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Many camps in the Midwest and the East have been moving activities indoors, seeking advice from medical professionals and hoping the air quality improves soon so campers can get back to hiking, playing tetherball and waging games of capture the flag. (…
Extreme heat is fast becoming a public health crisis in India, with more than 150 people dying during the latest brutal heat wave in June. Prolonged heat waves, sometimes classified as a slow-onset disaster, are one of the deadliest consequences of glo…
In the United States, many people view bigger as better. But some residents of a tiny community in Maine are balking at measuring patriotism by the size of a flagpole. (June 30) (AP Video: Rodrique Ngowi)
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Patches of pinkish snow in parts of the Utah mountains that some call “watermelon snow” are attracting curious photo-seekers this summer and triggering questions about what caused it and if it’s harmful for people. (June 30) (AP video by Rick Bowmer)
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A Florida sheriff’s deputy was acquitted Thursday of felony child neglect and other charges for failing to act during the 2018 Parkland school massacre. (June 29)
The Supreme Court has solidified protections for workers who asks for religious accommodations. The case decided Thursday involves a Christian mail carrier who didn’t want to work Sundays because he said that day is for church and family. (June 29)
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Dangerous heat and humidity is smothering parts of the South and Midwest. (June 29)
Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, plus one year of probation, for his role in the largest corruption scandal in state history. (June 29)
A team of Italian researchers reached the edge of space, flying aboard Virgin Galactic’s rocket-powered plane. “It was much better than I expected,” said Col. Walter Villadei, a space engineer with the Italian Air Force who was on board. (June 29)
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