Three are dead and the suspect is in custody after a shooting at a target in North Austin.
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Police in Austin, Texas identified a 32-year-old man who was taken into custody in connection with a fatal shooting outside the Target Store on Monday, August 11th.
Austin police announced on August 12 that Ethan Nienker had been arrested after a shooting in a retailer’s parking lot.
In a statement to media outlets, including KVUE and CBS News Texas, Target said it is working with authorities on an ongoing investigation.
“Our hearts lie with those who lost their lives, our team in Austin, and the families and loved ones of all those affected by this tragedy,” the statement said. “In the coming days, we will continue to partner with law enforcement and provide support resources to our teams, including grief counseling.”
This is what we know so far.
What we know about the suspect
Officers responded to the target at 2:15pm on August 11th. By then, the suspected shooter, who was later identified as Nienekar, fled to the stolen car, quickly crashed it and stole another car, Prime Minister Lisa Davis said at a press conference.
Police then pursued the suspect, used a Taser stun gun on him and arrested him, Davis said. The suspect is believed to have a history of mental health challenges, authorities noted.
Citing prison records, Nieneker was charged with first-degree murder of a person under the age of 10, capital murder due to a threat of terrorism, and capital murder. According to CNN and Keye.
Local officials are scheduled to hold a press conference on August 12th at 2pm.
What you know about the victim
Two victims were declared dead at the scene, while the third died at a local hospital, Austin Travis County EMS chief Robertler Clitz said at a press conference.
The victims were not publicly named, but authorities identified them as two adults and one child, according to CNN and local news outlet KXAN.
“Comic disease behavior”
In a social media post on August 11th, Austin Mayor Kirk Watson called the shooting “a coronavirus act of gun violence.”
“This is a catastrophic situation and my heart lies with the victims and their families,” Watson said. “This remains an active and continuous investigation, but what I say is that this was a disease of gun violence and a coronavirus behavior.”
“We appreciate the prompt response of our APD officers and other first responders and we would like to thank them for their actions in arresting the suspects.”
Taylor Ardley is a news reporter for USA Today. You can contact her at Tardrey@gannett.com.
The American company, believed to have revolutionized amateur photography, warns that it could go out of business in more than 130 years.
New York-based Rochester-based Eastman Kodak Inc. tracked second-quarter losses in an early trading on Tuesday, August 12th, tracked stocks transferring stocks and sent out stocks.
The iconic brand said on Monday, August 11th that there was “severe doubt” about its ability to continue.
“Kodak has debt within 12 months and has not committed any funding or available liquidity to meet its obligations in accordance with current terms,” the company said in its application with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Kodak became one of the most iconic American companies in its Kodak #1 Camera Introduction in 1888 in the late 19th century, and is believed to have made photography more accessible to everyday people. Although it became well-known in film photography products, as digital imaging took over, it struggled to adapt to the changing industry as digital imaging, which filed for bankruptcy in 2012. In recent years, we have been pursuing special chemicals and pharmaceuticals.
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There was no “material impact” on customs duties.
In its latest revenue report, Kodak said its consolidated revenue was $263 million at the end of the quarter on June 30, a decline of $4 million since the same period last year. Total profit fell 12% compared to the end of last year’s second quarter, and Kodak disclosed, its cash balance of $155 million, recording a loss of less than 23% since the end of December.
Kodak Executive Chairman and CEO Jim Continenza said the tariffs have not had a “significant impact” on businesses, focusing on domestic production of many products, including printing plates, films, inkjet presses, inks and pharmaceuticals.
What’s next for Kodak?
Kodak’s Chief Financial Officer David Bullwinkle said in a statement on August 11th that the company plans to focus on the advanced advanced chemicals and materials sector, with cuts to the retirement program focusing on debt repayments.
He said the company hopes by Friday, August 15th, it will “develop a clear understanding” of how it will meet its debt.
“Later this year, we will continue to focus on cutting costs today and converting investments into long-term growth,” Bullwinkle said.
The company was founded in 1889 by George Eastman and was renamed the Eastman Kodak Company a few years later. Introduced in 1900, Eastman’s Kodak Brownie Camera became accessible to everyday Americans, and later introduced color versions in the 1920s and 1930s, and in 1975 it provided the world’s first digital camera.
Kathryn Palmer is a national trending news reporter for USA Today. You can contact her kapalmer@usatoday.com And with x @Kathrynplmr.
Jay Collins’ appointment marks the legacy building moves for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, setting Collins as the standard rep for potentially facing Byron Donald at GOP Governor Primary in 2026.
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis spoke at the “Alligator Alcatraz” Immigration Detention Center in the Everglades on Friday morning. Desantis provided an update on current deportation flights operating from the facility’s onsite runways, highlighting its role in accelerating the removal of detainees. Marie Edinger from Fox 35 breaks down what’s discussed.
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TALHASSEE, Fla. – Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed State Sen. Jay Collins as Florida’s next lieutenant governor on August 12, finishing his six-month vacancy in that position.
Former lieutenant governor Janet Nunez left his office in February as interim president of Florida International University in Fort Lauderdale. She later became permanent president.
Collins, a former Green Beret and state senator who has lost his leg in service since 2022, is a stubborn ally of DeSantis. They also share a military background: DeSantis was an officer of the Navy Jug. The Desantis announcement came at a press conference at the Tampa Green Beret Association.
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His appointment sets Collins as the standard rep who can challenge Republican Rep. Byron Donald, who was approved by President Donald Trump in 2026, Florida Governor Primary, and shows the legacy building move on the part of the governor, where Terms is restricted.
DeSantis has not approved Donald, who launched the campaign in February. Also, the decision to run to succeed her husband, Florida’s First Lady Casey DeSantis, which has been speculated for months, has not yet been realized.
The lieutenant governor’s post is not subject to a set obligation except to take over as governor as required, but will pay $135,516 a year. The governor earns $141,400 a year.
The Florida Constitution states that anyone in the role “requires obligations relating to the Governor’s Office, except as otherwise provided by law, as may be provided by law” “will carry out obligations relating to the Governor’s Office.”
Nunez, for example, chaired the Florida board of directors, “overseeing the Florida Department of Health, heading the Florida Cybersecurity Advisory Committee, and serving on the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking.”
Who is Jay Collins?
Jarrid “Jay” Collins, 47, is an Army combat veteran and a state senator representing Hillsboro County in western Florida.
Born in Scobie, Montana and raised by grandparents, Collins earned a bachelor’s degree in health sciences and medicine from the US Military College and a master’s degree in organizational leadership from Norwich University.
According to the Green Beret PAC, in 1995, Collins began his career as a medic in the US Army Special Forces. He was deployed in Afghanistan, Iraq and South America. During his 23 years of service, his leg was injured and eventually amputated, but he was recertified as a Green Beret and served for more than five more years before retiring as the first sergeant.
Collins was elected to the Florida Senate in November 2022 after dropping out of the US house race, which at one point had eight Republican candidates.
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Collins chaired the state Senate Transportation Committee and submitted a stable list of successful bills to allow hidden carry in Florida without permission. The bill to ease Florida’s Child Labor Act this year passed away on the committee.
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When the Florida Legislature passed the Sweep Immigration Bill in January, rejecting DeSantis’ more aggressive demands that the governor immediately rejected, Collins was one of 16 senators who voted against the bill.
