🚨 Everything points to another busy hurricane season
The season that starts Wednesday looks like another note in a record-breaking refrain because all those ingredients for disaster are still going strong, experts warn.
They say these factors point to but don’t quite promise more trouble ahead: the natural climate event La Nina, human-caused climate change, warmer ocean waters, the Gulf of Mexico’s deep hot Loop Current, increased storminess in Africa, cleaner skies, a multi-decade active storm cycle and massive development of property along the coast.
Last year, the Atlantic set a record for six above average hurricane seasons in a row, smashing the old record of three in a row, and forecasters predict a seventh.
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The season that starts Wednesday looks like another note in a record-breaking refrain because all those ingredients for disaster are still going strong, experts warn.
They say these factors point to but don’t quite promise more trouble ahead: the natural climate event La Nina, human-caused climate change, warmer ocean waters, the Gulf of Mexico’s deep hot Loop Current, increased storminess in Africa, cleaner skies, a multi-decade active storm cycle and massive development of property along the coast.
Last year, the Atlantic set a record for six above average hurricane seasons in a row, smashing the old record of three in a row, and forecasters predict a seventh.
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🏛 Supreme Court Blocks Texas Law Regulating Social Media Platforms
The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked a controversial Texas social media law from taking effect, after the tech industry and other opponents warned it could allow for hateful content to run rampant online.
The decision does not rule on the merits of the law, known as HB20, but reimposes an injunction blocking it from taking effect while federal courts decide whether it can be enforced. The law prohibits online platforms from moderating or removing content based on viewpoint.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, signed a bill last fall that blocked the tech firms from restricting or removing content, a response to unsubstantiated complaints from former President Donald Trump and other conservatives that the sites censor Republican voices because of their viewpoints.
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked a controversial Texas social media law from taking effect, after the tech industry and other opponents warned it could allow for hateful content to run rampant online.
The decision does not rule on the merits of the law, known as HB20, but reimposes an injunction blocking it from taking effect while federal courts decide whether it can be enforced. The law prohibits online platforms from moderating or removing content based on viewpoint.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, signed a bill last fall that blocked the tech firms from restricting or removing content, a response to unsubstantiated complaints from former President Donald Trump and other conservatives that the sites censor Republican voices because of their viewpoints.
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‼️ Biden on Ukraine crisis: 'We do not want to prolong the war just to inflict pain on Russia'
⚡ Biden: US not seeking to ouster Putin or create war between Russia & NATO
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⛪ Someone stole a $2 million gold relic from an NYC church
A historic Brooklyn church was vandalized and an "irreplaceable" solid gold relic inside was stolen last week. The culprit or culprits broke into St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church, known as the "Notre Dame" of Park Slope, sometime between May 26 and 28. They made off with a 19th-century tabernacle made of 18-carat gold and decorated with jewels that's valued at $2 million.
The artifact was built in 1895, restored twice since then, and is considered to be one of the most expensive tabernacles in the country. Security camera recordings were also stolen during the incident, which police suspect occurred between Thursday evening and Saturday afternoon while the church was closed for construction.
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A historic Brooklyn church was vandalized and an "irreplaceable" solid gold relic inside was stolen last week. The culprit or culprits broke into St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church, known as the "Notre Dame" of Park Slope, sometime between May 26 and 28. They made off with a 19th-century tabernacle made of 18-carat gold and decorated with jewels that's valued at $2 million.
The artifact was built in 1895, restored twice since then, and is considered to be one of the most expensive tabernacles in the country. Security camera recordings were also stolen during the incident, which police suspect occurred between Thursday evening and Saturday afternoon while the church was closed for construction.
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🍿 Popcorn supply ‘in danger’ at theaters this summer
And it's not just popcorn that might prove hard to find: Those grease-proof paper bags are already in short supply. Preferred Popcorn chief executive Norm Krug has stressed that "popcorn supply will be tight this season.“
Some chains are turning to metal or plastic containers that are sold at higher prices to consumers as memorabilia. As for the popcorn itself, the bigger problem, is convincing farmers to create enough corn rather than switching to or sticking with a different - potentially more lucrative crop - like soybeans.
Those supply issues are compounded by an ongoing national trucker shortage, which continues to cause shipment delays across US consumer-goods supply chains.
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And it's not just popcorn that might prove hard to find: Those grease-proof paper bags are already in short supply. Preferred Popcorn chief executive Norm Krug has stressed that "popcorn supply will be tight this season.“
Some chains are turning to metal or plastic containers that are sold at higher prices to consumers as memorabilia. As for the popcorn itself, the bigger problem, is convincing farmers to create enough corn rather than switching to or sticking with a different - potentially more lucrative crop - like soybeans.
Those supply issues are compounded by an ongoing national trucker shortage, which continues to cause shipment delays across US consumer-goods supply chains.
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🏫 1 dead, 2 injured in shooting on Xavier University
One woman was killed and two male victims were shot following a graduation ceremony for Morris Jeff High School on the Xavier University campus Tuesday afternoon.
