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Lake Mead, Hoover Dam face historically low water levels amid drought

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Lake Mead, Hoover Dam face historically low water levels amid drought Lake Mead water level reaches record low, affecting residents, businesses and tourists close Lake Mead, Hoover Dam face historically low water level Part of the Colorado River, Lake Mead and the Hoover Dam supply millions of people with water and electricity. Low water levels are affecting locals, businesses and tourists. BOULDER CITY, NEVADA – Lake Mead, one of the National Park Service ’s most visited vacation spots, rests in the shadow of the Hoover Dam . But there’s a problem: The lake is getting real low. As of June, Lake Mead’s depth is the lowest it’s been since 1937. People who live in the area are not the only ones affected; businesses and tourists are as well. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CALLS FOR VOLUNTEERS TO KILL BISON AT GRAND CANYON Krystal Stockwell and her family have owned Las Vegas Boat Harbor and Lake Mead Marina since 1957. The lowering lake level has been causing headaches. "Both...

Harvard lecturer takes heat for defending existence of biological sex on 'Fox & Friends'

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Harvard lecturer Carole Hooven took heat from her own colleague after an appearance on Fox News this week in which she asserted that biological sex is real and defended the continued use of terms like "pregnant women" and "male and female." "The ideology seems to be that biology really isn’t as important as how somebody feels about themselves, or feels their sex to be," Hooven told "Fox & Friends" Wednesday. "The facts are that there are in fact two sexes — there are male and female — and those sexes are designated by the kind of gametes we produce." JAMIE LEE CURTIS REVEALS HER 25-YEAR-OLD CHILD IS TRANSGENDER Hooven, the author of a book about testosterone, teaches Human Evolutionary Biology at the school and appeared in a segment dedicated to discussing how medical schools had gone woke. The whole thing didn’t sit well with Laura Simone Lewis, the Director of the Diversity and Inclusion Task Force at Harvard’s Department ...

Shaun King lives lavishly in lakefront New Jersey home

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Shaun King lives lavishly in lakefront New Jersey home King purchased the 3,000 square-foot home with his wife in November 2020 close Fox News Flash top headlines for July 31 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Shaun King has built his image on being a champion of the poor and disenfranchised, but the controversial civil rights activist lives like a one-percenter in a sprawling lakefront home, records show. King, 41, moved earlier this year from a luxury two-bedroom apartment in downtown Brooklyn , to the five-bedroom, 3,000 square-foot North Brunswick, New Jersey , property, with "a lakefront backyard" and gourmet kitchen, according to public records. The property, surrounded by lush, tall trees , was purchased by King’s wife, Rai-Tonicia King, a Ph.D. candidate and educator, in November 2020 for $842,000, public records show. King has been dogged for years by allegations of shady dealings in his charitable effort...

Weekend data - China PMI Manufacturing 50.4 (expected 50.8, prior 50.9) Non-manufacturing 53.3 (exp 53.3, prior 53.5)

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China's National Bureau of Statistics released the data on Saturday, the result for manufacturing is its lowest since February 2020 but still in expansion.  Manufacturing PMI 50.3 in July 2021 expected 50.8 previous 50.9 lowest since February 2020 (which was the huge slump to 35.7 due to the pandemic outbreak in China and initial shutdowns) the sub-index for new export orders fell in May, June and now in July to 47.7 the new order sub-index 50.9 (from prior 51.5) those slowdowns in the new export orders and new order sub-index are indicative of slowing demand both offshore and onshore - which are both of concern. Chinese authorities have already indicated faster stimulus efforts in the months ahead, which should impact positively on the domestic order front. On the costs side of the ledger, raw material costs rose to 62.9 (previous 61.2). Again, Chinese authorities have been on the case, taking action to slow commodity prices onshore (steel exports limited, f...

