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CNN — Hurricane Beryl struck the Windward Islands on Monday as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm, bringing devastating winds, torrential rains and life-threatening storm surge. Beryl made landfall on the Caribbean island of Carriacou, Grenada, just after 11 a.m. EDT with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph, making it the most powerful hurricane ever to pass through the Grenadines, according to NOAA data going back to 1851. “There are widespread reports of destruction and devastation on the islands of Carriacou and Petite Martinique,” Grenada’s Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell said at a press conference on Monday. “Within 30 minutes, Carriacou…
Redbox’s parent company has filed for bankruptcy.Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.According to court documents, the Connecticut company has between 1,000 and 5,000 creditors, listed assets of $414,075,844 as of March 31, and liabilities of $970,020,650 as of March 31.Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment offers three flagship ad-supported video-on-demand streaming services: Redbox, Crackle and Chicken Soup for the Soul. In addition, the company operates Redbox Free Live TV, a free ad-supported streaming television service with approximately 130 channels, transactional video-on-demand services, and…
Douglas expressed concern that many young people are ignorant about the dangers of the habit, stressing that medical experts say there is no safe way to do it.”One of the things we really need to remember about strangulation is that most of the time it doesn’t leave visible wounds, but it can still cause harm.”Douglas said it could cause brain damage even if the person is conscious, and that the brain damage could develop gradually and get worse with each choking episode.advertisementAdvertise with NZME.According to researchers, this dangerous practice can also cause miscarriage or death weeks or months after the…
Swarn Kishore SinghPrime Minister Narendra Modi, in his speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 77th Independence Day, stressed on fighting corruption, nepotism and appeasement, specifically singling out the Congress Party using the phrase “rule of the family, by the family and for the family”. The Congress Party ruled the country with this very unspoken practice until Modi’s wild card entry in 2014. The Congress Party and the Nehru-Gandhi family are currently collapsing as the Delhi ecosystem of the Lutyen family has surrounded them with courtiers and acolytes, blinding them to reality. The…
Orlando, Florida – As WKMG headed to downtown Orlando this week, some business owners said they expect others to do the same.Nifty’s Korean BBQ and Ramen is located on the first floor of the Chase Building on Orange Avenue in downtown Orlando. Helen Soh and her husband have been running the restaurant for seven years as a two-person operation, with Helen taking orders and serving customers, and her husband cooking the food.”We have the same person cooking the whole menu, not just one dish,” says So. “Having the same person cooking means there’s consistency in the food.”[EXCLUSIVE: Become a News…
Over the past few years, dozens of commentators and industry experts have emphasized that the ongoing Fourth Industrial Revolution is driving unprecedented growth in electricity demand in the United States and around the world. In a report titled “The Era of Flat Electricity Demand is Over,” power consulting firm Grid Strategies found that U.S. grid planners, including regional transmission operators (RTOs) and public utilities, have nearly doubled their five-year electricity demand growth forecasts. After decades of minimal to flat growth, U.S. electricity demand is now projected to grow by up to 15% over the next decade, driven by the boom…
It’s worth trying to beat market index fund returns to justify the effort of picking individual stocks, but the main objective is to find enough winners to offset the losers, so you can’t blame long-term investing. Nanjing Hi-Tech Co., Ltd. (SHSE:600064) share price has fallen 18% in five years, leading shareholders to question their decision to hold on to it. In more positive news, the company has increased its market capitalization by RMB415m in the last seven days, so let’s see if we can find out what caused the five-year loss for shareholders. Check out our latest analysis for Nanjing…
One of the signs that the college football season is fast approaching is when bowl game predictions start to come out. Even if it’s still too early to think about the postseason, it’s interesting to speculate on which other teams will be in the running. The latest bowl game predictions were released on Sunday by 247Sports analyst Brad Crawford, who predicts the Hokies will play in a big game against Nebraska in the Holiday Bowl. “Two programs thriving under their respective coaches. Virginia Tech is one of the most veteran-heavy teams in the power conference ranks this fall, while the…
MUMBAI: The Indian National Congress on Monday nominated Indian National Congress politician Pradnya Rajeev Satav for the July 11 Legislative Assembly elections. Satav is the widow of former Lok Sabha MP Rajeev Satav from Hingoli. Pradnya was elected to the Assembly in a by-election a year ago. PWP’s Jayant Patil will be the MVA’s second nominee. The MVA has 67 strength in the Assembly. With a 23-vote limit, it will not be difficult for the MVA to secure two seats. The NCP, led by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, has nominated party general secretaries Shivajirao Garje and Rajesh Vitekar for…
A video capturing a light-hearted exchange between Pakistani member of parliament and former minister Zartaj Gul and Speaker of National Assembly Ayaz Sadiq has gone viral.In the video, Gal humorously insists that speakers maintain eye contact with him while he is addressing the rally. Gul smiled and asked the speaker to put on her glasses and look her in the eyes. “My party leaders taught me to look straight into their eyes when I speak to them. If you avoid eye contact like this, I cannot continue speaking. So please put on your glasses,” Gul said. “I am a leader.…