Chilean authorities hand over $125K in watches stolen from Keanu Reeves to the FBI

Chilean authorities hand over $125K in watches stolen from Keanu Reeves to the FBI

Chilean authorities announced Tuesday they had handed over $125,000 in watches stolen from Keanu Reeves tothe FBI. The FBI will return the six watches — which include a Rolex worth a minimum of $9,500 — to theCanadian actorbest known for his performances in "John Wick" and "The Matrix," according to The Associated Press. The timepieces, recovered months ago during police raids, were stolen from Reeves' home in the Hollywood Hillsneighborhood of Los Angelesin December 2023 amid a string of high-profile break-ins. Reeves identified the recovered watches as those stolen, the AP reported, citing Chilean prosecutors. California Police Nab 7 Foreign Nationals In Jewelry Store Heist, 1 Suspect Still Loose Reeves' burglarized watches were foundduring police raidsof homes in Chile's capital of Santiago. Law enforcement found a range of stolen items at the time, including iPhones, cars, designer purses and luxury watches, according to AP. Read On The Fox News App Brad Pitt's Los Angeles Home Ransacked By Three Suspects Who Broke In Through Front Window The raids also coincided with a separate investigation into a string of robberies by South American crime groups targetingAmerican luxury homes, including the home of pro football player Travis Kelce, the AP reported. Police in Chile announced in April that 23 citizens linked to the string of burglaries had been arrested, according to the AP. 7 Members Of South American Theft Group Arrested For Phoenix Burglaries Whether there is a link between Reeves' watches and the other burglaries remains under investigation, the AP reported, citing a Chilean police officer. The announcement comes as Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visits the South American country for meetings with officials about issues like transnational crime. In April, Noem experienced a similar incident, when her purse was stolen at a Washington restaurant by a Chilean national who was in the U.S. illegally, according to the AP. A spokesperson for Keanu Reeves did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. Original article source:Chilean authorities hand over $125K in watches stolen from Keanu Reeves to the FBI

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Chilean authorities hand over $125K in watches stolen from Keanu Reeves to the FBI

Chilean authorities hand over $125K in watches stolen from Keanu Reeves to the FBI Chilean authorities announced Tuesday they had handed ove...

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Jinger Duggar’s Husband Jeremy Vuolo Reflects on Facing ‘Deep Betrayal’ in Early Marriage

Jinger Duggar's Husband Jeremy Vuolo Reflects on Facing 'Deep Betrayal' in Early Marriage

Jinger Duggar's husband,Jeremy Vuolo, is opening up about a challenging time in the early days of the pair's marriage. During the Wednesday, July 30, episode of the "Jinger & Jeremy Podcast," the couple sat down withLydia Plathand her husband,Zac Wyse, who sharedtheir whirlwind love storywith listeners in a two-part interview. As the conversation concluded, Vuolo, 37, reflected on facing pressure from people outside of his relationship with Duggar, 31. "There was a time in our life, very early on in our marriage, where we experienced some — I describe it as deep betrayal," he recalled. "You have relationships in your life that ground you, and when those shake or are removed, you feel like, 'What am I doing?'" Vuolo remembered consulting a pastor throughout the pair's hardship. "This was a moment when we were both very deeply unsettled, where it was like, we both felt that shaking," he continued. "And I'll never forget what [the pastor] said. ... He said, 'Jeremy, I think the Lord's teaching you how to walk alone.' And not alone like me away from her or us from the Lord, but the two of us having to be dependent upon Him." Jinger Duggar and Jeremy Vuolo's Relationship Timeline: From Courtship to Married With Children According to the podcast host, it was "the first time" he'd shared the story so openly. He noted that it occurred around eight years prior — and had nothing to do with either of their families. "It was people in my life that [Jinger] had come into and people I had been really, like, excited for her to meet and engage with," Vuolo explained. "And then it was like, it was really difficult. ... But now, looking back eight years later, we're in our ninth year of marriage and we're going, 'Oh man, those were the greatest lessons we've ever learned.' Like, 'This is the greatest thing that could have ever happened to us.'" Vuolo and Duggar tied the knot in 2016 andshare three children: daughters Felicity, 6, and Evangeline, 4, and son Finn, 4 months. Duggar said that working through those challenges as newlyweds was a "huge" turning point in the duo's relationship. "We were able to draw closer to each other and ... we felt so close throughout our relationship [and] early marriage, but that was a deepening and a whole different level when you walk through pain and hardship together," she said on Wednesday. The twosome have previously been candid about adjusting totheir first year of marriage, and Vuolo noted on the podcast that being on reality TV may have played a role. "We looked back on our first year and thought, 'That was really incredible,' but actually, there were a ton of challenges," he said. "And a lot of them were assaults from the outside. And it was like, 'OK, we didn't expect to be in a war zone,' but we got to bunker down and we get to bunker down with each other." Jinger Duggar Recalls Recreating Major Relationship Milestone With Jeremy Vuolo for TLC Cameras Vuolo said the challenges only made him and Duggar stronger. "Literally, coming back from our honeymoon, we walked into — and this again, was a situation in Texas, in my situation — we walked into, like, a war zone immediately," he added. "We're like, 'What? Didn't expect that.' ... But things like that drew us closer and accelerated that growth as well." Sharing some words of wisdom for Plath and Wyse, whotied the knot in February, Vuolo said that the key to a happy marriage is "choosing to love one another every day." "Life is gonna get hard and there are gonna be things that threaten your marriage, and there are gonna be moments where you don't feel the way you feel, but that's not what love is," he said. "Love is dictated by a decision."