Collins also publicly defended the governor and his wife that Florida House Republicans had illegally leaked Casey DeSantis’s Hope Florida fundraising unit to a political committee that controls the hopeful property division to the government commission, which illegally leaks part of the $67 million Medicaid contractor settlement. Marijuana.
Uthmeier was appointed Florida Attorney General by DeSantis after Trump took over Marco Rubio, whom he nominated for the US Senate, and took over Ashley Moody. Wilton Simpson, the state’s agricultural commissioner, is the only elected member of the Florida Cabinet.
Collins and his wife, Leila, have two sons, Gabe and Colt. His appointment also creates a vacant seat in the Senate, which must be filled with special elections.
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This story contains previously published material. Jim Rosica provided additional reports. Gray Rohrer is a reporter for the USA Today Network-Florida Capital Bureau. He can be contacted at grohrer@gannett.com. X: Follow him on @grayrohrer.
A small group of Russian troops stabbed parts of Ukrainian defense in the eastern Donetsk region as Russia appears to be making an 11-hour dash to take as much territory as possible before a scheduled meeting with President Vladimir Putin and his counterpart Donald Trump on Friday.
Russian troops are pushing towards Dubropylia, Ukrainian battlefield watchdog group Deep State reported Tuesday. The town is located about 20 kilometers (12 miles) north of the major strategic city of Pokrovsk, and is in the Kremlin crosshairs for over a year.
“The group of Russians has advanced about 10 kilometres (6 miles) in some places. They all have no equipment, only weapons in their hands. Some have already been discovered, partially destroyed, and partially captured.”
“The challenges of this progress are clear to us,” Zelensky added that Russia is trying to create a distorted perception before the Putin Trump conference.
Ukrainian officials acknowledged that the defense near Dubropyria had permeated the cluster of Russian troops, but stressed that this involved a small number of troops and did not mean that Russia had control of the territory. Elsewhere in the region, Ukrainian troops warned of “a heavy defensive battle against senior enemy forces.”
“In the direction of Pokrovsk alone, the occupying people have concentrated a group of over 110,000 staff,” Ukrainian general staff said in an update Tuesday evening, adding that the Army is allocating additional troops and assets to enhance the defense of some regions.
Zelensky said the overall proportion of talent is one-to-3 in favor of Russian troops, but added that Russia’s losses are three times greater than those in Ukraine.
“They are preparing for offensive operations in three directions, with the main directions being Zaporizhzhia, Pokrovsk and Novopavlivka,” Zelensky emphasized that accumulation of Russian troops took place just before they sat in Alaska on Friday.
“We believe we will do everything from the 15th onwards to prepare for aggressive behavior,” the Ukrainian president added. “We believe we will be ready with these brigades by September.”
In his meeting with Trump, Putin struggles to give the impression that Donetsk’s Russian progress is inevitable, as it could be that Russia might try to secure at the table of negotiations that Russia could not forcefully win. There is confusion about Putin’s reported conditions for a ceasefire in Ukraine, but most versions emphasize that the Russian president requires him to withdraw from all parts of the Donetsk region, which Ukrainian troops still hold.
However, Ukrainian officials on Tuesday warned that the frontline grip was loosening after months of Russia’s profits driven by Moscow’s excellent talent.
Lieutenant Colonel Bodan Krotevich, former chief of staff of the 12th Special Forces of the Ukrainian elite Azov Brigade, gave Zelensky a rare public warning about Ukraine’s restraint. “President, I honestly don’t know what you are being said, but I’m letting you know that the situation (near Pokrovsk) is a complete mess without exaggeration,” Krotevic writes to X.
“There’s virtually no frontline,” he said.
A commander near Pokrovsk, speaking on condition of anonymity, told CNN that Ukrainian defense in the region consists primarily of two positions replenished with drones alone. The battlefield consists of a series of almost hidden, isolated small front posts that attempt to secretly hold infantry without being discovered by enemy drones.
This new type of showdown is based on the benefits of greater talent in Russia. They surge in power in small groups, allowing them to lose their troops or strengthen their success if they encounter resistance.
“The enemy is trying to use the tactics of ‘thousand cuts’,” Valentin Manko, commander of the Ukrainian attack force, told CNN.
“Three small groups of several men each slid our position (near Dobropylia). They slipped off and caused some damage,” he said. “Some of them were destroyed and some became prisoners.”
Manko said Ukrainian officers are working to search the entire region, which could take several days.
Regional headquarters of Ukrainian ground forces in Donetsk claimed that many of the groups permeated the Ukrainian defense would be picked up soon.
“An enemy personnel infiltrating the location of (our) units are encountering Ukrainian soldiers and facing certain deaths,” he said.
Viktor Tregbov, a spokesman for Ukrainian ground forces in the adjacent Dnipro region, said these invasions “doesn’t mean that (Russia) controls its territory.”
“What really happened was that a small Russian group (probably 5-10 people) managed to slip through,” he said. The Battlefield Control Map emphasizes that it can be portrayed as the interests of Russia’s solid territorial interests, similar to those produced by the Deep State.
“That doesn’t mean they control the entire route they travelled. They simply tried to hide in the basement somewhere,” Tregbov said.
However, the fear of Kiev is that Russia uses many of these small groups, and even if many groups are ultimately picked up, the interests behind Ukrainian patchwork defenses can be integrated.
The War Institute, a Washington-based think tank, said Tuesday that calling the Russian army an “operational breakthrough” was “premature.”
The tactic is reminiscent of Russian penetration of Ukrainian defences around Avdivka, another city further east of Donetsk, which Russia was able to acquire in April 2024.
“The next few days in the Pokrovsk operational area will likely be important to Ukraine’s ability to prevent the rise in Russia in the north and northwest of Pokrovsk,” ISW evaluated.
Ukrainian military blogger Bodan Miloshnikov said in his assessment that “Pokrovsk is gradually approaching a point where it cannot be saved anymore.”
“At this point, we haven’t reached it yet. There’s no significant moment yet. But unfortunately, everything is heading in that direction for now,” he wrote in Telegram.
Aug. 12 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Voldimia Zelensky said Tuesday that Russia is preparing for a new attack operation just days before President Donald Trump and his Russian President Vladimir Putin are scheduled to meet.
“We know that the Russians are not preparing to end the war. On the contrary, they are moving to show preparation for a new attack operation,” he wrote to X without elaborating on the location.
“In such a situation, it is important that the unity of the world is not threatened.”
(Reporting by Pavel Polityuk, Written by Dan Peleschuk, Edited by Alison Williams)
Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani has been sued for allegedly giving up on real estate transactions
Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohai Otani and his agents are sued by Hawaiian real estate investors and brokers for a $240 million housing development agreement.
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Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohai Otani and his agents have been sued by Hawaiian real estate investors and brokers, claiming that both men have finished off a $240 million residential development on Hawaii’s Hapuna coast.
The lawsuit was filed in Hawaii Circuit Court on August 8th and obtained by USA Today Sports. Ohtani agent Nez Balelo says he wanted a guarantee from Kingsbarn Realty Capital, a company based in Las Vegas before requesting Kingsbarn Realty Capital, a real estate partner from developers and real estate broker Matsumoto, who has been in business for 40 years.
