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We apologize for not publishing this daily update on time due to a scheduling issue. The United Kingdom's Dan Evans managed to beat Russia's Karen Khachanov in a thrilling match on Tuesday, which was the longest match in the US Open since 1970. Evans faced off against Khachanov on Tuesday on Court 6 of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, located in Queens, New York City. They began with a tight first set, tying at 6-6 before Khachanov took the win in an 8-6 tiebreaker. Two more long sets followed, with Evans winning both in the tiebreaker, 7-6 (2) and 7-6 (4). From there, they moved into the fourth set, which Khachanov won 6-4, and he took a 4-0 lead in the fifth set, looking like he was going to confirm his win. However, Evans came back and won six straight games to take the game, winning the set 6-4. Evans is now 5-0 against Khachanov, continuing his dominance of the Russian player. It wasn't easy, though. The last point alone was 22 shots, and it was the longest game in the US Open since tiebreakers were introduced in 1970, lasting a whopping 5 hours and 35 minutes. The previous record was 5 hours and 26 minutes, set when Sweden's Stefan Edberg beat the United States' Michael Chang in an intense five-set match during the US Open semifinals of 1992. Evans hasn't been in form lately, though -- despite playing doubles for his country at the Olympics, he is only 4-17 this season -- so this win will help him to move on and try to win some more major matches before the end of the year. Evans went on to face Argentina's Mariano Navone in a match yesterday, in which he crushed his opposition 6-4, 6-3, 6-3. He will now face off against Australia's Alex de Minaur on Saturday in the third round. Fact of the Day (Reader's Digest):  Tatooine from Star Wars was not a set-- it was actually filmed in Tunisia, a small country in northern Africa bordering the Mediterranean Sea. Quote of the Day (Gracious Quotes): The only man who never makes mistakes is the man who never does anything. (Theodore Roosevelt) Word of the Day (Merriam-Webster): Clement (adj)- Clement is a formal word used to describe weather that is mild, or in other words, neither too hot nor too cold. Clement is also sometimes used to describe someone who is inclined to be merciful or lenient, as in “a clement judge.” In a Sentence: Although she loves visiting the northeast, Sue prefers to live in places with a more clement climate, without heavy snows or high heating bills.

Japan is being pummeled by Typhoon Shanshan, and rain is the primary problem along with strong winds of over 85 mph. Shanshan began as a tropical depression northwest of the Northern Mariana Islands with winds of 30 mph, moving quite slowly at first. Then, it blasted across the Pacific at around 15 mph, reaching over 21 mph in the middle of its journey, and then slowed down again before arriving in Japan-- it even crawled at a mere 1 mph as it strengthened to become the equivalent of a Category 3 hurricane, with sustained winds of 125 mph. Before making landfall at around 8 am local time (7 pm EST), Shanshan's winds weakened to 85 mph, but the pouring rain continued. The storm made landfall on Japan's southernmost island of Kyushu in the Kagoshima Prefecture, just northwest of the city of Kagoshima. Precipitation totals of over two feet have already fallen-- the excessive rain is leading to flash flooding, power outages, landslides, and road collapses. By Friday, widespread totals are expected to reach over 3.5 feet, while they could be even higher in isolated areas. Over 810,000 people were told to evacuate across southern Japan, and 56,000 of them were issued mandatory evacuations as the typhoon closed in. The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued various watches and warnings across the country to help citizens know what to expect. Almost all of southern Japan is under some sort of flood advisory or warning, as well as Heavy Rainfall Warnings. Gale Advisories are in place across the western and southern portion of the country while High Wave Warnings have been issued for all coastal regions in the path of the storm, along with Storm Surge Warnings in some areas. Thunderstorm Advisories are the most widespread, stretching from Kagoshima across the entire island of Honshu-- almost the entire country is under Thunderstorm Advisories, with the exception of the northernmost islands like Hokkaido. Most importantly, the agency issued its rare emergency warning for Kagoshima Prefecture, which is reserved for the most violent storms that could cause major damage. The only other time that this warning has been issued for Japan's main islands was ahead of Typhoon Nanmadol in 2022, which impacted the same area as Shanshan. Due to the fact that the typhoon is moving relatively slowly, more rain is falling over Japan. Rain bands from the typhoon extend hundreds of miles from the center of the system, leading to more severe effects across the entire country. A landslide in the city of Gamagori, located in the central prefecture of Aichi, buried a house with five family members inside-- three were killed and two others were rescued but injured. Toyota is halting production at all 14 of its Japanese factories in order to keep their workers safe, and Nissan, Honda, Mazda, Daihatsu, and Yamaha have also temporarily shut down. To add onto that, bullet trains, postal services, and supermarkets are all closing down to shelter from the storm, numerous flights into and out of Japan have been canceled, and over 255,000 people have lost power. From here, Shanshan will pass through Oita Prefecture before briefly moving over the ocean and making a second landfall onto the island of Shikoku, weakening