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Yahoo
30-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Hundreds protest outside Miami's Krome Detention Center over ‘inhumane' conditions
Hundreds of people gathered at the corner of Southwest 177th Avenue and 12th Street, holding signs and chanting outside the overcrowded Krome Detention Center entrance on Saturday. The protest came as the Trump administration's immigration crackdown funneled people into the Miami facility. Reports of inhumane conditions inside Krome — where detainees face overcrowding and lack necessities such as beds, food, and medical care — fueled Saturday's demonstration outside the detention center. READ MORE: 'Inhumane:' Overcrowding strains Krome detention center amid Trump's immigrant crackdown The protest, scheduled to begin at 11 a.m., initially started with only a handful of people near the Miccosukee Casino. Organizers had received permission from the Tribe for protesters to park there, but police soon ordered them to leave. As it grew, hundreds of demonstrators filled the space near the detention center's entrance while passing cars and trucks honked in support. See the scene as hundreds protest 'inhumane' conditions outside Krome detention center Martin Vidal, 31, an organizer with the South Florida chapter of 50501 — a political action group that co-organized the protest — said their primary goal was to oppose Krome and the 'human rights abuses going on there.' 'Miami-Dade is as metropolitan as it comes,' said Vidal, born and raised in South Florida. 'Immigration is what's given the city the life and vibrancy that it has, and to see this happening here to people that just came here to be a part of the American experience and have a better life is disgusting.' Organizers came prepared with bullhorns and designated chanters to lead the crowd. The main chanter was Obsidian Tiburon, a Taino representative of the American Indian Movement who came down from Orlando to attend the protest. Tiburon said that as soon as they heard of 'the horrid conditions in there [Krome]' they started a group chat with other activists in Florida to organize the 'People deserve humane treatment no matter what, no matter who they are,' said Tiburon. They led many of the chants, such as 'No one is illegal, power to the people,' and 'The people united, will never be defeated.' 'In my indigenous culture, Taino, often we pray through song and voice and music. Chants are not only a way to let the world know what it is that we want and what we demand but a way for us to have community solidarity,' Tiburon said. Nicholas Bissanti, 32, an organizer with Valkyrie — a Florida-based social justice group — which led Saturday's protest. 'Florida has historically been a swing state, and, you know, you can see in the last election, especially, it went very red.' He said one of the group's goals in organizing events such as protests is to bring back a sense of community. 'People can start to feel disheartened when they see everything's red around them, and they feel like they're just a little blue dot in a big sea of red,' he said. Meghan Francisco, 40, from St. Petersburg, learned about the protest through TikTok and drove down to attend. 'America is founded on a fundamental right of free speech, which includes the right to protest, the right to assemble, and I think it's extraordinarily important that we exercise that right,' Francisco said. Many protesters held signs featuring people detained by ICE, including Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist and Columbia University student who was taken into custody earlier this month in Manhattan. Others carried signs highlighting South Florida locals, such as Eduardo Nuñez Gonzalez, a Cuban man detained by ICE while taking out his trash in North Miami. His wife reported that during his time at Krome, he was deprived of food, water, and a bed before being transferred to another detention center in New Mexico. READ MORE: Cuban detained by ICE while taking out his trash in North Miami; family demands answers 'I think we are going through a period of escalation of violence towards immigrants,' said Leo Gonzalez, 25, who was holding one of the signs. 'We cannot let immigrants in this country be harassed by ICE and be kidnapped.' Among the crowd was former Miami-Dade Commissioner Katy Sorenson, holding a sign that read, 'We are not Nazi Germany.' She said she was outraged after reading a Miami Herald article about conditions at Krome and felt compelled to attend the protest. 'It's just so despicable that people are lying on the floor, not able to even have beds, to sleep in toilets, to use food or water,' Sorenson said. 'It's the federal government that's doing this here in our county, but we need all our local elected officials to rise up and say, 'This can't happen in our county,'' she added. The protest continued into the afternoon, even as rain began to fall. 'What we need is everyone paying attention,' said Vidal. 'You look out and you see people being treated as worse than human, then it's the obligation of everyone to come, speak out, join us.'
