Scorching temps expected over July 4th holiday; nearly 150 million under heat alerts

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  18 Comments  •  2 Likes  •  8 months ago

“Heat warnings and watches are in effect for nearly 150 million people across 21 states for the holiday period, with dangerous and potentially...”

Why British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces likely electoral defeat

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  0 Comments  •  2 Likes  •  8 months ago

“Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will lead his Conservative Party into a U.K. general election. But who is the country's first British-Indian prime...”

Karen Read murder trial deemed a mistrial after multi-day jury deliberations

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  2 Comments  •  1 Like  •  8 months ago

“A judge declared a mistrial Monday after jurors said they were at an impasse in the murder trial of Karen Read, the Massachusetts woman accused of...”

France's far-right National Rally in the lead in first-round legislative elections

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  2 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  8 months ago

“National Rally is leading in the first round of voting in a high-stakes election that puts France on course for a far-right government for the...”

Beryl becomes major hurricane forecast to bring life-threatening conditions to the Caribbean

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  1 Comments  •  1 Like  •  8 months ago

“Tropical cyclone Beryl has become a major hurricane forecast to bring life-threatening winds and storm surge to the Caribbean, according to the...”

Simone Biles leads Day 1 of the U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials as injuries rock Team USA

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  6 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  8 months ago

“Simone Biles is four routines away from making her third Olympic team.”

Families of those lost in opioid crisis 'devastated' by Supreme Court's decision to reject Purdue settlement

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  3 Comments  •  2 Likes  •  8 months ago

“Some people who lost family members to opioids expressed shock and sadness, but also a resolve to keep fighting, after the Supreme Court on...”

Dagestan attacks: Is Putin's Ukraine war distracting from Islamist threat in Russia?

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  13 Comments  •  7 Likes  •  8 months ago

“The attacks on synagogues and churches in Dagestan appear to have been Islamist extremism, a rising threat with Vladimir Putin's focus on war in...”

Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the U.S., allowing him to go free

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  0 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  8 months ago

“WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange plans to plead guilty in a deal with the United States, allowing him to go free years after publishing classified...”

Gunmen fire on targets in Russia's Dagestan region; six police killed

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  2 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  8 months ago

“Gunmen opened fire at a synagogue, an Orthodox church and a police post in Russia's North Caucasus region of Dagestan on Sunday, killing six...”