as it travels. By the time the typhoon arrives onto Honshu Island, it will be a tropical storm with winds of 40 mph, but the rain will still make a major impact-- the storm will move extremely slowly on its journey eastward. As it arrives in Honshu, it will deliver heavy rains and strong winds to multiple major cities, such as Osaka, Kyoto, Nagoya, and Wakayama. As it continues across land, Shanshan will weaken to a tropical depression before fizzling out somewhere around the Tokyo region. However, there is a long way to go because of its sluggish pace-- there is still an entire week before the storm arrives in Tokyo. Major League Baseball player Danny Jansen made history recently after he became the first-ever baseball player to play for two teams in the same game. Here's how he achieved the bizarre feat. Back on June 26, the Toronto Blue Jays and the Boston Red Sox began a matchup at Boston's Fenway Park, and Jansen was playing for the Blue Jays. However, heavy rain soon arrived, causing the game to be rained out. Then, one month later, Jansen was traded to the Red Sox, so when the game resumed on Monday from the top of the second inning, he was playing on the opposite team against his old teammates. Unfortunately for him, the Red Sox lost the game 4-1 after allowing the Blue Jays a run in the seventh and another three in the eighth before managing to score a home run in the bottom of the eighth. This makes him the first-ever MLB player to play for two teams in the same game, and the chances that it will occur again are very slim. Fact of the Day (Reader's Digest):  The original name of the rock band Led Zeppelin was actually The New Yardbirds. Quote of the Day (Gracious Quotes): If people are not laughing at your goals, your goals are too small. (Azim Premji) Word of the Day (Merriam-Webster): Lollygag (verb)- To lollygag is to spend time doing things that are not useful or serious, or in other words, to fool around and waste time. In a Sentence: Stop lollygagging and get to work!

Walmart has recalled almost 10,000 boxes of apple juice after high arsenic levels were found by the company. Dutch conglomerate Refresco Beverages is recalling 9,535 cases of apple juice under Walmart's 'Great Value' brand, which came in 8-ounce plastic bottles in 6-pack cases with a best-by date of December 28, 2024. The recall affects most of the eastern and southern United States -- Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont and West Virginia are all involved in the recall -- as well as Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. The juice was found to contain 13 parts per billion (ppb) of inorganic arsenic, which is slightly over the US Food and Drug Administration's limit of 10 ppb. While organic arsenic is less harmful, inorganic arsenic is extremely toxic can cause vomiting, diarrhea, nausea, and stomach pain, and it is linked to cancer and birth defects in the long run. However, the FDA has not received any reports of arsenic poisoning caused by the apple juice-- the recall is completely voluntary. They have designated the danger level of the juice as a Class II, which means that it could cause medically reversible effects, but the chance of developing severe effects is very unlikely. Class III means that the product is in violation of the law but does not pose a risk to the public, while Class I is exclusive to dangerous products that could result in serious injury or death. Extreme flooding led to the death of one hiker and injured several others after rain drenched the Grand Canyon earlier this week. Good weather motivated many hikers to get onto the Havasu Creek trail last Thursday, but it ended in disaster. Rain started to lightly fall during the mid-afternoon, and it soon became a downpour. Reports found that 1-2 inches of precipitation fell across the area in just an hour, turning the hills of the canyon into waterfalls. Videos showed streams of muddy water pouring down from the top of the canyon past hikers, who were forced to take shelter. A nearby bridge was also inundated, and the pathway to cross it was littered with debris and fallen trees. Over 104 people were evacuated out of the canyon, including many members of the Havasupai tribe, which maintains the reservation on which the trail is located on. One woman, Chenoa Nickerson, age 33, was hiking with her husband in the area when the two were swept into the cascade of floodwaters. Neither of them were wearing a life jacket, but Nickerson's husband managed to survive until he was later rescued by people rafting on the river. Unfortunately, Nickerson was missing for three days until her body was found by a travel group coming down the river, and an investigation into her death is now ongoing. One person was killed and three others were injured after a powerful landslide in the town of Ketchikan, Alaska. Following heavy rains from an atmospheric river, a massive chunk of dirt and rock came loose from a steep hillside around 4:15 pm in Ketchikan on Sunday afternoon. Atmospheric rivers drop large amounts of rain on particular areas on their route, and they can stretch from the tropics to the poles. Ketchikan is near the southernmost tip of Alaska, located on an island near the state's border with Canada. Around 14,000 people live in the hilly town, which relies on fishing as its primary industry. It is also home to an international airport that serves most of southeastern Alaska, adding to its travel appeal. The landslide came down a thickly forested hill on the upper edge of the town, taking out multiple homes and one of Ketchikan's two main roads. Since many of the flatter slopes have been taken up with homes and businesses, the town has been forced to expand onto the steep hillside. The airport is located on another