Author: DailyWestern

The human brain seems wired to notice patterns.  This presumably has some evolutionary advantages, but this attribute can lead us astray in a world that is overloaded with data.  I’ll start with a personal anecdote, and then show the implications for data analysis. Back on June 18th, I was traveling through the west side of Vancouver and noticed a street name “Trutch”.  I recall thinking that this was an odd name.  Just a few days later, Tyler Cowen linked to an article in the Vancouver newspaperdiscussing the fact that this street’s name had just been changed: Vancouver’s Trutch Street is…

Wayne Rooney has reportedly signed a big-money deal to become a regular pundit on Match of the Day.The programme is set to undergo a revamp after Gary Lineker departed the BBC’s flagship football show after more than 25 years of sitting in the host’s chair.Lineker’s presenting duties will now be shared between Mark Chapman, Gabby Logan and Kelly Cates, who will rotate as hosts of Match of the Day and its Sunday counterpart, Match of the Day 2.Joining them in the studio will be Rooney, who, according to The Sunhas agreed to a blockbuster deal worth a reported £800,000 per…

The Boston Celtics are actively engaged in trade discussions centered on guard Anfernee Simons, according to multiple reports this week. RealGM cited ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, who said Wednesday on the Hoop Collective Podcast that Boston has been reaching out to teams about moving Simons just days after acquiring him from the Portland Trail Blazers in […] The post Celtics exploring trade options for Anfernee Simons appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

FOX Weather is preparing Americans to survive the 2025 hurricane season. Ian Oliver revisits hard-hit communities from last year’s deadly storms, while hurricane specialist Bryan Norcross breaks down the driving forces behind the season ahead.FORT COLLINS, Colo. – A hostile atmosphere over the Caribbean Sea has helped lead prominent weather experts at Colorado State University to give a slight downgrade in their hurricane forecasts for the rest of this season.Dr. Phil Klotzbach and his team are now predicting 16 total named storms through the end of the year, a small drop from their original forecast of 17, and now just…

Many of President Donald Trump’s most ardent supporters are expressing outrage this week after his administration reversed course on the “Epstein files.” A July 7 Justice Department memo revealed that the Trump administration would not be releasing any more documents related to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after repeatedly saying it would. “While we have labored to provide the public with maximum information regarding Epstein and ensured examination of any evidence in the government’s possession, it is the determination of the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation that no further disclosure would be appropriate or warranted,” the…

Trump on TruthSocial (Bloomberg): “TARIFFS WILL START BEING PAID ON AUGUST 1, 2025. There has been no change to this date, and there will be no change” Figure 1: EPU (blue, left scale), and centered 7 day moving average (red, right scale), SF Fed News Sentiment index (green). Red dashed line at “Liberation Day”. Source: policyuncertainty.com, SF Fed, and author’s calculations. This entry was posted on July 8, 2025 by Menzie Kent.

Paris Saint-Germain boss Luis Enrique says being a Barcelona fan provides extra motivation for him to help knock Real Madrid out of the Club World Cup tonight.PSG go into the last four tie in New York as slight favourites given their impressive end to the season that saw them clinch their first Champions League crown by hammering Inter Milan 5-0 in the final.Semi-final day. ⚔️⌚️ – 21h 🇫🇷 / 3 pm 🇺🇸 #Fifacwc pic.twitter.com/OUNQGs4VAi— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_inside) July 9, 2025Luis Enrique has carved out a hugely successful coaching career after starring as a player for Sporting Gijon, Barca and Madrid.He…

The W season is officially underway. With training camp having just started, Wings fans have already been preparing for what looks to be one of the most exciting seasons they’ve had in some time, especially with the backcourt of Paige Bueckers and Arike Ogunbowale. The duo has a new nickname by Wings fans: Parike. With excitement surrounding likely their new backcourt featuring the No.1 draft pick and their leading point in Ogunbowale, journalist Dorothy J. Gentry got their thoughts on the new nickname: “It’s pretty cool, obviously Arike’s established herself,” says Bueckers. “To be on the same team as her…

FOX Weather is keeping a close eye on Invest 92L along the Southeast coast. FOX Weather Storm Specialist Mike Seidel is live from Jacksonville Beach, Florida, with his thoughts on the recent changes observed off the Atlantic coastline.A cluster of thunderstorms starting to swirl off the South Carolina coast could become a tropical or subtropical depression later Friday, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.For now, the NHC continues to monitor the system, currently designated Invest 92L off the Southeast coast on Friday for tropical development.An invest is a naming convention used to identify areas forecasters are investigating for possible tropical development…

Speaking to reporters at the White House on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced“We’re working with the United States very closely” to find countries that will “give the Palestinians a better future.” “If people want to stay, they can stay,” he explained, “but if they want to leave, they should be able to leave.” Netanyahu’s call for Palestinians to leave fits all too well with a series of Israeli policies that have made Gaza ungovernable and unlivable. Amid renewed discussion of a cease-fire and the lasting defeat of Hamas, the fact remains that Netanyahu has repeatedly prolonged the conflict…