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A weekend nor’easter is forcing the cancellation of Ed Sheeran’s Gillette Stadium shows in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Authorities warn of damaging winds, coastal flooding, and heavy rain. Promoter Messina Touring says refunds will be provided and safety is the priority. The cancellations follow prior tour disruptions tied to political controversy involving Macklemore.
A slow-moving nor'easter has battered the US Northeast since Friday, bringing heavy rain, high winds and dangerous coastal flooding from New Jersey to New England. Officials have declared states of emergency, cancelled hundreds of flights and events, and reported multiple deaths, widespread power outages and severe coastal erosion risks through the weekend.
Heavy rainfall from a Bay of Bengal depression has damaged over 1,000 houses in Uttar Pradesh and triggered evacuations in Odisha and Nepal, as authorities warn of continuing risk. One state reports dozens injured; schools are closed and power supplies are disrupted as relief efforts continue.
A newly exposed beam section on Nantucket’s Miacomet Beach is believed to be part of the Warren Sawyer, an 1884 wooden schooner. Archaeologists are surveying the site as a nor’easter batters the Northeast, causing flooding and power outages. Officials caution that identification remains uncertain as storms reshape the coastline.
A Gulfstream G-100 medical transport jet flying from Bermuda to Boston has gone missing, leaving six people on board. Debris has been found off Nantucket and the search has been suspended as authorities and Latitude Air Ambulance confirm the six are presumed dead. Investigations will determine the cause.