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Florida, Texas and California top the list for the most damage caused by lightning strikes.WARESBORO, Ga. – Two teens are dead following a complex of thunderstorms that tore through southern Georgia Thursday evening, producing dangerous lightning that proved deadly.According to the Ware County Sheriff’s Office, the teens were standing outside their car near a lake when a lightning bolt struck them. Deputies said that by the time paramedics arrived, both victims had already succumbed to their injuries.The mayor of Waycross, Georgia, released a heartfelt statement on the loss of the two young men, both recent high school graduates.”We mourn with…
The name for Florida’s migrant detention center, Alligator Alcatraz, is a nod to the facility’s remote location atop an idle airstrip in the Florida Everglades teeming with alligators and pythons. The first detainees arrived at Alligator Alcatraz on July 2, the Miami Herald reported, despite environmentalists’ efforts to halt the project. Gov. Ron DeSantis and President Donald Trump have dismissed worries for the ecosystem. During a June 27 Boca Raton press conference, DeSantis told NBC 6 South Florida politics reporter Hatzel Vela that the facility has “zero impact” on the Everglades. “Any sense that somehow this is going to have…
From Cleveland Fed today: Figure 1: Year on year core CPI inflation (blue), core PCE (tan), Bloomberg consensus of 7/11 (teal triangle). June, July 2025 observations are Cleveland Fed nowcasts as of 7/11. Source: BLS, Cleveland FedBloomberg. This entry was posted on July 11, 2025 by Menzie Kent.
Spain produced a strong second-half performance to defeat Italy 3-1 and book their place in the Euro 2025 semi-finals.The match was full of entertainment, with Italy capitalising on early pressure to take the lead in the 10th minute.Elisabetta Oliviero finished from the centre of the box after an attacking spell that saw Elena Linari strike the crossbar moments earlier.Spain responded though. Just four minutes later, Athenea del Castillo levelled the score with a low finish after a clever assist from Alexia Putellas.The visitors began to take control as the half wore on, but were met by a string of excellent…
For years, the Cleveland Cavaliers coined the term “Defend the Land” as their motto for postseason runs. But for this season, that phrase became the standard for forward Evan Mobley, who took home the franchise’s first-ever Defensive Player of the Year Award in a tightly contested race. In the closest award-race so far, Mobley garnered 35 out of 100 first-place votes. However, he also earned 30 second-place and 20 third-place votes. Mobley finished with 285 points, 88 ahead of Atlanta Hawks guard Dyson Daniels, who had a breakout season. Daniels finished with 25 first-place votes, 17 second-place and 21 third-place…
Braeden and Keli Rabon joined FOX Weather on how the terrifying night unfolded when the Guadalupe River rose over 20 feet in minutes.HUNT, Texas — More harrowing stories of survival are being told in the wake of historic flash flooding in central Texas that claimed at least 120 lives, including dozens of children who were at Camp Mystic, a historic summer camp nestled along the Guadalupe River.Camp La Junta in Hunt is another of the summer camps that was ripped apart by the floods. The Rabon family had sent their two sons, 7-year-old Brock and 9-year-old Braeden, to that camp…
The British direct action activist group Palestine Action is now banned in the United Kingdom after a High Court judge refused to grant an application for interim relief, following the passing of a vote in Parliament that proscribed the group as a terrorist organization. That means that expressing support for the group has itself become a criminal offense, theoretically punishable by up to 14 years in prison. An 83-year-old vicar was one of many individuals arrested at protests in support of the now-proscribed group. The British direct action activist group Palestine Action is now banned in the United Kingdom after a High…
by Calculated Risk on 7/11/2025 11:40:00 AM From BofA: Since our last weekly publication, our 2Q GDP tracking is down two-tenths to 2.3% q/q saar. [July 11th estimate]emphasis addedFrom Goldman: [W]e have lowered our Q2 GDP tracking estimate by 0.6pp to +3.0% (quarter-over-quarter annualized). Our Q2 domestic final sales estimate stands at +0.7%. [July 3rd estimate]And from the Atlanta Fed: GDPNowThe GDPNow model estimate for real GDP growth (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the second quarter of 2025 is 2.6 percent on July 9, unchanged from July 3 after rounding. After this morning’s wholesale trade report from the US Census…
Tottenham Hotspur’s third kit for the 2025/26 season has leaked – and it’s a bold throwback to a bygone era that will please fans of vintage football design.Shared by RetroFSUK, the new Nike third jersey features a striking yellow base, navy sponsor and Swoosh logos, and pacific blue detailing, including trim on the sleeves and collar. The colour scheme is reminiscent of Spurs’ 2020/21 away kit – the last time the club wore yellow.Front and centre on the chest is AIA, the club’s main sponsor, while Nike’s logo is placed in the top right corner. But the biggest design twist?…
In a recent appearance on Sactown Sports in Sacramento, Sam Amick gave some insight into the Sacramento Kings thinking with their backcourt. One player that Kings GM Scott Perry is fond of is Russell Westbrook. However, Sacramento has a logjam in the backcourt and no signing seems imminent. Westbrook is a free agent after declining a player option with the Denver Nuggets for the upcoming season. He’s been linked to a handful of teams throughout the offseason, but no deal has come to fruition for the veteran point guard as of yet. Sacramento added Dennis Schroder, as they prioritized signing…