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1 Cold Snap Marches East, Leaving 90-Million On Alert
It may be fall, but it’s going to feel a lot like winter for millions of people from the Midwest to the Northeast. What’s the deal? A cold, Canadian high-pressure system, which will continue to dominate the weather across the entire eastern half of the US for the next few days.The lowest temperatures since April in many areas. Most locations from the Midwest to the Gulf and East coasts are expected to see temperatures between 15- and 30-degrees below average through tonight. "Part of the reason why this is happening is because we have a dip in the jet stream," explains FOX Weather meteorologist Jason Frazer. "That is essentially allowing all of that cold, Canadian air to sneak down."
2 US To Announce Release Of 15M Barrels Of Oil
If the price at the pump is killing your bank account, President Biden has a plan. The United States plans to going to release 15-million barrels of oil from its strategic reserve. “President Biden is committed to doing everything in his power to respond to Putin’s Price Hike at the pump,” the White House says in a statement. “And he is delivering. Gas prices fell at the fastest rate in over a decade this summer.” The Biden administration will announcing the details of the plan today. These barrels are the final group of the 180-million announced in March, with energy prices once again rising. So what about our reserve? The administration plans to buy more when the prices drop.
3 Safety App Helped Thwart Threat to Uvalde High School
A report made through a school safety app prompted authorities to arrest a Uvalde High School student Monday. Police charge the 16-year-old with making terroristic threats, a felony. Uvalde police chief Daniel Rodriguez told KENS 5 someone asked the student if they would shoot up the school. "That's literally what I meant," the student responded. "If I do that, I'm just gonna kill you." The 16-year-old later told the person 'school' is "another word for firing range," Rodriguez said. Someone reported the alarming social media messages through STOPit, a software installed onto all UCISD iPads. "It gives students a voice to come forward and express a concern for themselves or others," said Kevin Askew, STOPit's chief customer officer. "We meet them in their world."