WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – Several school systems have announced closures for Tuesday, September 17 due to storm damage from Monday’s storms: This includes: Brunswick County schools will be closed to students on Tuesday; it will be an optional work day for staff. New Hanover County schools will have a day of remote learning so officials […]
The National Hurricane Center continues to monitor Tropical Storm Gordon and another system expected to form off the southeastern U.S. coast on Sunday. According to the 11 a.m. NHC update, Gordon’s center is about 1,855 miles from the Leeward Islands. Maximum sustained winds are 40 mph with stronger gusts as the storm moves west-northwest at […]
Air Canada says it is preparing for an “increasingly likely” strike or lockout as talks with the pilots’ union show no sign of an agreement. The possibility of the country’s largest airline halting flights for more than 110,000 passengers a day comes just three months after a strike at WestJet, Canada’s smaller duopoly, left thousands […]
Personal data of millions of Americans hacked in data theft Millions of social security numbers were hacked after a massive data theft. Here’s how you can protect yourself. This year, nearly 68 million American retirees, veterans and dependents rely on Social Security benefits each month to make ends meet. For nearly 30% of Americans, these […]
Kamala Harris briefs crowd in Raleigh on affordable housing plan Democratic candidate Kamala Harris visited Raleigh, North Carolina, to talk about her economic program and affordable housing. Home closings fell to a more than 20-year low in July as mortgage rates remained high, supply was tight and many homebuyers seemed to have simply given up […]
UW scientist’s non-melting ice keeps at room temperature The regular ice cream (left) had completely melted after an hour at room temperature, but the non-melting CJ Wicks ice cream still looked like it was fresh out of the freezer. A new study commissioned by the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the City of Madison found that […]
It’s painfully obvious to homebuyers that real estate prices in Fort Collins have been rising aggressively for years. So what is the median house price today and how has it changed over the last five years? Below is a chart showing median sales prices, broken down by single-family homes and townhomes/condos, from 2019 to 2024. […]
2 minutes reading time High vacancy rate at Preakness Shopping Center in Wayne Aerial view of the Preakness Shopping Center in Wayne, NJ, in April 2023. Retailers continue to disappear from the mall on Hamburg Turnpike well into 2024. Amid a slew of retail bankruptcies, retail store closures have outpaced new openings this year for […]
range of applications and offers precision and versatility in various research and industrial areas. This advanced system is particularly valuable in the analysis of volcanic gas, water and sediments, providing important data on rare earth gas isotopes that are essential for geological and ecological research. It also plays a central role in the field of […]
During the July earnings call, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid out a vision for his company’s valuable advertising services once they are further expanded. supported by artificial intelligence. “In the coming years,” he said, “AI will also be able to generate creative content for advertisers and personalize it the way people see it.” But as […]