nearby island, which is much less hilly, but they could not secure funding to build a bridge across the thin strait that divides the two islands, limiting construction to the more mountainous island. This puts the main area of the town at a greater risk of being hit by a landslide. Unfortunately, landslides like this will only become increasingly common in the future with climate change. Due to the warming world, more water evaporates to become water vapor, forming more storms and stronger atmospheric rivers. This leads to higher amounts of precipitation falling in certain areas, causing more frequent and more intense landslides. Two workers are dead and another is injured after an airplane tire exploded at the Atlanta airport yesterday. Delta is Atlanta's primary airline, as it is headquartered in the city, and owns a massive facility at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Delta's Atlanta airplane hangars can hold 9 to 14 aircraft requiring overnight maintenance, and one of the planes undergoing those fixes on Tuesday morning was a Boeing 757 that had arrived from Las Vegas on Sunday. Around 5 am, one of the plane's tires exploded, killing two Delta employees and leaving another critically injured. First responders raced to the scene and quickly rushed the injured worker to the hospital, but his current condition is unknown. Delta has launched an extensive investigation into the incident, which aims to find out the cause of the explosion and more details about it. Fact of the Day (Reader's Digest):  Ohio is the only US state that doesn't have a rectangular flag. Quote of the Day (Gracious Quotes): A seed grows with no sound, but a tree falls with great noise. Destruction has noise but creation is quiet. This is the power of silence, grow silently. (Chanakya) Word of the Day (Merriam-Webster): Propinquity (noun)- Propinquity i s a formal word that typically refers to nearness in place or time, making it a synonym of proximity . It can also be used as a synonym of kinship to refer to the state of being related to others by blood. In a Sentence: The geographical propinquity of these ancient cultures explains many of the architectural similarities.

We apologize that Upcoming Events was not published in yesterday's daily update. It has now been added, and you can view the updated article here . Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams are staying on the International Space Station until 2025 after issues with Boeing's Starliner, and they will return on SpaceX's Crew Dragon instead. Wilmore and Williams initially flew to the ISS aboard Boeing's Starliner on June 6, marking the aviation company's first-ever crewed spaceflight. The pair was only supposed to stay aboard the ISS for nine days, but it has been almost three months since their original departure aboard the Starliner on its initial test flight. After approching the ISS, things went downhill from there, with various helium leaks occurring as it approached and thruster issues affecting the spacecraft during docking. The thrusters have not been able to function properly since then. Then, Boeing recently announced that the Starliner would be coming back to Earth uncrewed, as the risks of something going wrong were just too big. Any company launching missions into space needs their astronauts to be their primary priority, and in this case, Boeing is not risking losing the lives of the two astronauts. While Boeing and NASA were eager to bring Wilmore and Williams home aboard their spacecraft as soon as possible, continuous thruster issues have troubled Starliner ever since the initial helium leak started to spark worries of a delayed return. While Starliner will definitely return to space with crew again sometime in the future, NASA's assessments have concluded that it is safer to bring it back uncrewed. They will be the ones to decide when it is safe for Starliner to return to Earth without causing any severe impacts on land or in the oceans, but until then, it will stay hooked up to the ISS. Meanwhile, Wilmore and Williams will return to Earth in 2025 aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon. The mission, also called Crew-9, will be SpaceX's first-ever crewed launch from the Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC 40) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, as most launches liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Crew Dragon was originally planned to launch with a crew of four and return with those same four, but the plan has changed due to the mishap with Starliner. Due to NASA's agreement with Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, Russia's Aleksandr Gorbunov is required to be onboard, while US Space Force colonel Nick Hague will fly with him to the ISS. Takeoff is scheduled for September 24 of this year. Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams will then become part of the Crew-9 team, staying onboard the ISS for around six months before returning sometime in February 2025. Fact of the Day (Reader's Digest):  The most common street name in the United States is 2nd Street. Since many roads named 1st Street were renamed to Main Street but others weren't, 2nd Street ranks higher on the list of most common street names. Quote of the Day (Gracious Quotes): I t is the struggle itself that is most important. We must strive to be more than we are. (Gene Roddenberry) Word of the Day (Merriam-Webster): Fallacious (adj)- Fallacious is a formal word that typically describes something, such as an argument or assumption, that is false or inaccurate and that tends to mislead or deceive others. In a Sentence: The notion that disease is caused by malign spirits was known to be fallacious long before the advent of germ theory.

