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☆ The US economy could get hit by a double whammy on September 30, if 2 major negotiations are not hammered out
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewSeptember 30 could be a consequential day for the US economy if two major negotiations don't get hammered out in time. Congress must pass a stopgap spending bill by the last day of this month to avoid a partial government shutdown. September 30 is also the deadline for the International Longshoremen's Association and several East Coast and Gulf Coast ports to strike a contract. A government shutdownThe rejection of Johnson's plan on Wednesday ratcheted up tensions in Congress as the September 30 deadline draws ever nearer. This would pause the strike while negotiations continued.

Persons: —, there's, Mike Johnson, Johnson, There's, Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell, Joe Biden, Taft, Hartley Organizations: Service, International Longshoremen's Association, Business, GOP, United States Maritime Alliance, Street, White House, Washington Post, Street Journal, Social Security, Medicare, Congressional, Office, International Longshoremen's, Retail Industry, Association Locations: East Coast, Gulf Coast, Maine, Texas, West Coast, RILA

In the U.S. overall this year, a concerning, though not unprecedented, number of dengue, EEE and West Nile cases have been reported. “With climate change, we’re basically extending the mosquito season,” said Chantal Vogels, an assistant professor of epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health. In the U.S., cases have outpaced those of West Nile virus, which is typically more prevalent. This year, Clark County, Nevada, has seen a particularly high number of West Nile cases: 23. “We consider New York state residents to be at risk for West Nile virus every summer,” she said.

Persons: Jennifer White, it’s, ”, ” Barbara Ferrer, Anthony Fauci, Chantal Vogels, Nirbhay Kumar, George Washington, “, Vogels, Nile, White, Thomas Jaenisch, ” White Organizations: Angeles County Department of Public Health, U.S, National Institute of Allergy, Yale School of Public Health, U.S ., Centers for Disease Control, George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health, World Health Organization, WHO, Southern, Southern Nevada Health, New York State Department of Health, Colorado School of Public Health, Gulf Locations: New York, U.S, California, Los Angeles County, EEE, West, New Hampshire, Vermont, Arizona , California, Florida, Hawaii, Texas, Puerto Rico, U.S . Virgin Islands, Los Angeles, West Nile, Clark County , Nevada, Southern Nevada, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island , Vermont, Wisconsin, Gulf Coast

☆ Largest port on U.S. East Coast, New York/New Jersey, begins prepping for what could be first union strike since 1977
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

"A number of ocean carriers have announced their plans in terms of embargoing export cargo coming to the East Coast from the Midwest," said Rooney. Once the strike is over the Coast Guard would lead the charge in an orderly flow of vessels entering the port." "While the APAC region typically has more options to shift freight to the West Coast, over half of the automotive freight coming in today is heavily dependent on the East Coast. Port of New York/New Jersey has joined other ports that have publicly posted strike contingency plans. The vessels scheduled to come into the East Coast and Gulf ports have been traversing the ocean since early to mid-August.

Persons: Beth Rooney, Rooney, Jim Mancini, CH Robinson, Biden, Taft, Hartley, We've, Harold Daggett Organizations: CNBC, International Longshoreman's Association, ILA, Cruise, United States Maritime Alliance, Port Authority of New, Coast Guard, Maersk, Port, Bloomberg, Getty, Transportation, U.S ., Biden, Logistics Locations: of New York, New Jersey, North America, East, Gulf Coasts, Port Authority of New York, New York, East Coast, Maersk Atlanta, Newark, Newark , New Jersey, US, North, Europe, Oceania, Latin America, Asia, West Coast, Germany, Charleston, Savannah, U.S . West Coast, Port, Houston, Mobile , Alabama

☆ Billionaire undertakes first civilian spacewalk and big moments from the VMAs: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Elizabeth Robinson | Elizabeth Robinson Is A Newsletter Editor For Nbc News | Based In Los Angeles. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

Some Donald Trump allies expressed concern over his debate performance. And Taylor Swift and Chappell Roan win big at the MTV VMAs. SpaceX / PolarisFour private citizens orbiting Earth in a SpaceX capsule are attempting to make history by completing the world’s first all-civilian spacewalk. During the outing, Isaacman and Gillis are expected to exit the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule on a tether. Trump’s conspiracy-laced debate performance prompts concernsFormer President Donald Trump declared Tuesday’s debate against Vice President Kamala Harris a win, but not all his allies see it that way.

Persons: Donald Trump, Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan, Francine drenches, Francine, Jared Isaacman, Scott “ Kidd ” Poteet, Sarah Gillis, Anna Menon, Isaacman, Gillis, Kamala Harris, Harris ’, Trump, David Ingram, Matt Dixon, ’, Megan Thee, Britney Spears, hird, ong, Joh, els, ord Organizations: MTV, Angeles National Forest, SpaceX, Polaris, Air Force, Tech, Republican, Senior, Trump, Megan Thee Stallion, Doha Madani Locations: Louisiana, Southern California, Francine drenches Gulf, New Orleans, Alabama, Florida, California, San Bernardino County, Orange County, ord

☆ Tropical Storm Francine forecast to strengthen into hurricane 'soon' as it aims for U.S. Gulf Coast
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

A strengthening Tropical Storm Francine is expected to become a hurricane long before it reaches the Louisiana coast Wednesday, federal forecasters said on Monday. Track Tropical Storm Francine’s path, forecast and hurricane statusThe hurricane center's latest forecast cone has the storm making landfall in Louisiana between the Texas border and New Orleans about 1 p.m. Wednesday. "Francine expected to become a hurricane soon," a National Hurricane Center said in the headline to its latest advisory. A hurricane watch remains in effect for almost the entire Louisiana coast from Cameron to Grand Isle. August’s tropical cyclone activity “was a little below normal” in terms of the number of named storms, the hurricane center said.

Persons: Francine, Jeff Landry, Monique B, Port Fourchon, Debby, Ernesto Organizations: National Hurricane Center, Lousiana, Mayor, NOAA, Atmospheric Administration Locations: Louisiana, Gulf of Mexico, Rio Grande, Mexico, Texas, Gulf, Galveston, New Orleans, Lafayette , Louisiana, Port Mansfield, Rio, La, Cameron, Grand Isle, Mississippi, Island , Texas, Alabama, Vermilion, Maurepas, Lake Pontchartrain, Bend, Florida, South Carolina, Bermuda, Pacific

☆ U.S. crude oil sheds gains, falls more than 1% to trade below $68 per barrel as OPEC cuts forecast
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. crude oil futures on Tuesday fell more than 1%, shedding gains from the previous session as OPEC lowered its demand forecast for the second time in two months. OPEC now expects demand to grow by about 2 million barrels per day in 2024, some 80,000 bpd slower than its previous forecast. The group of oil producers sees demand growth of 1.7 million bpd next year, some 40,000 bpd lower than originally anticipated. OPEC had cut its demand outlook in August due to softening consumption in China, the world's largest crude importer. Here are Tuesday's energy prices:Worries about softening demand in China as electric vehicle sales surge has loomed over the oil market for months now.

Persons: Morgan Stanley Organizations: OPEC, Brent, Futures Locations: OPEC, China, Gulf

Flooding rainfall, powerful winds and potentially life-threatening storm surge could pummel parts of the upper Texas and Louisiana coastlines as Francine passes through. In addition to a hurricane warning in Louisiana, tropical storm warnings and watches have been issued along a stretch of the Louisiana and Texas coast. A storm surge warning has also been issued from High Island, Texas, to the mouth of the Mississippi River. Storm surge and rough surf could also cause minor flooding on the Mexico coast early this week. Storm surge will begin to ramp up as Francine nears landfall, causing normally dry areas to be inundated with several feet of water.

Persons: Francine, Louisiana’s, It’s, Jeff Landry, Louisiana’s Cameron Parish, Ida, Francis, “ Francine Organizations: CNN, National Hurricane Center, Louisiana and, Gov, Federal Emergency Management Agency Locations: Gulf, Louisiana, Texas, Mexico, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, High Island , Texas, Louisiana’s Cameron, Jefferson Parish’s, Grand Isle, St, Mary, Terrebonne, Terrebonne Parish, Jefferson, Orleans, New Orleans, In Mississippi, . Texas

Tropical Storm Francine is expected to strengthen to a hurricane by midweek when it reaches the U.S. Gulf Coast. The storm started as a disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico and strengthened into a tropical storm Monday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration had predicted above-normal hurricane activity in the Atlantic basin this year, forecasting 17 to 25 total named storms — which is defined as having winds of 39 mph or higher — with eight to 13 forecast to become hurricanes. The above-normal activity was forecast because of near-record warm ocean temperatures in the Atlantic, La Niña conditions in the Pacific, reduced Atlantic trade winds and less wind shear.