How to reduce the risk of a shark attack

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How to reduce the risk of a shark attack Incidents have been reported up and down the East Coast close Shark expert on new sightings prompting beach closures in New York Senior fisheries biologist Greg Skomal says when sharks feed 'very close' to shore at northern beaches, the potential of interaction between humans and sharks increases All it took for American theater audiences to be terrified of shark attacks was a score of two ominous notes. And yet, while John Williams' 1975 "Jaws" theme marked one for the history books, shark scientists outside of Hollywood have blamed the movie for unfairly stigmatizing and sensationalizing shark behavior. SHARK ADVOCATES CALL FOR REBRANDING VIOLENT ATTACKS AS 'INTERACTIONS' Researchers have recently pushed for a rebranding ; the term "shark attack" would be swapped with "negative encounter," "incident," or "bites," according to The Sydney Morning Herald . Bites,...

California WWII vet receives bronze medal 75 years after it was awarded

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A California World War II Army veteran has finally received the Bronze Star Medal 75 years after earning it, according to the California National Guard. Ubaldo "Joseph" Ciniero, 95, was first stationed in France, where he fought in combat in January of 1945. His division was later stationed in the Netherlands, where Ciniero crossed the Rhine River and advanced to the Harz Mountains, the California National Guard's magazine, Grizzly, reported . "I am here today to right a wrong," U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Michael Leeney, deputy commander of the 40th Infantry Division in Los Alamitos, said as he presented Ciniero with the honor on Tuesday, according to the Guard. "This is a presentation of the Bronze Star Medal, which is one of the highest awards the Army has for valor in combat." "Heroism knows no age: WWII veteran presented Bronze Star Medal 75 years later," by SSG Kimberly Hill, identified by DVIDS, The star is awarded to U.S. milita...

How to travel safely and avoid injury during wildfire season

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How to travel safely and avoid injury during wildfire season Preparedness is the key to survival when lives hang in the balance close Fox News Flash top headlines for July 31 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. As wildfires continue to ravage the western U.S. , smoke and drought conditions have complicated the lives of Americans far beyond the reach of the flames. According to the National Interagency Fire Center, 83 large fires have combined to char 1,741,281 acres across 13 states so far this season, with new blazes reported in Idaho, Washington state and Wyoming, WILDFIRE SMOKE TRIGGERS AIR QUALITY ALERTS IN EASTERN US AS MONSOON SEASON POSES RISK TO WEST The agency said Friday that 22,000 firefighters and support personnel are working to combat the fires as excessive heat continues this weekend over the interior Pacific Northwest, central U.S. and parts of the South. A sign damaged by the Bootleg Fire lies on the ...

Trooper escorts woman in labor to hospital after pulling her over for speeding

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A Kentucky state trooper escorted a woman in labor to the hospital after he pulled her over for speeding.  "I went from, you know, thinking that I was in a vehicle pursuit to how am I going to get the lady that’s in labor to the hospital as fast as I can,"  Trooper Jason Adkison, of the Kentucky State Police, told WBKO . The situation unfolded on an interstate in Elizabethtown, as Adkison headed back to Bowling Green from training in Frankfort.  "I couldn’t believe that this person just passed me at that speed approaching from the rear," Adkison recounted.  TENNESSEE POLICE OFFICER HELPS TEENS GET THROUGH A 'KNOTTY' PROM SITUATION "I was kind of mentally, you know, preparing myself for that, to go into pursuit mode, and turn on my siren. She’s still not stopping initially. And eventually, she pulls over after a couple of miles," he said. When he approached the vehicle, he realized the driver, Jacqueline Cornish, was pregnant and she explai...

Dad restrained as he confronts suspect in fatal shooting daughter in movie theater: 'Look at me!'

