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Tropical Storm Kiko forms in eastern Pacific, expected to become a hurricane CBSNewsAugust 31, 2025 at 9:12 PM A new tropical storm has formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean, more than 1,000 miles off the coast of Mexico. There was no immediate threat to land.

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A new tropical storm has formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean, more than 1,000 miles off the coast of Mexico. There was no immediate threat to land.

Tropical Storm Kiko developed early Sunday and is expected to become a hurricane later this week, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. The hurricane center did not issue any coastal watches or warnings.

"Strengthening is expected during the next couple of days, and the system is forecast to become a hurricane by Tuesday," the hurricane center said.

The storm's center was located about 1,045 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California.

This satellite image proved by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Tropical Storm Kikom Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. / Credit: NOAA via AP

Its maximum sustained winds were clocked at 40 mph. It is moving west at a speed of 9 mph.

Tropical storms have wind speeds of between 39 mph and 73 mph. It becomes a hurricane when the wind speed reaches 74 mph. A storm is considered a major hurricane if the wind speed goes over 110 mph, according to the NHC.

Kiko is the 11th named storm in the Eastern North Pacific this year.

So far this year, Tropical Storm Chantal is the only one to have made landfall in the U.S., bringing deadly flooding to North Carolina in early July. In June, Barry made landfall as a tropical depression on Mexico's eastern coast.

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New Photo - Taylor Townsend eliminated from singles at US Open, remains force as No. 1 doubles

Taylor Townsend eliminated from singles at US Open, remains force as No. 1 doubles James H. Williams, USA TODAY September 1, 2025 at 12:47 AM Taylor Townsend's singles campaign at the US Open has come to an end after suffering a loss to Barbora Krejcikova in the fourth round on Sunday, Aug. 31.

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James H. Williams, USA TODAY September 1, 2025 at 12:47 AM

Taylor Townsend's singles campaign at the US Open has come to an end after suffering a loss to Barbora Krejcikova in the fourth round on Sunday, Aug. 31.

Krejcikova completed her comeback to defeat Townsend, 1-6, 7-6 (15-13), 6-3.

Townsend became a topic of conversation last week after an incident with Jelena Ostapenko following their match. Townsend stated that Ostapenko told her that she had "no class" and "no education."

While Townsend has been eliminated from singles play, she will continue to compete in New York.

Barbora Krejcikova (left) hugs Taylor Townsend (right) at the net after their match on day eight of the 2025 US Open tennis championships at Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, New York on Aug. 31, 2025.

The 29-year-old has teamed up with Katerina Siniakova as the No. 1-seeded women's doubles team in the tournament. The duo is coming off a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Alycia Parks and Dayana Yastremska in the second round on Saturday.

The duo is expected to compete on Monday in the third round. An opponent and time have not been determined.

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New Photo - Soriano's stellar pitching and Peraza's homer lead Angels to shutout win over Astros

Soriano's stellar pitching and Peraza's homer lead Angels to shutout win over Astros KRISTIE RIEKENAugust 31, 2025 at 11:05 PM 1 / 5Angels Astros BaseballLos Angeles Angels starting pitcher Jose Soriano throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros in Houston, Sunday, ...

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1 / 5Angels Astros BaseballLos Angeles Angels starting pitcher Jose Soriano throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros in Houston, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

HOUSTON (AP) — José Soriano and two relievers combined for a two-hitter and Oswald Peraza hit his first home run since a trade from the Yankees to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 3-0 win over the Houston Astros on Sunday.

Soriano (10-9) allowed one hit and struck out eight in seven innings. Luis García allowed one hit in a scoreless eighth and Kenley Jansen threw a perfect ninth for his 25th save.

There were two outs in the fifth when Peraza connected off Hunter Brown (10-7) into the bullpen in right-center field to put the Angels up 1-0. His homer comes after his two-run single in the ninth inning Saturday helped Los Angeles to a 4-1 victory that snapped a three-game skid.