Persons: Francine Organizations: Atmospheric Administration Locations: Gulf Coast, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific

☆ Potential Tropical Cyclone Six forms, forecast to quickly strengthen into hurricane aiming for U.S. Gulf Coast
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Tropical Storm Beryl developed into a Category 1 hurricane as it hit the Texas coast late last night. A disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico is forecast to strengthen into a tropical storm Monday, and could become a hurricane before it reaches the U.S. Gulf Coast by midweek. Tropical storm watches are in effect for northeastern Mexico, as well as southern Texas. Potential Tropical Cyclone Six is expected to dump heavy rain and trigger flash flooding along the coast of northeast Mexico, southern Texas, southern Louisiana and southern Mississippi into Thursday morning, the hurricane center said. August's tropical cyclone activity "was a little below normal" in terms of the number of named storms, the hurricane center said.

Persons: Hurricane Beryl, Beryl, it's, Debby, Ernesto, Francine Organizations: Tropical, National Hurricane Center, Louisiana and, Atmospheric Administration Locations: Hurricane, Houston , Texas, Texas, Gulf, Mexico, Gulf Coast, Rio, Louisiana, Mississippi, Louisiana and Upper Texas, Bend, Florida, South Carolina, Bermuda, Pacific

Debris in the wake of Debby in Canisteo, N.Y.. Ann Farkas walks through her damaged home in Canisteo, New York, after Tropical Storm Debby swept through the area. Debby was downgraded to a tropical depression late Thursday afternoon and was a post-tropical cyclone on Friday, the National Hurricane Center said. There have been at least nine deaths related to Debby, most in vehicle accidents or from fallen trees. Jaqi Kincaid, hit by flooding last month in Lyndon, Vermont, said the previous storm knocked out her garage and well, so they have no water.

Persons: Debby, Woodhull, Craig Ruttle, Stephanie Waters, Timothy Martin, ” John Anderson, “ It’s, ”, Anderson, Cliff Moss, Stacey Urban, Urban, ” Urban, Ann Farkas, what’s, ” Farkas, Jack Wheeler, Fred, Kathy Hochul, Josh Shapiro, Randy Padfield, Bob Rossman, ” Rossman, “, Rossman, Phil Scott, Hurricane Beryl, Joe Biden, Rick Dente, Jaqi Kincaid, ” Kincaid Organizations: Fire, Wellsville Sun, Tropical, New York Gov, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Emergency Management, National Guard, National Hurricane Center, Gov Locations: East, Florida, Canada, New York, Pennsylvania, New England, Quebec, Steuben County, Jasper, Addison, Canisteo, N.Y, Woodhull, Andover, Allegany County, Wellsville, Canisteo , New York, Tioga County, Padfield, Potter County, ”, In Ohio, Gulf Coast of Florida, South Carolina, Vermont, Lyndon, Hurricane, Dente’s, Barre , Vermont, Lyndon , Vermont

☆ Travel news: Europe’s cleanest swimming spots
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Maureen O'Hare | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Editor’s Note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Get the latest news in aviation, food and drink, where to stay and other travel developments. CNN —In our roundup of travel stories this week: a life-changing DNA test, a Georgia-to-Mongolia road trip with unexpected challenges, plus a new report reveals Europe’s cleanest places to swim. For sea swimming, Croatia has the brine that’s most divine, followed by Cyprus, Greece and Slovenia. For inland waters, Bulgaria, Greece, Ireland and Romania are all tied in first place, with Austria and Finland not far behind.

Persons: John Portmann, van, it’s, Here’s, It’s, Canada’s, James Gillese, Ryan Titchener, Debby, ”, Little Richard, Otis Redding, There’s Organizations: CNN, European Environmental Agency, European Union, overlanding, CNN CNN Travel, Tourists Locations: Georgia, Mongolia, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Slovenia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Ireland, Romania, Austria, Finland, Seine, Paris, Arizona, Russia, Australia, America, Lahaina, Maui’s, Canada’s Jasper, Coast, East Coast, Macon, Macon , Georgia

☆ The stock market is panicking, but you don’t have to
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

To be sure, the carnage on Wall Street and in equities markets around the world was real. But Monday’s panic was the Wall Street equivalent of a tantrum from a kid who just got told they can’t have ice cream for dinner. But don’t let the stock market drama fool you: The US economy is still in good shape, despite some turbulence. “And I’m not too worried about Wall Street becoming poor.”Stocks looked to bounce back Tuesday. Wall Street worked itself into a lather when ChatGPT came out two years ago.

