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What is a heat dome? A meteorologist explains the weather phenomenon baking the northeast quarter of the US
Heat domes are a dangerous part of summer weather. Millions of Americans are facing exceptionally high temperatures going into summer 2024.
Reuters
Russia buying spies to make up for expelled diplomats, German agency says
Russia has turned increasingly to blackmail and financial incentives to hire Germans to spy for it after the blow dealt to its intelligence services by Europe's expulsion of some 600 Russian diplomats, Germany's domestic security service said. The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) said Russian intelligence services were spending big to recruit agents in Germany despite Western attempts to limit their operations since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
Reuters
US FDA puts partial clinical hold on Zentalis' cancer drug studies; shares drop
Shares of the drug developer slumped about 30% to $5.88 in premarket trading. The drug, azenosertib, was being tested against solid tumors in an early-stage study and in patients with a type of ovarian and uterine cancer in two mid-stage studies. The regulator's decision comes after two patients in the ovarian cancer study died due to presumed sepsis, a condition where the body's immune system has an extreme response to an infection, the company said.
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Firefighters gain ground against Southern California wildfire but face dry, windy weather
Firefighters have increased their containment of a large wildfire that is burning in steep, hard-to-reach areas and threatening critical infrastructure in mountains north of Los Angeles, officials said. The Post Fire was 20% contained Monday night after wind caused explosive growth over the weekend along Interstate 5, the main north-south route on the West Coast. “Fire weather conditions are making it difficult to control the fire,” the Los Angeles County Fire Department said in a Monday night update.
Reuters
Gaza conflict has caused major environmental damage, UN says
The conflict in Gaza has created unprecedented soil, water and air pollution in the region, destroying sanitation systems and leaving tons of debris from explosive devices, a United Nations report on the environmental impact of the war said on Tuesday. The war between Israel and Hamas, the Islamist movement that controls the Gaza Strip, has swiftly reversed limited progress in improving the region's water desalination and wastewater treatment facilities, restoring the Wadi Gaza coastal wetland, and investments in solar power installations, according to a preliminary assessment from the U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP).
Reuters
KKR-SingTel consortium to invest $1.3 billion in ST Telemedia Global Data Centres
A consortium of U.S. investment firm KKR and Singapore Telecommunications will invest S$1.75 billion ($1.3 billion) in ST Telemedia Global Data Centres, one of Asia's biggest data centre providers, the parties said on Tuesday. Reuters reported in late May that the KKR-SingTel consortium had emerged as the frontrunner to buy a minority stake worth some $1 billion in Singapore-based ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC).
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Stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq hover near record highs ahead of retail sales data
Techs are continuing to lead an AI-driven rally that investors simply can't afford to miss out on.
CNN
A heat wave not seen in decades is helping to send temperatures soaring for most Americans
A long-lasting and expansive heat wave fueled by an intense heat dome is gripping the Midwest and Northeast with record-breaking high temperatures.
CNN
New Mexico village evacuates as 2 fires converge on it ‘like a pair of tongs’
A pair of fast-growing fires are converging on a New Mexico village “like a pair of tongs” Monday evening, prompting thousands of residents and nearby tribal communities to evacuate.
USA TODAY
Trump maintains big lead over Biden and RFK Jr. despite felony conviction, Iowa Poll shows
Donald Trump's lead over Joe Biden is unshaken in Iowa presidential race after jury convicts Trump on 34 felony counts. Kennedy nears double digits.
CBS News
U.N. says the number of children killed in conflicts tripled in 2023
U.N. human rights chief says global conflict is causing "unconscionable death and suffering," with 72% more children killed in 2023 than the previous year.
Reuters
Soaring temperatures scorch pilgrims on Haj in Saudi Arabia
Throngs of tightly packed pilgrims struggled through searing heat which has claimed lives during the annual Haj pilgrimage as temperatures reached 51.8 degrees Celsius (125.2 Fahrenheit) in the shade of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi state TV said on Tuesday. Six Jordanian citizens died of heat stroke during Haj, the Jordanian foreign ministry said. Three Senegalese citizens also died during Haj, Agence de Presse Sénégalaise, said on Monday.
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House Republicans on defense, key November matchups and a Jan. 6 rioter: What to watch in Tuesday's primaries
Virginia and Oklahoma are holding down-ballot primaries Tuesday, and runoffs are taking place in Georgia.
CNN
I’m not a handyman, but I once spent six hours fixing a busted TV. It changed my life
As a young man, Andrew Torgan was not handy; when something broke, he’d buy a new one. But when his expensive TV malfunctioned about 15 years ago, he turned to YouTube tutorials and surprised himself by becoming a DIYer.
CNN
Harriet Tubman led a raid that freed more than 700 enslaved people. A South Carolina church has built a statue in her honor
This year marks the 161st anniversary Combahee Ferry Raid, a military campaign led by Harriet Tubman that freed hundreds of enslaved people.
CNN
Dr. Anthony Fauci says empathy motivated his medical career but an old phrase from high school kept him going
“Don’t let the bastards wear you down.” That phrase, instilled in Dr. Anthony Fauci as a student at a Jesuit-run school might as well be the motto of his professional life.
NBC News
Biden ramps up push to end Trump's tax cuts for the wealthy, highlighting the choice in the 2024 election
Democratic President Joe Biden wants to raise taxes on wealthy Americans if he’s re-elected, while Republican Donald Trump promises even deeper tax cuts if he wins.
Reuters
Brazil's tax authority to summon foreign crypto exchanges for information
Brazil's tax authority will soon call foreign crypto exchanges not based in the country to explain their operations and how they cooperate with local service providers, government officials told Reuters on Monday. Unlike exchanges formally established in Brazil, they are not obligated to report transactions conducted on their platforms. Wagner Lima, risk management coordinator at the revenue service, said the government also aims to understand how these exchanges cooperate with service providers in the country to ensure they provide information as required by the tax revenue service under a 2019 regulation.
Associated Press
Ukraine claims its drones hit a Russian oil facility, sparking a huge blaze
Ukraine claimed responsibility Tuesday for an overnight drone attack on a Russian oil facility that started a massive blaze in the latest long-range strike by Kyiv’s forces on a border region. Ukraine has in recent months stepped up aerial assaults on Russian soil, targeting refineries and oil terminals in an effort to slow down the Kremlin’s war machine. Moscow’s army is pressing hard along the front line in eastern Ukraine, where a shortage of troops and ammunition in the third year of war has made defenders vulnerable.
AFP
London regains stock market crown as turmoil hits Paris
The London Stock Exchange is once again Europe's biggest stock market by valuation after reclaiming the crown from Paris as France is rocked by political turmoil.Prior to this week, Paris had been Europe's biggest stock market since early 2023.

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