Tropical storm alerts possibly hours away in Texas as brewing system enters Gulf

There are increased odds of tropical development across the southern U.S. this week as the risk of heavy rain and flooding has communities on alert. As of the latest update from the National Hurricane Center (NHC), the odds for tropical development have increased to 50% over the next seven days. The system was designated as Invest 90L and is the first invest of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, according to the FOX Forecast Center. The term “invest” is used every hurricane season in the Atlantic, Eastern and Central Pacific basins, accompanied by a number from 90 to 99 and either the suffix “L,” “E” or “C,” respectively.…

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Cape Verde shocks Spain with scoreless draw at World Cup

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Cape Verde is a small island nation located off the coast of Africa. Its population is just over 524,800 and each one of them had to have been jubilant following their soccer team’s FIFA World Cup result against Spain.Spain is one of…

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Sen Mitch McConnell hospitalized, ‘receiving  excellent care,’ his office says

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was hospitalized for an undisclosed health issue, according to his office.”Sen. McConnell was admitted to the hospital this morning,” McConnell’s Communications Director David Popp told Fox News. “He is receiving excellent care.”McConnell, the longest-serving Senate party leader in…

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Eating insect-based foods may be easier to stomach than consumers expect, researchers claim

For anyone on the fence about eating insect-based foods, a tasting experiment may be enough to change some minds. To discover how consumers respond to insect-based foods, researchers from the University of Beira Interior in Portugal measured the brain activity and heart rate of people while they sampled insect foods. The scientists also incorporated traditional surveys into their research. Thirty-eight adults who had never tried insect-based foods before participated in the study. They tasted both an insect protein bar and a cereal bar while the researchers measured their physiological responses. The findings were presented at the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior’s…

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