Otani is mentioned in the lawsuit, where some parts have been edited as “Otani.” The developer says in the lawsuit they tried to tackle the deal for more than a decade before signing an approval agreement with Ohtani in 2023.
“This lawsuit is about abuse of power. Defendants use threats and unfounded legal claims to force business partners to betray their contractual obligations and strip the plaintiff of the very projects they have devised and constructed. “The defendants must be liable for their actions, not protected by behind-the-scenes agents with immunity. The plaintiff will file this lawsuit to expose the defendants’ misconduct and ensure that contracts, fair dealings and accountability apply equally to everyone.”
Otani and Valero have been accused of illegal interference and unjust enrichment. He attempted to disrupt a second business venture by using “using celebrity leverage to destabilize the plaintiff’s role in the project and eventually dismantled it.”
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Ohtani is listed in a 2024 press release from Vista for the Mauna Kea Resort Project and is intended to appeal to high-end buyers in Japan and the US. “For me, Hawaii is a beautiful blend of Pacific culture,” Otani said in the release. “Here I found my own paradise at Mauna Kea Resort. Two perfect beaches, two great golf courses, etc. I choose a home site and build a winter home here. This is a special place – a place to call the house right away.”
Otani is in his second season with the Dodgers after signing a 10-year, $700 million contract. Los Angeles won the World Series last year. He is the most valuable player in five All-Stars and three times, hitting .284 with 42 home runs in the NL West leader in 2025 and 78 RBI.
Dana Santas,Mobility Makeris a certified strength and conditioning expert in professional sports, mental and physical coach, and is the author of the book “Practical Solutions for Relieving Back Pain.”
That persistent tension in your back, hips and shoulders doesn’t seem to be completely resolved even after stretching before and after workouts, rolling foam, or regular visits to a massage therapist.
In fact, tension can get worse after stretching. If this situation sounds familiar, your body may not just be tight – it may protect itself through involuntary muscle contractions.
Recognizing the distinction between mechanical and protective tension is important for those experiencing the benefits of chronic stiffness, repeated pain, or simply short-term mobility that does not stick.
Understand your body protection system
Your nervous system will constantly monitor your body for potential threats, not just external dangers, but also internal instability and areas of weakness and injury. When the body detects risks of physical function, it responds by creating protective tensions to limit movement in vulnerable areas.
This protective response can be caused by a variety of factors: patterns of posture or movement that cause inconsistencies, chronic stress that keeps your body in a reinforced state of vigilance, joint instability that makes your nervous system feel unsafe, or past injuries that are not completely healed. Unlike simple mechanical muscle tone due to overuse, protective tension is your body’s attempt to generate stability where it perceives a lack of it.
As a professional sports mobility coach, I always rate my clients so that I don’t overlook areas where protective tensions exist. It is important to acknowledge and deal with it as soon as possible to avoid counterproductive effects. Otherwise, what starts as a useful protection can evolve into chronic tension that restricts movement, causes pain, and resists traditional stretching and soft tissue release techniques such as massage and foam rolling.
How can you know if your stiffness is protective rather than mechanical?
There are four main indicators in my experience.
1. Areas that make you feel sick after stretching It’s a big red flag. If you consistently stretch tight areas on your back or neck just to experience a fleeting relief that gives way to increase your painful limits, your nervous system may be responding to what is perceived as a threat by being further protected.
2. Tension on one side that does not respond Bilateral stretching can demonstrate a protective response. For example, if you are tense, even though only the right hip flexors extend equally on both sides, your nervous system may be protecting that particular area for reasons.
3. Repeated tension in the same area Despite consistent stretching, another powerful indicator. If you’re doing regular hamstring stretches for months without long-lasting improvements, the problem may be that the length of your muscles is not the protection of your nervous system.
4. Dramatically changing painful stiffness Intensities based on stress levels also suggest protection guards. Basic mechanical tension occurs directly correlated with physical activity and is alleviated within a few days. In contrast, protective tension is more chronic and fluctuates in the overall nervous system state.
If you are aware of any of these potential symptoms of your own protective tension, consult your doctor to determine if there are underlying injuries or other pathological issues requiring additional treatment..
If you have protective tension, remember that it is not strictly a muscle condition, but a nervous system response. You cannot simply “stretch” the muscles that have been impacted. In many cases, traditional stretching can actually promote tightness by forcing deep muscle extension, resulting in a threat to the nervous system.
A gentler, more inclusive mental and physical approach that addresses the overall nervous system state is necessary to help your body feel safe enough to let go, so that your body can start working to reestablish healthy patterns of movement.
Regular practices that promote nervous system regulation, such as breathing exercises, meditation, and walking around the natural world, help reduce stress levels and let go of patterns that the body is being protected.
Core stability and postural control play an important role in helping the nervous system feel safe. A strong, stable core helps provide the foundation the nervous system needs to allow mobility in other regions. If deep stabilizing muscles are not doing their job effectively, the nervous system can cause tension in other areas.
Sleep quality directly affects the sensitivity of the nervous system threat detection. Deprived sleep can make your nervous system more reactive, and even in response to normal daily activities, it increases protective tension.
For best results, we work with a physical therapist or qualified trainer who is well versed in protective tensions to determine the most appropriate corrective exercise for your specific needs.
Before attempting a mobility task, spend several minutes focusing on deep rhythmic breathing, downregulating the nervous system and shifting it to a more receptive state.
Practice a 5-7-3 breathing pattern to relieve stress from 5 to 6 rounds: 5 counts, 7 exhale, and pause with 3 counts before the next breath.
Your breathing directly affects your nervous system: slow, controlled breathing shows safety and places you in a parasympathetic “rest and return” state, while quick, shallow breathing can cause an empathetic “fighting and flying” state, triggering more security.
Try to maintain slow, deep, conscious breathing while stretching or mobility training. Instead of pushing into the end range, start with gentle, controlled movements that stay within a comfortable range of motion. This approach prevents the nervous system from sounding an alarm, indicating that movements are safe and controllable, not forced or aggressive.
To create lasting results, combine mobility work with strength training for stability. Protective tensions often exist because your nervous system does not trust that the joints and areas are strong or stable enough to handle the demands placed on it. By improving strength and control, it builds the stability your body needs to feel supported.
Finally, prioritize proper rest and recovery. The well-set nervous system releases a guarding mechanism, allowing for functional movement.
Your body’s protective response is not a barrier to overcome. They are intelligent communication about what your internal systems need to be secure and function optimally. When you respect this wisdom, you are laying the foundation for sustainable mobility and pain relief.
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Spanish search and rescue teams discovered the remains of an American hiker who went missing in the Pyrenees last month.
The body of 27-year-old Cole Henderson was located on the north side of Monte Perdido, the third highest peak among the Pyrens.
Authorities said the location of Henderson discovered Friday afternoon was a difficult area to access and a specialized team was using cranes to airlift the body.
On July 9, Henderson told a friend that he was planning to hike to Ordesa y Monteperdido National Park.In Huca. One of his final communications was a text to a friend who said he had parked and placed his phone in airplane mode before he began his trekking.
He was reported missing and the search began on July 14th after not taking his flight to the Netherlands home two days ago.
Guardia Civil previously told CNN.
Authorities were working on the theory that Henderson may have tried to climb the 3,355 metres (11,007 feet) tall Monteperdido.
