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The latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center is out, and forecasters say Hurricane Melissa is continuing to weaken after the catastrophic storm made landfall in Cuba, just hours after slamming into Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane with winds of 185 mph. FOX Weather Meteorologists Stephen Morgan and Marissa Torres break down the latest forecast on Oct. 29, 2025.KINGSTON, Jamaica – Destructive Hurricane Melissa made its second landfall early Wednesday morning, this time blasting portions of eastern Cuba with damaging winds and flooding rain just hours after devastating Jamaica as one of the most powerful hurricanes on record.Hurricane Melissa…
The Trump administration is sending election monitors to New Jersey and California, two states where voters are casting ballots in politically contentious elections. The Justice Department will send monitors to Passaic County, New Jersey, and five California counties “to ensure transparency, ballot security, and compliance with federal law” following Republicans’ requests in both states. The move raised some Trump administration critics’ ire. California Attorney General Rob Bonta said state officials will monitor the monitors. California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the Trump administration has “no business” sending monitors for a state election and called the actions “voter intimidation” and “voter suppression.”…
Both Michigan Sentiment and CB Confidence declined in October. Figure 1: U.Michigan Economic Sentiment (blue), Conference Board Confidence Index (brown), Gallup Confidence (green), all demeaned and divided by standard deviation 2021M01-2025m02. Red dashed line at “Liberation Day” Source: UMichigan, Gallup, Conference Boardand author’s calculations. Regarding the demographic characteristics of the responses, I found this the most interesting. … By income, confidence fell for consumers making less than $75K a year, but improved for most of the income groups making more than $75K, with the largest increase among those earning over $200K. …By partisan affiliation, confidence improved among…
England’s 3-0 win over Australia was overshadowed by an injury to Euro 2025 star Michelle Agyemang, who was stretchered off at Pride Park. The Lionesses were 3-0 up and cruising after an early red card when the Arsenal striker, currently on loan at Brighton, was stretchered off just 13 minutes after coming on in what was a sour ending to the victory. The 19-year-old was seen in tears after going down off the ball, with the striker clutching her knee after physios attended to her. Manager Sarina Wiegman’s interview suggested concern for the young forward, admitting it didn’t look good…
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant plays basketball because he loves the game. While he appreciates the attention and praise from fans and his peers, Morant never wanted to be considered one of the next “Faces of the NBA”. “I never did for real,” Morant told The Athletic. “Honestly.” The Grizzlies star explained he plays basketball for reasons other than stardom. He also said those face-of-the-league conversations aren’t something he wants to be a part of. “There’s a lot that comes with that,” Morant said. “I play basketball for the love of the game, not to be the face of the…
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s China Brief. The highlights this week: U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agree to a “framework” ahead of a meeting on Thursday, Trump’s relationship with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi could stir tensions with Beijing, and government efforts to control a mosquito-borne disease draw backlash. Welcome to Foreign Policy’s China Brief. The highlights this week: U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agree to a “framework” ahead of a meeting on Thursday, Trump’s relationship with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi could stir tensions with Beijing, and government efforts to control a mosquito-borne disease…
by Calculated Risk on 10/28/2025 02:03:00 PM Another update … a few key points:1) There is a clear seasonal pattern for house prices.2) The surge in distressed sales during the housing bust distorted the seasonal pattern. This was because distressed sales (at lower price points) happened at a steady rate all year, while regular sales followed the normal seasonal pattern. This made for larger swings in the seasonal factor during the housing bust.3) The seasonal swings have increased recently without a surge in distressed sales. Click on graph for larger image.This graph shows the month-to-month change in the NSA Case-Shiller…
DFB Cup7:45 PMOctober 28, 20252nd RoundWWK ArenaReferee: Sascha Stegemann, Germany Copy and paste this HTML code into your webpage to embed. FC Augsburg World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0 VfL Bochum World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0 Turn off spoiler to view match statistics0.00Expected goals (xG)0.00Passing431 (83%)Accurate passes251 (75%) Turn off spoiler to view match events 22 G Nediljko Labrović 7.9 16 D Cedric Zesiger 7.7 5 D Chrislain Matsima 6.9 17 D Kristijan Jakic (C) 6.7 27 M Marius Wolf 6.7 8 M Elvis Rexhbeçaj 6.9 19…
Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren is set to become a restricted free agent next summer after he and the team were unable to agree on a rookie-scale extension before the 2025/26 season tipped off. Now in his fourth year, the 21-year-old big man has established himself as a consistent starter for Detroit, opening the season […] The post Jalen Duren headed for restricted free agency appeared first on TalkBasket.net.
by AI | 28.Oct 2025 | Europe in brief AI European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and the leaders of the northern member states of the European Union are confident that, despite Belgian skepticism, an agreement can be reached on the use of the blocked Russian assets for reconstruction in Ukraine. Chair Ursula von der Leyen of the European Commission (photo European Commission) “I honestly think this is the only way forward. And I really love the idea that Russia pays for the damage it causes in Ukraine. For me, there is no alternative to restitution,” said Danish Prime…