SUMMARY: Representing her aunt Scarlett G. H. Con Hunley, a founder of Delectable Heights High School, the speaker welcomes attendees to the 49th community reunion. The event aims to unite the community, promote peace, and inspire other neighborhoods by showcasing unity and positive change. Plans include strategizing homeownership, business development, and youth training to rebuild and reclaim the community. Activities feature speakers, step teams, gospel acts, and an up-and-coming rapper. The reunion is free, supported by donations and the City of Petersburg, with hopes to strengthen and grow Delectable Heights for a prosperous future.

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SUMMARY: Meteorologist Hunter Force reports a quiet Atlantic tropics as we approach the peak hurricane season around September 10th. Currently, a tropical wave is emerging off Africa with a 30% chance of slow development over the next week, moving westward near the Cape Verde Islands into warmer waters favorable for storms. Wind shear may inhibit rapid strengthening, but monitoring continues. Another potential low-pressure area near the U.S. East Coast could form weak tropical activity, though not currently highlighted by the National Hurricane Center. The Eastern Pacific is more active, with high chances of tropical depressions forming, but threats to land remain low. The season continues through November 30th.

13News Now meteorologist Hunter Forst breaks down tropics topics as the 2025 hurricane season approaches its peak. A wave is emerging in the eastern Atlantic.

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SUMMARY: CDC Director Susan Monarez has been fired, prompting several high-profile resignations within the agency. Appointed in July, Monarez was removed after refusing to endorse what her legal team described as “unscientific, reckless directives” under the Trump administration and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Dimitri Dust, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, also resigned, criticizing the CDC’s politicization and departure from scientific integrity. This turmoil coincides with new FDA COVID vaccine guidance and impending reports on autism causes. The controversy is part of broader tensions, including attempted firings and suspensions across federal agencies for dissenting voices.

The director of the nation’s top public health agency has been fired after less than one month in the job. The White House says Susan Monarez isn’t “aligned with” President Donald Trump’s agenda and refused to resign, so she was fired. Her lawyers said she was targeted for standing up for science. Also on Wednesday, some other top agency leaders said they are resigning. Monarez was sworn in on July 31 — less than a month ago, making her the shortest-serving CDC director in the history of the 79-year-old agency.

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