Yoan Moncada walked to start the eighth and scored on Mike Trout's double that bounced off the wall in center field to make it 2-0. Taylor Ward walked before Luis Rengifo reached and Trout scored on an error by Lance McCullers Jr. when the pitcher overthrew first base.

Yordan Alvarez singled with no outs in the first and Soriano walked a batter in the second and sixth innings. The Astros didn't get another hit until Ramón Urías doubled with one out in the eighth inning. Los Angeles outfielder Taylor Ward was injured trying to make a catch on that hit when he crashed face-first into the metal scoreboard in left field.

He was carted off the field holding a towel to the right side of his face. There was no immediate update on his injury.

Brown allowed three hits and a run with five strikeouts in six innings. McCullers Jr. allowed three hits and two runs in his first relief appearance since 2018.

Key moment

The home run by Peraza.

Key stat

It's the fifth time the Astros have been shut out this month.

Up next

LHP Yusei Kikuchi (6-9, 3.68 ERA) will start for Los Angeles in the series finale Monday. Houston hasn't announced its starter.

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Suze Orman's 5 Basic Money Rules To Get You Started on the Right Track Crystal MayerSeptember 1, 2025 at 3:03 AM / SplashNews.com / / SplashNews.com When it comes to your personal money management strategy, sometimes it's best to get back to basics.

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When it comes to your personal money management strategy, sometimes it's best to get back to basics. Whether you are looking to improve your credit score, develop saving money habits or boost your financial literacy, there are many positive steps you can take to build wealth.

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Financial expert and bestselling author Suze Orman, who has an estimated net worth of about $75 million, is known for her easy-to-follow, no-nonsense money advice that can help people find financial freedom. She is famous for saying, "You are never powerful in life until you are powerful over your own money."

Here are five of her best money rules to get you started.

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Rule 1: Tackle Your Credit Card Debt

Orman frequently speaks about living within your means. One way to do that is to tackle your credit card debt. She recommends that individuals call their credit card issuer and ask for the interest rate to be lowered.

She notes that the average interest rate on credit cards is around 22%, which is high. So, a good money rule of thumb is asking for a reduction to help save you substantial amounts of money each month.

She also suggests seeing whether you qualify for a "balance transfer deal." In some cases, you might be able to snag a zero-interest rate for a 12- to 18-month period. Over that time, you can work to pay off your balance without having to worry about the interest.

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Rule 2: Establish an Emergency Fund

Another area that Orman regularly recommends is to have a healthy emergency fund. She often recommends that you should aim "to have an emergency savings fund that can cover up to 12 months of living costs."

An emergency fund can help to ensure you can withstand any financial hardships that come along.

Rule 3: Create an Action Plan

Orman firmly believes in creating a financial action plan, such as her 5-Step Financial Action Plan on Oprah.com. In it, she suggests that individuals pay off their credit card debt and raise their FICO scores before creating spending, savings and retirement strategies.

Your spending action plan begins with separating all of your expenses into wants and needs. Next, you identify all of the wants. Then, you eliminate the wants if you do not have sufficient savings or are carrying large amounts of debt.

Rule 4: Automate Your Savings

Orman also routinely recommends you automate your savings. Her reasoning behind automation is it "is a proven way to stay committed to a savings goal."

She notes that it doesn't necessarily matter how much you are moving over, as long as you are moving it over consistently. She said, "Having money zapped from your checking account into your savings accounts is free, too. The 'set it and forget it' approach is how you will reach your savings goals."

If you are looking for ways to start doing this, you could try something like the 50/30/20 rule, which is a budgeting option to break down and allocate your paycheck into percentages. For example, each money, you could automatically allocate 50% of your funds to cover things you need, 30% to things you want and 20% can get directly deposited into our high-yield savings account.

Rule 5: Open a Roth Account

Finally, Orman said individuals — particularly young adults — should open Roth accounts. She even suggests that parents set up a Roth account for their children if they can.

