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Hurricane Erin is now gone away from the U.S. and is post-tropical, but the storm’s impacts linger through the weekend as the risk of rip currents is still high. FOX Weather Correspondent Brandy Campbell reports from Ocean City, Maryland, where 3 people were rescued from a rip current on Friday. HATTERAS ISLAND, N.C. – A major roadway that connects North Carolina’s Outer Banks reopened on Saturday after days of closures triggered by flooding from Hurricane Erin.The North Carolina Department of Transportation spent hours clearing sand and debris from N.C. Highway 12, which is now deemed safe for travel.A storm surge…

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Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at a famine declaration in parts of Gazaa severe spike in oil prices in Russiaand China’s guest list for an upcoming security meeting. ‘Catastrophic Conditions’ “Just when it seems there are no words left to describe the living hell in Gaza, a new one has been added: ‘famine,’” U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres wrote on social media on Friday. His statement was in response to a new report released that same day by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), the world’s leading hunger monitor, which found that famine is currently occurring in…

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Goldman Sachs says +0.3% q/q AR in Q3: Figure 1: Final sales to domestic purchasers (bold black), August Survey of Professional Forecasters median (brown), 2023-24 stochastic trend (gray), and GDPNow of 8/19 (light blue square), and Goldman Sachs of 8/22 (red square), all in bn.Ch.2017$ SAAR. Source: BEA, Atlanta Fed, Goldman Sachs, and author’s calculations. This entry was posted on August 22, 2025 by Menzie Kent.

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First launched in 1995, Mitre’s Ultimax ball quickly became a defining symbol in English football. A fixture on Premier League pitches throughout the 1990s, it made history as the first football to break the 100mph speed barrier.Now, 30 years later, Mitre has reimagined the legendary ball, bringing it back with a modern twist. The new Ultimax Pro 30th Anniversary Ball merges the classic design with cutting-edge technology, celebrating its iconic status while setting a new standard for the next generation.While the ball retains the familiar 6-panel construction, the classic white, blue, and red colourway, and the unmistakable crown logo, it’s…

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When the Phoenix Suns made it known they were trading Kevin Durant, the veteran star came up with a list of teams he wanted to go to. That list included teams he’d be willing to extend or re-sign with. The Houston Rockets were on that list and where Durant ultimately landed. To date, Durant and Houston haven’t agreed to an extension, but that is expected to happen. Both sides have been discussing a new deal for the superstar forward, but haven’t nailed down terms just yet. It’s been reported that Durant isn’t necessarily seeking a max deal, which would see…

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Invest 90L now has a “near 100% certainty” of becoming a tropical cyclone — perhaps Tropical Storm Fernand — as soon as Saturday, the NHC said. Erin is no longer officially a hurricane. The system has morphed into a powerful non-tropical North Atlantic storm and is heading in the direction of the United Kingdom and northern Europe. Erin’s energy is still agitating the waters along the East Coast of the US, however.The weather post-Erin will be spectacular along much of the East Coast, but be extra careful if you plan to go in the ocean. Follow local instructions. It’s hard…

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Bratislava/Budapest, August 22 (TASR) – The Ukrainian army has attacked the infrastructure of the Druzhba oil pipeline on Russian territory three times in nine days, leading to a suspension of supplies through the pipeline that transports oil to Slovakia and Hungary. The foreign ministers of Slovakia and Hungary, Juraj Blanár and Péter Szijjártó, therefore sent a joint open letter on Friday to the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, and the European Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson, TASR reports. Juraj Blanár and Peter in a joint letter called on the European Commission (EC) to immediately ensure compliance with the commitments…

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by Calculated Risk on 8/22/2025 02:21:00 PM From the Philly Fed: The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia has released the coincident indexes for the 50 states for July 2025. Over the past three months, the indexes increased in 41 statesdecreased in eight states, and remained stable in one, for a three-month diffusion index of 66. Additionally, in the past month, the indexes increased in 38 states, decreased in five states, and remained stable in seven, for a one-month diffusion index of 66. For comparison purposes, the Philadelphia Fed has also developed a similar coincident index for the entire United States.…

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Preview for Fulham v Manchester United Manchester United head to Fulham tomorrow hoping to build on a good performance against Arsenal last Sunday. Ruben Amorim’s men continued their encouraging pre-season with an eye-catching display against the Gunners, even though it ended in defeat. Riccardo Calafiori’s first-half goal proved the winner but there was certainly enough on show for the Old Trafford faithful to believe there won’t be a repeat of last season’s struggles. United have reinforced their attack with Benjamin Sesko, Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo and Amorim is confident the rewards will soon come. He said: “We are better,…

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