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Climate
Las Vegas could break heat record as millions across the U.S. endure scorching temps
Nearly a third of Americans were under extreme heat advisories, watches and warnings. In Nevada, Arizona and California, desert temperatures could soar, in parts, past 120 F.
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National
Iowa Republicans pass bill banning most abortions after about 6 weeks
Iowa's Republican-led Legislature passed a bill banning most abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy during a marathon session Tuesday. Gov. Kim Reynolds said she would sign the bill on Friday.
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Environment
Scientists say a new epoch marked by human impact—the Anthropocene—began in 1950s
The Anthropocene Working Group is proposing a small but deep lake outside of Toronto, Canada — Crawford Lake — to place a historic marker.
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National
Justice Sotomayor's staff urged schools and libraries to buy her memoir or kid's books
The works have earned Sotomayor $3.7 million since she joined the court in 2009. Her taxpayer-funded staffers have been deeply involved in organizing speaking engagements intended to sell the books.
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National
Oklahoma judge throws out a suit seeking reparations for the Tulsa Race Massacre
The decision by Judge Caroline Wall dashes an effort to obtain a measure of legal justice by survivors of the deadly racist rampage that left hundreds of Black residents dead in 1921.
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National
An overdue library book makes a return trip to the shelves — 119 years later
There are overdue library books. Then there's An Elementary Treatise on Electricity, which was last checked out in Massachusetts in 1904. It finally made it back after being spotted in West Virginia.
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National
An Iowa teenager receives life for the beating death of his high school teacher
The first of two Iowa teenagers who pleaded guilty to beating their high school Spanish teacher to death with a baseball bat was sentenced to life with a chance of parole after 35 years in prison.
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National
Arizona governor approves over-the-counter contraceptive medications at pharmacies
Gov. Katie Hobbs said the rule will go into effect immediately. It applies to self-administered birth control. Patients 18 or older must complete a screening and blood pressure test.
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Technology
10 million sign up for Meta's Twitter rival app, Threads
Threads is billed as a text-based version of Meta's photo-sharing app Instagram that the company says provides "a new, separate space for real-time updates and public conversations."
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National
Lab tests confirm the powder found in the West Wing lobby is cocaine
U.S. Secret Service agents found the powder during a routine White House sweep on Sunday, in a small, clear plastic bag on the ground in a heavily trafficked area, according to sources.