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Jul 19 2021
News
Wind and lightning complicate Bootleg fire as 80 blazes burn across 13 states
Erratic winds and dry lightning added to dangers for crews battling the largest US wildfire on Monday in parched Oregon forests, just one of 80 large fires burning across 13 US states.
The destructive Bootleg fire, one of the largest in modern Oregon history, has burned more than 476 sq miles (1,210 sq km), an area about the size of Los Angeles. The blaze just north of the California
The Guardian
Jun 23 2022
News
The Dem governors who could run in 2024 if Biden doesn't
llinois Gov. JB Pritzker trekked to New Hampshire last weekend to rally Democrats for abortion rights. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s allies launched a federal super PAC and a nonprofit, which have aired $2 million in TV ads about Murphy’s inflation-fighting efforts.
And California Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed himself the Democratic pugilist-in-chief, calling his party too timid and
Politico
Apr 05 2022
Opinion
Republicans Taking Aim at Disney Is a Reminder That Both Parties Are Hostile to Free Speech
Republicans are taking aim at Disney over the media company's opposition to a new Florida law that critics call the "don't say gay" legislation.
"For Disney to come out and put a statement and say that the bill should have never passed and that they are going to actively work to repeal it, I think one was fundamentally dishonest, but two I think that crossed the line," Florida Gov. Ron
Reason
Sep 16 2020
News
Sally is leaving widespread flooding in parts of Alabama and Florida, and rescues are underway
Sally is now a tropical storm -- but the crawling cyclone still has plenty of misery to deliver to parts of Alabama and the Florida Panhandle that it has pummeled in the hours since it smashed ashore as a Category 2 hurricane.
The storm has spurred water rescues, sapped power, dropped trees and left serious flooding as it crawled at an agonizingly slow pace since Wednesday morning.
CNN Digital
Jun 20 2022
Fact Check
Kansas Cattle Died After Unusual Heat Wave, Contrary to Baseless Claims Online
At least 2,000 cattle have died following a heat wave in southwestern Kansas. Although the cattle apparently died of heatstroke, social media posts have made baseless claims suggesting that the deaths might be part of a larger conspiracy theory about the food supply.
A heat wave rolled into southwestern Kansas on June 10, bringing temperatures above 100 degrees in an area that usually
FactCheck.org
Jun 18 2021
News
Drought, record heat wave in West tied to climate change
The prolonged and widespread heat wave in the West, along with the region's increasingly severe drought, is a sign of how climate change has already tilted the odds in favor of such extremes, studies show.
Why it matters: The rapidly growing Southwest, in particular, is also the nation's fastest-warming region. The combination of heat and drought could lead to a repeat, or even eclipse
Axios
Sep 16 2021
News
'Not a concern': White House downplays Biden's recent 'repeated' coughs at public appearances
The White House tamped down Thursday on concerns about President Joe Biden's health after he repeatedly coughed during recent public remarks.
Biden coughed often, and apologized for doing so, during his remarks Wednesday and Thursday at the White House and Tuesday evening at an anti-recall campaign rally for Gov. Gavin Newsom in California.
Washington Examiner
May 18 2022
News
Scoop: DHS preparing for violence following abortion ruling
The U.S. government is bracing for a potential surge in political violence once the Supreme Court hands down the ruling that's expected to overturn Roe v. Wade, according to a Department of Homeland Security memo obtained by Axios.
The big picture: Law enforcement agencies are investigating social-media threats to burn down or storm the Supreme Court building and murder justices and
Axios
Jul 07 2022
News
Secret Service denial of Hutchinson story fuels attacks from both sides
The Secret Service is doubling down on its denial of an alleged altercation between former President Trump and his security detail on Jan. 6 of last year, providing a rare defense of Trump’s actions that day amid mounting evidence that he tried to orchestrate a coup from the White House.
The extraordinary anecdote of a clash in the presidential SUV — recounted last week in public
The Hill
Apr 04 2022
News
Secret Service paying $30,000 a month to rent Malibu mansion near Hunter Biden
Hunter Biden's Secret Service detail is paying approximately $30,000 a month of taxpayer money to rent a mansion near the president's son's luxury home in Malibu, California.
The cost of the mansion is part of the price of protecting members of the most powerful family in the country who warrant their own security detail, Don Mihalek, a former Secret Service agent, told ABC News.
Washington Examiner