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Vance touts deportation plan in Wisconsin city where tensions flared over refugee resettlement

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Tensions flared last fall in western Wisconsin’s Chippewa Valley with news that several dozen refugees would be resettled in and around the city of Eau Claire, one of several midsize cities across the U.S. that has grappled with refugee resettlement. The city served as a backdrop to a campaign rally Tuesday with Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance, who has focused on immigration and anti-immigrant rhetoric as he and former President Donald Trump campaign for the White House. City Manager Stephanie Hirsch... Читать дальше...

Flames from pipeline fire near Houston subsides but continue burning

Business Standard 

A flame that towered over a southeast Houston suburb subsided Tuesday but was still burning following a pipeline explosion that happened when a vehicle drove through a Walmart parking lot fence and struck an above-ground valve, officials said. Progress has been made as first responder crews worked through the night. The fire is significantly smaller, according to a statement from Deer Park. The city said Energy Transfer, the Dallas-based owner of the pipeline, expects the fire to burn itself out later Tuesday. Читать дальше...

Chile birth rate plummets as women say no to motherhood

France24.com (en) 

In the past decade, births have fallen by 29 percent in Chile, now the country with the lowest birth rate in the Americas. With 1.17 children being born per woman, the Latin American nation is far from the 2.1 needed to maintain its population, according to the National Statistics Institute (INE). "Being a mother is an absolutely selfless task. I love to travel and when I go on a trip, I do it alone. I don't ask anyone. I just disappear," said Ramirez, who is balancing her job with a master's degree. Читать дальше...

S&P 500 ends little changed as early gains fade before Fed decision

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

U.S. stocks closed nearly unchanged on Tuesday after earlier gains, with the S&P 500 and Dow hitting record highs. Investors are anticipating the first Federal Reserve rate cut in over four years. Economic data showed retail sales rose unexpectedly in August, indicating a stable economy through most of the third quarter.

Microsoft-Backed Partnership Aims to Raise $100 Billion for AI Infrastructure

PYMNTS.com 

A new artificial intelligence (AI) partnership that includes Microsoft and BlackRock aims to mobilize up to $100 billion in total investment potential for data centers and sources of power for those facilities. The Global AI Infrastructure Investment Partnership (GAIIP) includes Microsoft; BlackRock; Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), which is an infrastructure investor that is set to […]

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Just turning onshore at 1030

Real Surf 

Hello Friends, Finally managed to grab a few pics at south Curly as the wind swung from the NW to the east. There were waves thanks to a 1.8 metre, 9-second south swell. Although the high tide peaked an hour earlier, the waves still had soft quality to them and the rising onshores weren’t helping. […]

GERMANY-BORDER-FLOOD-PREPARATION

BigNewsNetwork.com 

(240918) -- FRANKFURT (ODER), Sept. 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Members of the fire brigade build the flood barrier in preparation for heavy rain in the city of Frankfurt (Oder) in Germany near the Polish border, Sept. 17, 2024. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/Xinhua)