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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – Today’s forecast: Temperatures will continue to be a bit warmer today, reaching the mid 90s Fahrenheit in many areas. First Alert Forecast: Friday, June 21st(WAFB)Factoring in humidity, the heat index (feels like temperature) could reach nearly 105 degrees in some areas this afternoon.First Alert Forecast: Friday, June 21st(WAFB)The chance of precipitation today is forecasted to be around 30%, with the only hope of any relief being a few flurries. The wind won’t help much either, but it will be mostly gusting between 5-10 mph throughout the day.First Alert Forecast: Friday, June 21st(WAFB)Coastal floodingWhile the weakening…

Colorado tribes want to offer online sports betting, but their tax status and other issues have some concerned that allowing the Southern Ute and Ute Mountain tribes to offer remote betting on professional sports would siphon valuable revenue from Colorado’s water utilities. The Colorado Department of Taxation declined to comment on the details of the dispute, but tribal representatives have said they are frustrated by the state’s refusal to provide them. A proposal lawmakers will put on the ballot in November, House Bill 1436, would ask voters to allow the state to keep much of the revenue generated from sports…

BEIJING (AP) — With no clear choice, China appears to be keeping its distance. Russia and North Korea are getting closer The new defense pact could tip the balance of power among the three authoritarian states.Experts say Chinese leaders are likely concerned about a possible loss of influence over North Korea following the meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The contract was signed this weekwhich could increase instability on the Korean peninsula, but Beijing may struggle to come up with a response due to its competing goals of maintaining peace on the Korean…

Aikido Technologies, a California-based floating wind technology developer, has secured US$4 million (approx. EUR 3.7 million) in seed funding to develop its platform technology and launch pilot projects. The funding was led by Azolla Ventures, with participation from Propeller Ventures, Sabanci Climate Ventures, Cisco Foundation, Anthropocene Ventures and others. Aikido said it would use the funding to upgrade its technology, build its team and develop its commercial pipeline for offshore expansion. “To achieve the decarbonization targets set by offshore wind pioneers, including the US, UK and other countries in Europe and Asia, floating wind needs to be commercialized within the…

Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images The Taiwanese flag is seen at a market in Kaohsiung on January 10, 2024. CNN — China warned on Friday that it would impose the death penalty in extreme cases on “stubborn” Taiwanese separatists, as it stepped up pressure even though Chinese courts have no jurisdiction over the democratically ruled island. China, which considers Taiwan to be its territory, has made no secret of its dislike for President Lai Ching-te, who took office last month, calling him a “separatist” and conducting military drills shortly after he took office. Taiwan has complained about increasing Chinese pressure since Lai…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea summoned Russia’s ambassador on Friday to protest a new defense agreement with North Korea as vague threats and brief, seemingly accidental incursions by North Korean troops increase tensions on the border.Early Friday, Kim Jong Un, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, issued vague threats of retaliation after South Korean activists flew balloons carrying anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets over the border, and South Korean troops said a day earlier they had fired warning shots to repel North Korean soldiers who briefly crossed the enemy’s land border for the third time this…

Google partners with Pakistan to build smart classrooms and digitally transform the education system ISLAMABAD: Google and Pakistan’s Ministry of Education on Thursday announced a partnership to provide access to education to millions of students across the country, digitally transform Pakistan’s education system and build smart schools, state media reported. According to UNICEF Pakistan, Pakistan has a staggering 26.2 million out-of-school children, the second highest number in the world. Last month, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif declared a state of emergency on education in the country, hoping to ensure access to education and improve educational opportunities for out-of-school children. Prime Minister…

President Joe Biden tends to launch his most explicit attacks on political opponents at fundraisers away from the glare of television cameras. And one of his most frequent targets lately has been polling data, another fixture in the 2024 race, second only to former President Donald Trump.”It’s hard to get good polls these days, so I don’t think any of the polls matter at this time of year,” Biden told campaign donors in Chicago last month.At a separate poll in Atlanta, the president warned that “it’s hard to do a reasonable poll these days.”His criticisms of the polling data are…

Being on a tight budget, I was careful to follow the rules strictly because I knew arriving at the airport unprepared could mean extra charges.I’ve mostly avoided ULCCs like Frontier and Spirit Airlines lately because of their worsening value and customer experience, but sometimes the price is just too good to pass up.But we see people who ignore or misunderstand the a la carte business model and end up paying hundreds of dollars each time for baggage, seats, snacks, and other extras.A recent controversy over Frontier Airlines reportedly charging customers for checked bags that fit size restrictions and then taking…

(Bloomberg) — Seligman Investments’ Paul Wick has been reducing his holdings in Nvidia Inc. in recent weeks, questioning the company’s profit-growth prospects and slashing the stock’s stake in the stock market darling.Most read articles on Bloomberg”Our enthusiasm has tempered somewhat over the past week or two,” Wick said in a video call from a UBS Group AG event in Singapore on Friday, without elaborating on how much of the stake had been cut.Mr. Wick, who has invested in the tech industry for about three decades, compared the boom times of Nvidia and Cisco Systems during the dot-com bubble. “Their high…