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Pitcher Red Sox Acquired At Trade Deadline Could Be Future ‘Force’

New England Sportd Network: World Cup 

Four of the five players the Boston Red Sox acquired prior to last week’s MLB trade deadline are contributing at the big-league level. The one player dealt to the Red Sox who is not in the majors at the moment is Quinn Priester. But don’t count out the 23-year-old starting pitching prospect just yet. In […]

Subscriptions and Gamification Drive Sezzle Q2 Revenue

PYMNTS.com 

If Sezzle’s Q2 revenue guidance is any indication, BNPL is going to have a huge year when the dust settles on 2024. The company posted huge increases in all facets of its business Wednesday (Aug. 7) and expects total revenue to increase 35%-40% year over year (previous guidance of 25%) and net income of $55 […]

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July ends 13-month streak of global heat records as El Nino ebbs, but experts warn against relief

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Earth’s string of 13 straight months with a new average heat record came to an end in July. That's according to the European climate agency Copernicus. The agency said July 2024’s average heat just missed surpassing the July of a year ago. Both the agency and outside experts warned that the end of the record-breaking streak changes nothing about the threat posed by climate change. It's driving extreme weather events that can be seen regularly, ranging from torrential rains and flooding in South Africa... Читать дальше...

Deforestation in Amazon forest at its lowest level since 2016: Brazil govt

Business Standard 

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest slowed by nearly half compared to the year before, according to government satellite data released Wednesday. It's the largest reduction since 2016, when officials began using the current method of measurement. In the past 12 months, the Amazon rainforest lost 4,300 square kilometers (1,700 square miles), an area roughly the size of Rhode Island. That's a nearly 46% decrease compared to the previous period. Brazil's deforestation surveillance year runs from August 1 to July 30. Читать дальше...

'Claim to Fame' Season 3 - Every Celebrity Relative Revealed So Far (Spoilers)

«Just Jared» 

The competition is getting more intense on Claim to Fame season three! Five weeks have come and gone, and we have learned the identities of six out of 11 of the contestants, so far. This season, the relatives revealed so far range from an Oscar winner to an Emmy winner, everyone’s favorite uncle to an [...]

5 people shot in the Bronx, causing traffic delays: NYPD

Pix11.com 

FORDHAM, the Bronx (PIX11) -- Several people were shot in the Bronx on Wednesday, according to police. A total of five people were shot near Morris Avenue and East 191st Street around 8 p.m., police said. All of the victims were taken to the hospital, where they are expected to survive. The NYPD posted a [...]