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☆ Reese Witherspoon sparked a hygiene debate online after eating snow, but it's nothing new. What is 'snow cream' and why is it all over TikTok?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewReese Witherspoon sparked an internet debate among her fans and critics after she filmed herself eating snow as a dessert on TikTok. Witherspoon, 47, went viral on Friday when she shared a TikTok video showing herself making a "snow salt Chococinno." "I thought eating snow was like dangerous to our health," one person wrote. Filtered snow. Another reminisced about their childhood, writing, "So nobody grew up eating snow cream?

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☆ A viral video appears to show Walmart Spark shoppers with perishable groceries waiting for a ride in the Arizona sun
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Alex Bitter | Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A viral video appears to show Walmart Spark workers leaving perishable groceries in the sun. Some Spark drivers appear to be using fraudulent identities, as Business Insider previously reported. Additionally, many Spark drivers appear to be using accounts with names other than their own. Walmart previously told BI that selling, renting, or borrowing accounts goes against its policies for Spark workers. Do you work for Walmart Spark and have a story idea to share?

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WILL SHOPPERS FIND BLACK FRIDAY DEALS THIS YEAR? HOW MUCH ARE SHOPPERS EXPECTED TO SPEND? Spending online during Black Friday is expected to rise 5.7% to roughly $9.6 billion, according to Adobe. WHAT ARE RETAILERS DOING TO ATTRACT HOLIDAY SHOPPERS? Macy's CEO Jeff Gennette on Thursday said the competitive landscape has shifted to Black Friday deals prior to Black Friday.

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☆ This Thanksgiving, Full Planes to Go With Full Plates
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Steven Moity | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A government shutdown won’t be disrupting travel plans this Thanksgiving after Congress agreed on Wednesday to a funding package that lasts through early next year. But clouds and crowds might make your trip a slog anyway. The Transportation Security Administration expects about 30 million passengers to fly between this Friday and the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, an 11.5 percent increase over the same period last year. The weather won’t make the Thanksgiving crush any easier. Weekend storms in New England and low clouds and rain on the California coast could cause some delays.

Persons: Paul Pastelok, Melanie Fish Organizations: Transportation Security Administration, Expedia Brands Locations: New England, California, Houston, Chicago, Coast

[1/4] Consumers struggle to enter a store to buy shoes in a store at a shopping center during Black Friday sales, in Caracas, Venezuela November 25, 2022. WILL SHOPPERS FIND BLACK FRIDAY DEALS THIS YEAR? HOW MUCH ARE SHOPPERS EXPECTED TO SPEND? Spending online during Black Friday is expected to rise 5.7% to roughly $9.6 billion, according to Adobe Analytics. Macy's CEO Jeff Gennette on Thursday said the competitive landscape has shifted to Black Friday deals prior to Black Friday.

Persons: Leonardo Fernandez Viloria, Marcus Collins, Collins, Dana Telsey, Jane Hali, Max, Lancome mascaras, Bobbi Brown concealers, Jeff Gennette, Mattel, Steve Totzke, Juveria Tabassum, Savyata Mishra, Richa Naidu, Helen Reid, Josie Kao Organizations: Black, REUTERS, Retailers, Department, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, Labor, National Retail Federation, Telsey Advisory, Sensormatic Solutions, U.S, Adobe Analytics, Dollar, Walmart, Associates, Nordstrom, Adobe, Consumers, Deloitte, Electronics, Mastercard, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Caracas, Venezuela, U.S, Europe, Philadelphia, Panama, United States, United Kingdom, China, Bengaluru, London

Parts of the East Coast, particularly the Mid-Atlantic, may get more snow than normal because of that, he said. That means more rain in the South and extra storminess in the late winter, Gottschalk said. El Nino often means “unusual severe weather across the state of Florida because of a strong subtropical jet stream,” he said. He pointed to Washington’s paralyzing 2010 Snowmageddon storm that dumped more than 2 feet on the capital region during an El Nino. The Siberian snow cover, El Nino and other factors “indicate an overall mild winter,” he told The Associated Press.

