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Dubai Eye
25-06-2025
- Climate
- Dubai Eye
US cities face record high temperatures on worst day of heat wave
Tens of millions of people in major cities across the US Northeast are facing record high temperatures on what was expected to be the worst day of an oppressive heat wave that has spread over much of the country since late last week. Temperatures in Washington and Boston are expected to soar to 38 Celsius, beating previous records by as much as 6 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. In New York City's Central Park, temperatures could reach 37 C, surpassing the area's past high. There is also the potential for record heat across other parts of the Eastern US, including northern Georgia, the Carolinas, Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania, according to the NWS. "It looks like today is probably the worst day for widespread heat records," said Bob Oravec, lead forecaster at the National Weather Service in College Park, Maryland, adding that the most intense heat is concentrated in the Northeast. The extreme heat is causing disruptions to public transport across the Northeast, with US passenger railroad Amtrak saying it will be forced to slow train speeds between 12 pm and 8 pm on Tuesday between Washington and New York and between Philadelphia and Harrisburg, which could lead to delays. Some tourist attractions are even being affected. The Washington Monument will be closed because of the heat, according to the National Park Service. Construction companies have been forced to compensate for the severe weather to ensure their construction workers are safe. Jeff Wagner, communications manager at construction firm Fluor, said the company was providing cooling stations and heavy-duty water bottles to its more than 2,000 labourers working on a pharmaceuticals project in Indiana. "We have safety meetings every morning, but knowing this was going to be an exceptionally hot week, (we spoke about) hydration and making sure workers are pacing themselves," said Wagner. He added that workers would start their shifts an hour earlier so they can finish before the hottest part of the day. In New York City, residents hoping to cast their votes in primary elections have been compelled to endure the soaring temperatures. Accountant Alex Antzoulatis, 53, who turned up at a poll site in Astoria, New York, on Tuesday to cast his ballot in the mayoral primary, told Reuters he regretted not voting by mail. He said he went to the poll site in the 100-F heat only because he sees voting as his duty, "but the heat will keep a lot of people away". The warm weather across the US Plains and into Canada has also impacted crops. In Saskatchewan in Western Canada, where much of the country's canola, spring wheat and pulse crops are grown, dryness in June hindered just-seeded crops. Rainfall in recent days came too late, said Yorkton, Saskatchewan farmer Bill Prybylski, adding that the damage was partly mitigated by the smoky air from wildfires, which stopped direct sunlight scorching crops.
GMA Network
24-06-2025
- Climate
- GMA Network
US cities face record high temperatures on worst day of heat wave
Tens of millions of people in major cities across the U.S. Northeast are facing record high temperatures on Tuesday on what was expected to be the worst day of an oppressive heat wave that has spread over much of the country since late last week. Temperatures in Washington and Boston are expected to soar to 101 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius), beating previous records by as much as 6 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. In New York City's Central Park, temperatures could reach 99 F (37 C), surpassing the area's past high of 96. There is also the potential for record heat across other parts of the Eastern U.S., including northern Georgia, the Carolinas, Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania, according to the NWS. "It looks like today is probably the worst day for widespread heat records," said Bob Oravec, lead forecaster at the National Weather Service in College Park, Maryland, adding that the most intense heat is concentrated in the Northeast. The extreme heat is causing disruptions to public transport across the Northeast, with U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak saying it will be forced to slow train speeds between 12 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Tuesday between Washington and New York and between Philadelphia and Harrisburg, which could lead to delays. Construction companies have been forced to compensate for the severe weather to ensure their construction workers are safe. Jeff Wagner, communications manager at construction firm Fluor, said the company was providing cooling stations and heavy-duty water bottles to its more than 2,000 laborers working on a pharmaceuticals project in Indiana. "We have safety meetings every morning, but knowing this was going to be an exceptionally hot week, (we spoke about) hydration and making sure workers are pacing themselves," said Wagner. In New York City, residents hoping to cast their votes in primary elections have been compelled to endure