14 Aug 2023
CSU Hurricane Experts Increase Number of Expected Named Storms for 2023
Meteorologists at Colorado State University (CSU) announced on Thursday that they have increased the number of named storms they predict will occur during this year’s hurricane season. This is the second time this summer the researchers have upped their predictions, from 13 in their original April forecast to 15 in June to now 18.
Gen Z is swapping traditional faiths for magic spells.
Netty has been practising magic for 16 years. She cast a spell to get her current job in banking. She credits other spells with securing subsequent salary raises. She once used a spell to make her boss like her more. Another bagged her the love of her life, seven years ago. She still has the honey jar she used for it – into which she put herbs, a petition and a Corona bottle cap he’d discarded. (She assures me he knows about it.) Raised a Catholic, Netty has not completely reneged on the faith, nor does she see any conflict in casting spells and praying to saints. You might call her a Christian witch. You might be surprised to know there are thousands of them.
How many Texas UFO sightings have been reported this year?
In 2023 alone, hundreds upon hundreds of UFO sightings have been reported in the U.S., according to an analysis of NUFORC’s data. Sightings have also been reported in every state, but some see much more of the alleged activity than others.
Israel rules out Jerusalem base for Saudi envoy to Palestinians
Israel ruled out on Sunday a diplomatic base in Jerusalem for the new Saudi envoy to the Palestinians, whose appointment comes as Washington tries to forge formal Israeli relations with Riyadh. Saudi Ambassador to Jordan Nayef Al-Sudairi on Saturday expanded his credentials to include non-resident envoy to the Palestinians.
Russian warship fires warning shots on cargo ship in Black Sea
A Russian warship on Sunday fired warning shots at a cargo ship in the southwestern Black Sea as it made its way northwards, the first time Russia has fired on merchant shipping beyond Ukraine since exiting a landmark UN-brokered grain deal last month.
Wells Fargo accused of new fake-accounts scam in lawsuit alleging racketeering, identity-fraud
A lawsuit Patterson filed Tuesday in California accuses Wells Fargo of creating fraudulent accounts for thousands of people, including many non-customers. Regulators fined the bank $3 billion in 2020 for creating millions of fake accounts to generate millions of dollars in fees and interest. “Just as one Wells Fargo fake account scandal concludes, another emerges,” the lawsuit alleges.
US-sanctioned Russian millionaire found dead in his office
Millionaire Russian businessman Anton Cherepennikov, 40, founder of the ICS Holding technology conglomerate and who was subject to U.S. sanctions, was found dead in his Moscow office, Russian media reported on July 22, in the latest mysterious death of a prominent individual. The preliminary cause of death was listed as cardiac arrest.
In Europe’s big cities, migrants are already the majority
Such are the findings in a study by Professor Maurice Crul (VU University Amsterdam). He examined six major cities in five countries: Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Malmö, Hamburg, Vienna and Antwerp.
Former Algerian minister claims: Tunisia planning to normalize ties with Israel
Former Algerian minister Abdelkader Bengrina claimed on Sunday that Tunisia is planning to normalize ties with Israel. Algeria should “keep a watchful eye” on Tunisia after several visits were made to the country by representatives of Israel that come in line with normalization efforts, said Bengrina during a press conference, according to Lebanon’s Al-Mayadeen.
Wagner Group downsizing after mutiny against Russia
“The Wagner Group is likely moving towards a down-sizing and reconfiguration process, largely to save on staff salary expenses at a time of financial pressure,” said the UK Defense Ministry.
The ‘demon particle’: Have scientists discovered the impossible?
Massless, invisible demon quasiparticles may help scientists better understand how superconductivity works. The study, published in the journal Nature on Wednesday, focused on the search for a particle first theorized by physicist David Pines in 1956.
Netanyahu postpones vacation to northern Israel for security meeting with IDF chief
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sarah were supposed to travel to Moshav Ramot in the Golan Heights on Sunday as part of their vacation. However, Netanyahu delayed the trip to meet with IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi.
IDF kills Al-Aqsa Brigades commander who shot at them near Nablus
Israeli forces shot and killed a commander of Fatah’s Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades who fired on them during operational activities overnight near Shechem (Nablus), Israeli media reported last Thursday. The reports said that the terrorist was Amir Khalifa, 27, from the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a generic term for armed terror squads active in Judea and Samaria.
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