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The father of an 18-year-old woman who was killed in a movie theater shooting in California confronted the accused shooter during a court appearance.  "Look at me. Look at me!" yelled Dave Goodrich at 20-year-old Joseph Jimenez at the Riverside Hall of Justice on Friday.   "That was my daughter," he continued, as he began tearing up. Several people had to hold the grieving father back at one point during the confrontation, Fox 11 reported.  CALIFORNIA MOVIE THEATER SHOOTING DURING 'FOREVER PURGE' LEAVES 1 DEAD, 1 WOUNDED, POLICE SAY Jimenez was arrested on suspicion of murder, attempted murder and robbery on Tuesday after the fatal shooting during a screening of "The Forever Purge" at The Crossings Mall Monday evening in Corona.  Rylee Goodrich was in the theater on a first date with social media influencer 19-year-old Anthony Barajas. She died on the scene, while Barajas was taken to a hospital and is on life support.  The couple was fo...

10-year-old girl killed after rock crashes through windshield

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A 10-year-old Idaho girl was killed when a rock crashed through the windshield of her father’s truck and hit in her in the head, according to local reports. Kambrie Horsley was riding in Brad Horsley’s vehicle in Malad on Monday when a semi driving in the same direction kicked up a 4-inch rock from the roadway, flinging it their way, The Idaho State Journal reported. Horsley rushed his daughter to a local hospital, the report said. She was then airlifted to a hospital in Salt Lake City, where she died. ‘DOOMSDAY’ CULT-MOM LORI VALLOW'S ICLOUD ACCOUNT REVEALS CHILING NEW REVELATIONS "Words cannot describe the shock and sadness that we all feel," Kambrie’s family wrote in her heartbreaking obituary. "We will miss her terribly, but we find peace knowing she is with her Father in Heaven and those family members beyond the veil." "Her happy countenance shown about her always and she gave everyone the best hugs!" the obituary went on. "Kambrie s...

Chicago shooting leaves 4 injured, weekend total already at 16

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Chicago suffered a violent start to another weekend with sixteen people shot by Saturday morning, with at least four people in serious or critical condition .  The latest shooting occurred in Jackson Park, where someone opened fire on a large group at about 1:20 a.m., injuring four people. At least one victim, a male whose age is unknown, was seriously injured.  All four victims were transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center for treatment, ABC 7 Chicago reported . No one is in custody, and the investigation is ongoing.  CHICAGO BOY, 14, SHOT TWICE IN THE HEAD WHILE SITTING IN PARKED CAR, POLICE SAY Another shooting resulted in three critically injured victims: A male suspect approached a group standing outside at about 3:50 a.m. and opened fire.  A 29-year-old woman suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and was transported to Stroger Hospital, the Chicago Sun-Times reported . The other two victims, a 56-year-old woman and a 30-year-old man, wer...

EUR/USD Weekly Outlook

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EUR/USD rebounded to 1.1907 last week but failed to extend gain and retreated form there. Initial bias is neutral this week first. Current development argues that a short term bottom is formed at 1.1751. Above 1.1907 will target 1.1974 resistance first. Firm break there should argue that whole corrective pattern from 1.2348 has completed. On the downside, however, break of 1.1751 will resume the fall from 1.2265 to 1.1703 support instead. In the bigger picture, rise from 1.0635 is seen as the third leg of the pattern from 1.0339 (2017 low). Further rally could be seen to cluster resistance at 1.2555 next, (38.2% retracement of 1.6039 to 1.0339 at 1.2516). This will remain the favored case as long as 1.1602 support holds. Reaction from 1.2555 should reveal underlying long term momentum in the pair. However sustained break of 1.1602 will argue that the rise from 1.0635 is over, and turn medium term outlook bearish again. In the long term picture, focus remains on 1.2555 cluster resis...

Unemployed Tennessee residents sue state, governor to reinstate unemployment benefits

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Unemployed Tennessee residents sue state, governor to reinstate unemployment benefits The lawsuit asks the court to instruct Gov. Bill Lee to restart the federal benefits close Fox News Flash top headlines for July 31 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Seven Tennessee residents have filed a lawsuit against Gov. Bill Lee for stopping federal unemployment benefits earlier this year. Lee pulled out of the benefits program at the start of July – more than two months before it was set to expire. Tennessee was one of several states to make the decision, citing it as an impediment to economic growth following a sluggish year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Weeks later, some families say they are struggling without the benefits, the Tennessean reported . The families claim in the suit that they have applied to hundreds of jobs, most without receiving any response. File-This Nov. 10, 2020, file photo shows Tennessee Gov. Bill ...

