Tropical Storm Beryl, which formed late Friday, is expected to become the first hurricane of the 2024 season this weekend, the National Hurricane Center said. As of 11 p.m. Friday, Beryl was 1,110 miles east-southeast of Barbados and moving west at 18 mph. Its maximum sustained winds were 40 mph, and tropical-storm-force winds extended 45 […]
It seems that we should hear about AEW‘s new media rights deal with Warner Bros Discovery very soon. The ongoing negotiations between AEW and WBD have been a hot topic of conversation for well over a year now. Tony Khan stated on the Forbidden Door Media Call that they’re in the “red zone” and are […]
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s ruling Friday in favor of a Jan. 6 defendant charged with obstruction of an official proceeding quickly triggered activity to revisit that charge in other Capitol rioter cases, but it’s unlikely to derail former President Donald Trump‘s federal election interference case. Justice Department officials and attorneys for Jan. 6 defendants […]
The tropics are heating up, and one system is expected to become either a tropical depression or Tropical Storm Beryl over the next day or two, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center AccuWeather forecasters said the system, designated as Invest 95L, could reach hurricane status by the time it reaches the […]
Oklahoma’s chief school official has notified all state schools to “immediately” incorporate the Bible into classroom curriculum, drawing immediate outrage and threats of lawsuits in a state that was recently reprimanded for trying to use taxpayer dollars to create a Catholic school. “Effective immediately, all Oklahoma schools are required to incorporate the Bible, which includes […]
Credit: TSMC Taiwanese companies, led by TSMC, are the world’s foremost manufacturers of logic chips. Taiwan’s semiconductor industry will maintain that lead until at least 2032, according to Yang Ruei-Lin, Director of the Industry, Science and Technology International Strategy Center at the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), reports TechNews.tw. The Semiconductor Industry Association has made similar predictions. […]
Nike (NKE) stock fell as much as 11% Thursday in after-hours trading after the retailer said it expects revenue to decline more than previously thought in the coming year. The company said it expects revenue to fall mid-single digits in 2025, including an expected 10% decline in the first quarter. Nike had initially guided for […]
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s economy created a net 131,811 formal jobs in May, Labor Ministry data released on Thursday showed, falling short of the 200,000 forecast in a Reuters poll of economists. The figure accounts for 2,116,326 admissions and 1,984,515 jobs closed, and was the worst for any May since 2020, when a net 398,294 […]
Riot police have been deployed and roads blocked around key buildings in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, ahead of further protests expected on Thursday. Local TV stations have been showing empty streets in the central business district, with many security officers on patrol. It comes two days after 22 people reportedly lost their lives in protests […]
The Irish economy is expected to grow “in a robust fashion” in 2024 and 2025, according to the ESRI. In its latest quarter economic commentary, the institute says headline and underlying indicators suggest the economy will perform well over the coming months, driven by a “better-than-expected international outlook and robust domestic growth”. Modified domestic demand […]
With less than a week before the end of the fiscal year, legislative committees were in Trenton on Wednesday to advance a budget bill. The Assembly Budget Committee was scheduled to start at 2 p.m. – though it was later updated to 4:30 p.m. − and the Senate at 4 p.m., both were hours late […]
A thunderstorm rolled into northern Phoenix on Tuesday afternoon as the National Weather Service predicted rain and wind through the evening. At about 5:45 p.m., a dark cloud accompanied by dust approached the Valley near the I-17 and Anthem Way, as seen in a photo shared by the Arizona Department of Transportation on the social […]