Yahoo
21-02-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
What if Hyundai revived the Tiburon to challenge Honda's new Prelude?
Maybe you're old enough to remember a time when Hyundai made compact coupes that offered cheap thrills in a practical and efficient package. Before the rear-wheel drive glory of the Genesis Coupe, Hyundai sold a front-wheel drive, two-door coupe, produced from 1996 until 2008, known either as the Tiburon, the Turbulence, the Tuscani, or simply the Coupe, depending on where in the world you lived. Its technical predecessor was the Scoupe, which was significantly less intriguing both aesthetically and mechanically, and its technical successor was the Veloster, which had two doors on the passenger side but just one on the driver's side. Thus, if Hyundai were to return a plucky, front-wheel drive sports coupe to its lineup, the Tiburon has the right pedigree and cult status to offer up its well-regarded nomenclature. Using generative text-to-image artificial intelligence, we take an imagined look at what a revived, true-to-its-roots Hyundai Tiburon could look like, incorporating current Hyundai N design cues and imagining what currently existing powertrains it could optimize. These images are for speculation purposes only and in no way depict any actual Hyundai Hyundai Tiburon was a front-wheel drive, compact sport coupe sold by Hyundai from 1996 until 2008. Throughout its twelve-year run, which spanned two separate generations, the Tiburon was mostly available with several different four-cylinder offerings. Perhaps the most exciting offering came from the second generation, which came with a 172-horsepower, 2.7L V6 mated to either a 6-speed manual gearbox or an optional 4-speed automatic. Despite its front-wheel-drive architecture, the Tiburon was no stranger to motorsports. It was used for many different types of racing, such as rally and drag racing, but its cultural significance can be traced more to its presence in popular video game franchises, such as Need for Speed, Gran Turismo, and Forza Motorsport. The Tiburon was also no stranger to rivals, as nearly every other non-luxury auto manufacturer seemed to be making affordable, compact, front-wheel-drive sports coupes at the time. These competitors included the Acura Integra and RSX, Mitsubishi Eclipse, Mazda MX-3 and MX-6, Toyota Celica, Honda Prelude and Civic Coupe, Ford Probe, Chevrolet Cobalt SS, Volkswagen Corrado, and more. Unfortunately, almost every one of these vehicles either no longer exists or has become something entirely different, such as a five-door hatchback or crossover SUV. As demonstrated above in Hyundai N's signature Performance Blue paint color, with the appropriate red accents, a revived Hyundai Tiburon could take advantage of the N Performance Division's hard-earned reputation for outstanding and exciting performance to add some much-needed thrills to the compact coupe. Packing the turbocharged 2.0L four-cylinder engine found in the contemporary Hyundai Elantra N, the Tiburon N could benefit from 276 horsepower and 289 lb-ft of torque. Paired with either a 6-speed manual gearbox or an 8-speed dual-clutch automatic, the Tiburon N could send its power to the front wheels, also like the Elantra N, but with less overall weight and sportier the Tiburon would stay true to its roots by offering a relatively spacious–at least for its size–four-seater cabin layout, with carbon fiber-look trim accents, two-tone red and black upholstery, and other red stitching accents strewn about. Out back, the Tiburon's cargo space could benefit from a fastback-like tailgate, allowing for cargo to pass through into the cabin even without folding down the rear seats. Do fold down those seats, however, and there should be enough space to fit some suitcases, golf clubs, or perhaps even a small bicycle. Cars these days seem like they're more expensive than ever, and the lack of selection compared to years long gone by doesn't make things any easier for driving enthusiasts–especially those who don't want to daily drive their cheap, sporty coupes. If you want a sporty coupe in North America, the least expensive options are the $30,000 Toyota GR86, the $31,210 Subaru BRZ, or the $29,330 Mazda MX-5. If a revived Tiburon, sold as a Tiburon N, could be sold at an MSRP just south of the Elantra N's $34,250, it could make for an attractive alternative for those who would gladly sacrifice rear-wheel drive dynamics for significantly more power. Would you take the proposed Tiburon N over a less-powerful but rear-wheel drive Toyota GR86, Subaru BRZ, or Mazda MX-5? Do you find a manual, turbocharged Tiburon N more intriguing than the upcoming hybrid Honda Prelude? Let us know what you think in the comments–we love to hear from you! Love reading Autoblog? Sign up for our weekly newsletter to get exclusive articles, insider insights, and the latest updates delivered right to your inbox. Click here to sign up now!