Persons: CNN Business ’, Stocks, Dow, Wall, don’t, Rana Foroohar, That’s, it’s, Goldman Sachs, ”, Jan Hatzius, ” Goldman, There’s, Beryl, “, Beryl didn’t, Aaron Sojourner, ’ ”, ChatGPT, Rob Haworth, ” Haworth Organizations: CNN Business, New York CNN, CNN, Nikkei, of Labor Statistics, Coast, BLS, WE Upjohn, Employment Research, White House Council, Economic Advisers, Fed, Federal, Markets, Big Tech, Nvidia, Microsoft, Wall, Bank of Japan, US Bank Locations: New York, Japan

The Shore Acres neighborhood begins to flood from high tide in the Tampa Bay while Tropical Storm Debby approaches the gulf coast, in St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S., on August 4. Octavio Jones/ReutersHigh-water rescues were underway Sunday night in Pinellas County, Florida, as incoming Hurricane Debby whipped up heavy rains, storm surge and dangerous flooding, emergency officials said. Emergency crews in the county, which includes the cities of Clearwater and St. Petersburg, were fielding very high volumes of 911 calls Sunday night. Between 5 to 10 inches of rain have fallen in the area and as many as four more inches are possible. The Sunshine Skyway Bridge — a key transportation artery in Lower Tampa Bay — has been closed “due to high winds and inclement weather,” the Florida Highway Patrol announced.

Persons: Octavio Jones, Debby Organizations: Tropical, Reuters, Emergency, National Weather Service, Sunshine Skyway, Patrol, The Clearwater Police Department Locations: Tampa, St . Petersburg , Florida, U.S, Pinellas County , Florida, Clearwater, St, Petersburg, Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota, Hernando, Hillsborough, Lower Tampa, Florida

☆ Debby strengthens to Category 1 hurricane, expected to make landfall in Florida
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Victoria Feng | Victoria Feng Is An Intern On The Nbc News Technology Desk. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Tropical Storm Debby has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane ahead of its anticipated landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast on Monday, U.S. forecasters said late Friday. The hurricane was about 65 miles west of Cedar Key, Florida, and about 100 miles west of Tampa, and moving north at about 12 mph, the center said. Debby is expected to continue strengthening before it reaches the Big Bend coast on Monday, weakening after it moves inland across northern Florida and southern Georgia, it said. A sign warns of a storm surge before the possible arrival of Tropical Storm Debby in Cedar Key, Fla., on Sunday. Ron DeSantis compared Debby’s path to that of Hurricane Idalia, the Category 4 storm in 2023 that caused significant damage in north Florida.

Persons: Debby, Tom Street, Dan Norman, Joe Raedle, Ron DeSantis, Idalia, Debby won’t, DeSantis Organizations: National Hurricane Center, Getty Images Locations: Coast, U.S, Cedar Key , Florida, Tampa, Bend, Florida, Georgia, Cedar Key, Fla, South Carolina, Florida's Gulf Coast, Suwannee, Getty Images Florida

The Serbian tennis legend had won all four Grand Slam titles and practically every honor there is in the sport, but the Olympic gold medal had escaped him. Paul Ellis / AFP via Getty ImagesSimone Biles' Olympic medal collection has officially reached double digits. , the American cyclist who didn’t even qualify for the Olympics but is now going home with a gold medal. Racing in a downpour, Julien Alfred won the first Olympic medal in any sport for Saint Lucia on Saturday when she took gold in the women's 100-meter final. the first Olympic medal in any sport for Saint Lucia on Saturday when she took gold in the women's 100-meter final.

