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Tropical Storm Hilary batters Southern California · Apple News Today

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  Shumita Basu, Narrating: Good morning! It’s Monday, August 21st. I’m Shumita Basu. This is "Apple News Today." On today’s show… President Biden visits Hawaii as Maui recovers from the wildfires, how women are fueling the summer’s economy, and soccer’s new World Cup champions.
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  But first, Southern California and Nevada are feeling the powerful winds and heavy rain of Hilary. It was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm over the weekend. But it’s still strong enough to bring potentially historic levels of rainfall to the area. And that could lead to dangerous flooding and mudslides. There could also be impact well beyond that area, including hazardous rain up through Idaho and Oregon.
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  Californians are used to living with a lot of kinds of severe weather. But this year was the first time a tropical storm warning was issued for Southern California. Volunteers filled sandbags for protection. Shoppers bought up water, canned goods, and batteries. Many schools, roads, and attractions were shut down. LA Mayor, Karen Bass, warned residents to take the storm very seriously.
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  Mayor Karen Bass: Stay safe, stay home, and stay informed.
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  Hilary made landfall in Mexico, where authorities had closed schools and beaches along the coast. In Tijuana, the country’s second largest city, many people were moved into temporary shelters.
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  Southern California also was hit by an earthquake Sunday. The 5.1 magnitude quake hit in Ventura County, west of Los Angeles. Powerful aftershocks were felt in L.A. and Santa Barbara just as residents were dealing with the early effects of the storm. For millions in the area, this meant getting back-to-back emergency alerts on their phones yesterday, first about flash flooding from the storm, and then about the earthquake.
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  Let’s take a quick look at some other major stories in the news. Today President Biden and Jill Biden meet with survivors and first responders in Maui. The wildfire death toll is now at least 114.
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  Hundreds of people are still missing. FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell previewed the president’s trip on "ABC News," including a visit to Lahaina.
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  Deanne Criswell: He's gonna be able to see what I saw when I went to Maui last week, and just really experience the complete and utter devastation that this town had experienced. But he’s also going to be able to talk with people and hear their stories, and provide a sense of hope and assurance that the federal government is going to be with them as he has directed. And we will continue to bring in resources to support the requests of the governor and the needs as they go through the recovery process.
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  Moving on to 2024 news, former President Donald Trump is now confirming that, as expected, he won’t be in the upcoming Republican primary debates. The first one is on Wednesday night in Milwaukee. Early polls show Trump with a strong lead over the rest of the field.
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  In global politics, Ecuador’s presidential election will head to an October run-off following Sunday’s results. Luisa Gonzalez, leftist protege of former President Rafael Correa, will face off against the center-right candidate Daniel Noboa, son of a prominent business leader. The race was marked by the assassination of a candidate, Fernando Villavicencio.
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  And in Guatemala’s election over the weekend, an anti-corruption candidate is the landslide winner. Bernardo Arévalo defeated former first lady, Sandra Torres. Violence and food shortages have resulted in many people leaving the country. Guatemalans are now the largest Central American immigrant group seeking to enter the U.S.
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  Now, onto a story about what some of the big headlines in summer entertainment all have in common. There’s the "Barbie" movie, which has now racked up around $1.3 billion worldwide after another strong weekend.
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  There’s Taylor Swift’s tour.
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  And Beyonce is also selling out stadiums.
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  “The Wall Street Journal” looks at how this summer is all about women’s creative and spending power driving the entertainment business. The biggest movie and biggest concert tours were led and created by women. And women consumers turned out in force this summer to support these artists. That spending had impact on more than ticket sales, boosting tourism, the hotel industry, and more.
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  The "Journal” explains, that’s because these aren’t just standard movie and concert experiences. They’re full-blown events, with fans making elaborate travel arrangements and spending extra for special looks. I’m sure you’ve seen all the creative Barbie-pink outfits at movie theaters. Swifties are scooping up merch. And Beyonce fans are replicating her looks from this tour, sometimes within hours of her wearing them for the first time, with sparkling jumpsuits and cowboy hats.
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  Many women are attending these shows with big groups of friends and family. More than 80% of people who purchased tickets for Beyonce or Swift got more than two tickets to each show. The "Journal" calls that the "women’s multiplier effect." And women have shown they are willing to spend more money to see art created by women. The average concert-ticket price for top women artists is $660. For men it’s $245.
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  Economists and cultural observers see a lot of factors at play here.
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  Women are making more money, and the share of women in the workforce is higher. So, when women create great art that puts women’s perspectives at the center, there’s an audience willing to slap down credit cards to support it.
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  Finally, we're coming off a big weekend for soccer. On Saturday, Lionel Messi led Inter Miami to win the Leagues Cup championship, defeating Nashville. And on Sunday, we got a new women’s World Cup champion. Spain defeated England 1-0. This was the first time that country’s women’s team won the title.
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  But off the pitch, it’s been a year of drama for the Spanish team. Months before the World Cup, 15 Spanish players said they wouldn’t play for coach Jorge Vilda. They said the coaching was unprofessional and the problems had impact on their mental health. Ultimately, many players did end up joining the squad that went on to take home the trophy.
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  England may have come up short, but they got further in the World Cup than any English women's team had before. In the latest, and last, episode of “After the Whistle,” host Rebecca Lowe spoke about the emotions she felt watching her beloved, cheeky Lionesses, as she calls them, coming from a country that once made it very difficult for women to play soccer professionally.
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  Rebecca Lowe: I grew up in West London, in the back garden playing football with my brother, in goal, because why would I not be in goal? He needed a goalkeeper. I'm his younger sister, get in goal. I grew up going to the parks in my town in West London and seeing boys playing football and girls sitting on the side. To see these women do what they've done today, in a sport which is more deeply ingrained in England that I would argue any sport is anywhere in the world, is [SIGHS] quite a big deal. It's quite a big deal, mate. It's quite a big deal.
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  Rebecca and Brendan talked with Roger Bennett of the "Men in Blazers" podcast. He says the scenes in England are something he could’ve never imagined.
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  Roger Bennett: I was in England for a day last week, Thursday. I was shocked by just how overwhelmed the English nation was. How in love… the hype meter was at 11. The "BBC news" was just leading… this is serious news, not tabloid news. Just massive profiles on each of the players.
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  There was a profile in Sarina Wiegman where they talk seriously about whether she should be the next English men's national team coach.
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  If you’re listening in the Apple News app right now, you can hear the full episode of “After the Whistle” next. And I’ll be back with the news tomorrow.
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