Hurricane Hone slammed into Hawaii's Big Island on Sunday, bringing winds of over 85 mph and heavy rain, and another storm is on the way. Hone began on Thursday as a tropical depression in the middle of the eastern Pacific, strengthening as it moved westward towards Hawaii. By the time it reached the Big Island, Hone was a hurricane with winds of 85 mph and heavy rain on the north side of the storm, where the island was. Unfortunately, the storm slowed down greatly as it moved past Hawaii, going from 15 mph to 8 mph in one day. This allowed it to deliver more rain, dropping over a foot of rain across the south side of the Big Island and upwards of 5 inches in some areas of Maui. In fact, Hone dropped over 10 inches of rain onto the mountain of Pu'u Kukui on Maui in just 24 hours, while over 21 inches fell over the town of Hakalau on the Big Island. Highways were shut down and homes were flooded due to the serious flooding, and marine warnings were issued around the entire archipelago due to dangerous surf and mild storm surge. However, the rain did provide relief to some regions on the northern side of the island, which had been experiencing some mild drought, and just enough rain fell to replenish their water supply but not flood the area. Hawaii is going through a rough drought patch right now, and high winds are adding to the danger of fires-- it has happened before, and it could happen again. Last year, the town of Lahaina, Maui was devastated by a raging wildfire that killed 102 people and scorched hundreds of buildings. A small fire did start in Waikoloa, a town on the northwestern side of the Big Island, but it was quickly contained and did minimal damage. From here, Hone will move out onto open ocean, but the rain is not over for Hawaii. Hurricane Gilma, currently a strong Category 2 storm packing winds of over 105 mph, is moving the same way. Thankfully, the storm is expected to weaken as it approaches Hawaii, hitting with much less severe winds of only 35 mph. Rain will still pose a threat, though, as flooding is even worse when the ground is already saturated. Then, right on the heels of Gilma is Hector, a weak tropical storm with meager winds of 45 mph. By the time it reaches the Big Island, it will have already fizzled out, but it could still deliver some rain to the area. Upcoming Events for this week: Krishna Janmashtami (Monday, August 26) US Open Begins (Monday, August 26) Paralympic Games Begin (Wednesday, August 28) International Day Against Nuclear Tests (Thursday, August 29) International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances (Friday, August 30) International Day for People of African Descent (Saturday, August 31) Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix (Sunday, September 1) Fact of the Day (Reader's Digest):  There is a McDonald's in Sedona, Arizona, that has turquoise arches instead of the famed golden arches. Sedona officials felt that the golden arches would not jive with the red-rock-theme of the city, so they told McDonald's to change the color of their classic M. Quote of the Day (Gracious Quotes): You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf. (Jon Kabat-Zinn) Word of the Day (Merriam-Webster): Attenuate (verb)- To attenuate something is to make it weaker or less in amount, effect, or force. In a Sentence: The switch from the clack of typewriters to the quiet tap of computer keyboards greatly attenuated the noise level of the office.