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Jinger Duggar’s Husband Jeremy Vuolo Reflects on Facing ‘Deep Betrayal’ in Early Marriage

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Isla Fisher Hints at 'Tough Couple of Years' While Discussing Her 'New Identity' After Sacha Baron Cohen Divorce

Isla Fisher Hints at 'Tough Couple of Years' While Discussing Her 'New Identity' After Sacha Baron Cohen Divorce

Karwai Tang/WireImage Isla Fisher opened up toHarper's BazaarAustralia about her life now after her divorce from Sacha Baron Cohen "I'm really excited for the next chapter," said theNow You See Me: Now You Don'tactress Fisher and Cohen split in 2023 after 13 years of marriage, and finalized their divorce in June Isla Fisheris rediscovering herself following her divorce fromSacha Baron Cohen. In a new interview withHarper's BazaarAustraliafor the magazine's August cover story, theNow You See Me: Now You Don'tactress admitted she has "had a tough couple of years" — but now, she's "making it through." "I'm really excited for the next chapter," said Fisher, 49. "I'm refocusing on my career because previously I was very much focused on my kids, which I still am, obviously, because [they're] my true love. But I'm enjoying tackling work again." Fisher and Cohen, 53,split in 2023after 13 years of marriage, andfinalized their divorcethis past June. They sharethree children: two daughters and one son. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories. TheWedding Crashersstar told the magazine that "one of the benefits of a challenging situation" in her life has been "the luxury of asking myself, 'What would I like to do professionally and privately?' " "I'm trying to remind myself of my new identity as somebody outside of a partnership and to stay as buoyant as possible," Fisher explained. "Any time there's change, it's hard to adapt. But hopefully I'm doing an okay job." Cohen and Fisher first met in 2001 at a party in Sydney. The two got engaged in 2004 before eventuallytying the knot in Parisin 2010 afterwelcoming their first childin 2007. "We are proud of all we've achieved together and, continuing our great respect for each other, we remain friends and committed to co-parenting our wonderful children," the former couple wrote on their Instagram Stories in June following their divorce. "We ask for the media to continue to respect our children's privacy," they added. The English actor and Australian actress have also showed support for one another on social media. Just days after the pair revealed their divorce was finalized, theBridget Jones: Mad About The Boystarwished her ex a happy Father's Dayonline. Michael Kovac/Getty https://people-app.onelink.me/HNIa/kz7l4cuf "And forever ... Happy Father's Day to the best father our children could hope for@sachabaroncohen," Fisher wrote on her Instagram Stories. Months before, theBoratstar left a friendly message underneathFisher's Valentine's Day post— complimenting her"stunning photoshoot"for U.K. newspaperThe Sunday Times. Cohen echoed the sentiment for his ex's most recent magazine cover, writing, "Great shoot" in the comments of apost Fisher sharedthat showed several snapshots from herHarper'sspread. Read the original article onPeople

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Isla Fisher Hints at 'Tough Couple of Years' While Discussing Her 'New Identity' After Sacha Baron Cohen Divorce

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Military now won't cut off satellite data used by hurricane forecasters, climate scientists

Military now won't cut off satellite data used by hurricane forecasters, climate scientists