Outside of real estate, investing in retirement accounts should be one of your biggest money moves. Make sure to do the maximum amount of contributions if possible.

Final Take To GO: Take Your First Financial Step Today

According to Orman, there are several steps you can take to assert control over your finances — and it's never too late to get started. Orman's advice is beloved because it is uncomplicated. The simplicity allows people to be able to follow it and meet their financial goals in a reasonable amount of time.

Caitlyn Moorhead contributed to the reporting for this article.

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What stores are open on Labor Day? Costco, Aldi, Walmart, Target hours on Labor Day

Kate Tully Ellsworth August 31, 2025 at 2:46 PM

What stores are open on Labor Day? Costco, Aldi, Walmart, Target hours on Labor Day

Labor Day is September 1 this year, and while many of us will be enjoying a three-day weekend, you can expect that many of your favorite retailers will be operating as usual. Home Depot, Target, and Walmart will all remain open during Labor Day 2025, though hours may vary between locations. Costco will be closed, so be sure to squeeze in your weekly trip on Saturday or Sunday.

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If you're planning on doing some in-person shopping this holiday, you'll want to check store hours for your local branches before you leave the house. A few of our favorite stores (like Home Depot and Walmart) may be opening a little later or closing a bit early for the holiday, so be sure to check your local warehouses for the most up-to-date hours.

Here are all the stores that will be open during Labor Day 2025.

Which stores are open during Labor Day 2025?

Most grocery stores will be operating normal hours, so you can shop for your food without stress. Retailers may be operating with altered hours, so check with local branches before shopping. Most pharmacies will be open, but may have altered hours. The USPS will not run, so don't expect any mail. UPS and FedEx will be similarly closed.

Grocery stores -

Albertsons: Open, pharmacies may be closed

Aldi: Open

HyVee: Open, pharmacies may be closed

Kroger: Open

Market Basket: Open

Piggly Wiggly: Open

Publix: Open, pharmacies closed

Safeway: Open

Sprouts: Open

Stop and Shop: Open

Trader Joe's: Open

Whole Foods: Open

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BJs: Open

Costco: Closed

Sam's Club: Open

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Home Depot: Open

IKEA: Open

Kohl's: Open

Lowe's: Open

Macy's: Open

Michaels: Open

Target: Open

TJ Maxx: Open

Walmart: Open

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Burger King: Open

Chic-Fil-A: Open

Cracker Barrel: Open

Dunkin Donuts: Open

McDonald's: Open

Olive Garden: Open

Starbucks: Open

Subway: Open

Waffle House: Open

Wendy's: Open

The best Labor Day deals of 2025

kHelfer

kHelfer Electric Spin Scrubber

If you hate cleaning the bathroom, you'll love this electric scrub brush — we certainly do! Its battery-powered brushhead makes cleaning the shower and tub a breeze, and it will save your knees and back. It also comes with several attachments so you can clean virtually any surface in your home.

$30 at Amazon

ThermoPro

ThermoPro TP03H Digital Instant Read Meat Thermometer

If you're planning a summer cookout in the coming months, it's a good idea to have a meat thermometer handy — after all, you don't want to serve your guests overcooked burgers! This instant-read thermometer is a popular pick among Amazon shoppers, and it's just $14 ahead of the holiday cooking season.

$14 at Amazon

JiYu

Toning Polish Pads for Dark Spots, Wrinkles

Shoppers and TikTok-ers love these toning pads from K-Beauty brand JiYu. They claim to help eliminate dark spots, wrinkles, and dull skin, and during Labor Day, they're 25% off.

$45 at Amazon

Apple

Apple AirTag 4 Pack

If you spot AirTags under $80, you've found a great deal, and for Labor Day, this four-pack of the little trackers is actually under $75. AirTags are ideal for attaching to your keys, wallet, suitcase, or even pet, as they allow you to quickly track down lost items from your phone.

$70 at Amazon

Saker

Saker Mini Chainsaw

This mini chainsaw is another favorite among our readers, and it's just $40 for Labor Day. The compact, battery-powered design is accessible for anyone to use, yet it's still strong enough to slice through branches, vines, and sticks.