In case you missed it, our Architecture section in Your News Hub Travel is finally out, and we have two fascinating articles about a greener highway coming to Dubai and a massive stadium being built in Morocco. You can check out more on those in the first two expandables below. New Travel article: Urban design firm URB is planning to build a massive green highway along Dubai's Sheikh Zayed Road, among other sustainability-themed projects. You can read more into this Travel article here . New Travel article: Morocco has unveiled their first renderings of a massive new stadium coming near Casablanca for the 2030 FIFA World Cup, and it will be the world's largest soccer stadium once completed. You can read more into this Travel article here . Israel struck Hezbollah in Lebanon last night, claiming that it was in self-defense after a major attack by Hezbollah on the same day. Back on July 30, Israel conducted operations in both Iran and Lebanon that killed major Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah senior commander Fuad Shukr, and they have been awaiting a response from Hezbollah for weeks. You can read more into that incident here . Shukr was one of Hezbollah's founders and maintained his position as military chief of staff until his death, which prompted Hezbollah to vow to retaliate strongly. Then, early this morning, the tension snapped. Israel sent over 40 missiles and dozens of drones into Lebanon as pre-emptive strike, hitting several Hezbollah targets. They claimed that they knew a Hezbollah attack was on the way, and responded before the attack even began. In retaliation, 320 rockets and numerous drones from Hezbollah arrived in Israel during the day, striking 11 military targets. Many were struck down by Israel, but numerous others slipped through their defenses, and Hezbollah considered the operation a complete success. Israel continued to strike southern Lebanon throughout the day, but Hezbollah is preparing more drones and strikes that will hit areas further south in Israel. Israel’s defense minister, Yoav Gallant, has declared a state of emergency for the next 48 hours (beginning early this morning), and Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport was temporarily shut down for a couple of hours after the strikes. Air raid sirens blared across northern Israel as they prepared for Hezbollah's next round of attacks, which could come at any moment. However, it will be up to Israel to ensure that the conflict does not escalate into another full-out war. Preliminary investigations have concluded that the sinking of British tech billionaire Mike Lynch's yacht was not because of a waterspout, and Italian authorities are opening a manslaughter investigation. The yacht, named Bayesian, was sailing near the coast of the Italian island of Sicily when it suddenly sank extremely quickly in the middle of a storm. While the Italian Coast Guard reported that it was because of a waterspout, experts thought otherwise-- another boat out in the storm had been sailing in front of it, and they noticed that when they looked back at Bayesian after 16 minutes of staring ahead, it had disappeared. It had originally been out there for a celebration sailing trip after Mike Lynch was acquitted from a recent trial involving the sale of his company, Autonomy, to Hewlett-Packard. Out of the original 22 people onboard, made up of 12 passengers and 10 crew, 15 survivors managed to escape in a lifeboat. One body, confirmed to be the ship's chef, was found immediately, while six others remained missing until yesterday. You can read more about the initial sinking in our previous daily update here . Then, five bodies were found in one cabin, and another sixth missing body, confirmed to be Lynch's 18 year old daughter Hannah, was found on Friday. You can read more about the search-and-rescue operation in our previous daily update here . Because of its quick sinking, experts determined that it was not a waterspout that sank the boat, but crew negligence. They stated that if some hatches were left open, it could have contributed to the rapid sinking of the ship, which could be due to being inebriated or just carelessness. However, once the crew arrived into Italy after being rescued, none of them went through any drug or alcohol tests because of their terrible state. Italian authorities have confirmed that they will not know the true cause of the sinking until Bayesian is fully recovered-- operations on bringing up the sunken yacht can commence now that all of the bodies have been found. Investigations will begin as soon as the boat comes up, but the manslaughter case is continuing. Fact of the Day (Reader's Digest): The temperature of Earth’s core is almost 11,000 degrees Fahrenheit-- as hot as the surface of the sun. It is made up of mainly iron (85%) and nickel (5%), but also includes what are called siderophiles -- elements that dissolve in iron -- including gold, platinum, and cobalt. It also contains a massive amount of sulfur-- 90% of all sulfur on Earth is found in its molten core. Quote of the Day (Gracious Quotes): We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. (Thomas Fuller) Word of the Day (Merriam-Webster): Jeremiad (noun)- Jeremiad refers to a long cautionary or angry rant about something. It can also refer to a similarly prolonged lamentation, or expression of great sorrow or deep sadness. In a Sentence: His jeremiad about trivial problems with the campsite didn’t go over well with his friends.

