A year after Irma, Americans face another big storm — and most aren’t ready
Hurricane Irma hit the U.S. mainland a year ago Monday, pummeling the Caribbean and Florida coast. Tourism officials say Florida is rebounding from $1.5 billion in lost spending, while a rare private-public partnership in the U.S. Virgin Islands has partially outpaced federal recovery efforts. But with Florence now aimed at the East Coast, FEMA’s top official warns the United States still lacks a “culture of preparedness” for such storms. Why? Americans aren’t motivated by disaster until it comes to, or through, their door, experts say.
‘Monday Night Football’ returns with new faces in the booth
Freshly retired Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten joins a brand new announcing team for ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” as the Oakland Raiders host the Los Angeles Rams. Witten joins play-by-play announcer Joe Tessitore, who switched jobs with Sean McDonough, who went back to college games; on-field analyst Booger McFarland; and the only returning member of the team in sideline reporter Lisa Salters. The new team comes after analyst Jon Gruden left for a second stint as Oakland’s head coach.
Attention all flyers: We’re now in the Fall Deal Zone
A round-trip flight from Chicago to London for September for under $350? That can only mean one thing: We’re in the Fall Deal Zone, that almost magical season starting Monday(ish) when even trans-Atlantic flights start looking cheap. On U.S. flights, fares will zoom just in time for the late November Thanksgiving holiday, while Europe deals will only get better until mid-December, when they rise for the Christmas/New Year’s holidays.
Nearly every teen in U.S. has a smartphone. Here’s how they use it.
A national survey from Common Sense Media finds smartphone ownership among teens has surged dramatically over the last few years. In 2012, less than half of teens owned a smartphone. Today, 89 percent of teens own one. Although it seems teens (and even some adults) can’t put down their smartphones, 47 percent of teens say they’re addicted to their device, while 24 percent say they’re hooked on social media.
After a soggy setback, NASCAR’s Brickyard 400 to start Monday
Weather wreaked havoc on Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend forcing NASCAR to postpone both of its scheduled races at the track until Monday. The Brickyard 400, the final regular-season race of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, is now scheduled to start Monday at 2 p.m. ET. This is the first time the Brickyard has been delayed a day by rain in the race’s 25-year history. Monday’s forecast doesn’t show any rain.
Contributing: FareCompare.com, Associated Press
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