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Friday was a rare day this summer without widespread record heat in the U.S. But the lull won’t last long: The next heatwave is already on its way and will likely last until August. The heatwaves will extend drought conditions and increase fire risk in Western states, where many large and dangerous wildfires are burning.A heat dome is expected to re-emerge across the southern US this weekend, affecting many areas that have already endured extreme heat this summer.The National Weather Service says upcoming weather patterns are expected to bring above-normal temperatures to “nearly all” of the lower 48 states.The heat…

Jacksonville, Florida – Jacksonville’s transformation is expected to move forward with a $40 million investment in four major projects. William Studebaker appears on this week’s Jacksonville: Business Edition to talk about his first fund from First Coast Real Estate Partners. (FCREP) and impacts on development. The private equity firm launched the fund in partnership with Jacksonville’s Corner Lots and has underwritten four projects: AvionCorner of main streetAltea on SouthbankFlagler Crossing Phase IIPrevious Episode: Downtown Jacksonville is ‘under construction'”This was a huge stepping stone for Corner Lots to expand and create FCREP,” Studebaker said. “This is a fundraising arm to take…

Many social situations can come with strong pressure to spend money. For example, a group of friends might invite you to a concert or sporting event this weekend, but you might not have the budget to buy tickets. A family member might invite you to a fun vacation, but you might not be able to afford the cost of lodging and food.Instead of making up reasons why you can’t go, or even worse, going anyway and charging the cost to your credit card, a new approach called a “loud budget” might be better.Loud budgeting is a money management strategy that…

Florida Democrats are demanding details about the state’s approval of the party that plans to nominate its presidential candidate. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will appear on the ballot this fall.In June, the Florida Department of Elections It recognized the Reform Party as a minor political party, giving it a path to field a candidate in November’s presidential election.The party said it plans to nominate Kennedy, an independent who Democrats fear could flip seats in swing states. Democrats are also suing to block him from running in other states, including Nevada, North Carolina and Georgia.Lawyers for the Democratic National Committee have…

A new agreement between the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) will enable telecom service providers in Pakistan to verify identity through biometrics. As the government agency that manages the data of Pakistani citizens, NADRA enables telecommunication service providers to verify the identity of officers and other entities for NADRA’s e-Sahulat franchise. During the verification process, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority ensures that the applicant holds a PTA license. The agreement was signed on Thursday, with PTA Chairman Major General Hafeez-ur-Rehman noting that the agreement will improve efficiency and transparency in the licensing process for…

One of Silicon Valley’s favorite ideas isn’t actually tech-driven: Universal Basic Income (UBI) is the tech industry’s solution to a predicted wave of unemployment caused by the rise of artificial intelligence. NPR “That’s why OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has spent the past few years funding experiments that give people free money. “Are people just sitting around playing video games, or are they building something new?” he asked in a blog post. Now we have some answers.New results from the Unconditional Income Study show that giving people in Illinois and Texas $1,000 a month “increased fiscal flexibility without discouraging labor force…

A tanker plane with a pilot on board went missing in eastern Oregon while battling one of the many wildfires burning across several western states, and searches so far have been unproductive, authorities said Friday.The plane, contracted by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, went missing on Thursday while fighting the Falls Fire near the town of Seneca on the edge of Malheur National Forest. The blaze has grown to 219 square miles (567 square kilometers) and is 55 percent contained, according to the government website InciWeb.Thomas Kyle Millward, a spokesman for Northwest Incident Management Team 8, said authorities received…

CLEVELAND — The National Sports Collectors Convention is a popular event, and for good reason: It’s apparently the world’s largest annual trade show for sports collectors, and it certainly felt that way on opening day.As WKYC’s Senior IX Center Events Correspondent, I’ve covered many gatherings that focus on areas of interest.Some of the shows I have attended include boat shows, car shows, home and garden shows, garden and home shows, cat shows, dog shows, comic book shows, and a unicorn themed pageant, just to name a few.Some places were more well attended, some were a little sparse, but I have…

Lia Kateb has finally told her side of one of the most dramatic moments in the case. Love Island USA Season 6. Leah, 24, continued. Call her daddy After coming in second place on season six of the Peacock series, she opened up about how she felt when Rob Rausch told her he wasn’t sexually attracted to her, a moment that went viral and changed the trajectory of the couple. When Rob said it, “literally every bad thing I’d ever thought about myself was swirling around in my head,” she admitted. “I’ve never felt so embarrassed in my life. I…

An army of “childless, cat-loving women” have taken to TikTok to respond to Sen. J.D. Vance’s past comments about women.Yesterday, actress Jennifer Aniston made headlines when she took to Instagram to slam the Republican vice presidential candidate for his derogatory comments after a video of the candidate resurfaced online, showing him uttering derogatory comments during a 2021 Fox News interview.”We’re effectively running this country through the Democratic Party, whether that’s through corporate oligarchs or through childless catty women who are miserable about their lives and the choices they’ve made, and therefore want the rest of the country to be miserable,…