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☆ A historically hot summer is on a killing spree and it shows no signs of stopping
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Mary Gilbert | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —A historically hot summer in the United States is on a July killing spree and the toll will only grow with the hottest days yet to come. It’s been the hottest summer on record to date for around 100 US cities from Maine to California. Nine were over the age of 65, the county medical examiner told CNN. At least 10 suspected heat deaths are being reported in Oregon. The region is still typically quite hot in July even without heat reaching record levels daily.

Persons: It’s, Hurricane Beryl, –, Nebraska –, Etienne Laurent, ” David S, Jones, ” Jones, Rachel Ramirez, Sara Smart, Jillian Sykes, Sarah Dewberry, Raja Razek, Chris Boyette, Jamiel Lynch, Cheri Mossburg, Amanda Musa Organizations: CNN, Phoenix Police Department, Phoenix, Getty, National Park Service, Harvard University, Center Locations: United States, Maine, California, Santa Clara County , California, Santa Clara, Southeast Texas, Arizona, Georgia, Texas, Nebraska, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Oregon, Portland’s Multnomah County . Portland, Valley, Mesquite, Death, Furnace, Southern California, West

☆ See How Your Subway Service May Suffer Without Congestion Pricing
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Keith Collins | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

See How Your Subway Service May Suffer Without Congestion PricingAfter Gov. Here are some of the subway projects the authority says it has shelved:Work has been suspended on the expansion of the Second Avenue subway. Improvements have been postponed at nearly 100 subway stations, including new elevator and ramp installations, platform replacements and upgrades to public announcement systems. A map shows a dot for each of the affected subway stations across four of the five boroughs, with Staten Island out of frame. Below is a list of the subway stations where upgrades have been put on hold, based on what the M.T.A.

Persons: Kathy Hochul, Hoyt, Schermerhornt Organizations: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Metropolitan Transportation Locations: New York, North America, Manhattan, Upper Manhattan, York, Brooklyn, Queens, New York City, Staten

☆ As Climate Toll Grows, FEMA Imposes Limits on Building in Flood Plains
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Christopher Flavelle | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will take new steps to ensure that the structures it funds — including schools, hospitals, police stations, libraries, sewage treatment plants and bridges — are protected from flooding. The agency said Wednesday that projects constructed with FEMA money must be built in a way that prevents flood damage, whether by elevating them above the expected height of a flood or, if that’s not feasible, by building in a safer location. The rule also makes it clear that building decisions must reflect risks now and also in the future, as climate change makes flooding more frequent and severe. “We are going to be able to put a stop to the cycle of response and recovery, and rinse and repeat,” Deanne Criswell, the FEMA administrator, said during a call with reporters. The new rule will “enhance resilience in flood-prone communities, by taking future flood risk into consideration when we rebuild,” she said.

Persons: Deanne Criswell, ” Organizations: Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA

☆ Dating in Silicon Valley is hard. I want to be married and have kids, but Big Tech is holding me back.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

I work at a FAANG tech company and have been an employee and manager at three other Big Tech firms over the last 10 years. Working in Big Tech has taken a major toll on my dating and personal life. Now that I'm more interested in dating, I'm finding it very difficult. Related storiesReturning to the office meant my dating life was suddenly limited to one geographical area, and my previous dating plans went kaput. Is your Big Tech job affecting your dating life?

Persons: —, I, I'd, I've, I'm, haven't, Lauryn Haas Organizations: Service, Big Tech, Business, Amazon, lhaas@businessinsider.com Locations: Silicon Valley, East, New York, West Coast, Boston, Bay

☆ David Liederman, Who Found Sweet Success With David’s Cookies, Dies at 75
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Florence Fabricant | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

David Liederman, whose confections redefined the chocolate chip cookie and whose chain, David’s Cookies, eventually grew to more than 100 stores nationwide, died on Thursday in Mount Kisco, N.Y., near his home in Katonah. His wife, Susan Liederman, said the cause of his death, at a hospital, was a heart attack. Mr. Liederman’s innovative version of the chocolate chip cookie will keep his name alive. The cookie’s unique feature was that it was not made with standard Toll House chocolate chips but was studded with irregular pieces of dark Swiss Lindt chocolate. Mr. Liederman called his cookies chocolate chunk, a term that has become widely understood and used in the world of baking and confections.

Persons: David Liederman, Susan Liederman, Ruth Graves Wakefield, Nestlé, Liederman Locations: Mount Kisco, Katonah, Whitman

☆ Carnage at Gaza School Compound Adds to Mounting Death Toll at U.N. Buildings
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Raja Abdulrahim | Thomas Fuller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The soccer ball went out of bounds and the goalkeeper was lofting it toward his teammates as dozens of people looked on from the sidelines of the courtyard. It was a moment of respite in the Gaza Strip — but it did not last. Before the ball reached the ground, a large boom shook the yard, sending players and spectators fleeing in frenzied panic. The Gazan authorities say that at least 27 people were killed on Tuesday in that explosion, which was caused by an Israeli airstrike near the entrance to a school turned shelter on the outskirts of Khan Younis, in southern Gaza.