USD/JPY Weekly Outlook

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USD/JPY stays in range of 109.05/110/58 last week. Initial bias stays neutral this week first. On the downside, break of 109.05 will resume the decline from 111.65. Next target is 38.2% retracement of 102.58 to 111.65 at 108.18. On the upside, break of 110.58 will resume the rebound from 109.05, for retesting 111.65 high. In the bigger picture, medium term outlook is staying neutral with 111.71 resistance intact. The pattern from 101.18 could still extend with another falling leg. Sustained trading below 55 day EMA will bring deeper fall to 107.47 support and below. For now, outlook won’t turn bullish as long as 111.71 resistance holds, even in case of strong rebound. In the long term picture, the rise from 75.56 (2011 low) long term bottom to 125.85 (2015 high) is viewed as an impulsive move, no change in this view. Price actions from 125.85 are seen as a corrective pattern which could still extend. In case of deeper fall, downside should be contained by 61.8% retracement of 75.56...

GBP/USD Weekly Outlook

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GBP/USD rose to as high as 1.3982 last week, but formed a temporary top there and retreated. The break of 1.3908 resistance suggests that consolidation pattern from 1.4240 has completed with three waves down to 1.3570. Further rise is expected as long as 1.3766 support holds. On the upside, break of 1.3982 will resume the rise from 1.3570 to retest 1.4248 high. However, break of 1.3766 support will dampen this bullish view and bring retest of 1.3570. In the bigger picture, as long as 1.3482 resistance turned support holds, up trend from 1.1409 should still continue. Decisive break of 1.4376 resistance will carry larger bullish implications. However, firm break of 1.3482 support will argue that the rise from 1.1409 has completed. GBP/USD would then be seen in another leg of long term range pattern between 1.1409 and 1.4376. Deeper fall could then be seen to 61.8% retracement of 1.1409 to 1.4248 at 1.2493, and even below. In the longer term picture, a long term bottom should be in pl...

USD/CHF Weekly Outlook

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USD/CHF’s fall from 0.9273 resumed last week and reached as low as 0.9037. The development also affirm that rebound form 0.8925 has completed. Initial bias stays on the downside this week for retesting 0.8925 support. On the upside, above 0.9116 support turned resistance will mix up the near term outlook and turn intraday bias neutral first. In the bigger picture, failure to sustain above 55 week EMA (now at 0..9183) affirms medium term bearish in USD/CHF. Break of 0.8925 support should resume the whole decline form 1.0342 (2016 high) through 0.8756 low. For now, risk will stay on the downside as long as 0.9273 resistance holds, in case of rebound. In the long term picture, price actions from 0.7065 (2011 low) are currently seen as developing into a long term corrective pattern, at least until a firm break of 1.0342 resistance. August 01, 2021 at 01:09AM ActionForex.com https://ift.tt/3fgeRng

AUD/USD Weekly Outlook

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AUD/USD stayed in consolidation from 0.7288 last week and outlook is unchanged. Initial bias remains neutral this week first. Outlook will stay bearish as long as 0.7442 support turned resistance holds. On the downside, break of 0.7288 will resume the whole decline from 0.8006 and target 161.8% projection of 0.8006 to 0.7530 from 0.7890 at 0.7120 next. On the upside, break of 0.7443 will bring stronger rebound to 0.7530 support turned resistance instead. In the bigger picture, rise from 0.5506 medium term bottom could have completed at 0.8006, after failing 0.8135 key resistance. Correction from there could target 0.6991 cluster support (38.2% retracement of 0.5506 to 0.8006 at 0.7051). We’d look for strong support from there to bring rebound. However, sustained break of this level would argue that the whole medium term trend has indeed reversed. In the longer term picture, rise from 0.5506 could have completed at 0.8006. But subsequent fall is now seen as a correction only. As lon...