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'I would beat Noah Lyles': Tyreek Hill responds to 100m gold medalist

ESPN - Tue, 08/13/2024 - 2:43pm
The Miami Dolphins star wide receiver responded to comments made by the Olympic champion.
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Head of Panel That Ruled Against Jordan Chiles Represents Romania in Other Cases

NY Times Home Page - Tue, 08/13/2024 - 2:41pm
The decision outraged U.S. Olympic and gymnastics officials, and led to a torrent of online abuse against both Chiles and Ana Barbosu, the Romanian athlete who ended up with the bronze.
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Starbucks Names Chipotle’s Brian Niccol as New C.E.O.

NY Times Home Page - Tue, 08/13/2024 - 2:38pm
The coffee chain said that Chipotle’s chief executive would replace Laxman Narasimhan, who is leaving the company after just over a year at the helm.
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George Santos May Be Gone From Congress, but His Trial Still Looms

NY Times Home Page - Tue, 08/13/2024 - 2:25pm
With Mr. Santos’s federal trial scheduled for next month, a judge agreed to shield the identities of jurors but rejected his request for extra jury screening.
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Ex-Bangladesh leader demands probe into protest killings, and is named in murder case

NPR World - Tue, 08/13/2024 - 2:10pm

In her first statement since fleeing Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina denied responsibility for deaths in protests that led to her ouster. A court ordered police to open a murder investigation against her.

(Image credit: Luis Tato)

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Who Is Brian Niccol, the Incoming Starbucks CEO From Chipotle?

NY Times Home Page - Tue, 08/13/2024 - 1:57pm
Mr. Niccol, whom the coffee chain poached from Chipotle, has emerged in recent years as a top leader in the restaurant industry.
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Kamala Harris Backed by $25 Million Campaign Targeting Democrats and Independents

NY Times Home Page - Tue, 08/13/2024 - 1:55pm
The groups are building a voter outreach effort around a unified message from the left targeting Democrats and independents in battleground states.
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Blues tender rare offer sheets to two Oilers

ESPN - Tue, 08/13/2024 - 1:39pm
The Blues extended offer sheets to Oilers Philip Broberg and Dylan Holloway.
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Bills place injury-plagued WR Claypool on IR

ESPN - Tue, 08/13/2024 - 1:39pm
The Bills have placed Chase Claypool on injured reserve in a move that could sideline the WR for the entire season.
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Arbitration panel: Decision on Chiles' medal final

ESPN - Tue, 08/13/2024 - 1:39pm
USA Gymnastics officials said an arbitration panel won't reconsider a decision asking Jordan Chiles to return the bronze medal she was awarded for floor exercise in Paris, but the governing body said it will continue efforts to let Chiles keep the medal.
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Seven People Charged After Breaking Into Israeli Arms Company’s U.K. Site

NY Times Home Page - Tue, 08/13/2024 - 1:08pm
Prosecutors argued in court that a group of pro-Palestinian activists who vandalized a site belonging to Elbit, an Israeli arms manufacturer, had committed offenses with a “terrorist connection.”
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Selvy, who scored DI-record 100 pts, dies at 91

ESPN - Tue, 08/13/2024 - 12:53pm
Frank Selvy, who scored an NCAA Division I-record 100 points in a game at Furman and played nine NBA seasons, died Tuesday at 91.
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Tropical Storm Ernesto Graphics

National Hurricane Center - Tue, 08/13/2024 - 12:50pm

5-Day Uncertainty Track last updated Tue, 13 Aug 2024 17:50:58 GMT


Wind Speed Probabilities last updated Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:23:16 GMT
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Summary for Tropical Storm Ernesto (AT5/AL052024)

National Hurricane Center - Tue, 08/13/2024 - 12:50pm
...AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTERS FIND ERNESTO STILL STRENGTHENING... ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE VIRGIN ISLANDS IN A FEW HOURS... As of 2:00 PM AST Tue Aug 13 the center of Ernesto was located near 17.5, -63.5 with movement WNW at 18 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1003 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 60 mph.
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Tropical Storm Ernesto Public Advisory Number 8A