Persons: Khan Younis Locations: Gaza, Khan

☆ Opinion | The Tragedy at This Year’s Hajj Is Just the Beginning
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( David Wallace-Wells | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

A potter’s field burial site on Hart Island was receiving 24 bodies each day, as many as the city typically used to bury there in a week. Last month in Karachi, Pakistan, temperatures approached 120 degrees Fahrenheit and hospitals reportedly treated thousands for heatstroke. A nonprofit operating four mortuaries registered 128 deaths in a single day, mostly of people on the margins of society. In June, more than one-third of the country’s population was under extreme heat advisories, but immediately after Independence Day things intensified. In Palm Springs, Calif., temperatures reached a record 124 degrees, Las Vegas broke its own previous record by three degrees and in Death Valley, Calif., temperatures reached 129, within one degree of the all-time, anywhere-in-the-world modern record.

Persons: Yorkers, ” Jeff Goodell, Mikhail Chester Organizations: New, Edhi Foundation, Las Locations: New York City, Hart, Karachi, Pakistan, Palm Springs, Calif, Las Vegas, Death Valley, California, Phoenix

☆ Israeli Airstrike Near a Gaza School Building Kills at Least 25: Latest News
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Liam Stack | Anushka Patil | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

Top NewsAn Israeli airstrike near a school building being used as a shelter by displaced Palestinians killed at least 25 people and injured more than 50 on Tuesday outside of Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, the Gaza Ministry of Health said. The strike hit the entrance of Al Awda School in the town of Abassan, on the eastern outskirts of Khan Younis, according to the health ministry. Credit... Haitham Imad/EPA, via Shutterstock Image A Palestinian man carrying an injured child to Nasser hospital in Khan Younis on Tuesday. Last month, an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza killed dozens of people at a U.N. school complex that thousands of displaced Palestinians were using as a shelter. Palestinian officials said the strike killed civilians, including many women and children.

Persons: Khan Younis, Josep Borrell Fontelles, ”, Haitham Imad, Nasser, Bashar Taleb, Israel, ” Ephrat Livni Organizations: Gaza Ministry, Health, Al Awda School, UNRWA, United Nations, Jerusalem, Nasser Hospital, ., Agence France, Palestine TV, Palestinian Authority, West Bank, Presse, Reuters, New York Times Locations: Israeli, Gaza, Abassan, Khan, Israel, Nuseirat, Gaza City, Palestine

☆ I spent my early 20s renting in expensive US cities. Life isn't cheaper for me in the suburbs, but it's better and more fun.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Amory Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

I was there most of my life, except for the two years I spent in downtown Jersey City, New Jersey. Jersey City — nicknamed New York's Sixth Borough by some — has also become one of the most expensive US cities to live in. To live comfortably in Jersey City or New York City, a single person needs to make over six figures. AdvertisementSince I work remotely, I gave up on city life to move to a suburban area of Pennsylvania almost a year ago. In downtown Jersey City, I've seen nothing available to rent for even close to that price.

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☆ France's Macron wanted to leave his mark on Europe — he may have just ruined his legacy
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

He's credited with creating the European Political Community, bringing leaders from across 50 states in the region to discuss shared challenges and to coordinate joint responses. For now, Macron has rejected his current Prime Minister Gabriel Attal's resignation and on Monday asked him to stay in the post "to ensure the country's stability." Subran stressed that it was vital that Macron was aligned with the future prime minister. It hasn't paid off, and France's uncertain political outlook will likely perturb France's European partners, one French political scientist told CNBC. French President Emmanuel Macron reviews troops that will take part in the Bastille Day parade, July 2, 2024 in Paris, France.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Sebastien Salom, Emmanuel Macron's, Macron, —, Tina Fordham, it'll, Fordham, Francois Hollande, Angela Merkel, He's, Germany —, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Hollande, Gabriel Attal's, Ludovic Subran, Subran, Donald, Trump, — we're, CNBC's Charlotte Reed, it's, Macron's, hasn't, Philippe Marlière, France isn't, Aurelien Organizations: Afp, Getty Images, Fordham Global Foresight, CNBC, NATO, European Union, Socialist, Political, Russia, Ukrainian, Reuters, NFP, Monday, Allianz, U.S, Republican, NurPhoto, EU, University College London Locations: gomis, Europe, France, Washington, Ukraine, Germany, Kyiv, Paris, China, Brussels, Strasbourg, Russia

☆ At least 19 people killed in strike on school complex near Khan Younis, Gaza Health Ministry says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Abeer Salman | Kareem Khadder | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

Jerusalem CNN —At least 19 people have been killed in an airstrike on a school complex that was housing displaced people near Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza. The Ministry of Health said in a statement that Israel targeted “the gate of a school housing displaced people in the town of Abasan, east of the city of Khan Younis,” calling it “a heinous massacre against displaced citizens.”A further 53 people were injured, and the death toll is expected to increase as casualties are still being transferred to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, according to the ministry. This is a developing story and will be updated.

