Emergency Alerts: Yellow Jackets Surge in NC, Flight Heroics, and Unemployment Update

Good Morning, it is Friday October 4th, and we're covering Emergency Alerts: Yellow Jackets Surge in NC, Flight Heroics, and Unemployment Update, and some big investing tips & much more!! First time reading?                                                                         American Fact of the Day!  On this date in 1957, the United States launched the first-ever successful test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at Cape Canaveral, Florida. This significant milestone marked a new era in missile technology and played a crucial role during the Cold War, highlighting America's advancements in defense capabilities!                                                                         Breaking Updates   Yellow jackets swarm after North Carolina floods, prompting need for Benadryl and EpiPens  Severe flooding in western North Carolina, caused by Hurricane Helene, has disrupted yellow jacket colonies by destroying their underground nests and damaging trees that housed them. As a result, these aggressive insects have become more visible and pose a heightened risk of stings to residents. Health officials are responding by stocking up on Benadryl and EpiPens to ensure availability for those who might be allergic or have been stung. With reports of increased yellow jacket activity following the storm, community members are advised to be cautious, especially as the season approaches when these insects tend to become more aggressive.  Residents, including registered nurse Tarren Pruitt, have noticed a significant presence of yellow jackets in their areas, with some workers even reporting stings while attempting to restore power. Experts emphasize that while most people aren’t allergic to yellow jacket stings, those who are could face severe reactions. To mitigate risks, health officials are working to ensure emergency refills for allergy medications are accessible and advising the public on how to safely navigate areas where these insects are swarming. The advice includes waiting until night to clear trees or to walk away slowly if encountering a disturbed nest, highlighting the importance of caution during this challenging time.  [Read More Here](~/AAST1QA~/RgRo4qsfP4RjAWh0dHA6Ly90cmFjay5yZWFsbmV3c3JlYWxwYXRyaW90cy5jb20vP3h0bD00MXZqdGEzNTJoNWY0MWZjNnVjbzF4dnRtd3F5NWJ1NGV0ejd2OTBvMjI4OHp1M2FjNjdlcWw2bGZnZDVzN2Nud2kzYjBhcnJhYTR3N3hlNTd6dHVnbWR3eGJ4dHA0aW0zdmJxbjQ1c3dnaDQ1YjQ4b2tzeGxvdm1tc3NmcjdhZmRtZmFvOTN6NjJ2ZGNpZm1ja2QxODBvNW5jMzBnY213NmtkY2hqcmg0dWl0NjVqMm1xa3lvOG94YmFxamZ3djhtNTM3OGh2NmNxaXlqd21zN2IxZThhdG92emg5cmhrazI5dmF5Y25oMHdhYTZ5dTUzJmVpaD03cDJnYzd5b2tpODd2YWhzeGkwejhoMzdoOXF5c3V1M3p3aW9pcWp6MjU2Jl9fc3RtcD1za3VkeTYmX19vbmx0PWhXA3NwY0IKZvcfJgBnQPoZB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODlAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) American Airlines passengers save woman from allegedly violent male companion on flight to NC  On an American Airlines flight from Miami to Charlotte, several passengers intervened to assist a woman in first class who was allegedly being assaulted by her male companion. Disturbing footage shows multiple men and a flight attendant confronting the aggressor, demanding that he keep his hands off the woman. One man confronted him directly, asserting, “Do not f–king touch her,” while another warned the man he would be arrested if he continued to threaten her. Passengers urged the woman to move to an empty seat away from her companion, while she defended herself against the man’s claims that she had assaulted him.  [Read More Here](~/AAST1QA~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~~)                                                                           American Sports & Culture Pete Alonso's home run in 9th sends Mets by Brewers, to NLDS  New York Mets star Pete Alonso's three-run, ninth-inning blast off Milwaukee Brewers closer Devin Williams on Thursday night ended a slump for the free agent-to-be while helping send his team to the National League Division Series, where they'll meet the Philadelphia Phillies.  [READ MORE...](~/AAST1QA~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) Kirk Cousins, Falcons beat Bucs in overtime  The Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers established early that Thursday night's game would be an offensive slugfest with both teams scoring touchdowns on their first possessions, so it seemed fitting the NFC South showdown would be decided by a long TD pass.  ~/AAST1QA~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[READ MORE...](~/AAST1QA~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~~) Savannah Bananas to visit 3 football, 18 MLB stadiums in '25  The Savannah Bananas, the unconventional independent baseball team that has become a nationwide phenomenon, will take its unique brand of "Banana Ball" to 18 Major League Baseball stadiums and three football stadiums in 2025, it was announced Thursday.  [READ MORE...](~/AAST1QA~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~~)                                                               American Business & Markets 10-year Treasury yield soars after jobs report blows past expectations  The 10-year Treasury yield was higher more than 9 basis points at 3.946%, while the yield on the 2-year Treasury was 14 basis points higher at 3.85%. Yields and prices have an inverted relationship. One basis point equals 0.01%.  [READ MORE...](~/AAST1QA~/RgRo4qsfP4RBAWh0dHA6Ly90cmFjay5yZWFsbmV3c3JlYWxwYXRyaW90cy5jb20vP3h0bD0zc2NoeXNwYnM3OGsxcWcyM3p3NnNzdGVka3M2djZ4aW4yczBsZXI4ZHA5OHhwcTdvMTNxaWR5NGhuZW1jdHlpa2t6c3h3OTA2cXVlMnFiOWY4OW1pNmJkcDFxY2t5NzF3MGhvODlrdGkyZXB2d2huam41bDY0eHowcDVnZ3hmcm9yeHljdHFkY2gzNTNqOWVjOHJ6a3htMDY1cjJ5ZzNtdmxmajQ1ZDlnNmg5cThpcXVtaTBwN3J3MTV2bnluNGZzNGpqZDR5NWFmbjkwZjQmZWloPTdwMmdjN3lva2k4N3ZhaHN4aTB6OGgzN2g5cXlzdXUzendpb2lxanoyNTYmX19zdG1wPXNrdWR5NiZfX29ubHQ9aFcDc3BjQgpm9x8mAGdA-hkHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44OUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) More Americans file for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain historically low  The Labor Department reported Thursday that applications for jobless claims rose by 6,000 to 225,000 for the week of Sept. 28. It was slightly more than the 221,000 analysts were expecting.  [READ MORE...](~/AAST1QA~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) A tiny tribe is getting pushback for betting big on a $600M casino in California's wine country  The Koi Nation's chances of owning a Las Vegas-style casino seemed impossible until a federal court ruling in 2019 cleared the way for the tiny tribe to find a financial partner to buy land and place it into a trust to make it eligible for a casino.  ~/AAST1QA~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-hkHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44OUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~[READ MORE...](~/AAST1QA~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-hkHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44OUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) In order to unsubscribe from this mailing list, please click [here](~/AAST1QA~/RgRo4qsfP0TdaHR0cDovL3RyYWNrLnJlYWxuZXdzcmVhbHBhdHJpb3RzLmNvbS8_eHVsPTFvNjV0amR0emtvNXc1dXlwcXVmc3Z5cm84bWRmZmJhdWJ6eDF4bDZldmxxYWRtNm1ycTR0aDk3ZWk5empoZHJpeGRsY3J2ZTQ5cjl1Nmo0ZGM2aWlpN3R3NG8zc2xhOTdtaG45ODZkYjg3MDdtOTJiemp5Jl9fc3RtcD1za3VkeTYmZWloPTdwMmdjN3lva2k4N3ZhaHN4aTB6OGgzN2g5cXlzdXUzendpb2lxanoyNTZXA3NwY0IKZvcfJgBnQPoZB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODlAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)