A plan thatwould have stopped the flow of essential forecast datafrom a trio of aging military satellites during themiddle of hurricane seasonhas been nixed after widespread pushback. Statements from the U.S. Navy and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed on July 29 that data flow from microwave sounders on the trio of Department of Defense Satellites would continue until sometime next year as originally planned, backtracking fromearlier announcements in May and June. The sounders track rain and winds over the oceans and ice, said Walter Meier, a senior research scientist at theNational Snow and Ice Data Centerat the University of Colorado. Federal agencies and the military use the non-classified data for an array of computer modeling, but the information is considered vital for providingregular details about the polar regions, scientists told USA TODAY. Additionally, numerous scientists have pointed out the importance of the microwave satellite data for logging information about moisture inside hurricanes, although NOAA emphasized the agency has a "robust suite" of other hurricane forecasting tools. For monitoring sea ice, the microwave instruments provide "complete coverage of the polar regions every day and can 'see' at night," Meier said. They are not affected by what gets reflected or refracted in the atmosphere and have operated continuously since 1987. "That's almost 38 years-worthof sea ice databeing used to track conditions in the Arctic," he said. Scientists have similar continuity for Antarctica. Losing the microwave data would make it difficult to keep the long-term records intact. The three satellites have been flying since at least 2009, Meier said. Typically planned to last three to five years, these missions have "kind of been living on borrowed time." So it wasn't a surprise when the military sent out notifications earlier this year that it would stop processing and distributing the data in September 2026. Just a few weeks later, for reasons that were never fully explained, the military announced it would stop providing the data on June 30, 2025, more than a year earlier than expected. That kicked off frantic discussions among Meier and hurricane forecasters about how to replace that data. In response to a huge backlash, the military extended its deadline to July 30, 2025. But on July 29, one day before the data transmissions were scheduled to stop, the Navy stated that after "feedback from government partners, officials found a way to meet modernization goals while keeping the data flowing until the sensor fails or the program formally ends in September 2026." The decision was initially reported by Michael Lowry, a meteorologist and hurricane specialist in Miami. NOAA stated there would be "no interruption" to the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program data and the agency would continue to have access to the data for the duration of the program's life span. When a hurricane is far out at sea, the microwave sensors are one of the only ways to diagnose a storm's internal structure, said Andy Hazelton, an associate scientist at the University of Miami. A current NOAA satellite with a microwave instrument has different frequencies, and does not provide the same information, the scientists said, and polar orbiters aren't as effective because they sample less frequently. Hazelton saidthings change fast inside tropical cyclonesand forecasters need as much data as possible. Losing the microwave data would degrade hurricane forecasts, said John Cortinas, a former deputy assistant administrator for science with NOAA's Oceanic and Atmospheric Research. "Typically, fewer observations mean less accuracy." Losing half the microwave data available to forecasters decreases the ability to identify the most dangerous storms, theones that intensify quicklyand catch forecasters and the public off guard, said Jeff Masters, a former Hurricane Hunter research scientist and co-founder of Weather Underground. Rapid intensification:Some hurricanes suddenly explode in intensity Masters was among those who found it troubling that the loss of data could occur at a time when the frequency "of this most dangerous type of hurricane is increasing," There were nine such storms in the Atlantic last year, tying the record for the most in 45 years. Even the original one-month extension would have been too little time to arrange for, and fine-tune, other instruments to match the previous data for scientific continuity, Cortinas said. The satellite instruments,called Special Sensor Microwave Imager Sounders,are fairly low resolution and don't do a whole lot for security and warfighting support, so they aren't a priority for an agency with a mission of national security and defense, Meier said. But he wishes there had been "more recognition of the value of the products to U.S. civilians." Because the satellites are considered "very old," they're not as secure as they should be or as secure as a new system, Meier said. It's also likely the military didn't feel like it was worth it to upgrade the satellites, he said. For now, he's keeping his "fingers crossed" that the data will continue to flow and give them an extended period tofind a way to replace the microwave dataand ensure continuity for long-term sea ice records at the ends of the Earth. One possibility, he previously told USA TODAY, includes an agreement to use data from another government, such as the Japanese Space Agency. Dinah Voyles Pulver covers climate change, hurricanes, violent weather and other news for USA TODAY. Reach her at dpulver@usatoday.com or @dinahvp on Bluesky or X or dinahvp.77 on Signal. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Military says it won't cut off data used by hurricane forecasters

