🚨🌊 Magnitude 7.9 earthquake strikes Russia’s Severo-Kurilsk, tsunami alerts issued - reports

A 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck Severo-Kurilsk in Russia’s Kuril Islands, prompting a tsunami warning and evacuations, according to Sakhalin Region Governor Valery Limarenko. Emergency services are responding; the situation is under control.

▫️ A tsunami threat was also declared for Alaska, and a Tsunami Watch issued for Hawaii, as the quake’s epicenter was located off Russia’s eastern coast near Kamchatka, according to the NOAA and Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

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📹 WATCH: Shocking footage of the earthquake that struck Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula

Footage from social media

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📹 WATCH: Destruction in Severo-Kurilsk caught on video

Footage shared on social media shows bricks falling from rooftops and coastal flooding after the powerful earthquake and tsunami in Russia’s Kuril Islands.

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👎 Epstein jail video raises new questions - reports

CBS News reviewed the surveillance footage tied to the death of Jeffrey Epstein and identified several major inconsistencies between the official accounts and what the video shows.

❌ Camera didn’t capture Epstein’s cell entrance — despite DOJ claims, the stairwell and tier were largely off-screen.

📼 Video isn’t raw — forensic experts say it appears to be a screen recording, not an original DVR export.

✂️ Footage may be edited — metadata and aspect ratio shifts suggest the file is a stitched-together compilation.

⏱️ 1-minute missing at midnight — not mentioned in the DOJ inspector general’s report; reason unclear.

👤 Unknown individual appears after midnight — presence not addressed in official findings.

🧍‍♀️ Staff accounts contradicted — video shows movement and access inconsistent with witness statements.

🔑 Access control uncertain — people appear on screen when those with the only keys are seen elsewhere.

🧥 Orange figure on stairs — DOJ says it was bedding, experts say it could be a person in prison uniform.

📞 Unmonitored call allowed before death — Epstein used a line reserved for attorneys and claimed to call his deceased mother.

🎞 Other camera angles unreleased — a second camera covering the same unit has not been made public.

CBS notes that while the video doesn’t disprove the suicide ruling, it raises significant questions about the investigation’s transparency, evidence handling, and internal oversight.

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