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Eric Snodgrass, Nutrien’s lead atmospheric scientist, joined FOX Weather to discuss the biggest weather headlines.Large sections of the country are expected to experience above-normal temperatures during August, while the Southeast and mid-Atlantic face elevated chances for showers and thunderstorms.August is typically the second-warmest month of the year from coast to coast, with high levels of precipitation in the Southwest and Southeast, but if the latest outlooks verify, there will be some noteworthy differences when compared to typical months.For instance, the outlook does not suggest a particularly energized monsoon pattern across the Desert Southwest, but it does show increased precipitation chances…
Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Situation Report and a happy belated birthday to John, who turned [REDACTED] on Tuesday and promptly conducted an in-depth interview with former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. Also, welcome back to Rishi, whose vacation last week was unexpectedly eventful due to his attendance of a certain Coldplay concert in Boston. Alright, here’s what’s on tap for the day: Australia awaits the Pentagon’s AUKUS reviewa flare-up of hostilities on the Thailand-Cambodia borderand the Trump administration’s new Ai Action Plan. U.S. President Donald Trump’s proclivity for renegotiating, reneging on, or altogether abandoning long-standing international agreements and partnerships…
by Calculated Risk on 7/24/2025 04:21:00 PM From J.D. Power: New-Vehicle Retail Sales Up 4.1% for July and Consumer Spending Sets Record for Month with $49.8 Billion Spent on New Vehicles Brief excerpt:The seasonally adjusted annualized rate (SAAR) for total new-vehicle sales is expected to be 16.4 million unitsup 0.8 million units from July 2024. emphasis addedFrom Haig Stoddard at Omdia: US Light Vehicle Sales Headed for Rebound in July (pay content). Brief excerpt:July US light-vehicle sales will improve on June’s results, as the expected negative impacts from automotive tariffs are yet to fully kick in.Click on graph for larger…
Inter Miami captain Lionel Messi has shared a clip of himself watching budding “ballers” score goals as part of a new “global tournament” launched by the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner. 2022 World Cup winner Messi held a crown bearing his name while announcing a skills competition that will take place in the US, Canada, UK and Ireland, with a final in Miami in September. Starting in Los Angeles, the project will feature four heats before the finalists perform in front of Messi in the decider. Messi is the reigning MLS MVP, with no player in the league outscoring his 18…
The New York Knicks have received permission to speak with Minnesota Timberwolves assistant coach Pablo Prigioni about potentially joining new head coach Mike Brown’s staff, according to Ian Begley of SNY. Prigioni, a former NBA point guard, played for the Knicks from 2012 to 2015. He began his coaching career in 2017 and had a […] The post Knicks eye Pablo Prigioni appeared first on TalkBasket.net.
Flood Watches have been issued across Kansas City and the Plains as rounds of thunderstorms could lead to flooding.KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Forecasters are monitoring part of a three-state region across the Plains for the threat of flooding over the next 48 hours.Counties in Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri are all under Flood Watches as a slow-moving frontal boundary sets the stage for rounds of showers and thunderstorms into early Saturday.Forecast models indicate that rainfall totals of 2-4 inches are possible across the Kansas City metro, with isolated communities potentially seeing more than 6 inches.A three-hour radar loop showing where showers…
by AI | 24.Jul 2025 | Europe in brief AI The community executive gave Portugal two months to communicate the full alignment of national legislation with EU rules. Fruit and vegetable stable. Photo: Hauke-Christian Dittrich/dpa The European Commission today opened two infringement proceedings against Portugal for failures in the transposition of European Union (EU) legislation on new varieties of fruits and vegetables and also on the marketing of seeds.Regarding the incomplete transposition of Directive (EU) 2024/2963 of the Commission, the community executive, in a notification letter, gives Portugal two months to report the full alignment of national legislation with EU…
Recently, co-bloggers Scott Sumner and Kevin Corcoran had a series of excellent posts on causation, coincidence, and identities (Scott’s post is here and Kevin’s are here, here, and here). I want to add my two cents to the conversation with some readings and thoughts for interested readers. A theme that runs through both their posts is the idea of coincidence: that two events happen together without any apparent causation. Coincidence happens quite frequently. Two silly examples: July 14 I bowled the best two games of my life: 161 and 157. Even the third game, at 118, was better than average. …
John Stones has married his long-time partner Olivia Naylor in a low-key, private ceremony in Ibiza.The Manchester City and England defender, 31, tied the knot with Olivia, 36, at Hacienda Na Xamena, an exclusive clifftop venue on the island. The event was kept small and personal, with just 40 guests made up of close friends and family. The Sun state the celebrations stretched over several days. It kicked off with a pre-wedding party where all guests wore white – except the couple and their three children, who opted for black. The ceremony itself was followed by a champagne pool party…
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