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Jamaica braced for impact on Wednesday as Hurricane Beryl approached the Caribbean island nation as a Category 4 superstorm, with evacuation orders issued amid forecasts of life-threatening strong winds and flooding.Beryl’s path remains unclear, but Texas officials are warning coastal residents to prepare over the holiday weekend in case the tropical weather reaches the U.S. Gulf Coast.Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday directed the Texas Emergency Management Agency to issue a hurricane watch for the state and the Texas Emergency Management Council. The governor said the state “stands ready to deploy all available resources and assistance to coastal communities.”The storm…
Britain’s general election on Thursday is expected to produce the most diverse Parliament in the country’s history, with the possibility of Indian lawmakers being elected from across the country.Analysis by the think tank British Future has found that if Labour wins a majority in the general election, the number of ethnic minority MPs will be vastly outnumbered, and if it wins by a landslide, this will increase even more.UK Election 2024: Full coverage UK Election 2024: Full coverageAround 14% of MPs in this election are from ethnic minority backgrounds, and analysis suggests the new Parliament will better reflect the diversity…
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday it has decided to stop making its Astro for Business security robot aimed at small businesses as it shifts its focus to home robotics products.Amazon initially launched a robotic dog for the home in 2021, and then launched Astro for Business in November last year for a wide range of customers in retail, manufacturing, health and wellness.”We have decided to end support for Astro for Business in order to accelerate our progress and ongoing research into making Astro the best home robot,” an Amazon spokesperson said in an emailed statement.The domestic robot is…
Rajesh Agrawal, a former Deputy Mayor of London for Business, is the Labour candidate for Leicester East, an East Midlands constituency. Fluent in Hindi, Agrawal was born in Madhya Pradesh and grew up in India. Leicester is home to many British Indians and recent immigrants from India, and there are also several South Asian political candidates hoping to stand for the UK Parliament to represent Leicester East, an area that has seen clashes over religion in 2022. What are the issues in your constituency and how are they different from the issues being debated at the national level? Frankly, the…
Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. One of my favorite lesser known places to travel to is Heidelberg, Germany. Dasha Coffman After traveling to over 50 European cities, it’s fun to visit some lesser known places.Bath, England, is a fantastic place to see Roman ruins and beautiful architecture.I also loved my trip to historic and romantic Bruges, Belgium. I have been to over 50 cities in Europe, including London. ParisI also try to look for smaller cities and towns.With more than 13 million Americans expected to travel to Europe this summer, it may be the…
Sidney Scott has decided to quit the venture capital rat race and is now jokingly auctioning off his best pieces, with prices starting at $500,000. Driving Forces’ sole general partner announced on LinkedIn this week that he was closing the $5 million fintech and deep tech VC fund he launched in 2020, calling the past four years “eventful.” Scott was backed by limited partners including entrepreneur Julian Shapiro, neuroscientist Milad Alkozai, Intel Capital’s Arabid Bharadwaj, 500 Global’s Iris Sun, and UpdateAI CEO Josh Schachter. During that time, he also helped build Handwave’s first AI and deep tech investor network, working…
After his disastrous performance in last week’s debate, President Biden has told key allies that if he cannot convince the public in the coming days that he is worthy of being the presidential nominee, he may not be able to retain his candidacy.The ally stressed that the president remains serious about his reelection fight, but he knows his next few public appearances leading up to the holidays must go well, particularly an interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos scheduled for Friday and campaign stints in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.”The president knows if he holds two more events like this, that will…
A total of 10 military personnel will compete representing the United States at this year’s Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. They are all members of the U.S. Army.Seven active-duty soldiers are scheduled to compete as part of the U.S. team at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris later this month, defense officials said. Three athletes are also scheduled to compete in the Paralympics in late August.Selection for Team USA ended on June 30, with the Army making up the majority of the U.S. military roster. Soldiers on Team USA will compete in shooting, rugby, track and field, wrestling and swimming.…
Britain is slated to hold a crucial general election on Thursday (July 4th), a campaign marked by political scandals and gaffes ever since Chancellor Rishi Sunak suddenly called a surprise snap election outside No. 10 Downing Street on a rainy day in late May. Experts and polling data suggest the election could be a landmark one, with Labour set to topple the Conservatives after 14 years in power, while the right-wing populist Reform UK has emerged as the opposition’s leading contender. This election will be a key event in the country’s political landscape and will have a major impact on…
Washington – Vice President Kamala Harris wasn’t impressed. “Joe Biden is our candidate,” she told a CBS News reporter outside a fundraiser in San Francisco on Tuesday night, amid signs that the dam of Democratic support for the president may be breaking.The reporter tried a different tactic, asking him if he was ready to lead the country if necessary.”I’m proud to be Joe Biden’s running mate,” she replied.A week after Biden’s disastrous debate performance, Harris is attracting more attention than she has since her early, shaky days as Biden’s No. 2. Opinion polls and the party’s base suggest she has…