The route is rated “Peu Difficile” (PD), meaning “somewhat difficult” by the climbing community. PD routes are often climbed without ropes, but can involve steep sections of climbing, or crevassed glaciers, and frequently require special equipment such as ice shafts and brampons.
The typical route from the town of Tora, where Henderson’s car was located, was still covered in snow in early July, according to footage posted on social media.
Spirit Airlines will attack 270 pilots by November
Spirit Airlines will hit around 270 pilots from November 1st as its carriers continue to restructure after it emerged from bankruptcy in March.
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Spirit Airlines has revealed that it may not be able to continue operations next year with the SEC submission.
The airline cited “adverse market conditions,” including improving domestic capacity and declining demand.
Experts warn that the loss of Spirit Airlines could lead to an increase in the market airfares it offers.
Spirit Airlines has warned investors that it could be forced to go out of business in the next 12 months as it struggles to regain profitability after emerged from bankruptcy earlier this year.
The executive wrote that it filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 11th, quarterly. The company wrote that it is unsure if it will be able to meet the minimum cash requirements introduced as part of the bankruptcy termination.
“The company continues to be affected by unfavorable market conditions, including growing domestic capacity in the second quarter of 2025 and continuing weak demand for leisure travel within the country, and as a result, it continues to experience challenges and uncertainties in its operation and expects these trends to continue for at least the remainder of 2025.”
The document continued to note that Spirit Airlines are trying to increase profitability, including rebuilding route networks and adding premium seats.
Last month, Spirit announced plans to dump 270 pilots to maintain liquidity. The company said it is considering other efforts, including selling aircraft and gate capacity to other airlines.
Still, the airline warned, these steps may not be enough to float it.
“It is the company’s goal to implement these initiatives, but there is no guarantee that such initiatives will be successful,” the submission said. “Management concludes that there is great doubt about the company’s ability to continue ongoing within 12 months of the date these financial statements are issued.”
For travelers booked with Spirit, there is no immediate risk that their flights will not work, but those with long-term travel plans should at least consider purchasing travel insurance if their itinerary includes spirit flights.
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Experts say that the losses for spirit airlines in the US aviation market are bad for travelers across the country.
“(Ultra-low-cost carriers) are collectively fare leaders. It is consumers’ biggest concern for budget airlines to keep their business and become successful businesses,” he and other analysts have repeatedly pointed out that low-cost, low-cost carriers usually lower ticket prices when entering new markets.
When spirits go away, experts warn that there is a very high chance that ticket prices will rise in the markets it offers.
Zach Wichter is a travel journalist and writes the USA Today Cruising Advanced Column. He is based in New York and can be contacted at zwichter@usatoday.com.
Lawmakers are on their annual month of summer holidays, but continue to demand Jeffrey Epstein’s responses and records.
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WASHINGTON – Lawmakers are on their annual month-long summer break, but the controversy over convicted late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has not left their hearts.
Democrats and Republicans alike are pushing for the release of all Epstein files after a Justice Department report found out that Epstein died of suicide and that there is no “client list” despite previous proposals by General Pam Bondy. Members of the parties’ council say that once the break ends after Labor Day, they will force more public debate on the issue.
“The Epstein case will not be buried for decades,” Missouri Republican Rep. Eric Burrison wrote in an August 10th post on X.
The Epstein controversy created a division between President Donald Trump and his Magazine base. His supporters pushed back the Republican administration’s attempts to close Epstein’s book after helping Trump and his supporters raise expectations for a massive hit revelation.
Kentucky Rep. James Kommer, who heads the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, summoned longtime Epstein associate Githraine Maxwell on August 11 to deposit his house at Tallahassee, a federal correctional facility. Convicted of sex trafficking and 20 years in prison.
Rep. Thomas Massie of R-Kentucky and Ro Khanna of D-California are also major efforts to force a House floor vote on a bill that requires the government to release all Epstein files. They will need 218 signatures to make it happen and plan to hold a press conference with Maxwell and Epstein victims on September 3rd to strengthen more support for their efforts.
“Survivors deserve justice, and the public deserve transparency,” Kanna wrote in X.
Trump’s long-standing friendship with Epstein has been scrutinized for years. Last month, the Wall Street Journal reported that the future president had sent an indecent letter to Epstein for his 50th birthday as part of a leather-bound book containing dozens of other messages, the Journal reported. Khanna and D-California MP Robert Garcia requested the book in a letter sent to Epstein’s estate attorney on July 25th.
The New York Times also reported that former Epstein employee Maria Farmer told law enforcement in 1996 that she met Trump in Epstein’s office, and Epstein told Trump, “No, she’s not here for you.”
Some Democrats have alleged that Trump’s recent lawsuit, which deploys National Guard in D.C. to crack down on crime, is an attempt to divert from the Epstein controversy. “He has to speak and think about the base besides refusing to open the Epstein file because he is confusing the Epstein file,” former Transport Secretary Pete Battigigue said in a video clip shared on X.
However, Vice President JD Vance defended Trump in multiple interviews, claiming that the president wanted full transparency on the issue.
“President Trump demands full transparency on this, but somehow Democrats are attacking him and they’ve done nothing for four years,” Vance told Sunday Morning Futures in an interview aired on August 10.
The average age of farmers in the United States is 58 years old. Industry leaders are worried about what will happen when they retire.
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When the 77-year-old family head of a New Jersey farm passed away in early August, he commented under a Facebook post that announced the passage of eight generations of farmers.
Many said that Hunter’s farms and markets, a family business that acquired John Hunter decades ago, and an integral part of their lives. It’s where their families bought corn, tomatoes and green beans every summer, and some learned how to “hard work” during their part-time high school work.
Hunter’s son, also named John Hunter, said his father’s death caused by a “mechanical accident” put his family in a “unfortunate club.” Currently, almost 40% of farmland across the country is owned by farmers over the age of 65, so the club is quickly gaining membership and raising alarm bells.
With the average age of American farmers exceeding 57, industry leaders have expressed concerns about the future of American agriculture and the country’s food supply.
Over 95% of US farms are family business owners. However, amidst large consolidation, the number of farms has steadily declined in recent years. According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture’s census report, there were about 2 million farms and ranches in 2022, a 6.9% decrease from 2017.
As farmers continue to age, the number of farms could drop even further, and fewer young people will replace them.
“Not every family has that next generation, there are things to take over, such as having sons, daughters and grandchildren,” said Bill Fulvik, agriculture professor at Rutgers University, which runs the school’s farmer training program. “It’s a huge challenge and we have to deal with it.”
40 Years of Making
The current dilemma facing the agricultural industry is linked to the farm crisis of the 1980s, when thousands of families lost their farms to plunge land values and overproduction. The recession has changed the way young people think about agriculture.
At the time, parents “dissuaded their children from returning to the land or pursuing careers in agriculture,” Aaron Locker, managing director of agricultural recruiting firm Kinkanon and Reed, told Congress at a June 4 hearing.
Enrollment in agricultural-based university programs fell nearly 37% between 1980 and 1990, and in some regions the proportion of students studying agriculture remains small.
Young people who grew up in agricultural families have chosen not to continue with businesses for a variety of reasons, ranging from concerns about available health resources in rural areas to uncertainty in farm labor.
People who want to open their own farms but don’t have industry-family connections face huge challenges, such as the cost of land and machinery.