National Hurricane Center - Tue, 08/13/2024 - 12:50pm
Issued at 200 PM AST Tue Aug 13 2024 000 WTNT35 KNHC 131750 TCPAT5 BULLETIN Tropical Storm Ernesto Intermediate Advisory Number 8A NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL052024 200 PM AST Tue Aug 13 2024 ...AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTERS FIND ERNESTO STILL STRENGTHENING... ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE VIRGIN ISLANDS IN A FEW HOURS... SUMMARY OF 200 PM AST...1800 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...17.5N 63.5W ABOUT 85 MI...140 KM E OF ST. CROIX ABOUT 175 MI...285 KM ESE OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 18 MPH...30 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB...29.62 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY: The government of Antigua and Barbuda has discontinued the Tropical Storm Warning for Antigua and Barbuda. The government of France has discontinued the Tropical Storm Warning for Guadeloupe. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT: A Hurricane Watch is in effect for... * U.S. Virgin Islands * British Virgin Islands * Vieques and Culebra A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for... * St. Kitts, Nevis, Montserrat, and Anguilla * St. Martin and St. Barthelemy * Sint Maarten * Saba and Sint Eustatius * British Virgin Islands * U.S. Virgin Islands * Puerto Rico * Vieques and Culebra A Hurricane Watch means that hurricane conditions are possible within the watch area, in this case within the next 12 hours or so. A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area within 36 hours. For storm information specific to your area in the United States, including possible inland watches and warnings, please monitor products issued by your local National Weather Service forecast office. For storm information specific to your area outside of the United States, please monitor products issued by your national meteorological service. DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- At 200 PM AST (1800 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Ernesto was located near latitude 17.5 North, longitude 63.5 West. Ernesto is moving toward the west-northwest near 18 mph (30 km/h), and this general motion is expected to continue through tonight. A motion toward the northwest and then north at a slower forward speed is expected on Wednesday and Thursday. On the forecast track, the center of Ernesto should pass near or over the Virgin Islands this evening, and then pass just to the northeast and north of Puerto Rico tonight and on Wednesday. Ernesto should then move over the western Atlantic later in the week. Data from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that maximum sustained winds have increased to near 60 mph (95 km/h) with higher gusts. Additional strengthening is forecast, and Ernesto is expected to become a hurricane by early Wednesday. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 105 miles (165 km) from the center. A wind gust of 62 mph (100 km/h) was recently reported at Gustavia, St. Barthelemy. The estimated minimum central pressure based on dropsonde data is 1003 mb (29.62 inches). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- Key messages for Ernesto can be found in the Tropical Cyclone Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT5 and WMO header WTNT45 KNHC and on the web at hurricanes.gov/text/MIATCDAT5.shtml. RAINFALL: Tropical Storm Ernesto is expected to produce total rain accumulations of 4 to 6 inches over portions of the Leeward Islands from Guadeloupe to Dominica and across the U.S and British Virgin Islands. Rainfall totals of 6 to 8 inches, with maximum amounts of 10 inches, are expected across southeastern Puerto Rico, with totals of 2 to 4 inches across northwestern Puerto Rico. For a complete depiction of forecast rainfall associated with Tropical Storm Ernesto, please see the National Weather Service Storm Total Rainfall Graphic, available at hurricanes.gov/graphics_at5.shtml?rainqpf WIND: Tropical storm conditions are occurring over portions of the warning area in the Leeward Islands. Tropical storm conditions are expected to begin spreading over the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico later today and tonight. Hurricane conditions are also possible over the Virgin Islands, Vieques, and Culebra this evening into tonight. STORM SURGE: A storm surge will raise water levels by as much as 1 to 3 feet above ground level for the eastern coast of Puerto Rico from San Juan to Guayama, including the islands of Culebra and Vieques and in the U.S. Virgin Islands, including St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix. A storm surge will raise water levels by as much as 1 to 3 feet above normal tide levels in the British Virgin Islands. Near the coast, the surge will be accompanied by large and destructive waves. SURF: Swells generated by Ernesto are affecting portions of the Leeward Islands and Virgin Islands and will spread westward to Puerto Rico later today. These swells will then reach the Dominican Republic tonight, the Turks and Caicos Islands and southeastern Bahamas on Wednesday, and Bermuda on Thursday. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- Next complete advisory at 500 PM AST. $$ Forecaster Berg
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Haley Joel Osment, ‘Sixth Sense’ Star, Is Content 25 Years Later

NY Times Home Page - Tue, 08/13/2024 - 12:47pm
Twenty-five years after breaking through in the smash “Sixth Sense,” the actor has worked steadily, finding a balance that has eluded some child stars.
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Musk’s Trump Talk on X: After Glitchy Start, a Two-Hour Ramble

NY Times Home Page - Tue, 08/13/2024 - 12:43pm
Problems in the livestream renewed questions about X’s ability to handle big events, but it also showed how the platform can still grab attention.
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Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook

National Hurricane Center - Tue, 08/13/2024 - 12:25pm

000
ABNT20 KNHC 131725
TWOAT

Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 PM EDT Tue Aug 13 2024

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

Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical
Storm Ernesto, located near the Leeward Islands.

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

$$
Forecaster Brown
Categories: Weather

How Food Prices Have Changed During the Biden Administration

NY Times Home Page - Tue, 08/13/2024 - 12:25pm
Grocery prices are no longer rising as rapidly, but food inflation remains a top issue for voters, polls show.
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