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Lee strengthened into a hurricane on Wednesday as it churned through the open waters of the Atlantic on a path that would take it near the northeast Caribbean. The hurricane was located about 1,130 miles (1,815 kilometers) east of the northern Leeward Islands. It had maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph) and was moving west-northwest at 14 mph (22 kph), according to the National Hurricane Center. “It has the potential to become a powerhouse Category 5 hurricane, the strongest hurricane of the year,” said Jonathan Porter, chief meteorologist for AccuWeather. Lee is the 12th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30.

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A man with American Electric Power (AEP) repairs an electricity cable during a heatwave in Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S. July 28, 2023. Power grids carry reserves to ensure the system remains reliable in case a large power plant or transmission line fails unexpectedly. ERCOT forecast demand would reach 85,296 megawatts (MW) on Thursday, just shy of its 85,435 MW record set Aug. 10. MISO projected it would have 125,907 MW of supplies available with 120,656 MW from internal resources and 5,251 MW of imports. That would not be enough to meet the grid's forecast peak of 127,692 MW, which would top the system's all-time high of 127,100 MW in July 2011.

Persons: Adrees Latif, ERCOT, MISO, Brandon Morris, Morris, Scott DiSavino, Nick Zieminski Organizations: American Electric Power, REUTERS, Reliability, of Texas, Thomson Locations: Pass , Texas, U.S, Texas, Central, Houston, Dallas, Minnesota, Louisiana

A man with American Electric Power (AEP) repairs an electricity cable during a heatwave in Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S. July 28, 2023. REUTERS/Adrees Latif/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 24 (Reuters) - Two U.S. electric grids issued alerts warning of the potential for power shortages on Thursday due to a brutal heat wave blanketing Texas and U.S. Central states. ERCOT faces "a high potential to enter emergency operations this evening" due to low wind generation and high power demand, the grid operator said. AccuWeather forecast temperatures in Houston, the biggest city in Texas, would reach 107 degrees Fahrenheit (41.7 degrees Celsius) on Thursday. MISO projected power use would reach 127,195 MW on Thursday, topping the system's all-time high of 127,100 MW in July 2011.

Persons: Adrees Latif, ERCOT, MISO, Brandon Morris, Morris, Scott DiSavino, Brijesh Patel, Nick Zieminski, Jonathan Oatis, David Gregorio Our Organizations: American Electric Power, REUTERS, Reliability, of Texas, Thomson Locations: Pass , Texas, U.S, Texas, Central, Houston, Dallas, Minnesota, Louisiana

☆ Women's 5,000m heats delayed due to high temperatures
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

According to AccuWeather, the temperature in the Hungarian capital is expected to reach a high of 32 degrees Celsius on Wednesday. "... so we will be moving the (5,000m) heats to 7pm on Wednesday evening," the governing body said, adding that the heats for the men's and women's 200m races would begin earlier on Wednesday. Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia is the reigning world 5,000m champion. Her bid to retain the title will see her come up against Kenya's Faith Kipyegon - the world record holder in the distance. Reporting by Lori Ewing, writing by Aadi Nair, editing by Pritha SarkarOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Sifan Hassan, Aleksandra Szmigiel, AccuWeather, Gudaf, Kenya's Faith Kipyegon, Lori Ewing, Aadi Nair, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: National Athletics Centre, Athletics, Kenya's, Thomson Locations: Budapest, Hungary, Netherlands, Ethiopia

“The ground is already really dry — it doesn’t take much for the heat to kind of just build up over there,” said Paul Pastelok, a senior meteorologist at AccuWeather. “And that’s what makes it a bigger heat dome that we’re seeing right now.”In the Minneapolis area, better known for its foreboding winter conditions, forecasters said daily temperature records could fall on both Tuesday and Wednesday, with readings of 99 or 100 degrees possible. Meteorologists said high temperatures were forecast to reach up to 20 degrees above average throughout Iowa and neighboring states over the next few days. The humidity will make it feel even more oppressive, with heat indexes that could approach 120 degrees. Forecasters have issued heat alerts, ranging from advisories to excessive heat warnings, for roughly 100 million people across 22 states.