“In the past, knowledge of the system would have been shared between generations and generations,” Hlubik said. “Now we don’t have as many people as we are actively farming. We’re less than 1% of the population.”
Existential threat?
People in the agricultural industry appear to be divided into the amount of consumers who can sense the effects of the aging farm population over the next few years.
Locker called the vacuum of family farm leadership “the threat to the resilience of the country’s most important system – our food supply.” Farmers who have retired and have no one to hand over their business are more likely to consolidate their farms or sell their land.
But others, including Chris Wolf, a professor of agricultural economics at Cornell University, say the broader impact is still not fully known.
“It’s not clear that it’s really a food security issue,” Wolf said. “It’s about how you live as long as you keep the farm up, and it becomes a major economic driver for the rural community.
Addressing the information gap and increasing financial support for new farmers could go a long way to solve the problem, he suggested. And there are signs of optimism.
According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture, the number of new farmers increased by 11% between 2017 and 2022, and the number of agricultural graduates in the labor force increased by 3% in 2023.
More than 500 people have participated in Rutgers’ Rue Ready To Farm program, with over 230 currently enrolled, according to Hlubik, who runs the initiative.
He hesitated to call the aging farmer’s problem a “crisis,” but insisted that “its importance needs to rise.”
The chances of winning Powerball and Mega Millions are not your favour
The chances of hitting a jackpot with the Mega Millions or Powerball are around 192 million. Here’s what you’re more likely to land than a big buck.
The Powerball Mayor’s Award continues to grow. After failing to hit six figures in the August 11 draw, Boat reached $526 million for the next draw on Wednesday, August 13th.
If someone could take over five white numbers and a Red Powerball, they might opt for a unique cash payment of $241 million before taxes.
Number of wins in the final draw
The number of wins in the draw on August 11th is as follows:6 – 16 – 33 – 40 – 62 And the power ball 2. Power play: 2x.
Although there were no winners of the Mayor or Match 5 + Power Play Match ($2 million), three tickets sold in New Jersey, Virginia and Washington won a $1 million award when Match 5 was right.
Previous 2025 winners
So far, four of them have been on a Powerball boat.
January 18: Oregon players won $328.5 million.
March 29th: Winner took it $527 million.
April 26: Players won in Kentucky $167.3 million.
May 31: In California, the award was from $204.5 million.
How to play Powerball
To play Powerball you will need to buy a $2 ticket. You can purchase it at a variety of locations, including convenience stores, gas stations, supermarkets and more. Online tickets can also be purchased in some states.
Once you have your ticket, you will need to choose 6 white balls and 5 white balls from 1 to 69 and 1 red ball, with numbers 1 to 26. For an additional $1, you can add a power play option that increases the profits of all awards that are not major awards.
Power Play multipliers can increase profits at 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, or up to 10x.
If the system prefers to choose, there is a quick pick option, and the computer generates a random number for the ticket. To win the main prize, you must carry over five white numbers in any order.
The Powerball Raffles take place on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturday nights. If no one wins the main prize, the boat continues to accumulate.
Where to buy lottery tickets
Tickets can be purchased directly at gas stations, convenience stores and supermarkets. Some airports also sell tickets.
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Trump tapped Terrance Cole as part of an extraordinary acquisition of the Washington Metropolitan Police Department.
Trump declares a public safety emergency in DC and manages police
President Donald Trump has invoked the Home Rules Act to control DC police amid his crime concerns.
WASHINGTON – Working in one top job for famous impatient President Donald Trump is difficult enough. Imagine the uncomfortable position Trump’s new interim federal police chief has found himself.
As part of his federal federal acquisition of law enforcement in his extraordinary capital on August 11, Trump tapped the newly confirmed Drug Enforcement Agency chief “Terry” Call and also led one of the nation’s largest and most dysfunctional police departments as part of the broader Justice Department acquisition.
All eyes are on Cole as he tries to keep Trump’s promise to sharply reduce violent crime.
more: Trump says Washington needs National Guard protection. Police data say crime is declining.
Cole took over to the DEA on July 23 following a confirmation from the Senate, and oversaw staff of 10,000 agents and other staff.
But now Cole will also take over the top job at the Metropolitan Police Department.
In the same breath as telling Cole about his new position, Trump actually described him on August 11 as “our new DEA administrator, he is one of the tops in the country.”
“He’s better,” Trump added, seeing his new appointee. “Terry, otherwise I have to drive you away very quickly.”
more: “I’m leaving right away:” Trump’s vision to remove homeless DC streets
Cole could face harsh opposition from Washington officials, including city council and federal representative Eleanor Holmes Norton.
It was unclear how police ranks and how MPD police unions would respond to being run by the Trump administration.
“I fully agree with the President that crime in the District of Columbia is out of control and that something needs to be done with it,” Union Secretary Greg Pemberton told Fox News.
more: Trump says Washington is not safe, but the data is more nuanced
Congressional Democrats also criticized his decision to send National Guard troops to cities to buy up the MPD and lower the crime rate that DOJ itself said was the lowest in 30 years.
Cole also needs to bring results to Attorney General Pam Bondy, who Trump was responsible for the overall acquisition of DOJ. And he will have another direct boss in the US Gadhias “Gadi” Seralta ex.
DEA careers and state homeland security jobs
Cole has experience working with local law enforcement agencies and juggling many of the responsibilities.
From 2023 onwards this year, he served as Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security for Virginia Governor Glen Youngkin. In that role, he oversaw public safety agencies in 11 states, consisting of over 19,000 employees, and managed an annual budget of $5.7 billion.
At DEA, the DEA, one of Cole’s top priorities is reducing drug fuel violence in America’s most affected cities through expanded partnerships with state and local law enforcement.
Cole was praised by Trump and Patel on Monday, and 545 people were arrested in an interagency operation in northern Virginia between the FBI and local government.
“What are we going to bring to DC? What have we done in northern Virginia thanks to Terry Cole and Gov. Youngkin and his team,” FBI director Kash Patel told reporters.
“We said, let’s have good cops, let’s get our intelligence and what they need, and let them get out of their way. “And that’s exactly what we did.”
Submissions in New York, DC, Colombia and Afghanistan
Prior to his stint in Virginia, Cole was a respected 22-year career agent and supervisor at the DEA, serving in Oklahoma, New York, Washington, and Columbia, Afghanistan and the Middle East.
Before resigning in 2020, Cole served as proxy regional director for the DEA in Mexico, Canada and Central America. He also served as a police officer in New York State.
Michael Brown, one of Cole’s former DEA colleagues, said he was “a little surprised” by the announcement, but Cole is left to work.
“I know Terry well, and the guy can handle the DEA and the DC police department,” says Brown, former DEA operations chief.
“So he’s introducing command staff at the DC police station and has command staff at the DEA, so he’s going to fill up his hands,” Brown said. “But I have all the confidence in the world that he can do it.”
However, reducing DC crime is just one of Cole’s duties. The other is to manage Trump’s expectations. And the president suggested that he hopes Cole will tackle the troublesome issues and the troublesome issues of culture wars, with police with a proud history of black leadership.
Seeing Cole, Trump told him “stricken” to the police.
“You have a lot of good people. There are people who shouldn’t be there. … They got there because they woke up,” Trump said. “But you have a lot of great police and those people want to help you.”
An alliance of the DC police union?