Yahoo
27-01-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Tiburon Subsea & Ocean Floor Geophysics Sign MOU to Expand Capabilities of Revolutionary AUV Design
NEW YORK, Jan. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Tiburon Subsea Inc. (TSI) and Ocean Floor Geophysics Inc. (OFG) are excited to announce their professional collaboration for 2025. In 2024, Tiburon Subsea introduced its patented vectored thrust control system JETTE for defense markets and established AUV manufacturers. In 2025, Tiburon is launching an initiative to develop its own revolutionary commercial AUV with its patent-pending technology. As a key part of this initiative, Tiburon announces an agreement to incorporate OFG's Self-Compensating Magnetometer, Hypermag, iCP, and HyperEMF systems for non-contact cathodic protection inspection, AC/DC cable EMF and depth of burial, and UXO survey. "Our respective companies share a goal and vision of creating new subsea survey and inspection capabilities for our clients. We believe that advancing dynamic underwater technologies will propel us into a new era in marine robotics. Consider how satellite networks are the backbone hardware of the earth's science data network; autonomous vehicles are quickly becoming the same backbone needed to open data acquisition on a planet which is 70% water. Renewable energy, climate change remediation, marine fishery protection, weather monitoring, and coastal engineering will all benefit from access to this technology," writes Tiburon Subsea Founder and CEO, Tim Taylor. TSI's revolutionary design offers hydrodynamic efficiency and redundancy and allows autonomous underwater vehicles to operate in all dimensions. Essentially, Tiburon Subsea is offering a dual market product. The JETTE system can provide all AUV manufacturers with vehicles featuring the ability to traverse any environment, hover, scan, stabilize, and carry larger payloads with more power. This new technology solves multiple shortcomings of current vehicles. Ideal uses for the Tiburon fleet will include site exploration, oceanographic research, biodiversity management, defense, wind and wave renewable energy survey and maintenance, export and inter-array cable inspection, hydrographic survey, subsea security, methane leak detection, and coastal health monitoring. Tiburon Subsea is expanding into a platform that will disrupt current industry processes and help its clients overcome barriers to technology. OFG CEO Matthew Kowalczyk states: "I have worked with Tim Taylor on many subsea projects throughout the years and his latest tech innovation will allow us to deploy our systems on a platform with unique capabilities to provide comprehensive data to our clients and the underwater marine community. OFG and Tiburon Subsea share a belief that the future of the ocean economy is digital, autonomous, and resident. That future requires quality data." About OFG OFG provides solutions to address our clients' subsea surveying challenges across a range of markets including the renewables, oil and gas, defense and minerals sectors. OFG brings together expert teams of engineers and geoscientists to design, integrate and operationalize complex sensor systems deployed from AUV, ROV, USV and surface vessels. OFG collects rich multiphysics datasets and interprets these to meet and exceed survey objectives efficiently and safely, with minimal environmental impact. More info on OFG can be found at About Tiburon Subsea Founded by acclaimed ocean explorer Tim Taylor and famed ocean scientist Dr. Sylvia Earle, Tiburon Subsea is building the world's first global autonomous undersea drone and data technology platform. TSI's new commercial AUV will be equipped with the proprietary JETTE thruster system, offering more speed, maneuverability, reliability, and versatility than current defense industry and commercial survey vehicles. Companies interested in access to survey quality AUV systems are encouraged to learn more at For more information contact Christine Dennison - Media Relations: 389205@ or 917-423-1369. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Tiburon Subsea, Inc.
