内容摘要：Many historians have credited John XXIII’s appeals with helping both sides step back from the brink of nuclear war.

Many historians have credited John XXIII’s appeals with helping both sides step back from the brink of nuclear war.

and New South Wales Premier Christopher Minns on Friday were inspecting devastated communities, some of which had been inundated by the highest floodwaters on record.Minns praised emergency services and volunteers for rescuing 678 people from floodwaters in recent days, including 177 in the past 24 hours.

“It’s an amazing, heroic logistical effort where, in very difficult circumstances, many volunteers put themselves in harm’s way to rescue a complete stranger. And over the coming days and weeks, we will hear scores of stories of locals being plucked out of impossible, desperate situations,” Minns told reporters in Maitland in the flood area.“Without the volunteers, we would have had hundreds of deaths and we’re in deep, deep gratitude to those people who volunteered their time,” Minns added.Despite the easing rain, State Emergency Service Commissioner Mike Wassing said crews were still looking out for floodwaters potentially rising due to water continuing to flow into catchments.

“We still do have active flood rescues still coming into the system and we’re dealing with those on a case-by-case” basis, Wassing said. “We have seen that tempo drop off, and that’s a good thing.”Bellingen Shire Council Mayor Steve Allan said landslides and damaged roads and bridges were complicating the process of reaching isolated communities in his rural local government region southwest of Coffs Harbour.

“We’ve woken up to blue skies which is a great thing,” Allan said.

“Our rivers are slowly receding and I think we’re probably transitioning from the response phase into the recovery phase this morning,” he added.Demeritte went out on his own as a trainer in 1981 and won 184 races in 2,138 career starts with purse earnings of more than $5.3 million. His last race was May 13, when Mendello finished fourth at Horseshoe Indianapolis.

“We’re all so glad and proud that Larry achieved his dream of being in the Kentucky Derby with West Saratoga,” the Kentucky Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association said in a statement.“It showed yet again that the little guy, with some luck and a lot of skill, can compete with stables with far greater numbers and bankroll. Larry, with his backstory, engaging personality and wide smile, was a terrific ambassador for horse racing, and the industry lost one of its bright lights with his passing.”

BALTIMORE (AP) — Jim Henneman, the longtime Baltimore Orioles beat writer and official scorer and the namesake of the press box at Camden Yards, has died. He was 89.The Orioles announced Friday that Henneman, who was the primary official scorer for their home games from 1997-2019, died Thursday. The Baltimore native was moved into hospice care earlier this week,