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Powerful fires that engulfed Albania between July 21 and July 31, 2025, led the country to activate the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. According to the European Union delegation in Tirana, during this period, six countries, including Albania, faced severe fires and activated the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. In response to the request for assistance, the European Union mobilized firefighting planes, helicopters, ground teams, and satellite support from across Europe to help manage the situation and protect affected communities. In Albania, firefighting planes from Greece, Italy, and Croatia, helicopters from Hungary, as well as support with satellite imagery through the Copernicus…

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by Calculated Risk on 8/02/2025 08:11:00 AM This will be a light week for economic data.The key report this week is the June Trade Deficit. —– Monday, August 4th —– 2:00 PM: Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices (SLOOS) for July. —– Tuesday, August 5th —– 8:30 AM: Trade Balance report for June from the Census Bureau. This graph shows the U.S. trade deficit, with and without petroleum, through the most recent report. The blue line is the total deficit, and the black line is the petroleum deficit, and the red line is the trade deficit ex-petroleum…

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Friendlies Clubs11:00 AMAugust 3, 2025Club Friendlies 1 Copy and paste this HTML code into your webpage to embed. Newcastle vs Tottenham Video Highlights & Match Recap – 03 Aug 2025 Mark your calendars for 03 Aug 2025 as Newcastle face off against Tottenham in an exciting Friendlies Clubs fixture at Seoul World Cup Stadium. Both teams will be pushing for victory in this crucial match. Check back for comprehensive highlights, match analysis, and key talking points at dasfootball.com. Current League Standings Newcastle: N/A in the Friendlies Clubs with 0 points (0W, 0D, 0L). Tottenham: N/A in the Friendlies Clubs with…

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Invest 95L off the U.S. East Coast is continuing to become better organized, and the National Hurricane Center now says it will likely become Tropical Storm Dexter by Monday. FOX Weather Meteorologist Jane Minar has the latest forecast on Aug. 3, 2025.Tropical Storm Dexter is likely to form well east of North Carolina in the Atlantic early this week, creating a soggy stretch for the Southeast, just as the National Hurricane Center (NHC) is also tracking two other areas to watch for development.Invest 95L is located a few hundred miles off the coast of North Carolina and is currently producing…

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“Sydney Sweeney has great jeans,” an American Eagle ad announced, prompting a culture war on whether its newest advertising campaign centers on cheeky wordplay or something more sinister. “Genes are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair color, personality, and even eye color,” actress Sweeney, decked in denim, said in one video version of the adreleased July 23. “My jeans are blue.” On one side, people saw dog whistles in the script. “Jeans” is a homonym for “genes,” leading people to believe it had eugenicist tones. “A blonde-haired, blue-eyed, white woman is talking about her good…

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On July 26, Joshua Rauh, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, testified at the Reagan Library before the House Ways and Means Committee. I learned a lot from his testimony and want to share it. Here are some highlights. A growing economy is essential for expanding economic opportunity for all Americans. It is deeply concerning, then, that in its January 2025 Economic Outlook the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projected real GDP growth to average just 1.8 percent over the next decade. To put that in perspective, had growth been that low over the last 50 years, the US economy…

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Oasis paid tribute to England’s Euro-winning Lionesses during a recent gig at Wembley – with several of the squad in the crowd to witness the shoutout in person.Back on the road for the first time since 2009, the Gallagher brothers have been lighting up sold-out arenas across the globe with their long-awaited reunion tour. And at one of their latest stops – a euphoric night at Wembley Stadium – the band delivered more than just nostalgic hits.Among the 90,000-strong crowd were some of the Lionesses’ Euro 2025 heroes, including goalkeeper Hannah Hampton, whose shootout heroics secured England’s win over Spain…

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The Minnesota Lynx have acquired DiJonai Carrington from the Dallas Wins for forward Diamond Miller, guard Karlie Samuelson and the Lynx’s 2027 second-round draft pick. Carrington was averaging 10.4 points and a career-high 5.1 rebounds per game after joining Dallas in a February trade from the Connecticut Sun. Carrington was an all-defensive first team selection in 2024 as well as the WNBA’s Most Improved Player. The Lynx lost in the WNBA Finals last season to the New York Liberty and have the best record in the league with a mark of 24-5.

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FOX Weather is your Hurricane HQ. (FOX Weather)Updated at 11 a.m. ET on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025The National Hurricane Center is drawing two areas in the Atlantic where systems could develop. The one off the Carolina coast has a decent chance of being named Dexter over the next day or two. In the middle of the Atlantic, an African disturbance has a chance to develop later this week somewhere in that giant lemon.Potential Dexter This graphic shows the development chances of Invest 95L and an area to watch in the Atlantic Ocean. (FOX Weather)Once again, a front has stalled along…

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