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REUTERS/Marco Bello/File PhotoSept 16 (Reuters) - Thirty-six of the 50 states will elect governors in November's U.S. midterm elections. His opponent is Charlie Crist, a former Republican governor who switched parties and was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat. GEORGIARepublican Governor Brian Kemp faces Democratic nominee Stacey Abrams in a rematch of the state's close 2018 gubernatorial election. If elected, Abrams would be the first Black woman to serve as governor in the United States. MAINERecent opinion polls show Maine Governor Janet Mills, a Democrat, leading her Republican opponent, Paul LePage, who served as governor of the state from 2011 to 2019.
Sursa foto: ProfimediaFOTO // Orașul din Canada unde temperatura a ajuns la aproape 50 de grade a luat focLa o zi după ce o localitate din British Columbia a atins cea mai ridicată temperatură înregistrată vreodată în Canada, locuitorii din Lytton au fost evacuați din cauza incendiilor. Întreaga localitate este în flăcări", a declarat Polderman pentru CBC News, citată de CNN. A fost a treia zi în care recordul de temperaturi a fost doborât. „Aceasta a fost o adevărată criză de sănătate care a subliniat cât de periculos poate fi un val de căldură extremă”, a declarat dr. Jennifer Vines, ofiţer de sănătate din judeţul Multnomah. Departamentul de Pompieri din Portland a interzis utilizarea artificiilor pentru weekend-ul din 4 iulie, când americanii sărbătoresc Ziua Independenţei.
Persons: Jan Polderman, ., Merritt, Kyle Brittain, Jennifer Vines, Joe Biden, marţi, Kate Brown Organizations: British Columbia, CBC News, CNN, Columbia Britanică, Portland Locations: Canada, British, Lytton, Vancouver, Canadei, SUA, Multnomah, Washington, Statele Unite, Columbiei Britanice, Incediile, Oregon, Portland, Profimedia
Activists say that changing single-family zoning laws and taxing owners of vacant properties can help to create more affordable, accessible housing. Preventing gentrification through zoning and other housing regulationsKing Williams has seen the consequences of gentrification in urban Atlanta firsthand. Some cities are already starting to alter their residential zoning laws. Kate Brown (D) signed a law requiring Oregon cities with more than 1,000 residents to allow duplexes in areas that were previously zoned exclusively for single-family homes. Dedman said the way to protect residents from gentrification is to first decrease the number of properties that sit empty.
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