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Temperature in New York City reaches 100 degrees as eastern US swelters under extreme heat wave

Temperature in New York City reaches 100 degrees as eastern US swelters under extreme heat wave

NEW YORK (AP) — Extensive triple digit heat , broken temperature records and oppressive humidity piled up into a steaming mess as the heat dome crushing the Eastern half of the nation sizzled to what should be its worst Tuesday.
What to know about 'Alligator Alcatraz,' Florida's immigration detention site in the Everglades

What to know about 'Alligator Alcatraz,' Florida's immigration detention site in the Everglades

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — An immigration detention facility located at an isolated Everglades airfield surrounded by mosquito-, python- and alligator-filled swamplands is just days away from being operational, federal officials said Tuesday.
Calgary Stampede rodeo safety to include shaded pens, heart monitors for horses

Calgary Stampede rodeo safety to include shaded pens, heart monitors for horses

CALGARY — Tents are being set up to provide shade for bulls and broncs and some chuckwagon horses are to be fitted with tiny electrocardiograms at the upcoming Calgary Stampede.
Players and fans at the Club World Cup are coping with high temperatures as a heat wave hits US

Players and fans at the Club World Cup are coping with high temperatures as a heat wave hits US

Substitutes who watch from the locker room, abandoned practice sessions and sweat-soaked jerseys. A heat wave hitting a wide swath of the country is taking a toll on players at the FIFA Club World Cup .
GOP plan to sell more than 3,200 square miles of federal lands is found to violate Senate rules

GOP plan to sell more than 3,200 square miles of federal lands is found to violate Senate rules

WASHINGTON (AP) — A plan to sell more than 3,200 square miles of federal lands has been ruled out of Republicans’ big tax and spending cut bill after the Senate parliamentarian determined the proposal by Senate Energy Chairman Mike Lee would violate
Tropical Storm Andrea, first of Atlantic hurricane season, is quickly weakening

Tropical Storm Andrea, first of Atlantic hurricane season, is quickly weakening

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Andrea, the first tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season , was forecast to dissipate by Wednesday after forming at sea Tuesday, the National Hurricane Center said.
4 family members celebrating a birthday are among the 8 dead from a boat capsize on Lake Tahoe

4 family members celebrating a birthday are among the 8 dead from a boat capsize on Lake Tahoe

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Four members of a family from Northern California who were celebrating a birthday were among eight people killed when a boat capsized on Lake Tahoe in California over the weekend during a sudden and fierce thunderstorm in one of
Exercising or playing sports in extreme heat can be extremely dangerous

Exercising or playing sports in extreme heat can be extremely dangerous

Extreme heat makes it especially hard for your body to cool down, so you need to be extra careful if you exercise or play sports when it's baking outside. Your brain tries to keep your body within a degree or two of 98.
Review of fossil fuel subsidies stalls as Argentina ceases communication with Canada

Review of fossil fuel subsidies stalls as Argentina ceases communication with Canada

OTTAWA — A peer review of fossil fuel subsidies between Canada and Argentina — already years behind schedule — stalled after Argentina ceased communication following its 2023 election and change in government.
Tropical Storm Andrea forming over the Atlantic, but is not expected to pose a threat

Tropical Storm Andrea forming over the Atlantic, but is not expected to pose a threat

HALIFAX — The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season has formed east of Bermuda, but it isn't expected to pose much of a threat. The National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla.