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Another heat record set: Warmest June ever in North America
The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) announced Wednesday June 2021 was the warmest June on record in North America. The service’s numbers date back to 1981. The average surface temperatures in North America were about one-quarter of a degree higher than the average for June 2012, the previous record-holder. They were also more than 2… -
Biden pushes for money for child care, health care, education
President Joe Biden visited a community college in a key Illinois swing district Wednesday to pitch “human infrastructure,” which includes money for child care, health care, and education. The investments, while part of President Biden’s economic agenda, didn’t make it into the bipartisan infrastructure deal that the president signed onto last month. The deal includes hundreds… -
Trump vs. tech: Former president sues Facebook, Google, Twitter
Former President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he is suing Facebook, Twitter, and Google, along with each company’s CEO. The class action suits accuse the companies of wrongful censorship. “We’re demanding an end to the shadow-banning, a stop to the silencing and a stop to the blacklisting, banishing and canceling that you know so well,” Trump… -
Florida spared the worst of Elsa, now a tropical storm
Tropical Storm Elsa continued dumping rain and bringing heavy winds in Florida Wednesday morning. However, it appears the sunshine state was spared the worst of what the storm could have brought. At a Wednesday morning news conference, Gov. Ron DeSantis said no major structural damage or deaths from the storm had been reported. Elsa briefly… -
Haitian president killed in ‘hateful, inhumane and barbaric act’
Haiti’s interim prime minister announced Wednesday Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was killed in an attack at his home overnight. According to Premier Claude Joseph, First Lady Martine Moïse was sent to the hospital following the attack. Joseph called it a “hateful, inhumane and barbaric act.” The streets were largely empty in Port-au-Prince early Wednesday, but some… -
As coronavirus cases rise again, Biden pleads with Americans to get vaccinated
At a news conference Tuesday, President Biden reminded Americans that while many communities are reopening, the coronavirus pandemic is far from over. In his remarks, Biden also warned about the Delta variant. “It seems to me, it should cause everyone to think twice, and It should cause reconsideration, especially in young people, who thought they… -
White House threatens Putin after new global ransomware attack
On the heels of the single biggest global ransomware attack yet, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki announced Tuesday President Joe Biden will meet with key government leaders Wednesday to discuss efforts to counter the attacks. Miami-based Kaseya said it believes hackers hit about 800 to 1,500 businesses in at least 17 countries with ransom… -
Getting stronger, Tropical Storm Elsa starts Florida Keys onslaught
Tropical Storm Elsa began hitting the Florida Keys with heavy rain and winds Tuesday morning, prompting a hurricane watch from Egmont Key at the mouth of Tampa Bay to the Steinhatchee River in Florida’s Big Bend area. A westward shift spared the lower Florida Keys a direct hit from Elsa, but the islands were still getting… -
Pope Francis shows signs of recovery after day two of hospital stay
Information from the Vatican Tuesday indicates Pope Francis is recovering well in the hospital from intestinal surgery he received over the weekend. “His Holiness Pope Francis rested well during the night,” Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said. “This morning he had breakfast, read some newspapers and got up to walk. The post-operative recovering is regular. Routine… -
Oil price war concerns grow after holiday weekend surge
Oil prices surged Tuesday after a meeting of oil producing nations was postponed, leading some to worry about a price war. U.S. benchmark crude rose $1.28 to $76.43 a barrel. Brent crude, the international standard, added 24 cents to $77.40 per barrel. In a commentary, Harpreet Bhal of ActivTrades said the rising prices raise “the… -
Indictment unsealed: Trump Organization, CFO accused in tax fraud scheme
Nearly a week after the Manhattan District Attorney’s office announced charges were coming for the Trump Organization, an indictment unsealed Thursday accused the organization and Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg of participating in a 15-year tax fraud scheme. A prosecutor for the attorney’s office described the scheme as “sweeping and audacious”. Weisselberg is accused of… -
Supreme Court backs controversial voting restrictions on last day of session
In a 6-3 ruling, Supreme Court reversed lower court rulings on challenges to two voting restrictions in Arizona Thursday. One rejects ballots cast in the wrong precinct. The other limits who can deliver ballots on someone else’s behalf to family, caregivers, mail carriers and elections officials. An appellate court struck down the restrictions as racially… -
Search and rescue efforts resume at Surfside as mayor considers demolition of remaining tower
U.S. President Joe Biden shakes hands with Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis as he meets rescue teams and first responders on the building collapse in Surfside in Miami, Florida U.S., July 1, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Search and rescue efforts at the collapsed Surfside tower resumed Thursday after being suspended for most of the day.…
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