Greg Pemberton, chairman of the DC Police Union, appeared to be welcoming the move. “I fully agree with the President that crime in the District of Columbia is out of control, so something needs to be done,” Pemberton appeared on Fox News.
The union president said in 2020, the DC City Council passed “a huge amount of law” and passed that officers were subjected to administrative, civil and even criminal liability “even if they did the job properly.” As a result, the department currently has 3,180 sworn police officers, down 800 from the approved strength of 4,000.
“So the fact that we need help from federal law enforcement and perhaps not surprising even from the National Guard,” Pemberton said.
But Pemberton said, “It’s very important to know that in order to make sure it doesn’t fade and flow, and that the federal government comes in and lowers the crime, then they leave and we hold our bags, people need to amend the fundamental law so that they can actually have staff properly at this police station to properly police the city.”
Finally, it’s time to see the gorgeous display known as Perseid, one of the best meteor showers of the year.
The Perseid meteor shower is known for producing numerous bright meteors that leave long stripes behind, but will peak at 4pm on Tuesday.
Bill Cook, lead of NASA’s Meteor Environment Office, said it had produced around 40-50 visible meteors over the past few years, but it is likely that this year it won’t be seen that much. This is due to the fact that a Perseid shower occurs just after the full moon in August.
The moon is in decline with Gibbs’s faded state and about 85% of the lighting. This means that light from the moon makes the meteors more difficult. Experts say you may see around 10-20 meteors per hour.
The Perseid peak occurs in the US before sunset, but there are two hour windows between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, during which the Stargazers should aim to be outside to get a glimpse of the meteor.
“There’s an hour-long gap between the evening dusk and Moonrise on August 12th,” says Robert Lansford, Fireball Report Coordinator for the American Meteor Association.
These meteors leapt out in all directions from the constellation Perseus, located in the northern sky. However, Lansford said that at this point Perseus appears to be low on the horizon, so much of the meteor activity is blocked from sight.
“The meteor you’re looking at at the time will be called Earth Glaser. Most Perseid meteors can be seen in just milliseconds, but some Earth grass zers you might find “are very long, lasting a few seconds,” he added.
The last few hours before Wednesday’s Daybreak is another window that Lunsford recommends trying to watch the shower. “There is a bright moon in the south sky, but if you look north and head towards Perseus, the constellation, you can see a bright meteor.”
The Perseid peak occurs immediately after the combination of Venus and Jupiter, with the two planets still nearby and brightly glowing. The best view is in the eastern sky before sunrise.
“These are the two brightest planets,” said Lansford. “This (conjunct) occurs about once a year, but when you bring the two brightest planets closer to each other, it’s still spectacular.”
Saturn will also be taking part in the Night Heavenly Exhibition late Tuesday night. According to Earthsky, it appears near the moon and rises by midnight.
According to the American Meteor Society and Earthky, this is the peak day for other meteor showers expected in 2025.
Draconids: October 8th-9th
Orionid: October 22nd-23rd
Southern Taurid: November 3rd to 4th
Northern Taurid: November 8th to 9th
Leonid: November 16th-17th
Geminid: December 13th-14th
Ursids: December 21st-22nd
Check out four more Full Moons this year. Supermoons will be held in October, November and December. Their dates are as follows:
September 7th
October 6th
November 5th
December 4th
Solar Eclipse of the Moon and Sun in 2025
As summer approaches the end, two solar eclipse events will be held.
According to date and time, on September 7th and 8th, a total lunar eclipse will be visible in Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, eastern South America, Alaska and parts of Antarctica.
When the moon, the earth, and the moon are lined up, when the moon passes directly into the shadow of the earth, a solar eclipse of the moon occurs. This will make the moon look dark or dark.
According to the Natural History Museum in London, when the moon sits in the darkest part of the Earth’s shadow, the rays of the sun peer in through the refraction of the earth and light, giving the moon a reddish tint. Some call the result “blood moon.”
Two weeks later, on September 21st, we will see a partial solar eclipse in parts of Australia, the Atlantic, the Pacific Ocean and Antarctica.
A solar eclipse occurs when the moon travels between the sun and the earth. In the case of a partial solar eclipse, the moon does not completely block the sun. It makes a crescent moon, just like a moonI bitten from the sun.
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President Trump may reclassify marijuana under federal law
President Donald Trump said decisions will come in the coming weeks regarding the reclassification of marijuana.
President Donald Trump is trying to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug under federal law.
Speaking to reporters at the White House briefing room on August 11, Trump said the decision could be made in the coming weeks.
Since 1970, the federal government has classified marijuana as a Schedule I drug, which is defined as highly dangerous, addictive and unmedical use. In 2024, the Drug Enforcement Bureau proposed rules for transferring marijuana to Schedule III, which contain drugs such as ketamine and testosterone.
Trump said the decision is complicated and will weigh the benefits of marijuana use for medical reasons against potential social impacts.
“Some people like it, some people don’t like it. Some people hate the whole concept of marijuana,” he said.
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Rafael Cuomo, a biomedical scientist and professor of medicine at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, said the move is mostly good for science, research and medicine.
“Rescheduling can facilitate potential benefits and harm and improve oncology, pain and palliative care administration guidance and drug interaction data,” he said.
It also improves quality control for cannabinoids approved by the Food and Drug Administration, speeds up high-quality clinical trials, improves product standardization, and “answer clinical questions important to patients,” Cuomo said.
But it’s not all good.
Cuomo said that marijuana reclassification could be perceived as a “safety approval” as weight and daily use continue to rise.
In 2022, marijuana surpassed high-frequency drinking for the first time, according to a 2024 survey published in Journal Addiction. An estimated 17.7 million people used marijuana every day or almost daily, compared to 14.7 million drinkers every day.
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Between 1992 and 2022, the per capita reporting rate of daily or almost daily marijuana use increased 15 times, the study found. Approximately 40% of cannabis users reported doing it every day or almost every day.
Research shows that long-term or severe cannabis use can cause brain and mental health effects such as memory disorders, psychotic disorders and psychosis, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
It can also stimulate the lungs and cause daily cough, bronchitis, mucus and wheezing, and recent research shows that it can have some cardiovascular risks. Some people who use cannabis a lot cannabis and start vomiting without being able to stop it. This is a condition called cannabinoid overexpression syndrome, which can be reversed by stopping marijuana use.
If the administration decides to reclassify marijuana, Cuomo said officials should also focus their public messaging efforts to include warnings for young people, individuals with history of pregnancy, driving, and mental illness.
“Risk awareness often moves faster than policy,” he said.
Contributed by: Sarah D. Wire, USA Today; Reuters.
Adrianna Rodriguez can visit adrodriguez@usatoday.com.
Powell says tariff-driven inflation is a big problem for the Fed.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the US Central Bank is still struggling to determine the impact of tariffs on consumer prices.
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US stock futures are mixed as investors await major inflation reports before the opening bell.
According to a Reuters Economist poll, the consumer price index in July is expected to rise by 2.8% per year from 2.7% in June. Investors are looking to see if President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imports are being converted to higher prices. The June CPI report suggests that tariffs are increasing prices for some products.
July inflation data will help you determine whether the Federal Reserve will immediately cut interest rates.
After lower than expected monthly employment growth, the market is actively priced for interest rate cuts. The CME FedWatch tool, which tracks the odds that markets move rates at each Fed policy meeting, shows that fees will be reduced by more than 84.5% at the next meeting in September.
