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Tropical Depression Barry was a hurricane when he hit Cypremort Point, Louisiana. USA TODAY HUI Network drone pilots have captured a video of the floods in this region.
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Barry's slow progression to Arkansas threatens new rains

Relocated from a tropical storm to a tropical depression late Sunday afternoon, forecasters warned of the threat of heavy rains from Barry until Monday, as the center of the storm was heading into the interior. north of Louisiana to Arkansas. Although Barry did not unleash catastrophic floods in Louisiana, many people on the Gulf Coast of Mexico were asked to heed tornado warnings and sudden flooding Monday, while the storm was moving north. The governor of Louisiana, John Bel Edwards, urged residents to be cautious and said "extremely grateful" that the storm did not cause the catastrophic floods previously announced. More than 90 people were saved in 11 parishes, but no weather-related deaths were reported, Edwards said. About 51,000 customers in Louisiana, 1,800 customers in Mississippi and 1,700 other Arkansas customers were without electricity Sunday night, according to poweroutage.us.

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Amazon Prime Day has arrived

Amazon Prime Day, when the e-commerce giant will propose a sale similar to a black Friday, will take place Monday and Tuesday. This is the first time that the big sale extends over 48 hours, offering those who are or become members of the premium subscription service of Amazon the opportunity to access offers covering more than one million items. While other retailers often launch their own sales to coincide with those of Amazon, the company said that this year's bargains would be released every five minutes. It is also promising that big brands are launching new products and, for the first time, there will be specific pages of articles produced by local entrepreneurs.

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Jennifer Lopez takes the stage after the blackout in New York

Jennifer Lopez's concert at Madison Square Garden was cut short Saturday night after a massive power outage in New York City. But do not worry, JLo fans: On Monday, the singer will finish what she's started. Later on Saturday night, JLo announced that if power returned on time to Madison Square Garden, she would postpone the performance for Monday night. "It's going to take more than a power outage all over the city to shut us up!" she tweeted, promising the fans "the most amazing celebration." The official Madison Square Garden website has been updated to confirm that tickets for the Saturday night show will be honored Monday at 8pm.

Jennifer Lopez performs on stage during the It's My Party tour at Madison Square Garden on July 12, 2019 in New York. (Photo: Theo Wargo, Getty Images for ABA)

The neo-Nazi James Fields sentenced in a state court

The self-proclaimed neo-Nazi James Fields is to be sentenced Monday in Virginia State Court for the murder of a passerby at the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017. Fields has already been sentenced by a federal court to life imprisonment. Fields was found guilty of beating his car against protesters, killing Heather Heyer and injuring dozens of others. Charlottesville has always attracted the attention of media, activists and politicians since August 2017. Fields' belief being set aside, local activists say Charlottesville is still far from having solved the race problem. .

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James Fields, a well-known neo-Nazi, was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing Heather Heyer at a rally in Charlottesville by attacking a group of counter-protesters
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Bob Gibson, MLB Hall of Fame Member, Starts Chemotherapy

Bob Gibson, who spent the 17 seasons of a career at the Hall of Fame with the St. Louis Cardinals, is battling pancreatic cancer. Dick Zitzmann, a long-time Gibson agent, said Gibson, 83, was diagnosed a few weeks ago and had been hospitalized for the last two weeks. Chemotherapy treatments should begin Monday. "Good recovery, Bob, all the Cardinal Nation is behind you!" the Cardinals wrote Saturday on Twitter. Gibson broke with the Cardinals in 1959 and became one of the most dominant pitchers of the game in the 1960s.

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