Our Architecture section in Your News Hub Travel is finally out, and we have two fascinating articles about a greener highway coming to Dubai and a massive stadium being built in Morocco. You can check out more on those in the first two expandables below. New Travel article: Urban design firm URB is planning to build a massive green highway along Dubai's Sheikh Zayed Road, among other sustainability-themed projects. You can read more into this Travel article here . New Travel article: Morocco has unveiled their first renderings of a massive new stadium coming near Casablanca for the 2030 FIFA World Cup, and it will be the world's largest soccer stadium once completed. You can read more into this Travel article here . Some of Canada's railways are back up and running after a huge stoppage recently due to labor disputes within the country's two largest rail companies. Both Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) suffered from a lockout for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which is one of the largest unions in North America. The companies were forced to temporarily deny employment to those union workers since there was a labor dispute going on, which sent the economy into chaos. On top of that, Teamsters conducted a strike on CPKC, adding to their worries. The union consists of over 1.4 million employees in the United States and 125,000 others in Canada, all of which do miscellaneous jobs like truck driving and in this case, train conducting. Following the strike, rail operations came to a complete stop, concerning the economies of both Canada and the US over the important goods that would not be arriving. Various industries, such as agriculture, energy, and lumber were all expected to be affected until CN brought all of its 6,000 unionized employees back to work on Friday morning. However, CPKC remained shut down due to the ongoing strike. Then, to stop the shutdown, the Canadian government stepped in, ordering a mandatory binding arbitration-- meaning that a third-party group would decide the outcome of the incident, not any side of the dispute. In this case, they decided that the third-party group would be the Canadian Industrial Relations Board (CIRB), which was the decision that spurred CN to bring everyone back to work. This tactic is considered unfair by many people, as the third-party can sometimes be biased towards one side or the other. CIRB has been asked by Canada's labor minister to end the strikes and the lockouts, while they have been discussing with the companies and Teamsters to find a solution-- they are yet to make a final decision, though. On the other hand, Teamsters wanted a fair dispute over the issue to get workers better pay and other benefits for their work, not an order for binding arbitration. In response, they promised to challenge the order and also sent CN a notice that they plan to strike at 10 am ET on Monday-- while CPKC received a strike and a lockout, CN only got a lockout. Teamsters confirmed that they are willing to go to court to challenge the matter while also following the law and doing whatever CIRB determines is right for the time being. In the meantime, CN has announced that they have an interim plan until CIRB makes a final decision, while CPKC has confirmed that they will resume operations soon. However, the railway company still remains under a lockdown, while CN has an incoming strike to worry about. Fact of the Day (Reader's Digest): Blonde-haired people have the most hair follicles, with 120,000 to 150,000 hairs on their head. Black and brown-haired people have around 100,000-120,000, while redheads have only 90,000. Also, men have a couple hundred thousand more hair follicles than women. Quote of the Day (Gracious Quotes): I learn more from the one restaurant that didn’t work than from all the ones that were successes . (Wolfgang Puck) Word of the Day (Merriam-Webster): Newfangled (adj)- Newfangled describes something that has been recently invented or developed, and usually implies that this new thing is difficult for some to understand. In a Sentence: The neighbors are always showing off their new gadgets and tools, but I feel no need for those newfangled contraptions.