At 6:20am ET, futures linked to the Blue Chip Dow added 0.05%, while Broad S&P 500 futures fell -0.21%, while the high-tech Nasdaq futures slipped -0.01%.
Fed Watch
Trump said he has appointed Heritage Foundation chief economist Eji Antoni as the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Committee on behalf of Erica Mantelfer, whom Trump fired on August 1.
The Senate must confirm him.
Corporate News
Seranese surpassed its second-quarter estimates but warned of a slowdown later this year. It issued third quarter earnings per share, below Wall Street’s forecast.
Sinclair said it is checking the options, and as a result, it could result in a venture business merger or spin-off.
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan met with Trump at the White House. A few days after he resigned Tan, Trump calls him a success.
(This story has been updated with new information.)
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Texas’ rezoning battle could rebuild mid-term 2026
The rezoning battle in Texas could balance Congress and impact Trump’s political future, says Philip Bailey of USA Today.
Despite being deep in the bright red council district, he faced an almost hostile crowd on Monday at his first meeting at North State Town Hall in years.
Residents of Ramalfa’s Town Hall Conference in Red Bluff were scattered across him with extensive questions and comments on topics such as immigration, rezoning, the Epstein Files, Israel, tariffs, wildfires, climate change, forest management and support for Medicaid.
Often he would scream at members of the audience, holding green cards to show approval or showing red paper for disapproval.
“When you behave that way, you just feel embarrassed about yourself,” Ramalfa said after some people cried out, “You’re a liar” and “Tell the truth.”
It was the second wild crowd that Republican lawmakers faced on Monday. He held a similar town hall in Chico earlier that day, and members of the audience cried out indecency at him.
Jill Smith, a lifelong Red Bluff resident, said that the crowd of about 350 was upset as Ramalfa held a public meeting in Tehama County years ago.
“All these people are angry. They have concerns. I have concerns. As long as I think they are doing something good for our country, we can vote for Democrats and Republicans. But I don’t think this is happening now.
Ramalfa was criticised for many of his votes in Congress. For example, he said his support in 2021 took Congress on Monday by failing to prove the 2020 election that led Joe Biden to be president, and supporting President Trump and many of his executive orders this year.
“You have chosen to violate your constitutional oath,” Reading’s Max Walter said, referring to Ramalfa’s vote that will not prove the 2020 presidential election. “Since then, you’ve violated the oath every day. But you’re loyal and loyal to felonies (trump), people who peek at people in wheelchairs, people who peek at women.”
Regarding the tariff questions, Ramalfa supported them, claiming that it would bring work to the US, who said they supported the release of the Epstein Files but wanted to make sure the victim’s names had not been released.
Roy Reddin asked if Ramalfa supports the proposed type of Congressional rezoning in Texas.
“Right now, the Texas Legislature is very close to the epic gerrymandering that disenfranchises hundreds of thousands of Democrat voters by realizing the district. So my question is two parts: what the Texas Legislature is doing, why shouldn’t California do the same for five seats?
Although rezoning of the Congressional District will take place at the state level, Ramalfa said he opposed attempts to rezone, including what is happening in Texas, where the state legislature proposes redrawing the Congressional District Map.
The Texas rezoning plan could lead to the state winning five more Republican seats in the legislature, and could help the GOP maintain a majority in the House next year.
However, other states, including California, have vowed to redraw the boundaries of Congressional districts if Texas advances its plans.
None of them were critical of Ramalfa. One woman said she is an immigrant and she supports Ramalfa because she supports the Trump administration’s actions against undocumented immigrants.
“He is an honest Christian man and he fights for us,” one woman said.
One woman who spoke out said many of the issues that appeared on Monday were moral issues that transcend a so-divided political situation.
“I’m afraid to stand up to my rights because I might get shot,” she told Ramalfa.
(This story has been updated to add videos.)
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Katy Perry’s butterfly prop breakdown at San Francisco concert
Katy Perry’s butterfly props dropped into the air during a concert at San Francisco’s Chase Center, causing almost a fall.
Philadelphia – I’ve seen criticism recently when I’ve been online. Katy Perry is a spoiled brat. She is too thin to dance. Katy Perry brings the set list into space, and her “143” album is a flop.
“Leave Britney alone!” At this point, would you exchange Perry’s names with a man?
Seriously, why all hatred? What did Perry do to cause so much intensification and mild corn?
So her “Women’s World” video didn’t land on the irony she intended. So after her parting with Orlando Bloom, she had dinner with the former Canadian prime minister. So she connects the line between boldness and strangeness.
If Perry was a monster, if many internet trolls were openly proclaiming her, she probably wouldn’t sell out the arena.
What do you guess? It’s a fun, lively show that satisfies her lot with her goofy charm adjacent to flight equipment, dancers, oversized flowers, sophisticated video panels, AI Perry and the stupid ones. Is there a valid reason for the character’s assassination?
Perry has been roped around the world for four months on this tour. Her Philadelphia Top is the 33rd city on the tour of life, and 39 could go before wrapping in Abu Dhabi at the end of the year.
It’s her first tour since 2018, but she doesn’t mean she’s sitting flicking Petal and flicking Petal during that time. Perry bobbed 80 shows in his nearly two-year residency in Las Vegas, which ended in 2022. Its production featured a suitably dubbed play, a toothpaste dancing tube, and a mammoth toilet bowl.
So now she’s suffering from having a lightsaber duel and hanging upside down in a metal sphere while singing “I kissed a girl”?
Perry’s tours didn’t have their own obstacles. She sang, smiled and smacked Mark on stage, but her insides could be falling apart from the split between her fiance, six-year fiancée and daughter Daisy’s father, Bloom. In San Francisco, the butterfly she was riding on top of the crowd during “Roar” tow Perry and made an unexpected and horrifying dip.
Call her whatever you want, but the “show must continue” spirit is strong in this.
Perry is not a major singer like Lady Gaga or Kelly Clarkson, and doesn’t have the seemingly easy dance moves like Beyoncé. But she is a powerful vocalist with the knack for writing anthems that reinforces emotional fortitude. “Roar” and “Firework” yes. But “Wide Awake” is also coated with the pulsating rhythm of her four-piece band and “Teary Eyes” from her 2020 album “Smimal.”
“Don’t be afraid of your tears – they are trying to heal you!” she cried after the song, her message amplified by her metal outfit.
Perry is fearless too. She floats over a stage boasting a winding catwalk in the shape of an infinity symbol during “Nirvana.”
But in addition to sensory aggression, Perry’s willingness to expose emotions and her self-report is her superpower.
“I’m going to become vulnerable and sing about my first divorce,” she said before “I don’t like movies.”
After reminding the crowd that she has become a mother since her last tour, Perry said, “People under 8 (there)…I’m not Dua Lipa. I’m Katy Perry, Dua Lipa’s aunt.”
Strangely, Perry’s fan base is primarily tween, and flocked to her show wearing kitten ears 20 years ago.
In the middle of the two-hour concert on August 9th, Perry called several fans on stage and added percussion to “I escaped.” Two of her choices were that the pre-teen girl was clearly fascinated by her warm presence. Inspired by the atmosphere of a big sister, Perry asks about her background and career goals, splits on the stage next to her.