$40 at Amazon

New Balance

New Balance Women's 608 V5 Cross Trainer

These basic women's sneakers are a top-seller on Amazon, boasting close to 40,000 reviews. They also have an extra-durable sole that's designed to last longer, even if you wear them while walking on the road.

$61 at Amazon

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Hoka

Hoka Women's Clifton 9

Hoka sneakers are often considered the gold standard for walkers and runners, and the Clifton 9 is one of the brand's top-selling models. For Labor Day, these sneakers are 20% off in certain colors, including a classic all-white option. And yes, the men's Clifton 9 is marked down, too.

$116 at Hoka

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'SNL' Bloodbath? Hardly. Lorne Michaels' Annual Cast Exits Occur as Regularly as 'Weekend Update' Brian SteinbergAugust 31, 2025 at 8:39 PM Getty Images At "Saturday Night Live," there's drama before you get to the comedy.

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At "Saturday Night Live," there's drama before you get to the comedy.

Every year at about this time, credulous observers of the venerable late-night NBC showcase get flustered by a series of cast changes that roll out about four to six weeks ahead of the next season premiere of the program. Sometimes, "SNL" just adds a few featured players. In other years, a good chunk of cast veterans opt to depart. At some points in time, cost constraints or network edicts have forced executive producer Lorne Michaels to make personnel moves he might not otherwise wish to put into practice.

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The increase in hand-wringing around the process, which has become an ingrained element of the "SNL" calendar, is more humorous than some of "SNL's" skits.

In recent days, three young members of the "SNL" cast — featured player Emil Wakim and early-tenured Devon Walker and Michael Longfellow — have announced their exits from the show, and it seems pretty clear the departures weren't made by choice. What's more, veteran Heidi Gardner, who seemed to devise a new voice for every sketch character she played on "SNL" over eight seasons, is leaving, presumably opting to exit after a period of time that seems suitable for most people who join the show.

Some media outlets have referred to the exodus as a "bloodbath" or "earthquake." It's really anything but.

Simply put, Michaels has raised his expectations for cast members –particularly featured players — since 2000. Michaela Watkins and Jenny Slate were each ousted from the program after a single season despite gaining traction with characters such as Angie Tempura and Tina-Tina Cheneuse. So too in recent years were people like Rob Riggle, Noel Wells, Brooks Whelan, Luke Null, Chloe Troast, Tim Robinson and John Milhiser. Even some who make the jump to regular cast, like Punkie Johnson, leave unexpectedly. While there has been no backlash to Wakim, Walker or Longfellow, there is an argument that can be made that none of the trio has truly "broken out" during their time on air in ways that contemporary cast members such as Chloe Fineman, Bowen Yang or Ego Nwodim have.

In an era when much of "SNL" is consumed by its youngest viewers via social media or streaming video hours after the show runs on late Saturdays, Michaels may have little choice but to put his resources behind talent that generates more viral pass-along.

And while the impresario recently gave the news outlet Puck a wide-ranging interview about "SNL" matters great and small, it's interesting he wasn't asked (at least not for print purposes) about whether his show has come under the same economic scrutiny as the rest of NBC's late-night schedule (and late-night TV in general.) NBC has scaled Jimmy Fallon's "Tonight Show" down to four original telecasts a week, versus its previous five (no doubt, a second year of Fallon doing a handful bespoke post-"Sunday Night Football" shows is part of the network's calculus) and taken away the live band that boosted Seth Meyers' "Late Night." Does any of that mean "SNL" is limited in how many cast members it can accommodate each season? Does the show have to cut down on its many extras, such as the live "backstage llama" that often turns up whenever cameras take viewers backstage (to this reporter's eye, the animal hasn't surfaced on camera since Aubrey Plaza hosted the show in 2023)? Only Michaels and NBC late-night chief Katie Hockmeyer know for sure.

