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Michael Andretti tells AP 'timing was right' for a restructuring of Andretti Global
Read full article: Michael Andretti tells AP 'timing was right' for a restructuring of Andretti GlobalMotorsports icon Michael Andretti tells The Associated Press he’s at a point in his life where he no longer wants to run the day-to-day of his global operation and that’s why he turned over leadership to his business partner.
Thrifty Traveler can hook you up with all the best flight bargains – and $5K in free travel!
Read full article: Thrifty Traveler can hook you up with all the best flight bargains – and $5K in free travel!Win a $5,000 getaway with a Thrifty Traveler Premium Plus membership; Fly smart with Thrifty Traveler – and maybe earn $5K in free travel
Ivanka Trump tells Rubio she won't run for his Senate seat
Read full article: Ivanka Trump tells Rubio she won't run for his Senate seatIvanka Trump comes onto stage as President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in support of Senate candidates Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., and David Perdue in Dalton, Ga., Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)WASHINGTON – Ivanka Trump will not be running for Florida Sen. Marco Rubio's U.S. Senate seat in 2022 as she settles into life after Washington. Lara Trump, the former president's daughter-in-law, who served as a chief campaign surrogate, is still considering running for the Senate in North Carolina. And the former president’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., remains deeply popular with his father's base. AdIn a pair of friendly statements, Rubio and Ivanka Trump praised one another for their efforts together working on issues like paid family leave.
Do you have COVID brain?
Read full article: Do you have COVID brain?But now, patients who have never had COVID are experiencing the same symptoms. Dr. Arthur Bregman, a psychiatrist at Bregman Medical Group, said many of his patients who have never had COVID are experiencing what he has coined COVID psych brain. With COVID causing everyone’s anxiety levels to be elevated, “People’s cognitive function are disconnected and they’re foggy,” Bregman said. Marco works with his therapist on his COVID psych brain and is feeling much better now. Bregman said people who already have other mental conditions, such as anxiety or depression are more prone to COVID psych brain.
Florida Division of Emergency Management sends shelter experts to Mississippi
Read full article: Florida Division of Emergency Management sends shelter experts to MississippiTALLAHASSEE, Fla. Three Florida emergency management staff members have been sent to Mississippi to help set up shelters that comply with coronavirus health regulations, as the region experienced Tropical Storm Marco on Monday and awaits Hurricane Laura. The Florida Division of Emergency Management said in a tweet that the assistance returns help provided during Hurricane Michael in 2018 and Hurricane Irma in 2017. The Division is happy to return the favor and values continued partnerships between state emergency response teams. https://t.co/ywnSyzsxze FL Division of Emergency Management (@FLSERT) August 25, 2020Division spokesman Jason Mahon said the people deployed have expertise in planning and sheltering. pic.twitter.com/d1TvAY05rv FL Division of Emergency Management (@FLSERT) August 24, 2020Gov.
Marco continues to weaken as it nears Louisiana
Read full article: Marco continues to weaken as it nears LouisianaForecasters warn the system could bring a storm surge and damaging winds to coastal Mississippi and Louisiana through Tuesday. As of 5 a.m. Tuesday, Marco was down graded to a Post-Tropical Storms 110 miles south-southeast of Lafayette, Louisiana. Marco is forecast to approach the coast of Louisiana and then degenerate into a remnant low on Today. A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for Morgan City, Louisiana, to Ocean Springs, Mississippi, including Lake Borgne. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Intracoastal City to the Mississippi/Alabama border, Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Maurepas and metropolitan New Orleans.
2 tropical storms heading for double blow to US Gulf Coast
Read full article: 2 tropical storms heading for double blow to US Gulf CoastTwo tropical storms advanced across the Caribbean on Saturday as potentially historic threats to the U.S. Gulf Coast, one dumping rain on Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Hispaniola while the other swept into the gulf through the gap between Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and Cuba. Tropical Storms Laura and Marco were both projected to approach Louisiana's coast at or close to hurricane force just two days apart in the next several days. The last time two tropical storms were in the Gulf together was in 1959, he said. But large uncertainties remained for that time span, and forecasts have varied greatly so far for the two storms. ___Associated Press writer Dánica Coto reported this story in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and AP writer Seth Borenstein reported from Kensington, Md.
Laura and Marco building in the tropics - Hurricane material???
Read full article: Laura and Marco building in the tropics - Hurricane material???2020 - The year of impossibilitiesIncluding the current hurricane season, where we have had 11 named storms, 2 hurricanes. The current seasonal estimate by Colorado State is for 25 named storms, thats 14 more! Worse, is that they are still expecting 4-6 major hurricanes. The season is likely to be one of the most active and possibly severe/damaging we have seen since 2017 with Irma, Maria and Harvey. Those three major hurricanes caused a combined $300 Billion in damage and thousands of deaths (both directly and indirectly).