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New Tropical Depression Forms; Odette Well Offshore
A file photo of a tropical storm over Florida and Georgia. (NOAA via Getty Images) MIAMI—Forecasters announced the formation of a new tropical depression in the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday night, as the former tropical storm named Odette headed well offshore of Nova Scotia in Canada. Tropical depression Sixteen was located 670 miles (1,080 kilometers)…
Injures Mount As San Francisco 49ers Seek Revenge Against Philadelphia Eagles
Elijah Mitchell will be asked to step up with San Francisco 49ers star Raheem Mostert out. (AP … [+] Photo/Lon Horwedel) ASSOCIATED PRESS The San Francisco 49ers are in somewhat of a similar situation as they were heading into Week 4 of the 2020 NFL season against the Philadelphia Eagles. San Francisco boasted a 2-1…
Emmys 2021 on Sunday: Start time and how to watch or stream online – CNET
The Emmys are absolutely stacked this year. VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images It’s been a huge year for TV, and you’re probably more than ready to watch the 2021 Primetime Emmys. The award ceremony takes place Sunday, with shows like Mare of Easttown, The Queen’s Gambit, I May Destroy You and WandaVision competing in the night’s many categories.Recently, the Creative Emmys…
Evergrande Moment of Truth Arrives With Bond Payment Deadlines
(Bloomberg) — China Evergrande Group bondholders are about to find out if the property giant’s liquidity crisis is as dire as it appears.Interest payments on two Evergrande notes come due Thursday, a key test of whether the developer will continue meeting obligations to bondholders even as it falls behind on payments to banks, suppliers and…
ADA Price Slides 20% Over 2 Weeks
Cardano network is looking at a massive bounty of new smart contractsSmart contract application delay affecting Cardano prices negatively2,352 smart contracts which have been initiated in the Cardano platformFlush with the success of the Alonzo hard fork, the Cardano network is looking at a huge swathe of new smart contracts. However, it will be some…
Mass of Migrants Crosses Rio Grande, Enters U.S. Illegally as Border Crisis Worsens
Migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. bathe and wash their clothes in the Rio Grande river near the International Bridge between Mexico and the U.S. as they wait to be processed, in Del Rio, Texas, September 2021. (Go Nakamura/Reuters) Taking advantage of an apparent lapse in border security at the junction of Del Rio, Texas…
The Best TV Streaming Devices for Cord Cutters
Whether you want to escape the cable company or to abandon the terrible interface that’s built into your smart TV, a reliable streaming device is a wonderful thing.Roku, Apple, Google, and Amazon all make options that might be right for you, but figuring out which platform to go with can be a pain. To help,…
New drug could slow tumour regrowth in inoperable bowel cancer
Researchers have identified a potential new targeted treatment for incurable bowel cancer.The medication has shown promise in a clinical trial in slowing the regrowth of tumours among some patients with the condition.The trial looked at whether a drug called adavosertib, taken as a daily pill, could delay tumour regrowth among patients with an aggressive sub-type…
Democrats Aim To Choke Off Arctic Drilling With Provision Tucked Into Reconciliation Package
House Democrats are seeking to exploit the reconciliation process with a $3.5 trillion dollar package in pursuit of high priority progressive programs. That wish list includes a litany of items on the left-wing green agenda, with protections against Arctic oil exploration at the top. Tucked into the massive legislation last week by the House Natural…
Village Properties Marks Its 25th Anniversary As The Top Independent Brokerage In Santa Barbara’s Luxury Market
Between the ocean and the mountains is Santa Barbara getty This month, Village Properties marks its 25th Anniversary as Santa Barbara’s leading locally-owned independent brokerage. It’s been an upward trajectory for the company since it was founded in 1996. In 2020, Village properties had a sales volume of $1.8 billion and a 16% market share. That’s quite…
Teenage girls, body image and Instagram’s ‘perfect storm’
Emily started using Instagram when she was in her mid-teens and found it helpful at first. She used the photo-sharing app to follow fitness influencers, but what began as a constructive relationship with the platform spiralled into a crisis centred on body image. At 19 she was diagnosed with an eating disorder.“I felt like my…
The key skills needed for engineering roles
A knack for creativity and design, coupled with specialist skills in automation, robotics and mechatronics are now the suite of skills ranked highest to fulfil new and emerging manufacturing engineering roles, according to a report from the IET and IMech.The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) have championed…
Ireland reports four Salmonella outbreaks so far this year
Irish public health officials have reported four recent outbreaks of Salmonella. The four different salmonellosis clusters affected 15 people, according to a report published by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) in Ireland. Patients ranged in age from infants to people more than 80 years old with 11 females and four males sick. Four of…
Blinken Replaces ‘We Stand With the People of Hong Kong’ Message With Milder Version on Twitter
A Twitter post from the account of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken that said the United States would “stand with the people of Hong Kong” was recently taken down and replaced with a more subdued version. Blinken’s statement was addressing news on Sept. 15 of how seven democratically elected Hong Kong opposition district councillors were disqualified…
UCH tokens have witnessed a sudden spike in their price
Universidad de Chile fan token has attracted investors attention with its recent performanceOn Friday, the price of UCH surged to achieve a new high near the price level of $154Observing the Universidad de Chile fan token, investors are looking closely to purchase the dipCrypto.com has listed the UCH tokens that have helped boost its priceIt…
Australian Podcast Awards Announces New Partners and Judging Line-Up
The Australian Podcast Awards (APAs) announced the country’s biggest podcast player, Acast, will be powering the Awards this year as its headline partner. Joining Acast is Southern Cross Austero’s LiSTNR app who joins as a Gold Partner and the sponsor of the public vote category – The Listener’s Choice Award. Acast and LiSTNR join a…
Influencer marketing will be INR 900cr market in India by the end of 2021: Report
In India, out of 1.3 billion people, a third (more than 400 million) already had access to social media before the pandemic. This number has surely skyrocketed in the last 18 months and there is a significant shift in consumer behaviour that is the real fuel for the growth of the segment. The influencer marketing…
Remembering the Journalists Who Pushed the Flimsy Trump–Alfa Bank Connection
Then-president Donald Trump speaks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House, October 31, 2018. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) Earlier this week, special counsel John Durham handed out the first indictment coming out of his investigation into the relationship between the Trump campaign and Russia, charging Perkins Coie lawyer Michael Sussman with lying to the…
Case of BSE found on farm in Somerset but ‘no risk to food safety’
A single case of BSE – an infection commonly known as “mad cow disease” – has been confirmed on a farm in Somerset.The Animal and Plant Health Agency (Apha) said the infected animal was dead and had been removed from the farm.It said there was “no risk to food safety”, adding that “precautionary movement restrictions”…
Pokemon Go beginner’s guide and tips – CNET
Pokemon Go has evolved considerably since it first launched five years ago. Niantic This year marks the fifth anniversary of Pokemon Go’s release, and the game is still going strong. While the days of seeing crowds of players stopping traffic to catch a Vaporeon are probably behind us, Pokemon Go remains one of the most…