the soaring temperatures. Accountant Alex Antzoulatis, 53, who turned up at a poll site in Astoria, New York, on Tuesday to cast his ballot in the mayoral primary, told Reuters he regretted not voting by mail. He said he went to the poll site in the 100-F heat only because he sees voting as his duty, "but the heat will keep a lot of people away". The warm weather across the U.S. Plains and into Canada has also impacted crops. In Saskatchewan in Western Canada, where much of the country's canola, spring wheat and pulse crops are grown, dryness in June hindered just-seeded crops. Rainfall in recent days came too late, said Yorkton, Saskatchewan farmer Bill Prybylski, adding that the damage was partly mitigated by the smoky air from wildfires, which stopped direct sunlight scorching crops. Oravec at the NWS said temperatures should start to fall on Wednesday. "Like Thursday's temperature high in New York is forecast to be 84 Fahrenheit, and is supposed to be 75 F on Friday."—Reuters
Business Wire
07-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Tyler Technologies to Provide Automated Income and Employment Verifications With The Work Number® From Equifax®
PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Tyler Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: TYL) has announced its integration with The Work Number® from Equifax® to allow instant, automated income and employment verifications through Tyler's Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software. 'Every day, employees rely upon their employers to provide timely and accurate verifications of employment and income to help support important moments in their lives, like applying for a loan or social service benefits. These requests can lead to more paperwork and HR administrative burdens for employers,' said Dane Womble, president of Tyler's Public Administration Group. 'Our work with Equifax reinforces Tyler's commitment to providing innovative technology that empowers government organizations to support employees with better security, greater efficiency, and more confidence.' The Work Number from Equifax works directly with Tyler's ERP software, including Enterprise ERP, ERP Pro, School ERP Pro, and New World ERP. It adds greater efficiency and security to the manual, critical employment and income verification process and helps streamline the experience for employees, employers, and verifiers. Automated verifications bring several benefits to public sector organizations, including: Easier employee experience. When employees apply for a loan or social service benefit, they typically won't have to hassle with stacks of pay stubs or be slowed down by phone calls or emails to verify their information. More timely decision-making. The verifier – such as a lender or social service agency – uses the data from The Work Number to often make quicker, more informed decisions. Greater protection. Employee data is encrypted at rest and in transit and only shared upon request from a credentialed verifier with a legally required permissible purpose, which helps reduce risk over manual HR verifications. Increased efficiency. When HR professionals are freed up from providing manual employment verifications, they have more time for strategic work in support of their organizational mission. 24/7 availability. Automated verifications are available 24/7 to assist with weekend or after-hour needs. 'As a provider of numerous solutions to social service, public safety, and educational organizations, Equifax understands the unique challenges of the public sector,' said Jeff Wagner, vice president of Business Development, Equifax Workforce Solutions. 'Through this new integration with Tyler Technologies, we're able to bring the benefits of The Work Number to support even more government employees as they pursue important life events.' The integration with Tyler's ERP solutions empowers HR teams by providing automated income and employment verifications versus manually responding to inquiries from lenders, social service agencies, or other verifiers. By providing verifiers with faster, more reliable access to employment and income data, it can help improve employees' access to credit, housing, and government benefits. About Tyler Technologies, Inc. Tyler Technologies (NYSE: TYL) provides integrated software and technology services to the public sector. Tyler's end-to-end solutions empower local, state, and federal government entities to operate efficiently and transparently with residents and each other. By connecting data and processes across disparate systems, Tyler's solutions transform how clients turn actionable insights into opportunities and solutions for their communities. Tyler has more than 45,000 successful installations across nearly 13,000 locations, with clients in all 50 states, Canada, the Caribbean, Australia, and other international locations. Tyler has been recognized numerous times for growth and innovation, including Government Technology's GovTech 100 list. More information about Tyler Technologies, an S&P 500 company headquartered in Plano, Texas, can be found at #TYL_General
CBS News
22-04-2025
- Health
- CBS News
How accurate are hospital TV shows like "The Pitt"?
