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The humanitarian situation in Gaza has been dire throughout Israel’s 22-month war against Hamas, but the crisis has reached new heights in recent months amid ongoing Israeli restrictions on aid. The world’s leading global hunger monitor warned last week that the “worst-case scenario of famine” is playing out in Gaza, and the World Food Program (WFP) recently said that 1 in 3 people in the enclave are going multiple days in a row without anything to eat. Caroline Willemen, a project coordinator at the Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres, or MSF) clinic in Gaza City, painted a grim picture…
by Calculated Risk on 8/10/2025 08:42:00 AM The Consumer Price Index for July is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, August 12th. The consensus is for a 0.2% increase in CPI, and a 0.3% increase in core CPI. The consensus is for CPI to be up 2.8% year-over-year and core CPI to be up 3.0% YoY.From Goldman Sachs economists: We expect a 0.33% increase in July core CPI (vs. +0.3% consensus), corresponding to a year-over-year rate of 3.08% (vs. +3.0% consensus). We expect a 0.27% increase in headline CPI (vs. +0.2% consensus), reflecting higher food prices (+0.3%) but lower energy…
Fulham have unveiled their eye-catching new away kit for the 2025/26 season – and it’s impossible to miss.Inspired by the only other green kit in club history (worn during the 1999/2000 season), this version cranks things up several notches. The luminous green colourway is a bold statement, paired with navy shorts and socks, white piping and the iconic adidas Three Stripes.The look is completed with a throwback detail that fans will love: the reintroduction of the classic 1995 Fulham crest — used here for the first time since 2001 – adding an extra hit of nostalgia for long-time supporters.Fulham’s new…
Josh Giddey’s contract negotiations with the Chicago Bulls remain stalled as multiple Eastern Conference teams have reportedly reached out to his representation about possible sign-and-trade deals. According to NBA insider Jake Fischer, the Bulls initially offered Giddey a four-year, $80 million deal, which falls short of the $30 million annual salary the restricted free agent […] The post Multiple Eastern teams eye Josh Giddey sign-and-trade appeared first on TalkBasket.net.
The National Hurricane Center is now only watching two areas for potential development in the Atlantic Ocean but both are far away from land.MIAMI – Despite some tropical activity percolating in the Atlantic basin, it looks like we’ll get through the second week of August without any major concerns.But the third week of August may be a different story, as forecasters are eyeing a series of disturbances that may have aspirations to eventually become more significant storms.Right now, forecasters are tracking a broad and disorganized tropical disturbance dubbed Invest 96L that is currently drifting west-northwestward across the central tropical Atlantic.HOW…
Prague – Today, the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) came into effect. The regulation provides tools to protect the freedom, plurality, and editorial independence of media across the European Union. Czech media associations and public media announced today that they have prepared a self-regulatory ten commandments for the regulation. The act was adopted by the European Parliament last March. It is to be transposed into Czech legislation by the Media Services Act, which has been prepared by the Ministry of Culture. The law, which the ministry expected to be adopted by the beginning of August, has not yet been approved…
by Lenore Skenazy, ReasonAugust 9, 2025. Excerpt: During this visit, the social services worker acknowledged that our home was clean, that the children were happy, well-fed, polite, and well-spoken, but said the children had to be supervised 100 percent of the time when outdoors. When I asked what constitutes supervision, she said that I had to be visible to my neighbors when the kids were outside, regardless of whether or not I could see the children. I asked where that was found in the Virginia law. She replied that it isn’t in the Virginia law, but that Social Services has…
Buoyed by reaching the Leagues Cup 2025 quarter-finals, Inter Miami return to MLS action for the first time in more than two weeks when the Herons visit the team directly below them in the Eastern Conference on Sunday. Sixth-placed Orlando City are a point behind Javier Mascherano’s team and are also in fine form, thrashing Necaxa 5-1 at home to advance in the Leagues Cup – Miami needed penalties to beat the same opponents – as part of a run of four wins in five games including consecutive home victories. “A win before a big game like this is always…
Tyran Stokes has known that he’s really like that ever since he was in first grade dicing kids up at third grade tryouts. He wasn’t technically trying out, knowing the restrictions in place only allowed students who were in the third grade and beyond to make the cut. But Tyran didn’t care. If there was good bump, he was there. Seeking out the best is just what the No. 1 player in the class of 2026 does. So it wasn’t that surprising when the first-grade team’s head coach walked up to Tyran’s mother, Keaira, in the school’s parking lot and…
Fresh off a tropical wave from Africa, Invest 97L has a high chance of development over the next week as it moves into the Atlantic. FOX Weather meteorologists explain the unknowns with this system. Updated at 10 a.m. on Aug. 10, 2025.The large disturbance over the eastern tropical Atlantic – officially tagged Invest 97L – is heading west in the general direction of the Caribbean. It has found a gap in the Saharan dust, so this one has the best chance of organizing into a tropical storm or hurricane of any system we’ve tracked this season.The National Hurricane Center now…