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Military now won't cut off satellite data used by hurricane forecasters, climate scientists

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Tropical Storm Gil forms in the Pacific, expected to become hurricane: See tracker

Tropical Storm Gil forms in the Pacific, expected to become hurricane: See tracker

Iona has weakened into atropical storm in the Pacific Oceanwhile another storm –Tropical Storm Gil– has formed and continues to strengthen. In an advisory issued at 11 p.m. Hawaiian Standard Time on Wednesday, July 30, the National Hurricane Center said Gil has formed well to the south-southwest of the southern Baja California peninsula. The hurricane center said the storm was located about 785 miles away from the southern tip of the peninsula with maximum sustained winds near 45 mph with higher gusts, with a turn to the north-northwest expected over the next couple of days. "Some strengthening is forecast during the next couple of days, and Gil is forecast to become a hurricane on Friday," hurricane center forecasters said July 30. Iona, meanwhile, will continue on its westward path into Friday, followed by a gradual turn toward the north-northwest over the weekend, according to the NHC. Iona has maxiumum sustained winds near 50 mph with higher gusts, with additional weakning expected through Thursday. This forecast track shows the most likely path of the center of the storm. It does not illustrate the full width of the storm or its impacts, and the center of the storm is likely to travel outside the cone up to 33% of the time. This forecast track shows the most likely path of the center of the storm. It does not illustrate the full width of the storm or its impacts, and the center of the storm is likely to travel outside the cone up to 33% of the time. The hurricane center said in aJuly 30 advisoryit is also keeping tabs on two other systems in the Pacific Ocean. The first system is a broad area of low pressure located about 800 miles southest of Hilo, Hawaii that is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. "Although the system lacks a well-defined low-level center at this time, some additional development is possible, and a short-lived tropical depression could still form during the next day or so," the hurricane center said in the advisory, noting that after that time, environmental conditions are expected to become less conducive for further development. The hurricane center gives the system a 40% chance of formation through the next 48 hours. A second area of low pressure is expected to form well south of southwestern Mexico in the next couple of days, hurricane center forecasters said. "Environmental conditions appear conducive for some gradual development of this system, and a tropical depression could form over the weekend or early next week" as the system moves west-northwestward, the hurricane center said, giving the system a 70% chance of formation through the next seven days. Hurricanes are born in the tropics, above warm water. Clusters of thunderstorms can develop over the ocean when water temperatures exceed 80 degrees Fahrenheit. If conditions are right, the clusters swirl into a storm known as a tropical wave or tropical depression. A tropical depression becomes a named tropical storm once its sustained wind speeds reach 39 miles per hour. When its winds reach 74 mph, the storm officially becomes a hurricane. Delaying potentially life-saving preparations could mean waiting until it's too late. "Get your disaster supplies while the shelves are still stocked, and get that insurance checkup early, as flood insurance requires a 30-day waiting period," NOAA recommends. Develop an evacuation plan: If you are at risk from hurricanes, you need anevacuation plan. Now is the time to begin planning where you would go and how you would get there. Assemble disaster supplies: Whether you're evacuating or sheltering-in-place, you're going to need supplies not just to get through the storm but for the potentially lengthy aftermath,NOAA said. Get an insurance checkup and document your possessions: Contact your insurance company or agent now and ask for aninsurance check-upto make sure you have enough insurance to repair or even replace your home and/or belongings. Remember, home and renters insurance doesn't cover flooding, so you'll need a separate policy for it. Flood insurance is available through your company, agent, or theNational Flood Insurance Program. Act now, as flood insurance requires a 30-day waiting period. Create a family communication plan: NOAA said to take the time now to write down yourhurricane plan, and share it with your family. Determine family meeting places, and make sure to include an out-of-town location in case of evacuation. Strengthen your home: Now is the time to improve your home's ability to withstand hurricane impacts. Trim trees; install storm shutters, accordion shutters, and/or impact glass; seal outside wall openings. Gabe Hauari is a national trending news reporter at USA TODAY. You can follow him on X@GabeHauarior email him at Gdhauari@gannett.com. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Tropical Storm tracker: Gil forms in Pacific, could become hurricane

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Tropical Storm Gil forms in the Pacific, expected to become hurricane: See tracker

Tropical Storm Gil forms in the Pacific, expected to become hurricane: See tracker Iona has weakened into atropical storm in the Pacific Oce...

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