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Contiguous US Breaks Its Record For Hottest Month Ever, NOAA Says

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: The contiguous United States sizzled to its hottest month ever last month, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. July averaged 76.89 degrees Fahrenheit (24.94 degrees Celsius) across the Lower 48 states, eclipsing the Dust Bowl's July 1936 by an eighth of a degree. Records go back to 1895. [...] Although it…

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How We Reset Monthly Quotas Without Race Conditions or Cron Drift

This article was originally published on Jo4 Blog . If you're billing monthly via Stripe or RevenueCat, it's tempting to reset usage quotas inside your webhook handler.

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Accel raises $3.5b to back early-stage global startups

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Andy Cohen Confronts ‘Hacks’ Co-Creator Paul W. Downs Over Season 5 Dig at His Expense

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