Persons: ”, Paul Pastelok, Tyler Hasenstein, Amy Heinz Organizations: National Weather Service Locations: Minneapolis, Minnesota, Iowa, Adel , Iowa

☆ Texas grid operator deploys emergency response service as reserves drop
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A general view of electric lines as demand for power surges during a period of hot weather in Houston, Texas, U.S. June 27, 2023. REUTERS/Callaghan O’Hare/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 17 (Reuters) - The main grid operator in Texas said on Thursday it had engaged its emergency system after electricity reserves dropped below the critical 3,000 MW level due to increased power usage amid a heatwave. ERCOT said it also expected lower power reserves due to reduced wind generation. Real-time power prices rose above $5,000 in most of ERCOT Texas hubs, according to the ERCOT website. The grid operator had earlier urged consumers to conserve power between 3 p.m. CDT (2000 GMT) and 8 p.m. CDT on Thursday as demand surged.

Persons: Callaghan, ERCOT, Ashitha Shivaprasad, Rahul Paswan, Harshit Verma, Swati Verma, Chris Reese, Paul Simao, Diane Craft Organizations: REUTERS, Texas, Discount, NRG Energy, Thomson Locations: Houston , Texas, U.S, Texas, Houston, ERCOT Texas, Bengaluru

☆ Maui fire losses could rise to $10 billion: Steps to take to recover financially after a natural disaster
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Sharon Epperson | In Sharoneppersoncnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The extent of the losses in life and property in Maui are still unknown. The economic loss of the Maui fires could total as much as $10 billion, according to AccuWeather. As residents start to pick up the pieces, many of them may be wondering what crucial steps they need to take to recover financially. After ensuring loved ones are safe, many victims of these wildfires may not be sure where to turn to start to rebuild their financial lives. Also, contact your auto insurer and, if you own a small business, your business property insurance company.

Persons: Michael Barry Organizations: Pacific Disaster Center, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Finance, Hurricane Iniki, Insurance, Institute Locations: Maui, Hawaii

☆ Total cost of Maui wildfire damage and economic loss between $8 to $10 billion: AccuWeather
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Contessa Brewer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailTotal cost of Maui wildfire damage and economic loss between $8 to $10 billion: AccuWeatherCNBC's Contessa Brewer joins 'Squawk Box' with the latest news out of Maui.

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☆ Texas power use hits 3rd record this week in heat wave
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Callaghan O’Hare/File PhotoAug 10 (Reuters) - Demand for power in Texas hit a record high on Thursday for the third time this week and the tenth time this summer as homes and businesses cranked up air conditioners to escape a lingering heat wave. ERCOT said usage hit a preliminary 85,435 megawatts (MW) Thursday, which topped the record high of 83,961 MW hit on Wednesday. Thursday’s peak is 5,287 MW over last year’s demand record of 80,148 MW set in July 2022. The current demand record will likely be broken again on Friday with ERCOT forecasting usage will reach 86,621 MW. In the real-time market, prices briefly topped $4000 per megawatt hour in some Texas ERCOT hubs, according to its website.

Persons: Callaghan, ERCOT, Ashitha Shivaprasad, Rahul Paswan, Aurora Ellis, David Gregorio, Chris Reese Organizations: REUTERS, Reliability, of Texas, Thomson Locations: Houston , Texas, U.S, Texas, Houston, AccuWeather . Texas, Bengaluru

☆ Scorching temperatures are making delivery a dangerous job — and it's only getting worse
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Emma Cosgrove | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Even outside the hottest US states, heat that delivery workers aren't used to can be dangerous. Several delivery driver deaths have triggered changes. In recent years, delivery drivers reporting heat-related illnesses were second only to construction workers, according to OSHA statistics reported by E&E News. The 2022 death of 24-year-old Esteban Chavez, a UPS driver in Southern California, made national headlines. But his death came less than a year before the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents UPS workers, began re-negotiating its contract with UPS.