Persons: Noah Lyles, Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson, ’ Fred Kerley, Hector Vivas, Lyles, Novak Djokovic, Matthew Stockman, Novak Djokovic couldn’t, Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Simone Biles, Paul Ellis, ”, Biles, hasn’t, “, ” Biles, Suni Lee, Kaylia Nemour, Qiu Qiyuan, David Li, Imane, Hungarian Anna Luca Hámori, ” Khelif, Lin Yu, Thomas Bach, Kristen Faulkner, Bobby Finke, Katie Ledecky can’t, Julien Alfred, Saint Lucia, Sha'Carri Richardson, Kamala Harris, Whom Harris, we’ll, Andy Beshear, Pete Buttigieg, Sen, Mark Kelly of, JB Pritzker, Josh Shapiro, Tim Walz, MAGA, Harris, Nikki Haley, Donald Trump, Trump, Vance, SCOTUS, Neil Gorsuch, Joe Biden's, Debby, Storm Debby, Darren Staples, Keir Starmer, Israel, Ismail Haniyeh, Fuad Shukr, “ They’ll, Michael G Organizations: Paris Olympics, U.S, Olympic, Getty, NBC News Algerian, Team USA, Saint, Paris, Taxi, Philadelphia . Kentucky Gov, Mark Kelly of Arizona ,, Mark Kelly of Arizona , Illinois Gov, Minnesota Gov, Democratic, Republican, GOP, ABC, Fox News, Tropical, National Hurricane Center, NOAA, U.S . Justice Department, Protesters, NBC News, NBC News Companies Locations: Serbian, Paris, Tokyo, Los Angeles, China, Hungarian, Taipei, U.S, Philadelphia . Kentucky, Mark Kelly of Arizona, Mark Kelly of Arizona , Illinois, Pennsylvania, Florida, of Mexico, Rocky, Southern California, Mississippi’s, Nottingham, England, AFP, Southport —, Liverpool, Hull, Israel, Iran, Breakwater, Rockland , Maine, South Florida, Nashville , Tennessee, Atlanta

☆ New heat wave to hit West, Plains and South, adding to an already blistering summer
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Summer 2024 could be remembered not just for its historic temperatures, but for its successive heat waves with unusual geographic reach. More than 36 million Americans were under advisories, watches or warnings for dangerous and excessive heat Saturday night, according to National Weather Service data. The Gulf Coast and the South were also in for triple-digit highs for much of the week, the weather service said. "The prolonged nature of the heat will increase the risk of heat-related illness," it said in warning that much of the West would experience dangerous heat next week. "The combination of high temperatures increasing into the lower 100s along with high humidity will result in major to extreme" risk for heat-related illness, the weather service said.

Organizations: Federal, National Weather Service, Northern Rockies Locations: Pacific Northwest, Montana , North Dakota , Wyoming, South Dakota , Nebraska , Colorado , Kansas, New Mexico , Oklahoma, Texas, Gulf, Louisiana, Mississippi, West, Great Basin, Southeastern California, Northern Plains, Northern, Rocky, Southern California, Las Vegas , Nevada, Imperial, Arizona, El Centro, United States

☆ Depression strengthens into Tropical Storm Debby and aims at Florida's Gulf Coast
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Since Friday, the front developed from a potential tropical cyclone to a tropical depression, and it continues to draw strength from warm, tropical water. Tropical Storm Debby was expected to continue moving north at 15mph and hug Florida's west coast. The outer portions of a tropical system, which later became Tropical Storm Debby, saturates Fort Myers Beach, Fla., on Saturday. The named tropical storm designation means the front has sustained winds of 39 to 73 mph. Debby comes with a hurricane warning and tropical storm warning for the state's west coast from the Suwannee River to the Ochlockonee River, the hurricane center said.

Persons: Debby, saturates, Andrew West Organizations: Tropical, National Hurricane Center, Atlantic, Press, USA Locations: Cuba, Florida, 15mph, Gulf, Mexico, Havana, Apalachee Bay, Big, saturates Fort Myers Beach, Fla, Suwannee

☆ Tropical Storm Debby moving through Gulf toward Florida
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Marc Serota for ReutersA tropical depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Debby north of Cuba on Saturday and was predicted to become a hurricane as it moves through the Gulf of Mexico on a collision course with the Florida coast. A hurricane warning was in effect for sections of the state's coast with tropical storm warnings for the Florida Keys. Debby is the fourth named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season after Tropical Storm Alberto, Hurricane Beryl and Tropical Storm Chris, all of which formed in June. We're doing everything that we need to be prepared to face a tropical storm," Tampa Mayor Jane Castor said. "We've been in Florida our whole lives, in South Florida, so hurricanes are not really a big, big thing," Silverman said.

