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‘It would have been catastrophic’: Juneau’s temporary levee protects most homes from record flooding  KTOO A glacier outburst sent a surge of water downstream into Juneau. Flood barriers protected the city from disaster  CNN Barriers prevent severe flooding in Alaska capital after glacier outburst  The Guardian Mendenhall River Hit Record High From Glacier Melt  The New York Times Evacuations in Alaska after glacial melt …

BOSTON (AP) — The NBA on Wednesday unanimously approved the sale of the Boston Celtics to a group led by private equity mogul Bill Chisholm, a deal that values the franchise at more than $6.1 billion — the largest ever for an American professional sports team. The league said the transaction is expected to close shortly. When it does, Chisholm …

Dow surges 1%, just misses out on record close; S&P and Nasdaq rise (DJI:Dow Jones Indices)  Seeking Alpha Dow rallies 400 points for a second day, S&P 500 closes at another record high  CNBC U.S. Stocks Amble to Fresh Records on Optimism for a September Rate Cut  The Wall Street Journal S&P 500, Nasdaq hit new closing highs on rate cut hopes  Reuters Stock …

A U.S. flag flutters near a ship as it’s containers are unloaded at the Port of Los Angeles, in San Pedro, California, U.S., May 1, 2025. Mike Blake | Reuters The July container volumes for the Port of Los Angeles tell the tale of the Trump tariff impacts. The front-loading of Chinese goods ahead of the tariff deadline pushed container …

The Mets were barking up the wrong tree. ESPN personality and former WFAN host Chris “Mad Dog” Russo went off about the celebration following Pete Alonso breaking Darryl Strawberry’s franchise home run record Tuesday with No. 253. “I cannot believe the big deal people are making about Pete Alonso being the franchise record-holder now for home runs,” Russo said on …

Fewer Americans are reporting that they drink alcohol amid a growing belief that even moderate alcohol consumption is a health risk, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday. The survey finds that 54% of U.S. adults say they drink alcoholic beverages such as liquor, wine or beer — “the lowest by one percentage point in Gallup’s nearly 90-year trend,” the …

3 Stocks to Play the ‘Nuclear Renaissance’ 1 hr 8 min ago The world is having a “nuclear renaissance,” according to Morgan Stanley, and the opportunity for investors is ample.  The pace of nuclear capacity expansion has only increased since last year, according to the firm’s analysts. Morgan Stanley now expects investment in nuclear energy to total $2.2 trillion through …

S&P 500, Nasdaq hover near record highs on September rate cut hopes  Reuters Stock market today: Dow pops, S&P 500 and Nasdaq waver as Fed rate cut bets surge  Yahoo Finance World stocks hit new peak, US bond prices rise as markets position for Fed rate cut  Reuters Wall Street drifts around its records following a worldwide rally  AP News Wall Street goes full …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans are reporting that they drink alcohol amid a growing belief that even moderate alcohol consumption is a health risk, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday. A record high percentage of U.S. adults, 53%, now say moderate drinking is bad for their health, up from 28% in 2015. The uptick in doubt about alcohol’s benefits …

Alaska’s capital city of Juneau is urging many residents to evacuate, bracing for the arrival of what could be record floodwaters flowing downstream from a basin dammed by the area’s Mendenhall Glacier, with the event being driven by climate change amid glacial retreat, according to a federal agency. Summer glacial flooding, known as a glacial lake outburst flood, or GLOF, …