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10:50 AM
weather

Tropical Storm Cristobal forms in Atlantic; Pacific system threatens Hawaii

Two storm systems developing simultaneously: Cristobal expected to dissipate Thursday; Pacific cyclone could bring heavy rain to Hawaiian Islands by weekend.

“Tropical Storm Cristobal has formed over the Sub-Tropical Atlantic and is moving quickly toward the east to east-northeast. The current forecast calls for…”— National Hurricane Center Atlantic, Federal storm forecaster · X (Twitter) · full quotes →
National Hurricane Center (NHC)
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10:49 AM
Business

Nelson Peltz's Trian prepares take-private bid for Wendy's

The activist investor is forming a consortium with BlueFive Capital and franchisee Flynn Group to acquire the struggling burger chain.

“Wendy's has lost share within the quick service restaurants hamburger category for 17 straight months, with both transactions and frequency under continued…”— Michael Gunther, Consumer Edge analyst · Reuters / Investing.com News · full quotes →
Nelson PeltzTrian Fund Management+3
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10:44 AM
Politics

Karoline Leavitt to Step Down as White House Press Secretary

Trump announces Leavitt, the youngest press secretary in history, will leave her post at the end of August to focus on her family.

The conversationThe Bluesky comment thread is largely celebratory but distrustful, mixing relief at Leavitt's exit with sharp criticism of her record and dark humor about palace intrigue (a… 3 camps · 2.8k comments →
Karoline LeavittKaroline LeavittDonald TrumpDonald Trump
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10:43 AM
Security

Andrew Wheeler: License Plate Reader Searches Need Warrants

Crime analyst and police tech expert argues ALPR data searches should require judicial oversight, citing precedent from cell phone location cases.

The conversationThe conversation centers on how to regulate ALPR data access, with broad agreement that some safeguard is needed but sharp disagreement over whether warrants are sufficient. The… 4 camps · 345 comments →
Andrew WheelerInstitute for Justice
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