Persons: Hurricane Michelle, Marc Serota, Debby, Tropical Storm Alberto, Hurricane, Chris, Michael Brennan, Mike Prendergast, Idalia, Prendergast, Debbie, Flood, Ron DeSantis, Brian Kemp, We've, Jane Castor, Christina Lothrop, Lothrop, Betti Silverman, Debby didn't, Silverman, Marianne Brinson, Crews Organizations: Continental, Cuba, Reuters, Tropical, National Hurricane Center, Florida Keys, Florida, Florida Panhandle, Florida's, Hurricane Center, Key, National Guard, Georgia Gov, House, FEMA, Tampa, Associated Press, Workers, Tampa Bay Times, Sunshine State Locations: Continental United States, Hurricane, Key West , Florida, South Florida, Cuba, Gulf of Mexico, Florida, Tampa, Bahamas, Florida's Gulf Coast, Miami, Bend, Coast, Florida's West Coast, Georgia , South Carolina, Jacksonville , Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, United States, Gulf, Hernando Beach, Crystal, Steinhatchee, Citrus, Levy, Hernando , Manatee, Pasco, Taylor, Citrus County, St . Petersburg, Silverman's, Idalia, Pinellas, Tallahassee

☆ Tropical Storm Debby: Storm making its way towards Florida coast is expected to strengthen
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Nouran Salahieh | Mary Gilbert | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —A tropical depression making its way towards the Florida coast is expected to strengthen into Tropical Storm Debby Saturday before delivering heavy, flooding rainfall and dangerous storm surge to the state starting this weekend. The storm is expected to enter the eastern Gulf of Mexico on Saturday and become Tropical Storm Debby, according to the hurricane center. Tropical storm conditions could begin Saturday night in parts of southwest Florida. Tropical storm warnings are in effect for the Dry Tortugas and the west coast of the Florida peninsula from East Cape Sable to Boca Grande. Parts of the Florida Keys and parts of the Central Florida coast are also under a tropical storm watch, with officials urging residents there to prepare for tropical storm conditions within the next 48 hours.

Persons: Storm Debby, Ron DeSantis, “ Floridians, Santa Rosa –, “, Michael Brennan, It’s Organizations: CNN, Storm, Hurricane, Tropical, Florida, Fort, Sunshine State, Tampa metros, ” Hurricane, Weather, WPC, Carolinas, Florida Gulf Locations: Florida, Key, Cuba, Mexico, Bend, Gulf, East, Sable, Boca Grande, Suwannee, Central Florida, Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Tampa Bay, South Florida, Orlando, state’s, Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa, Miami, Georgia, Florida –, Florida Gulf Coast, Florida’s Big, Carolinas

☆ Tropical Storm Debby forecast to hit Florida this weekend with torrential rain and wind
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Mary Gilbert | Taylor Ward | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Track the Storm: Spaghetti models and more maps hereIt’s forecast to become a tropical depression by Saturday morning, once it emerges out over the water between Cuba and Florida, and strengthen into Tropical Storm Debby by Saturday evening. Tropical storm watches and warnings have been extended northward in Florida, according to the 5 p.m. The tropical storm warning has been extended along the west coast of the Florida peninsula from Bonita Beach to Boca Grande. Meanwhile, the tropical storm watch has been extended northward from Aripeka to the mouth of the Suwannee River. Parts of the Florida Keys and parts of the Central Florida coast are also under a tropical storm watch, with officials urging residents there to prepare for tropical storm conditions within the next 48 hours.

Persons: Debby –, Debby, Ron DeSantis, Santa Rosa –, It’s, CNN’s Sara Smart Organizations: CNN, National Hurricane Center, Florida, Fort, Tampa Bay, Florida Gov, Tampa metros, Weather, WPC, Carolinas, Florida Gulf, Nature Communications Locations: Florida, United States, Cuba, Bahamas, Bonita Beach, Boca Grande, Aripeka, Suwannee, ., Central Florida, Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Tampa, Mexico, Coast, South Florida, Tampa Bay, Orlando, state’s, Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa, Miami, Georgia, Florida –, Florida Gulf Coast, Florida’s Big, Carolinas

☆ It’s Shark Season. How Worried Should You Be?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Erik Vance | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +19 min

California has very few shark attacks — just two recorded in 2023, fewer than New York and the Carolinas. The eastern coast from Virginia to New York doesn’t see many shark attacks, despite having many popular beach towns. Long Island in New York is, roughly speaking, the northern border of the bull and tiger shark ranges. Tiger Shark A 3D illustration of a Tiger Shark. Kentucky managed to rack up 12 shark attacks in 2006 after the aquarium in Newport opened a shark petting exhibit.