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☆ California has enough power during heat wave after Thursday emergency
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

July 21 (Reuters) - California's power grid operator said it does not plan to ask consumers to conserve power on Friday after declaring an energy emergency late Thursday as homes and businesses cranked up their air conditioners to escape a lingering heat wave. The California Independent System Operator (ISO), which operates the grid serving more than 32 million consumers representing about 80% of the state's power load, has said it has enough resources available to meet demand. California residents have worried about the effect of extreme weather on the power grid since a brutal heat wave in August 2020 forced the ISO to impose a couple of days of rotating blackouts on around 800,000 homes and businesses. The ISO forecast demand would rise from 42,266 megawatts (MW) on Thursday to 43,512 MW on Friday. Gas is important in California since much of the power generated in the state comes from gas-fired plants.

Persons: Scott DiSavino, Barbara Lewis Organizations: Soaring, Columbia, Thomson Locations: California, Los Angeles, U.S, Pacific Northwest

☆ Power demand breaks record in Texas again during heat wave
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

July 18 (Reuters) - Power demand in Texas hit a record high for a second straight day on Tuesday as homes and businesses cranked up air conditioners to escape a brutal heat wave. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which operates the grid for more than 26 million customers representing about 90% of the state's power load, has said it has enough resources available to meet soaring demand. That is the fifth record high in ERCOT this summer. One megawatt can power around 1,000 U.S. homes on a typical day, but only about 200 homes on a hot summer day in Texas. Rising economic and population growth has boosted electricity use in Sun Belt states like Texas and Arizona even though overall U.S. power demand is projected to ease in 2023 after hitting a record high in 2022.

Persons: ERCOT, Scott DiSavino, Leslie Adler, Sonali Paul, Chris Reese Organizations: Reliability, of Texas, Sun, Thomson Locations: Texas, ERCOT, Houston, Dallas, Arizona

☆ Texas power use breaks record for second day in heat wave
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

July 13 (Reuters) - Demand for power in Texas hit a record high for a second day in a row on Thursday as homes and business kept air conditioners cranked up during a lingering heat wave. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which operates the grid for more than 26 million customers representing about 90% of the state's power load, has said it has enough resources available to meet soaring demand. After setting 11 peak demand records last summer, ERCOT said usage hit a preliminary 81,406 megawatts (MW) on Thursday, topping the record hit one day earlier, of 81,351 MW. One megawatt can power around 1,000 U.S. homes on a typical day, but only about 200 homes on a hot summer day in Texas. Meteorologists at AccuWeather forecast high temperatures in Houston, the biggest city in Texas, would hit 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8 Celsius) almost every day from July 13-19.

Persons: ERCOT, Scott DiSavino, Harshit Verma, Sandra Maler, Leslie Adler Organizations: Reliability, of Texas, Thomson Locations: Texas, Houston, Dallas

☆ Texas grid operator again forecasts record power use amid heat wave
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

June 21 (Reuters) - The Texas power grid operator again projected electric use would break a record - this time on Wednesday - after forecast usage fell short of the all-time high on Tuesday as consumers heeded calls to conserve energy during an early summer heat wave. After setting 11 new peak demand records last summer, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) projected peak demand would break records again next week when extreme heat returns to the Lone Star State. ERCOT operates the grid for more than 26 million customers representing about 90% of the state's power load. ERCOT forecast power use would rise from 79,203 megawatts (MW) on Tuesday to 80,458 MW on Wednesday, which would top the grid's current record peak of 80,148 MW on July 20, 2022. Next week, ERCOT forecast demand would reach 82,080 MW on June 26 and 83,555 MW on June 28.

