweet drinks. Navee Changpirom, forest chief at Thailand's Department of National Parks said : "Sometimes market-goers would find the monkey cute and would also feed it. "The monkey became a favourite attraction at the market." He was sent to a wildlife centre in Chachoengsao province , where he was put on a strict diet of dill, lettuce, crickets, worms, sunflower seeds, and other nutritious food. READ MORE IN WORLD NEWS CHUNKY MONKEY Tragedy of Uncle Fatty the monkey who ate himself to … [Read more...] about Godzilla the obese monkey looks fighting fit as he poses in swimming pool two years after being sent to fat camp

Putting a heady twist on the age-old wisdom that you should always “eat your greens,” Bay Area chef Solomon Johnson is bringing marijuana to high-end cuisine. All of the courses at his new Cannescape event series are infused with cannabis. The Bay Area's first winner of "Chopped 420," a "Chopped" spinoff from Discovery+, Johnson cooks up food that is both delicious and pleasantly stoning — I attended the first Cannescape event at the Phoenix Hotel in San Francisco last month. The multiday events include a five-course dinner infused with cannabis, as well as an overnight stay at a premier Northern California hotel. Dr. Wilkinson’s Backyard Resort & Mineral Springs in Napa Valley is scheduled to host the next event April 20 , otherwise known as 4/20 — fitting for the "Chopped 420" champion. However, these blissed-out banquets may have already landed Johnson in some hot water. The San Francisco Department of Public Health has warned the Phoenix that the pot-infused dinner I … [Read more...] about Meet the ‘Chopped’ champion chef trying to throw a weed event in Napa Valley