NOPD Deputy Chief Christopher Goodly said that the preliminary investigation shows that a fight broke out between "two females in the parking area." After that some subjects produced weapons and shots were fired.
"One of my friends' grandma got shot right in the middle of the street and she didn't have anything to do with it," said a graduate. "She got shot in the head. She's in critical condition."
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One woman was killed and two male victims were shot following a graduation ceremony for Morris Jeff High School on the Xavier University campus Tuesday afternoon.
NOPD Deputy Chief Christopher Goodly said that the preliminary investigation shows that a fight broke out between "two females in the parking area." After that some subjects produced weapons and shots were fired.
"One of my friends' grandma got shot right in the middle of the street and she didn't have anything to do with it," said a graduate. "She got shot in the head. She's in critical condition."
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🎓 US graduates can now move to the UK without a job offer
Recent graduates from 20 US universities can now apply for a visa to live and work in the UK for up to three years without having a job offer. The visa is part of updates to the UK immigration system aimed at attracting highly skilled workers to the country.
The new High Potential Individual visa scheme, graduates will be able to apply to move to the country without an offer and bring their family along — as long as they obtained a degree from a "top" university within the past five years.
Eligible graduates must come from universities named on the UK government's annual list of what it considers the best 50 universities globally. Graduates with a bachelor's or master's degree will be eligible for a two-year visa, while those holding a Ph.D. can stay for three years.
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Recent graduates from 20 US universities can now apply for a visa to live and work in the UK for up to three years without having a job offer. The visa is part of updates to the UK immigration system aimed at attracting highly skilled workers to the country.
The new High Potential Individual visa scheme, graduates will be able to apply to move to the country without an offer and bring their family along — as long as they obtained a degree from a "top" university within the past five years.
Eligible graduates must come from universities named on the UK government's annual list of what it considers the best 50 universities globally. Graduates with a bachelor's or master's degree will be eligible for a two-year visa, while those holding a Ph.D. can stay for three years.
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🇰🇷 Korean band BTS appeared at the daily briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on 31 May 2022; they are visiting to discuss Asian inclusion and representation, and addressing anti-Asian hate crimes and discrimination.
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⚡️ Moscow negatively assesses new package of US military assistance to Ukraine, including supply of HIMARS missile systems - diplomat to Sputnik
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❗️ Russia says US doing nothing to solve Ukraine crisis as Biden sends more arms to Kiev
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⚡️ Russia warns OPCW about impending provocations by Ukraine with chemical weapons
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📹 A resident of the DPR says that he would punch the Ukrainian president in the face if he meets him, emphasising that all of the people from Donbass would do the same thing.
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📹 A resident of the liberated city of Severodonetsk tells how Ukrainian nationalists drove civilians out of their apartments.
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❗️ The Russian MoD’s latest statements on the Ukraine crisis:
▪️ The Russian Aerospace Forces have hit five control points, as well as 29 areas of AFU troop and military equipment concentration using high-precision air-based missiles.
▪️ Operational-tactical, army and unmanned aviation have hit 61 areas of AFU troop and military equipment concentration.
▪️ Russian air defence units have shot down one Ukrainian Su-25 warplane near Sergeevka in the Donetsk People's Republic and 1 Mi-8 helicopter near Kharkov over the past day.
▪️ Missile troops and artillery have hit 128 command posts, 169 firing positions of artillery and mortar batteries, as well as 623 areas of AFU troop and military equipment concentration.
▪️ Some 185 Ukrainian aircraft and 129 helicopters, 1,077 unmanned aerial vehicles, 326 anti-aircraft missile systems, 3,363 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 457 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,744 field artillery and mortars, as well as 3,329 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed since the beginning of the operation.
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▪️ The Russian Aerospace Forces have hit five control points, as well as 29 areas of AFU troop and military equipment concentration using high-precision air-based missiles.
▪️ Operational-tactical, army and unmanned aviation have hit 61 areas of AFU troop and military equipment concentration.
▪️ Russian air defence units have shot down one Ukrainian Su-25 warplane near Sergeevka in the Donetsk People's Republic and 1 Mi-8 helicopter near Kharkov over the past day.
▪️ Missile troops and artillery have hit 128 command posts, 169 firing positions of artillery and mortar batteries, as well as 623 areas of AFU troop and military equipment concentration.
▪️ Some 185 Ukrainian aircraft and 129 helicopters, 1,077 unmanned aerial vehicles, 326 anti-aircraft missile systems, 3,363 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 457 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,744 field artillery and mortars, as well as 3,329 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed since the beginning of the operation.
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📹 ❤️🩹 A peaceful protest is being held at the American Embassy in Moscow to remind the world community that the United States, which has been sponsoring the Ukrainian authorities for many years, must take full responsibility for all the dead children of Donbass.
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📹 WATCH footage showing the delivery of humanitarian aid to the liberated settlements of Donbass.
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