Let's get to this morning's need to know headlines,
severe thunderstorms hit southern Michigan yesterday,
downing trees in the area and leaving roughly 180,000 households without power.
As of this morning,
the state's power provider DTE Energy wrote on their website that they hope
to have 95% of customers power restored by the end of Saturday.
The storms and threat of flash flooding are
now moving east with the National Weather Service,
putting parts of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine under flood watch today,
Ukraine is sending additional troops to the front
lines as it pushes forward in its counter offensive
efforts are focused on the Southeast with the goal of pushing toward and retaking
the Russian controlled Crimean Peninsula could cut
off crucial supply chains for Russian troops.
And it comes as a Russian Africa summit is underway in ST Petersburg.
During a speech, President
Putin claimed Russia is taking maximum efforts to avert a global food crisis
despite exiting an agreement to allow Ukraine to export grain.
Police in Glendale,
Arizona confirmed a teenager missing since 2019 has been found.
Alicia Navarro who disappeared when she was just
14 years old walked into a Montana police department
and identified herself saying she had not been harmed.
She was over 1000 miles from home.
Navarro's mother,
Jessica Nunez updated the Facebook page she used while searching for her daughter
to confirm that she has been found and the two have been reunited.
Police said Navarro is safe and healthy and that she is not in any legal trouble.
Meanwhile,
Las Vegas Casino mogul Steve Wynn has agreed to pay
10 million as part of a workplace sexual harassment lawsuit.
It's part of the deal.
We will admit to no wrongdoing and will be blocked from having any control
or power of a corporation that is part of the Nevada Gaming Commission.
In 2018,
multiple women came forward with harassment
allegations telling the Wall Street Journal that
we engaged in inappropriate behavior including
pressuring employees to perform sex acts.
Shortly after we agreed to step down as chair and CEO we resorts.
Wynn has denied any claims of his conduct.
Celebrities and fans are paying tribute to singer Sinead o'connor
who died at the age of 56 Belinda Carlisle,
lead vocalist of the eighties rock band. The Go Go wrote quote.
May she find peace now forever loved on her Twitter page, singer songwriter Melissa
wrote that o'connor's death quote is such a tragedy.
Actress
Krona Bally
shared an Instagram quote quote,
saying thank you for sharing your soul with
us and soothing us with your incredible voice.
Beautiful Sinead
o'connor is best known for her hit single. Nothing compares to you.
I remember this video which of course was named number
one single in 1990 by the Billboard Music Awards.
She'll also be remembered for her outspoken social and political views.
A statement from o'connor's family yesterday said, quote,
her family and friends are devastated and had requested privacy at this time.
No cause of death was immediately available. Police say her death is
not being treated as suspicious.
More women than men are said to lose their jobs by
2030 due to the rise of artificial intelligence and automation.
A
new report published yesterday by the mckinsey Global
Institute shows that industries like food services,
customer service sales and office support will bear the brunt of ai replacements.
Women tend to be over represented within these industries right
now and hold more low paying jobs versus men.
At least 12 million workers will need to change jobs by 2030.
Automation is expected to replace cashiers, data collection workers,
admin assistants and clerks.
Most workers will need to acquire new skills before entering the workforce. Again.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has offered to help negotiate a deal to end
the Hollywood strike that's halted most film and TV production across the country.
So far,
neither actors or executives have shown formal interest
in bringing news some in on these negotiations.
His advisor said the governor is quote,
deeply concerned about the impact of a prolonged strike on the state's economy.
Adding that thousands of jobs directly or indirectly depend on Hollywood.
Getting back to work.
The last writers strike in California more than a decade
ago reportedly hurt the state's economy by $2 billion.
Three marines were found dead inside a vehicle over the weekend in Hampstead,
North Carolina died from carbon monoxide poisoning.
According to police,
the men's bodies were found on Sunday inside
a car near a speedway convenience store.
The Pender County Sheriff's office had earlier received a call from one
of the men's mothers who said her son was stationed at Camp
Lejeune
and never made it on his flight to Oklahoma the night before
police said no foul play is expected and no
drugs were found in the vehicle that is heartbreaking.
Let's head overseas.
The UK judge ruled earlier today that Prince Harry's lawsuit against the tabloid,
the son could go on trial.
However,
the judge threw out phone hacking accusations
dating back to the two thousands finding
a six year limitation period had expired before the Prince filed his claim.
In 2019.
Prince Harry claims the newspaper publisher news group newspapers which includes
the son tabloid used illegal methods to get information about him.
This is one of a number of lawsuits Prince Harry has filed against the British Press.
Others include a case filed against mirror group
newspapers claiming voicemail hacking and associated newspaper group,
the US women's soccer team tied with the Netherlands during a
World Cup match played just a few hours ago in Wellington,
New Zealand.
The action packed game concluded with us,
co Captain Lindsey Herron scoring the equalizing goal that secured the 11
tie against the Netherlands.
The US women's soccer team beat the Netherlands in the 2019
World Cup final with a score of 2 to 0.