She doesn’t need to be engaged at this level. Her Disney Princess had heard these kids. They also don’t have to grab a fan’s phone between the fiery stars of “Hot n Cold” and “Farty Friday Night (TGIF)” and scan around the stage to take valuable videos for them.
But she does that. Because, even at 40, she is connected to fans from all different backgrounds.
Is it an arrested development? perhaps. Or she’s just a girl who wants to have fun.
Nvidia’s latest RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPU will soon be available on enterprise servers.
Cisco, Dell Technologies, HPE, Lenovo, and Supermicro systems ship a variety of configurations to 2U servers. Nvidia says it will increase performance and efficiency for AI, graphics, simulation, analysis, industrial applications, and support tasks such as AI model training, content creation and scientific research.
“AI is reinventing computing for the first time in 60 years. What started in the cloud was transforming the architecture of on-premises data centers,” said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of Nvidia. “One of the world’s leading server providers makes Nvidia Blackwell RTX Pro Servers the standard platform for enterprise and industrial AI.”
Accelerate GPU for business workloads
Millions of servers are sold for business operations each year, with most still using “traditional” CPUs. The new RTX Pro server provides accelerated system GPUs and improves performance in analysis, simulation, video processing and rendering, the company says. Nvidia said Server Edition GPUs can deliver 18 times more energy efficient and 45 times more performance than CPU-only systems.
The RTX Pro line is aimed at companies building “AI factories” where space, power and cooling may be limited. The server also provides the infrastructure for NVIDIA’s AI data platform for storage systems. For example, Dell has updated its AI data platform to use NVIDIA designs. The PowerEdge R7725 server comes with two RTX Pro 6000 GPUs, NVIDIA AI Enterprise software, and NVIDIA networking.
The new 2U server, which can accommodate up to eight GPU units, was among those announced at Computex in May.
Blackwell architecture features
The new server is built around Nvidia’s Blackwell Architecture.
A 5th generation tensor core with FP4 accuracy and a second generation transformer engine that can perform inference at up to six times the speed of an L40S GPU.
Up to 4x the performance of the L40S GPU, 4th generation RTX technology for photo rendering.
Virtualization and NVIDIA multi-instance GPU technology allow four separate workloads per GPU.
Improved energy efficiency to reduce data center power usage.
For physical AI and robotics
Nvidia’s Omniverse library and Cosmos World Foundation models for RTX Pro servers can perform digital twin simulations, robot training routines, and large-scale synthetic data creation. It also supports Nvidia Metropolis Blueprints for video search and summary and vision language models, among tools for use in physical environments.
Nvidia’s updated its Omniverse and Cosmos products with new Omniverse SDKS and compatibility with Mujoco (MJCF) and Universal Scene Description (OpenUSD). The company says this will allow more than 250,000 MJCF developers to run robot simulations on the platform. The new Omniverse Nurec library brings 3D Gaussian Splatz of raytraced for model structures from sensor data, and adds new OpenUSD-based schemas for robots and sensors.
NUREC rendering is already integrated into the Carla Autonomous Vehicle Simulator and is being adopted by companies like Foretellix, which use it to generate synthetic AV test data. Used by car manufacturers such as Ford and Porsche, Voxel51’s Fiftone Data Engine supports Nurec. Boston Dynamics, Figure AI, Hexagons, and Amazon Devices & Services are one of those that already employ libraries and frameworks.
COSMOS WFMS has been downloaded over 2 million times. This software helps you generate synthetic training data for your robot using text, images, or video prompts. The new Cosmos Transfer-2 model speeds up the generation of image data from spatial inputs such as simulation scenes and depth maps. Companies such as Lightwheel, Moon Surgical and Skild AI are beginning to create large-scale training data using Cosmos Transfer-2.
Nvidia has also introduced Cosmos Reason, a 7 billion parameter vision language model to help robots and AI agents combine prior knowledge and understanding of physics. It can automate dataset curation, support multi-step robot task planning, and run video analysis systems. Nvidia’s proprietary robotics and drive teams use data filtering and annotation reasons for COSMOS reasons, while Uber and Magna deploy them in autonomous vehicles, traffic surveillance and industrial inspection systems.
AI agents and large-scale deployments
The RTX Pro server can run the newly announced Llama Nemotron supermodel. Running with NVFP4 accuracy on a single RTX Pro 6000 GPU, it offers 3x the price performance of FP8 on an NVIDIA H100 GPU.
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質問：5月に卒業した後、最初の仕事を始めたばかりです。 Employee manuals outline the process of resignation, and colleagues share their tips. Is it really important to know how you quit if you don’t plan on coming back? – Dean
Answer: Congratulations on graduating and starting a new job! Also, this is a question I get often, so thank you for asking. From a worker’s perspective, the way to quit your job may seem unimportant.結局のところ、おそらくあなたが再び働かないのはあなたと雇用主だけです。 However, in the context of your professional career, how you resign can help or hurt you in the long run.
First, there are a few practical reasons to provide ample notifications.
One may be required by the employer’s policy or contract. Employers usually require a period of resignation notice from the employee departing. This is often a two-week notice, but at high levels it can be longer. If an employee fails to comply with the terms of the contract, he will be liable for breach of contract and may be sued by his employer.
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The notice period benefits the employer by giving the employer time to recruit, hire and train exchanges before or immediately after the current employee leaves. Notification periods may allow knowledge transfer and work projects to be completed. Information Technology Departments can benefit from advance notice to avoid duplication of client lists, intellectual property, contact lists, and other data that may be accessed prior to departure.
Another reason is important is that some states may specify a time frame for managing accrual and unused leave payments to employees who depart, and for paying their final pay.通知期間は、雇用主が正確かつタイムリーに支払う時間を与えることができます。
Additionally, there may be contracts or terms in a contract or policy regarding how an employer should communicate his resignation. Most employers request a resignation letter to ensure that the employee has resigned and not been fired.
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There is an even more appealing reason to give adequate notifications.
When you step into a job, you notice that the settings are not static. People will go back and forth, jobs will change, businesses will change. Think of each job, each workplace, and each relationship as an intersection. We carefully consider how we build our resume by combining education, experience and skills at these intersections. It is just as important how we build relationships and reputations with people who understand and respect our values and professionalism. Resigning without notice will hurt your employer, but your previous colleagues will feel the most impacted. They may be in charge of loosening or forcing you to grasp the nuances of the work you know. So the way we end the intersection of our careers determines whether our relationships and reputations remain intact.
The world is smaller than you see. Your particular industry is even smaller, especially as the career paths of workers take you to different employers across the industry, making it even smaller. People talk not just about your references. They often reach out to feedback to people you personally know who have worked with.
Even if your first job is not a well-known or attractive position, don’t act according to that position. Behave according to the position you want to be.
Throughout your career, you will likely encounter challenging colleagues, ineffective managers and toxic work environments. The way you quit your job says more about you than your employer. How you transcend negative experiences will carry you even further and lead you to better opportunities.
You don’t know many people when you’re just established, but as you grow in your career, you develop relationships with people who can advocate for you even when you’re not in the room. A significant portion of your career path is relationship-based. Ultimately, damaging your reputation will limit your future opportunities. Instead, the people you work with will need to expand your professional network. Build strong relationships gives you more choices and more career flexibility.
The opinions and opinions expressed in this column are the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of USA Today.
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