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«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

The Nation's Weather

The Nation's Weather for Tuesday, August 27, 2024

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NATIONAL SUMMARY

Afternoon and evening thunderstorms around the Great Lakes

region can produce localized damaging wind gusts, hail and

flash flooding today. Spotty afternoon thunderstorms may

occur from Minnesota to New Mexico. Hot and mainly rain-free

weather will continue across the Mississippi and Ohio

valleys as well as the mid-Atlantic. It will be humid along

the Southeast and Gulf coasts... Читать дальше...

Err.ee (en) 

Estonia's Margit Avikson wins gold at World Footbike Championships

Margit Avikson rounded off a highly successful World Footbike Championship for Estonia on Sunday by claiming gold in the women's marathon. With an impressive haul of one gold, two silvers and three bronzes from this year's championship, President of the Estonian Footbike Association Aigar Nuuma believes that in future, Estonia will be feared by their rivals.

Business Standard 

Private bus operators in Rajasthan on one-day strike, demand tax waiver

Private bus operators of Rajasthan went on a one-day strike on Tuesday to press for their multiple demands, including increase in fare, simplification of the process for issuing temporary permits and tax waiver for buses unable to operate in rural areas due to rainfall, among others. There are nearly 30,000 private buses across the state which are not operating due to the strike today, Satyanarayan Sahu, president of the Bus Operators Association Rajasthan, said. These buses will not operate from 6 am to 8 pm on Tuesday, Sahu said. Читать дальше...

The Wall Street Journal 

Gold Futures Slip But Remain Near Record Highs

Gold futures fell as the dollar was now tracking around its lowest level since July, 2023 on rate cut optimism, a boon for gold which typically has a negative relationship with the greenback, Commonwealth Bank of Australia said.

«The Local» (thelocal.de) 

Germany's heat subsidies now available to all homeowners

This year, homeowners in Germany can apply for subsidies for environmentally friendly heating systems. The third wave of applications opened Tuesday, meaning all eligible groups can now apply.