Persons: Meg ”, “, —, You've, Read, Long, Louis, Napoleon, manhandling You've, snorkelers, snorkelers ’, Bob, you’re Organizations: Florida Museum, New York Times, America . California Carolinas, Georgia Florida Gulf, Alaska You've, Daytona, Bull Sharks, Tiger Sharks, Sharks, Nurse Sharks Locations: United States, Hawaii, Washington State, America . California, Georgia Florida, Georgia Florida Gulf Coast Hawaii, States New, Pacific Northwest, Alaska, California, New York, Carolinas, Los Angeles, San Diego, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, North Carolina, Cape, Volusia County, Gulf, Coast of Texas , Louisiana , Mississippi, Alabama, Texas . Galveston , Texas, Maui, States, Virginia, New England, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Maine, Northwest, Oregon, Washington, Mississippi, of Mexico, Kentucky, Newport, St, Fla

☆ Chicago-area gas prices are surging after a tornado nearly took out a refinery
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Gas prices have spiked in and around Chicago after a tornado sidelined a major ExxonMobil oil refinery last week. A gallon of gas in Chicago is now selling for an average of $4.34, according to AAA. That’s 27 cents more expensive than just a week ago after a tornado narrowly missed the Joliet Refinery and knocked power out to the Channahon, Illinois, facility. Gas prices have also jumped in nearby Michigan, another battleground state in the upcoming presidential election. “It will increase supply and lower prices,” Lipow said.

Persons: it’s, Kamala Harris, Andy Lipow, there’s, Catie Tuley, “ We’ve, ” Tuley, Lipow, ” Lipow Organizations: New, New York CNN, AAA, Joliet Refinery, Chicago, Lipow Oil Associates, Exxon, CNN, Wednesday, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Locations: New York, Chicago, Joliet, , Illinois, Gary, Indiana, Wisconsin, Kenosha County, Milwaukee, Waukesha, Racine, Michigan, Gulf

☆ They built a home in Thailand after their US property was flooded in a hurricane
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —With his retirement fast approaching, Jim Dolan, from the US, felt as though his future was more or less mapped out. “I was not ready to leave the United States at that point,” Jim Dolan explains. “I feel safer here in Thailand than I think in any of the cities that I lived in the United States. “I think she had a bigger challenge moving to the United States than I had coming here,” he says. “But overall, I think we’re much better off here than we would have been in the United States had we stayed there.”

Persons: Jim Dolan, Som Dolan, Hurricane Harvey, ” Jim Dolan, Som, Jim, hadn’t, Jim Dolan –, Worcester , Massachusetts – hadn’t, “, ”, they’d, Sam Roi Yot, Prachuap Khiri Khan, pugs Morgan, Gwennie, he’s, it’s, … ”, haven’t, – Morgan, I’ll, They’ve Organizations: CNN, NASA, CNN Travel, Houston, “, United Locations: Thailand, Houston, Hurricane, Texas, Worcester , Massachusetts, Bangkok, United States, Thai, Washington , DC, Prachuap, Gulf, Sam, Roi, Denver, Austin, Spanish, East Coast

Today, there are 55 Hispanic American banks and credit unions that are FDIC or NCUA insured around the United States. Nave BankBranches: 0 (online-only)ATMs: 0Services: savings accounts, business banking, business loansNave Bank is currently only available for businesses, and has a waitlist to join. We selected Hispanic American-owned credit unions from the National Credit Union Administration's list of minority depository institutions which was also updated in September 2023. You can open up savings accounts, checking accounts, CDs, and money market accounts in most of the institutions listed. Results from the study found that Hispanic Americans made up a greater percentage of those who took out home loans or small business loans at Hispanic American banks in comparison to non-minority banks.

☆ I took a $185 ferry to the Florida Keys for a day trip. It was great despite a few small issues.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( India Amos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

I took the Key West Express, a ferry that transports riders from Florida's Gulf Coast to Key West. Even so, this 3-½-hour ferry ride was pretty nice and more convenient than drivingSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. And with so many great options for day trips, it's no surprise people are moving to Florida en masse. Recently, I took my first trip to Fort Myers, where the Key West Express ferry transports travelers from the Gulf Coast to Key West. Driving from Fort Myers to Key West can take more than five hours, so I wanted to see if this 3-½ -hour ferry ride was a good alternative.

Persons: —, I've, it's Organizations: Key West, Service, Key West Express, Business Locations: Gulf, Miami, Florida, Fort Myers, Key

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