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一 | PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The military next week plans to begin draining fuel from World War II-era underground fuel tanks in Hawaii, nearly two years after the massive facility sickened 6,000 people when it leaked jet fuel into a Pearl Harbor drinking water well.Removing the fuel is a key step toward shutting down the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility as demanded by the state of Hawaii. The November 2021 spill poisoned the Navy's water system serving 93,000 people in and around Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The leak continues to threaten an aquifer used by Honolulu's municipal water utility to serve 400,000 people on Oahu.“I want the community to know that my team and I understand the enormity and the significance of this mission,” Vice Admiral John Wade, the commander of Joint Task Force-Red Hill, said at a news conference.Work to drain the 104 million gallons (394 million liters) remaining in the tanks was scheduled to begin on Monday. Each tank is 250 feet (76 meters) tall and 100 feet (30 meters) wide. Gravity will feed fuel into fuel lines connected to the lower part of the tanks. The fuel will then flow downhill through pipelines for 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) to a tanker ship waiting at Pearl Harbor pier. It will take more than two days to fill each tanker. Wade said it would take three months to remove 99.9% of the fuel. Then, work will begin to remove a residual amount of an estimated 60,000 to 70,000 gallons that will have accumulated in low-point drains and bends. That work is expected to be finished in the spring. The moment is bittersweet for Lacey Quintero, whose Navy family was among the thousands who suffered health problems after drinking contaminated water in 2021. She's happy the fuel is being removed but the operation has stirred memories as the two-year anniversary of the spill approaches. “The timing of it, coupled with the dangers that are present during defueling — there’s fear,” she said. She's concerned that more fuel could spill into the Navy's drinking water well and poison the aquifer. She's also worried about possible explosions. Quintero and her husband, who is in the Navy, and their two children moved to Hawaii in November 2021 from California. They fell sick soon after moving. Her youngest, who was then 3 years old, vomited uncontrollably. The entire family complained of diarrhea and itchy skin. Quintero's arms and legs went numb and she struggled with chronic fatigue. Her husband is still stationed in Hawaii but they have moved to private housing off base which uses Honolulu municipal water. Yet she still suffers from stomach pains, migraines and skin issues. She has PTSD.“I have flashbacks of feeding my daughter this poison soup and watching her vomit it up,” she said.Quintero is one of 6,750 claimants seeking compensation from the U.S. government for what they experienced. Their attorney, Kristina Baehr, said claims for the first group of six plaintiffs were due to go trial in March. The state of Hawaii ordered the military to drain the tanks after the 2021 spill, saying they posed an imminent threat to the aquifer underneath. The Department of Defense challenged that order in court, but eventually acquiesced. It's spent the past year repairing the tanks and pipes so the fuel can be safely removed without additional leaks. For years the military said the tanks were vital to national security and resisted calls to close the facility or to move it. Military officials repeatedly reassured the public that Oahu's water was safe — even though the tanks had a history of leaks.The spill upset a broad cross-spectrum of Hawaii, and precipitated a crisis for the military in the islands. Many Native Hawaiians have been angered given the centrality of water in Hawaii’s Indigenous traditions.A Navy investigation pinned the cause of the spill on a series of mistakes. First, operator error caused a pipe to rupture on May 6, 2021, when fuel was being transferred between tanks. This caused 21,000 gallons (80,000 liters) of fuel to spill. Most of it flowed into a fire suppression line and sat there for six months, causing the line to sag.Then on Nov. 20, a cart rammed into the sagging line, releasing 20,000 gallons (75,700 liters.) A team thought they recovered all of this fuel, but they missed about 5,000 gallons (19,000 liters) which flowed into a French drain and from there into the drinking water well.The Navy reprimanded three now-retired military officers for their roles in the spill but didn't fire nor suspend anybody.。
二 | Sophie 编译 警方在奥克兰南部的一个地址捣毁了一处制造假币和种植大麻的窝点，并发现了价值数万纽币的假钞，随后逮捕了一名男子。
警方表示，他们于11月29日在Pukekohe的一个地址执行了搜查令，逮捕了一名29岁的男子，这是对假钞制造和使用进行的持续调查的一部分。
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这名29岁的男子被控种植大麻和伪造货币，他将于12月20日在Pukekohe地区法院出庭。
Counties Manukau警方Tactical Crime Unit部门的Tod Kirker警官说，他的团队正在调查最近在当地社区出现的一系列假钞。
“执行搜查令时，我们的团队发现该地址正在制造假钞，我们还发现大量假钞正处于准备分发和在社区使用的最后阶段。”
“假钞的金额达到数万纽币。”
Kirker还证实，警方在该地址发现了一把枪、弹药（下图）和大麻植物。
如何辨别假钞
警方向公众提供了一些如何识别假钞的方法。Kirker说，仔细检查的人应该能够识别假钞。
“我们从缴获的假钞中观察到的一个现象是，如果轻轻揉捏或折叠，假钞会保持折叠状态，而正版钞票通常不会这样。
三 | ”
警方呼吁任何收到假钞的人尽快向警方报案。
四 |
Kirker补充说，如果有人试图给你一张假钞，不要接受。
五 |
“如果你发现已经收到了假钞，把它放在信封里，避免进一步处理，并与警方联系。”
“你可以通过105报警，也可以匿名拨打0800 555 111提供信息。在可能的情况下，警方会寻求使用或试图使用假币的人的监控录像或其他视频资料，所以在网上报警时请附上录像和静止图像。”
Kirker还提醒需要接触纸币的企业，称他们需要了解新西兰钞票的防伪特性。
“新西兰储备银行在其网站上有明确的指南，介绍了新西兰钞票的防伪特征，以及如何识别假钞，其中包括一个可下载的PDF快速指南。所有面额的钞票的防伪特征都是一样的。”
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