Today, we have published a YNH Exclusive about the latest surge in monkeypox cases, answering all of your questions about the dangerous disease. Monkeypox is still spreading across the world, and a total of eighteen countries have reported at least one case of mpox. However, will it be the next COVID-19? Will there be another lockdown? Am I at risk? Here's the answer to all of your questions, and more. A recent surge in cases across Africa forced the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare a global health emergency over the outbreak, and the continent's CDC organization has also declared a public health emergency. Monkeypox is closely related to smallpox, which was eradicated 40 years ago, and is spread through close contact or contact with materials that have touched an infected person. It can also be spread between animals and humans. The disease causes mild initial symptoms such as fever, headache, sore throat, and swollen lymph nodes, as well as serious rashes all over the body and painful lesions later on. After a couple of weeks, the lesions usually scab over and go away on their own, but if you have mpox-like symptoms, make sure to get treated as quick as possible to make sure it doesn't spread. The disease isn't normally deadly, but it can be fatal, especially in young children or people with weaker immune systems. Out of the two types of mpox, clade I and clade II, clade I is more severe and has a higher death rate-- the fatality rate for clade I is around 10%, while the rate for clade II is under 1%. A new strain of clade I, called Ib, is responsible for the latest outbreak across Africa. Fourteen countries on the continent have reported cases, but only five of those are experiencing an outbreak of clade Ib-- the epicenter of the outbreak is located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). 1,400 cases have been reported in just the past week, while around 19,000 have been reported since the beginning of the year with 500 deaths. Millions of vaccines were requested following the severe outbreak of clade IIb across the continent in 2022, but none were ever delivered, worsening their condition. However, the WHO has promised that vaccines will start being delivered later this week, which will hopefully contain the spread of mpox, and they hope to supply almost 3 million vaccines by the end of the year. Unfortunately, that promise faces a few challenges. First of all, most of the countries cannot even afford these vaccines, as they are priced at over $100 per dose. In addition, due to the short supply, only 200,000 doses are currently available, while the African CDC Director General estimates that they will need at least 10 million. Multiple vaccine makers have pledged their support to supply vaccines, but it may not be enough, as mpox is spreading quickly. Cases have already been reported in Sweden, Thailand, Pakistan, and the Philippines, and it could reach other countries any day now. The big question is, will mpox be the next COVID? The answer is no. Due to the fact that it is much less transmissible, it spreads very slowly. The virus only jumps from person to person (or animal) through direct contact, which only happens in select scenarios. On the other hand, you can get the coronavirus just by breathing in the same air as an infected person, which contains droplets and particles with the virus. Since mpox requires direct contact with someone else, another lockdown is a definite no, but if an outbreak does happen in your area and you are unable to get vaccinated, just try not to touch anyone else who might have it. Authorities can control the spread of mpox much easier than COVID, but more research will be needed to determine its long-term effects and possible easier ways to stop it. In fact, WHO is also funding more mpox research to learn more about the disease and how to further stop its spread, which could potentially curb cases across Africa. As WHO Europe Director Hans Kluge stated, "The need for a coordinated response is now greatest in the African region. We can, and must, tackle mpox together – across regions and continents." Fact of the Day (Reader's Digest): Out of the eight main blood types, AB negative is the rarest-- under 1% of people have this blood type. They can only donate to other ABs but can receive blood from O negative, A negative, B negative, and AB negative. The real rarest blood type, though, is Rh-null, also known as golden blood. People with this blood type lack Rh antigens in their blood, meaning that it doesn't have any of the 61 Rh antigens that it could possibly have. It is an autosomal recessive gene, and is tough to deal with because they can only receive blood from other people with Rh-null-- and only around 50 people have ever been discovered with this blood type. However, their blood is also extremely useful because anyone with golden blood is considered a universal donor. Quote of the Day (Gracious Quotes): I know how I look like. I know how I sound. I know how I walk. I’m just gonna be me. I do me, and you do you. (Caster Semenya) Word of the Day (Merriam-Webster): Dearth (noun)- Dearth refers to a lack or inadequate supply. It is usually followed by of . In a Sentence: There is no dearth of opportunities for volunteers at the fair.

