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The latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center shows Hurricane Erin is once again starting to intensify and could become a major hurricane as it churns in the waters off the U.S. East Coast. FOX Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross takes a deep dive into the latest forecast on Aug. 20, 2025.Updated at 9:45 a.m. ET on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2025Even though Hurricane Erin’s top winds are not as intense as they once were, the storm has grown in size, so its impacts will spread over a wider area.The atmosphere ahead of Erin looks to be reasonably conducive for intensification,…

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by AI | 20.Aug 2025 | Europe in brief AI The trade agreement between Brussels and Washington has “mitigated” but “certainly not eliminated global uncertainty,” with tariffs “slightly higher” than what the ECB had forecast in June, said its president Christine Lagarde on August 20 in Geneva. The president of the ECB, Christine Lagarde, during a press conference on July 24, 2025, in Frankfurt. AFP / DANIEL ROLAND Paris (France) – A few weeks after Brussels and Washington agreed to impose 15% tariffs on European exports to the United States, “uncertainty persists as the tariffs specific to the pharmaceutical and…

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by Calculated Risk on 8/20/2025 11:34:00 AM Note: This index is a leading indicator primarily for new Commercial Real Estate (CRE) investment including multi-family residential.From the AIA: ABI July 2025: Business at architecture firms remains softThe AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score for the month was below 50 for 31 out of the last 34 monthswith a score of 46.2as a majority of firms are still seeing declining billings. There are signs of hope ahead, as inquiries into new work grew slowly but steadily this month, following a brief three-month pause earlier this year. However, the value of newly signed…

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The live broadcast selections for the October Premier League fixtures of the 2025/26 season have been announced. Title holders Liverpool, 2024/25 runners-up Arsenal and 2023/24 champions Manchester City have all had games moved. There are no matches between October 6-17 because of the international break, which includes England’s home friendly against Wales and trip to Latvia in 2026 World Cup qualifying. You can find 101GreatGoals.com’s lowdown on the games to have been chosen in August and September. Read on for October, including details on channels and live streams. TV Premier League fixtures October 2025: Full list of games Here’s the…

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Bosnia and Herzegovina suffered a major setback ahead of EuroBasket 2025 as star forward Dzanan Musa confirmed he will not play in the tournament due to health reasons. The 26-year-old revealed on Instagram that he recently underwent surgery in Munich and his recovery will last longer than expected. “I want to inform you and the […] The post Blow for Bosnia & Herzegovina: Dzanan Musa to miss EuroBasket 2025 appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

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FOX Weather Meteorologist Britta Merwin reports from the Point Pleasant Boardwalk in New Jersey where beaches are closed ahead of Hurricane Erin. The hurricane is forecast to bring the biggest waves to the Jersey shore beginning Thursday. Hurricane Erin’s impacts are already underway across the Southeast, where beaches are closed, and coastal dangers are building for the mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions.Here’s a breakdown of when those on the East Coast, from the Carolinas to Maine, could see coastal conditions deteriorate this week as Hurricane Erin continues northeastward off the U.S. coastline.South Carolina: Wednesday-ThursdayAs Erin passes closest to the Carolinas on…

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Resurrecting longstanding complaints about how U.S. elections are run, President Donald Trump this week reiterated that he wants faster election results, but doesn’t want voting machines. In Aug. 18 remarks at the White House, Trump said that a forthcoming executive order will “end mail-in ballots” and change voting machines. Trump continued, “The machines, I mean, they say we’re going to have the results in two weeks. With paper ballots, you have the results that night.” This echoed Trump’s 2024 campaign promises to use only paper ballots and count all votes on election night. In an Aug. 18 Truth Social postTrump…

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These tweets caught my eye: I suspect that it would be possible to create some sort of argument that the AI boom is hurting the job market, but at the risk of being unserious I don’t find this one to be particularly persuasive.  Suppose I made the following argument: Interest rates would be lower if we went into recession, which would help employment.  “Economic booms don’t hurt the job market” is an unserious view. Long time readers have probably guessed that I’d view this hypothetical claim as an example of the fallacy of “reasoning from a price change.” In some…

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The League7:00 PMAugust 19, 2025Regular Season – 1Santiago Bernabéu StadiumReferee: Adrian Cordero Vega, Spain Who will win? ← → 0 Votes Copy and paste this HTML code into your webpage to embed. Turn off spoiler to view match statistics1.53Expected goals (xG)0.36Passing660 (92%)Accurate passes230 (76%) Turn off spoiler to view match events 1 G Thibaut Courtois 6.9 18 D Álvaro Carreras 6.6 24 D Dean Huijsen 8.3 3 D Militão Éder 6.9 12 D Trent Alexander-Arnold 6.3 15 M Arda Güler 7.0 14 M Aurélien Tchouameni 6.7 8 M Federico Valverde (C) 7.3 7 F Vinícius Júnior 7.3 10 F Kylian…

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The San Antonio Spurs are set to hire Jacob Chance as the head coach of the G League’s Austin Spurs, sources told Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. Chance was previously an assistant for the Australian National Team and Melbourne United in the National Basketball League. The Spurs also made several other coaching moves recently, including hiring Tim Martin as an assistant.

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