Meanwhile, people who stay at the show for years are eventually going to leave — and "SNL" will continue until the senior executives at NBCU and parent Comcast determine its costs outweigh the benefits of having it on air. Over the years, the program has weathered the exits of Chevy Chase, Eddie Murphy, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey and Kristen Wiig. Chances are it will absorb a few others.

To be certain, more "SNL" changes may lie in the offing. How many more years can Kenan Thompson continue on cast after 22 seasons? Do "Weekend Update" co-anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che, each of whom has tested projects outside the show in recent years, have other ideas in the works?

And, certainly, there have been moments when cast departures truly rattled the show. In the early part of last decade, "SNL" bid farewell to Jason Sudeikis, Bill Hader and Fred Armisen, all roughly a season after the exits of Andy Samberg and Kristen Wiig. In 2022, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Kyle Mooney and Pete Davidson all left at the same time, followed a few months later by Cecily Strong. Too many cast farewells at once may leave the remaining members of the "SNL" troupe with many of shoes to fill, sometimes without a full pipeline of developing players.

For the most part, however, people who are animated by every year's late-August burst of "SNL" personnel news ought to see it for what it is: a well-devised promotional tactic from Michaels and NBC that gets people talking about the show after it has been on hiatus for a few months. Consider the fact that there hasn't been a fresh episode of "SNL" since Scarlett Johansson hosted in mid-May, and yet dozens of news stories and reams of online chatter about the program continue to surface.

Bloodbath? Earthquake? Shocker? Sure, you can call the cast announcements any of these things. Something may happen in coming days that truly warrants such colorful words. But the smarter "SNL" aficionado might do well to quote the catchphrase of Emily Litella, the popular "Weekend Update" character played by early cast member Gilda Radner: "Never mind."

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Eric Trumpadvised Japanese bitcoin firm Metaplanet to vote on capitalraising plan Rocky Swift and Anton BridgeSeptember 1, 2025 at 2:00 AM By Rocky Swift and Anton Bridge TOKYO (Reuters) Eric Trump is expected to attend a shareholder meeting of Japanese bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet in Tokyo o...

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TOKYO (Reuters) -Eric Trump is expected to attend a shareholder meeting of Japanese bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet in Tokyo on Monday, as the U.S. president's family expands its crypto ventures internationally.

Eric Trump, the second son of President Donald Trump, was named in March as an adviser to Metaplanet, which holds more than $2 billion in bitcoin, and his attendance would follow an appearance last week at the Bitcoin Asia conference in Hong Kong.

American Bitcoin, a miner of the cryptocurrency founded by Eric Trump and his brother Donald Trump Jr., is aiming to list on the Nasdaq this month. Asher Genoot, CEO of the company that presently holds 80% of American Bitcoin, said Eric Trump would attend the Metaplanet event, which was previously reported by Bloomberg.

Donald Trump has promised to be the "crypto president", saying he backs the asset class because it can improve the banking system and increase the dominance of the U.S. dollar.

Some of Trump's businesses in areas such as crypto, which have added substantially to his wealth, benefit from U.S. policy shifts under him and have invited criticism.

Metaplanet stockholders are due to vote on a plan that would sell up to 550 million new shares overseas for 130.3 billion yen ($884.41 million), with the bulk of the proceeds to be spent on buying more bitcoin.

Metaplanet declined to comment on Eric Trump's involvement in the meeting. A representative for him did not respond to a request for comment.

Previously a hotel operator, Metaplanet's pivot into crypto has paid off handsomely. Its shares have surged nearly 760% in the past 12 months, compared with a 14% advance in the Topix.

Metaplanet appointed Eric Trump earlier this year to a newly formed board of advisers, calling him a "leading voice and advocate of digital asset adoption worldwide".

The company, which trades on the Standard section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, was previously known as Red Planet Japan and focused on hotel operations. Before that, it was a wholesaler of music CDs.

The company's subsidiary, Red Planet Hotels Japan, filed for bankruptcy in May 2024.

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