Florida residents are reeling after Hurricane Milton swept across the state with roaring rains and winds, killing at least 18 people, wrecking more than 100 buildings and causing mass power blackouts. But as bad as the storm was, experts and local officials are relieved it wasn’t more catastrophic with Governor Ron DeSantis saying the state had avoided a “worst-case scenario”. Here are key takeaways from the storm: ‘Explosive’ intensification After emerging in the Gulf of Mexico, Milton exploded into one of the region’s fiercest ever hurricanes in four quick days. From Sunday to Monday, the storm’s wind speed surged from…
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Florida Panthers star Aleksander Barkov has been reported as out week-to-week by David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period. Barkov had to be helped off the ice after awkwardly colliding with the boards while racing Ottawa’s Tim Stutzle to a loose puck that’d become the clinching empty-net goal. Pagnotta adds that Barkov seems to have dodged the worst-case scenario and that his injury is considered a bad ankle sprain.Barkov’s importance to the Panthers can’t be understated. He’s been the team’s unrivaled top center since at least 2017-18, averaging over 20 minutes of ice time and scoring above point-per-game pace in all seven seasons…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. It’s no secret that being an elite athlete in the U.S. is a badge of honor. The brands we all associate with the ultimate in human determination and potential aren’t just the Olympic and Paralympic rings anymore; it’s the leagues, teams and sports franchises — like Nike and The North Face, the NFL and the NWSL, the Denver Nuggets and the Texas Longhorns — that capture our hearts, minds and ultimately, our time.But most athletes do not reach the fame and fortune that we, as Americans, assume they do. When the medals…
A reconstruction of male and female Neanderthals based on the La Chapelle-aux-Saints fossilsS. ENTRESSANGLE/E. DAYNES/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Extract taken from Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner, published by Jonathan Cape, the latest pick for the New Scientist Book Club. Sign up to read along with us here. NEANDERTHALS WERE PRONE TO DEPRESSION, he said. He said they were prone to addiction, too, and especially smoking. Although it was likely, he said, that these noble and mysterious Thals (as he sometimes referred to the Neanderthals) extracted nicotine from the tobacco plant by a cruder method, such as by chewing its leaves, before that…
Hampton, an experienced river guide and volunteer firefighter, said he’d never done rescues in floodwaters this dangerous before.The French Broad normally runs at about 2,000 cubic feet per second this time of year, he estimated. That’s already fast, but in the storm’s immediate aftermath, its discharge was literally off the chart maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey, exceeding 40,000 cubic feet per second. Hampton and others speculate the true peak level might have been twice that. (A USGS spokesperson didn’t respond to a request for comment.)Water rescue has always been crucial during big storms, and many emergency protocols were developed…
Robert Dennard Inventor of Dynamic RAM Fellow, 91; died 23 AprilIn 1967 Dennard invented what is known as DRAM—a type of random-access semiconductor memory that stores each bit of data in a memory cell consisting of a tiny capacitor and transistor. Before his invention, RAM required bulky, power-hungry components that were expensive to produce. His breakthrough paved the way for inexpensive, high-density, and commercially available memory.The computing pioneer received the 2009 IEEE Medal of Honor for his innovation.Dennard began his career as a staff engineer at IBM’s New York City research lab. He worked on new devices and circuits for…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Does Starbucks want its own beans, as well as baristas? The chain, which has owned one Costa Rican coffee farm since 2013, is getting more into the growing business, purchasing farms in Guatemala and Costa Rica and investing in other “coffee belt” regions in Africa and Asia.Vertical integration, especially into raw materials, has enjoyed bouts of popularity for at least a century. Car titan Henry Ford, an early proponent, even owned sheep farms to supply the wool for car seat covers. The…
Liberal talk host Bill Maher said on his show tonight that things are not looking good for the Democrats right now. He noted the fact that Kamala Harris is struggling with men, including black men, and suggested that it was a little odd for Obama to go to Pennsylvania to scold black men for not supporting Harris. Then Maher delivered the punchline, which was aimed squarely at Tim Walz. From the Vigilant FOX on Twitter/X: A devastated Bill Maher is sad to report that things aren’t “looking that great for the Democrats.” “This is not a good sign.” Maher pointed…
Flavor Flav is celebrating a big milestone while helping others in their own journeys.The well-known rapper and hype man shared an Instagram post on Thursday in honor of World Mental Health Day that explained he was paying it forward while sharing some of his own story.Article continues below advertisementFlavor Flav Paid It Forward On World Mental Health DayMEGAFlavor Flav, 65, is celebrating an upcoming milestone with a social media post that could potentially help many people.”October is an important month for my mental health. Next week, I am 4 years sober from alcohol. And today, is mental health awareness day.…
Boeing will cut 17,000 jobs – 10 per cent of its global workforce – delay the first deliveries of its 777X jet by a year and record US$5 billion in losses in the third quarter, as the United States planemaker continues to spiral during a month-long strike. CEO Kelly Ortberg said in a message to employees that the significant downsizing is necessary “to align with our financial reality” after an ongoing strike by 33,000 US West Coast workers halted production of its 737 MAX, 767 and 777 jets. “We reset our workforce levels to align with our financial reality and…