We have changed the format for our daily updates, removing the contents section and adding expandable articles that can be accessed by clicking the arrow on the left-hand side. This will allow you to easily skim through the latest news instead of scrolling through articles or clicking links. We hope these changes improve your experience in reading YNH's daily updates. If you haven't yet, please let us know whether you like the new changes or not in the poll published in yesterday's daily update . Thank you for your feedback! New Travel article: The United States Department of Justice has approved Alaska Airlines' massive deal to buy competitor Hawaiian Airlines, and the purchase is now moving on to the next steps in the acquisition process. You can read the full Travel article here . Five more bodies have been found after British tech billionaire Mike Lynch's yacht sank on Monday, while one body is still missing. However, all six of the initial missing passengers have been confirmed dead. The yacht, named Bayesian, was sailing near the coast of the Italian island of Sicily when a waterspout hit during an intense storm, sinking the boat. It had originally bee out there for a celebration sailing trip after Mike Lynch was acquitted from a recent trial involving the sale of his company, Autonomy, to Hewlett-Packard. Out of the original 22 people onboard, made up of 12 passengers and 10 crew, 15 survivors managed to escape in a lifeboat. One body, confirmed to be the ship's chef, was found immediately, while six others remained missing until yesterday. You can read more about the initial sinking in our previous daily update here . Then, after divers discovered the wreck 164 feet below the surface, the search began. No living human activity was detected in the area, meaning that all six missing passengers were confirmed to be dead. However, only five bodies have been found, and the last one remains missing. Among the dead are Lynch, his 18 year old daughter Hannah, Morgan Stanley International chairman Jonathan Bloomer, his wife Judy Bloomer, defense attorney Chris Morvillo, and his wife Neda Morvillo-- Chris Morvillo was the lawyer who successfully defended Lynch in his trial. Divers are still searching for the last missing body, and the identification process will then begin to find out which body is which person. However, speculations have arisen over how the yacht sank so quickly, as it sank in a mere 16 minutes while another nearby ship escaped almost unscathed. Fact of the Day (Reader's Digest): Skin is the heaviest organ in the body, weighing about 10 pounds in total. This is much more than the second-heaviest organ, the liver, which only weighs around 3.3 pounds. Quote of the Day (Gracious Quotes): The past is in the past. What happened yesterday is history. I look forward to the future on daily basis. (Tyson Fury) Word of the Day (Merriam-Webster): Ossify (verb)- In general contexts, something that ossifies becomes hardened or conventional and opposed to change. In medical contexts, something that ossifies (such as cartilage) forms or is transformed into bone. In a Sentence: I asked if she'd reconsider her position, but her opinions on the matter have clearly ossified .

We are testing a new format for our daily updates, removing the contents section and adding expandable articles that can be accessed by clicking the arrow on the left-hand side. This will allow you to easily skim through the latest news instead of scrolling through articles or clicking links. We hope these changes improve your experience in reading YNH's daily updates. Please let us know whether you like the new changes or not in the poll located towards the bottom of the article. We are still testing our YNH polls, as they are a new feature. If the poll does not work, please respond to the question in the comments below. Thank you for your feedback! Two people were killed and hundreds of others were forced to evacuate in Connecticut after heavy rains recently. A strong storm battered Connecticut on Sunday and Monday, bringing heavy rain and intense flash flooding. Entire towns, such as the state's third most populous city of New Haven, were inundated as the rain continued to pour down, with the water entering homes and business as well. Roads were completely covered in water overnight, making driving impossible in some areas. Flash flood emergencies were announced in three cities on Sunday, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate from their homes as the water reached dangerous levels-- mudslides were also reported in regions with some hilly terrain. Two residents were killed in the town of Oxford after both were swept away by floods just minutes before firefighters arrived on the scene. Experts described the rainfall as a one in 1,000-year event, as Connecticut is relatively rainy but doesn't normally receive so much rain at one time. In fact, the average rainfall totals in the city of Stamford for the entire month of August are around 3.5 inches, while the city received over 6.4 inches on Sunday alone. The city of Newtown received over 12 inches of precipitation in some areas, while the rest of the city got around 10 inches. Monroe and Middlebury also received over 10 inches-- all of these cities are located in Fairfield County, which is Connecticut's westernmost county near New York City. Fairfield and New Haven Counties took the brunt of the hit from the storm, with other counties in the east only receiving a couple of inches of rain. Litchfield and Hartford Counties, also located in the western half of the state, were impacted by 6-12 inches in some areas as well, but weren't as badly hit. Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont issued a state of emergency to get faster aid and take more action to save any other citizens who might require water rescues, and that has helped in their response to the situation. Thankfully, the storm has now moved out, and sunny weather has arrived in Connecticut to help firefighters and emergency response teams get everything back to normal as fast as possible. However, some major roads are still shut down due to the large amount of standing water that remains in many areas across the western portion of the state, but they should reopen in the coming days. Fact of the Day (Reader's Digest): The peak of Chimborazo, a stratovolcano in Ecuador, is actually the farthest point from the center of the planet due to the fact that it is situated near the equator, where the Earth is widest. In fact, Chimborazo is over 6,800 feet farther from the center of the Earth than Mount Everest! Quote of the Day (Gracious Quotes): The only defense against the world is a thorough knowledge of it. (John Locke) Word of the Day (Merriam-Webster): Propensity (noun)- A propensity is a strong natural tendency to do something. In a Sentence: As a child, she had a strong propensity for mischief.