Noon News Update: February 24, 2016

Posted Wednesday, February 24, 2016 12:00 am

Staff Report

Tomorrow's weather will be mostly sunny with a high of 65 and a zero percent chance of rain. A fireball with the force of the Hiroshima bomb explodes over the Atlantic; dozens of Russian generals in Syria are reportedly killed after car bomb hits their base; Apple will argue that the FBI's court order violates its First Amendment rights; Ithica mayor wants his city to host the country's first supervised injection facility; Puget Sound fish are on prescription drugs due to dumping of meds into wastewater.

Fireball Explodes Over the Atlantic Ocean With the Same Force as Hiroshima
9News.Com.AU

Report: Dozens of Russian Generals in Syria Killed After a Car Bomb Hits Their Military Base

Jerusalem Post

Apple Will Argue That the FBI's Court Order Violates Its Free-Speech Rights

Los Angeles Times

N.Y. Mayor Wants Space Where Addicts Can Inject Heroin Safely

ABC 7 Chicago

Cocaine, Prozac, Other Drugs Found in Puget Sound Salmon From Tainted Wastewater

Seattle Times

NASDAQ Stock Market Activity Data as of Feb. 24, 2016 | 12:22 PM

Index / Value / Change Net / %

NASDAQ / 4479.44 / -24.14 ▼ 0.54%

NASDAQ-100 (NDX) / 4137.65 / -24.89 ▼ 0.60%

Pre-Market (NDX) / 4131.61 / -30.93 ▼ 0.74%

After Hours (NDX) / 4158.17 / -4.37 ▼ 0.10%

DJIA / 16314.51 / -117.27 ▼ 0.71%

S&P 500 1908.23 / -13.04 ▼ 0.68%

Russell 2000 / 1009.31 / -2.85 ▼ 0.28%

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 1014 AM EST MONDAY FEB 24 2016

SHORT TERM (REST OF TODAY)...

HAVE JUST ENDED TORNADO WATCH 25 FOR ALL LOCATIONS. CONDITIONS HAVE BECOME LESS FAVORABLE ALTHOUGH SOME THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL ONGOING WITH A REDUCED THREAT. WILL UPDATE FORECAST SHORT TO REMOVE THE WATCH HEADLINE AND HAVE ALSO TRIMMED DOWN WEATHER AND POPS FROM NORTH TO CENTRAL COUNTIES.

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