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Norfolk Southern's board has confirmed that the railroad's CEO Alan Shaw is under investigation for potential ethical lapses

Incoming Starbucks chief executive Brian Niccol is set to partake in a ceremonial “first sip" of coffee Monday as he reports for his first day of work. For Starbucks employees, it is another change to digest. The coffee chain’s board of directors, investors and longtime leader Howard Schultz have embraced Niccol since his hiring last month, praising the former Chipotle Mexican Grill CEO as the best possible choice to turn around Starbuck’s operations and restore its brand after a turbulent few years.

highway in the southern US state of Kentucky, authorities said Saturday, as police hunted for a suspect considered «armed and dangerous.» Four to six people had been shot, Kentucky State Police spokesman Scottie Pennington told local media. There were «multiple severe injuries» but no confirmed deaths, local news station WYMT reported, citing the Laurel County Sheriff's Office.

Typhoon Yagi pounded south China's island province of Hainan with heavy rain and gusty winds, local authorities said Saturday. Yagi, the 11th typhoon of this year, made two landfalls in China on Friday, first striking Hainan and later Guangdong province. China has sounded a red alert on Friday and warned of floods in the southern region as Yagi made landfall first in Hainan followed by southern Guangdong province and is expected to hit China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region and northern Vietnam. More than one million people have been evacuated in the affected areas with work, classes and businesses suspended and over 100 flights cancelled on Friday, the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported.

Super Typhoon Yagi, Asia's most powerful storm this year, churned towards the northern coast of Vietnam on Saturday after tearing through China's southern island province of Hainan and leaving two people reported dead. The lightning, rain and violent winds that hit Hainan also caused 92 to be injured, Chinese state media said on Saturday, citing local authorities. Yagi made landfall in Hainan on Friday, packing maximum sustained winds of 234 kph (145 mph) near its centre, downing trees and flooding roads. Power supply to more than 800,000 homes was cut.

The Burning Shore. Like most of his novels, it is set in the backdrop of the brutal yet beautiful continent of Africa. This one takes the reader into the desolate and dramatic wilderness of Namibia in 1917.

right to food accused Israel of carrying out a "starvation campaign" against Palestinians during the war in Gaza, an allegation that Israel vehemently denies. In a report this week, investigator Michael Fakhri claimed it began two days after Hamas' surprise attack in southern Israel that killed some 1,200 people, when Israel's military offensive in response blocked all food, water, fuel and other supplies into Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said accusations of Israel limiting humanitarian aid were «outrageously false».

Helicopter crews ferried down scores of tourists stranded atop of one of Switzerland’s most popular mountain resorts on Friday after a mudslide a day earlier cut off road access until next week

More than two months after Hurricane Beryl, the strongest July Atlantic hurricane on record, some farmers in Jamaica are still unable to restore their crops and repair their homes

AFPI chief economist Michael Faulkender provides insight on the U.S. economy on Kudlow.

Kamala Harris has recently gained significant support in Georgia and North Carolina, prompting local Democratic leaders to believe she might achieve a double win in these Southern swing states for the first time since Jimmy Carter in 1976. Since her presidential campaign launch, over 52,000 volunteers have joined her efforts in these states. The influx has been so large that county party officials in places like Greensboro, North Carolina, describe their offices as chaotic, with up to 30 volunteers arriving daily and donors helping to fund neighborhood canvassers, as per the reports of Yahoo news.

Onam 2024: Onam is a vibrant and significant festival celebrated in the southern state of Kerala, marking the end of the monsoon and the beginning of the harvest season. It is also deeply rooted in the legend of King Mahabali's return. Spanning 10 days, each day of the festival holds special meaning and is celebrated with various rituals. Onam is a time for feasting, cultural events, and a display of Kerala’s rich heritage, bringing people together from all walks of life. The festival starts with Atham and concludes with Thiruvonam, the most significant day. The other key days include Chithira, Chodi, Vishakam, Anizham, Thriketa, Moolam, Pooradam, and Uthradom. These days are marked by unique customs and traditions, making Onam a grand celebration of unity, community, and prosperity.

Hong Kong and was moving toward a Chinese island province where it was expected to make landfall Friday, forcing many aspects of life in the region to a halt. Trading on the stock market, bank services and schools were halted in Hong Kong after the city's weather authority raised a No. 8 typhoon signal for Typhoon Yagi, the third-highest warning under the city's weather system. Yagi, with maximum sustained winds of 230 kilometers (142 miles) per hour near its center, forced more than 250 people to seek refuge at temporary government shelters and led to cancellations of more than 100 flights in the city. Heavy rain and strong winds overnight felled dozens of trees across the financial hub before the weather gradually calmed on Friday morning. The weather forecaster was expected to downgrade the typhoon signal in the afternoon.

Blinken said on Thursday it was incumbent on both Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas to say yes on remaining issues to reach a Gaza ceasefire deal, which has faced obstacles in negotiations across months. «Based on what I have seen, 90% is agreed but there are a few critical issues that remain,» including the so-called Philadelphi corridor on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip bordering Egypt, Blinken said at a press briefing in Haiti. He said there were also some gaps in the agreement in how Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners are exchanged.

Barack Obama, Sasha Obama, recently received her degree from the University of Southern California (USC). Here is all the information about her time in college and her future plans. It makes sense that the two young girls didn't receive much attention until their unofficial debut at the Obama White House's first state dinner in 2016, which was attended by Justin Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada at the time. Also Read: Harris' running mate Tim Walz's relatives turn against him and support Donald Trump for President, share pics posing in T-shirts

Khaitan Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd.(up 2.84%), Paradeep Phosphates Ltd.(up 2.82%), Southern Petrochemicals Industries Corporation Ltd.(up 1.94%), Agro Phos India Ltd.(up 1.20%), Nagarjuna Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd.(up 0.88%), Gujarat State Fertilizer & Chemicals Ltd.(up 0.79%), The Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd.(up 0.54%), Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd.(up 0.49%), National Fertilizers Ltd.(up 0.48%) and Madras Fertilizers Ltd.(up 0.44%) were among the top gainers.

TORONTO — The Insurance Bureau of Canada says this summer saw a record number of insurance claims driven by four major weather events and natural disasters over the span of four weeks.

California has reached a settlement with the city of Elk Grove over an affordable housing project

About 1,000 workers at a General Motors joint venture electric vehicle battery plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee, will get big pay raises now that they have joined the United Auto Workers union

The Insurance Bureau of Canada says this summer saw a record number of insurance claims driven by four major weather events and natural disasters over the span of four weeks.

According to the NHC, three concerning areas that they were looking at are in the central Atlantic Ocean, eastern Atlantic Ocean, and Caribbean Sea, as per a Fox Weather report. However, weather pundits in the US have assured that there won't be any concern for the next seven days even as the monitoring on these three areas of disturbance will continue as usual.