Persons: Scott DiSavino, Conor Humphries Organizations: Electric, of Texas, Lone Star State, ERCOT, Texans, Thomson Locations: Texas, Houston

☆ Texas grid operator urges power conservation during heat wave
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

June 20 (Reuters) - The Texas power grid operator urged homes and businesses to conserve electricity on Tuesday evening to prevent power reserves from falling short as consumers crank up their air conditioners to escape the first heat wave of the summer season. ERCOT operates the grid for more than 26 million customers representing about 90% of the state's power load. Although controlled outages are one of the most extreme actions a grid operator could take to maintain reliability, ERCOT said "controlled outages are not needed at this time." ERCOT forecast power use would reach 81,348 megawatts (MW) on Tuesday before slipping to 80,991 MW on Wednesday. Day-ahead power prices for Tuesday settled around $2,500 per MWh at 5 p.m. local time in several zones, including Houston and Dallas, according to the ERCOT website.

Persons: ERCOT, Seher Dareen, Brijesh Patel, Scott DiSavino, Kim Coghill, Will Dunham, Mark Potter Organizations: Electric, of Texas, Texans, Thomson Locations: Texas, Houston, Dallas, U.S, Bengaluru, New York

☆ Smoky haze parked over U.S. East Coast with relief days away
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Tyler Clifford | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The U.S. National Weather Service extended air quality alerts for another day for the East Coast from New England to South Carolina, as well as parts of the Midwest, including Ohio, Indiana and Michigan. The U.S. Air Quality Index (AQI) measures five major pollutants, including particulate matter produced by fires. While the faint smell of burning wood lingered, the smothering blanket of yellow and orange-tinged haze appeared to thin out, bringing a modicum of relief. "We urge residents and visitors to follow precautions related to the 'Code Purple' air quality alert." Large swaths of Michigan are also under red flag warnings due to dangerous fire weather conditions in both of the state's peninsulas, according to the weather agency.

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☆ An idyllic California town, a celebrity landlord, and a rental from hell
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-22 | by ( Tatiana Walk-Morris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Sonaar Luthra and Sarah Szalavitz left Los Angeles for a rental in La Quinta, California, last March. The couple found a rental home online for $4,000 a month in La Quinta, California, a palm-tree-dotted hamlet about 2½ hours away, nestled between the resort-haven Palm Springs and festival-famous Coachella. They were relieved, they told Insider, because they believed someone in the public eye would be a reliable landlord. Luthra and Szalavitz thought moving to La Quinta would afford them the time and space to begin personal projects, including planning a wedding. The couple detailed how the celebrity-owned house in a desert paradise became a rental from hell.

☆ Looming spring storm to spawn blizzards, ice, tornadoes across central U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Steve Gorman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Other cities potentially in harm's way but at lower risk for tornadoes included Chicago, Nashville, Tennessee, St. Louis, Missouri, Madison, Wisconsin and Des Moines, Iowa. "There's a potential for some very strong tornadoes and some tornadoes that could be on the ground for quite some time, especially in northern Arkansas and western Tennessee," said John Feerick, senior meteorologist at private forecasting service AccuWeather. Feerick said the storm system would intensify through Friday as the sprawling low-pressure system at its core moves farther eastward, drawing up greater moisture from the Gulf of Mexico. Dust storm warnings were in effect for portions of the Southern Plains. Reporting by Steve Gorman in Los Angeles; Editing by Jamie FreedOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ AccuWeather sees average-to-fewer Atlantic storms this hurricane season
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( Erwin Seba | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

HOUSTON, March 29 (Reuters) - U.S. private forecaster AccuWeather expects a near-average to below-average 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, which begins June 1, according to a forecast issued on Wednesday. AccuWeather said it expects between 11-15 named tropical storms, 4-8 hurricanes and between one and three major hurricanes to form in the Atlantic Ocean before the season ends on Nov. 30. "We think El Nino will drive this season," said Dan Kottlowski, lead hurricane forecaster for AccuWeather. Kottlowski noted that even in a year when fewer storms are expected, people as far as 100 miles (160 km) inland have to prepare for tropical storms. Between 1990 and 2020, the average season has seen 14 named tropical storms, seven hurricanes with three of those considered to be major.

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