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Post-Tropical Cyclone Ernesto Forecast Advisory Number 36

National Hurricane Center - Tue, 08/20/2024 - 9:35am
Issued at 1500 UTC TUE AUG 20 2024 139 WTNT25 KNHC 201435 TCMAT5 POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE ERNESTO FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 36 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052024 1500 UTC TUE AUG 20 2024 POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 49.0N 44.7W AT 20/1500Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 40 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHEAST OR 55 DEGREES AT 32 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 987 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT WITH GUSTS TO 75 KT. 50 KT....... 40NE 90SE 60SW 0NW. 34 KT.......120NE 200SE 150SW 0NW. 12 FT SEAS..120NE 420SE 420SW 180NW. WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT. REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 49.0N 44.7W AT 20/1500Z AT 20/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 48.3N 47.2W FORECAST VALID 21/0000Z 50.5N 36.0W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT. 50 KT... 0NE 60SE 40SW 0NW. 34 KT... 90NE 210SE 160SW 0NW. FORECAST VALID 21/1200Z 52.8N 23.3W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT. 34 KT... 0NE 240SE 160SW 0NW. FORECAST VALID 22/0000Z...DISSIPATED REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 49.0N 44.7W THIS IS THE LAST FORECAST/ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ON ERNESTO. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM CAN BE FOUND IN HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...UNDER AWIPS HEADER NFDHSFAT1 AND WMO HEADER FZNT01 KWBC. $$ FORECASTER REINHART
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Thierry Henry resigns from France role after silver

ESPN - Tue, 08/20/2024 - 9:28am
Thierry Henry has resigned from his role as manager of France's youth teams after earning a silver medal at the Paris Olympics, the French Football Federation announced on Monday.
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Gündogan retires from Germany duty with 82 caps

ESPN - Tue, 08/20/2024 - 9:28am
Ilkay Gündogan announced his retirement from international football with Germany on Monday having captained his nation at their home European Championship earlier this summer.
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Bills QB Trubisky, WR MVS out multiple weeks

ESPN - Tue, 08/20/2024 - 9:11am
Bills quarterback Mitch Trubisky (knee), wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling (neck) and tight end Quintin Morris (shoulder), who is undergoing further evaluation, will all be out multiple weeks, coach Sean McDermott said Monday.
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Chargers' Herbert practices, 'looked really good'

ESPN - Tue, 08/20/2024 - 9:11am
After undertaking what the Chargers termed a "gradual return to play protocol" process, Los Angeles quarterback Justin Herbert practiced Monday, participating for the first time since being diagnosed with a plantar fascia injury in his right foot July 31.
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Zelensky Says Ukraine Now Controls About 480 Square Miles of Russian Territory

NY Times Home Page - Tue, 08/20/2024 - 9:01am
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine seized on the incursion’s success to press allies to lift a longtime restriction: the use of Western-supplied long-range weapons against Russia.
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The Speech Biden Never Wanted to Give

NY Times Home Page - Tue, 08/20/2024 - 8:58am
“Thank you, Joe!’’ the crowd members chanted to a tearful president for his lifetime of public service. But they were also thanking him for not running again.
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In Chicago, Biden and Harris Enact a Cast Change Onstage

NY Times Home Page - Tue, 08/20/2024 - 8:36am
The first night of the convention introduced the party’s new protagonist, and gave the old one a curtain call.
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What are the early returns on 2024 NFL rule changes?

ESPN - Tue, 08/20/2024 - 8:30am
The preseason has been a laboratory to test out the new rules. Here's the impact through two preseason games.
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Why Amtrak’s System Keeps Breaking Down: It’s 100 Years Old

NY Times Home Page - Tue, 08/20/2024 - 8:05am
An explosion at a substation in June caused just one in a series of disruptions along the Northeast Corridor this summer. Upgrades would come at enormous cost and take more than a decade.
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Highlights From Night 1 of the DNC, With Speeches From Biden and Clinton

NY Times Home Page - Tue, 08/20/2024 - 8:04am
Speeches by President Biden and Hillary Clinton symbolized how Democrats are moving on from the old guard that has led their party for decades.
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Biden Will Pass Torch to Harris in Democratic National Convention Speech

NY Times Home Page - Tue, 08/20/2024 - 7:25am
In a 52-minute speech, President Biden made the case that Vice President Kamala Harris is the best person to carry on his legacy.
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Biden gets hero’s welcome. And, protesters pull down fencing to get into the DNC

NPR World - Tue, 08/20/2024 - 7:22am

President Biden received a standing ovation at the DNC's first night. Outside, protestors tried to get into the secure perimeter.

(Image credit: Kevin Dietsch)

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Search Resumes for Mike Lynch and 5 Others Lost in Yacht Sinking

NY Times Home Page - Tue, 08/20/2024 - 7:17am
Divers have been searching the hull of the Bayesian for passengers including the British entrepreneur Mike Lynch. Witnesses said it was hit by a waterspout during a storm off Sicily.
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Commanders officially name Daniels starting QB

ESPN - Tue, 08/20/2024 - 7:10am
The Commanders on Monday officially named rookie Jayden Daniels as their starting quarterback.
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Late Night Congratulates Biden for Staying Up So Late

NY Times Home Page - Tue, 08/20/2024 - 6:57am
When the president finally took the stage at the Democratic convention, “the cheers were so loud that even Biden could hear them,” Jimmy Fallon said.
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Hit Chinese Video Game, ‘Wukong’ Seeks to Curb ‘Negative Discourse’

NY Times Home Page - Tue, 08/20/2024 - 6:35am
Black Myth: Wukong tried to forbid influential overseas streamers from discussing “feminist propaganda,” Covid-19 and China’s video game industry policies.
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Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook

National Hurricane Center - Tue, 08/20/2024 - 6:30am

000
ABNT20 KNHC 201130
TWOAT

Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
800 AM EDT Tue Aug 20 2024

For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:

Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane
Ernesto, located over the northwestern Atlantic Ocean.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 7 days.

$$
Forecaster Reinhart
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What Polls Are Telling Us as Democrats Convene in Chicago

NY Times Home Page - Tue, 08/20/2024 - 6:00am
Trump better move fast to define Harris.
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Kamala Harris Isn’t Bluffing

NY Times Home Page - Tue, 08/20/2024 - 5:30am
So far in the 2024 election, the party known for aversion to risk has been making better risk-management decisions.
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