Across several networks and streaming channels, you'll often find a dramatic depiction of life in a hospital. Usually, they take place in the emergency department, where stress and chaos can boil over. We wanted to know: How accurate are hospital TV shows? What elements do they get right? Good Question. Jeff Wagner talked with the professionals whose daily grind can make for good television. The waiting area beyond the entrance doors and a quiet room after that are what most patients see on an emergency department visit. But what grabs attention on TV are the intense, and at times incomprehensible, moments that make for an entertaining story. The script includes paramedics bursting through a door with a patient on a gurney fighting for their life, waiting rooms overflowing with people and love triangles between staff for a romance element. "I mean, I watched 'Grey's Anatomy' and now I know that's incredibly not realistic," joked Dr. Erin Karl. She's a staff physician in Hennepin Healthcare's emergency department. "There are a few (shows) that the medicine kind of aligns with things that we do in real life," said Christian Erickson, a registered nurse who works in the same department. What elements do these hospital TV shows often portray accurately? Karl said it's the teamwork and camaraderie all the staff share, especially in stressful moments. "Working very closely with everyone from not just the physicians and the nurses but the pharmacists to even like the environment service personnel who like clean our rooms every single day," she said. The medical jargon that doctors shout when a patient needs a lifesaving treatment is accurate, said Karl, even if it sounds like another language to those not in the medical field. Is the emergency department as chaotic as the shows often portray? Yes, said Karl. We interviewed her in the stabilization room. That's where the most critically injured and sick patients are taken, often after an ambulance ride. It was empty during the interview, but at times there could be up to four patients in there getting treatment. "Most of the time you have a critical case and then you're going to help a patient with abdominal pain that's fairly stable, and you're going to meet a patient with wrist pain and then they're fairly stable, and then you run a cardiac arrest," she said. "Versus in the shows when it's like critical, critical, critical." Erickson experiences the busy days as well, highlighting how dozens of their beds will be taken up with people they refer to as "boarders," meaning patients who would have been admitted to the hospital if there was a bed available but instead must stay in the ED. "And we're kind of adding those people on top of the patients that are presenting to the ER," he said. Karl added that there are situations where patients are tended to in hallways if space is limited. "We're caring for everybody the best that we can in this American health care system that's been set up kind of for us to fail," she said. As for what the shows often get wrong, both mentioned medical staff doing jobs or tasks that are usually meant for someone else. "A lot of older shows will show like doctors doing their patient's imaging scans, like their CTs and MRIs, which we have people who that's what they do for a living," said Erickson. If there's one show that best portrays the challenges of working in an emergency department, both quickly said it's "The Pitt" on the streaming platform Max. The show highlights a single, pressure-packed day in an ED, along with flashbacks to the immediate days of the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020. Several staff at Hennepin Healthcare said that the show is so realistic that some health care workers are too traumatized to even watch it. They'd rather detach from the hectic environment and emotions that come with it than relive it on TV. "But ('The Pitt') also captured a lot of other themes in health care that I think are really important right now for the public," said Erickson. "The Pitt" highlights the hospital's lack of beds, overcrowding and low staffing to manage it. Those problems are happening in real life nationwide. Giving viewers an inside perspective on the dilemma can be eye-opening, said Karl. "If you're emotional watching the show for one hour at a time, imagine how tiring and emotional it can be working in emergency medicine in America right now and that's our life every single day," she said, adding that she hopes viewers will give health care workers some grace. "We're people, too, and we're doing our best to take care of patients," said Erickson. Other hospital shows praised for their accuracy include "Scrubs" and "Chicago Med." Meanwhile, "Grey's Anatomy" and "House" fall on the other side of the accuracy spectrum.