Persons: Khan Younis, Israel Organizations: Jerusalem CNN, Palestinian Ministry of Health, Health, Nasser Hospital Locations: Jerusalem, Khan, Gaza, Abasan, ”

☆ Saya Sakakibara: After her brother suffered a brain injury in a bike crash, BMX rider has a new perspective on success
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Martynas Ruseckas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Another concussion in June 2022 in the middle of her World Cup campaign pushed Sakakibara towards breaking point. “I didn’t have a choice because my brother, Kai, was absolutely obsessed with riding bikes,” said Sakakibara. The start of the Tokyo Games, Sakakibara said, was “a big mess,” as she finished last in her first race. Sakakibara is carried away after a crash during the semifinal of BMX racing at the Tokyo Games. Now, Sakakibara is a two-time World Cup champion and has high expectations to become an Olympic medalist in Paris.

Persons: Saya Sakakibara, Sakakibara, “, ” Sakakibara, ”, ’ ”, Kai, Hannah Peters, ” Kai, Alise Willoughby, Pete Dovgan, Chris Hyde, Saakibara Organizations: CNN, Tokyo Games, CNN Sport, US Centers for Disease Control, BMX, Getty, Los Angeles Paralympic Games, Speed, Olympic, Games, Paris Locations: Switzerland, Australia, British, Japan, —, New South Wales, Tokyo, Australian, Paris, Yvelines

☆ I got tested for the BRCA gene mutation while I was pregnant. With my family history, I knew I wanted a double mastectomy regardless of the results.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Gila Pfeffer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Named for the first two letters of "breast" and "cancer," a positive result would place my odds of developing breast cancer at 87%. For me, an adult, it was a wake-up call to get ahead of breast cancer. We also had a family history of breast cancer in common, but her mother, who'd been diagnosed in her 20s, had caught it early and survived. And most important of all, on a scale of one to infinity, how relieved did she feel now that breast cancer was no longer a threat? I asked for the BRCA test, and my doctor agreedDuring my next prenatal checkup, I asked my doctor to arrange a BRCA test.

Persons: —, I'd, Stephanie, Angelina Jolie, who'd, Bikur Cholim, she'd, Gila Pfeffer Organizations: Service, Business, Genome, The New York Times Locations: The

☆ Opinion: A landmark NATO summit in Washington. But in Ukraine, there’s little cause for celebration
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Opinion Michael Bociurkiw | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Odesa CNN —As Washington prepares to welcome world leaders for a landmark summit commemorating 75 years of NATO, some 5,000 miles away I was having a heart wrenching dinner conversation. Michael Bociurkiw Chrystia Chudczak“My dreams have been shattered,” a Ukrainian friend, Inna Ivanova, told me at a restaurant tucked away in an obscure corner of Odesa. The question on everyone’s lipsLooming over the summit will be the question of Ukraine’s desperately sought NATO membership. Meanwhile in WashingtonThe forecasted record heat won’t be the only thing making NATO leaders in Washington break into a sweat. Given the high stakes for Ukraine, people here will be watching developments in Washington closely.

Persons: Michael Bociurkiw, Odesa, Michael Bociurkiw Chrystia, ”, Inna Ivanova, Inna, Vladimir Putin, Ukraine’s, Ukraine Ivanna, Tsintsadze, Biden, Oleksandr Gimanov, Bohdan Chomiak, What’s, I’ve, that’s, Russia wouldn’t, Kyiv should’ve, Donald Trump, —, Joe Biden’s, General Jen Stoltenberg’s, Kira Rudik Organizations: Atlantic Council, Organization for Security, Cooperation, CNN, Odesa CNN, Washington, NATO, Bucharest NATO, Ukraine, Getty, Kyiv, Twitter, Trump, Golos Party Locations: Europe, Ukrainian, Odesa, Germany, Washington , DC, Ukraine, Washington, Bucharest, Georgia, Moscow, Brussels, Lviv, Russian, AFP, Kyiv, Russia, Ukraine’s

☆ Russia Destroys Children’s Hospital in Deadly Barrage Across Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Marc Santora | More About Marc Santora | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A Russian strike destroyed a crowded children’s hospital in the center of Kyiv on Monday, part of a large-scale aerial bombardment that killed at least 20 people in cities across Ukraine. At least 50 people were wounded in the barrage, according to Ihor Klymenko, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Officials cautioned that the toll would likely rise. In Kyiv, the local authorities said that at least nine people had been killed and another 23 wounded. It was not clear how many of the casualties were at the Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital or at other locations in the city, where fires were reported after debris from missiles that had been shot out of the sky crashed into residential neighborhoods.

Persons: Ihor Klymenko Organizations: Ministry of Internal Affairs, Officials Locations: Kyiv, Ukraine

☆ More Ukrainians May Die in Attacks on Medical Sites in 2024, W.H.O. Data Suggest
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Eve Sampson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A Russian missile strike on Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital on Monday highlighted the growing number of deadly attacks on medical facilities, vehicles and workers in the country this year. It adds to data from the World Health Organization and suggests that more Ukrainians may be on track to be killed in such attacks this year than last year. The organization also recorded 44 attacks on medical vehicles in that period. In all of 2023, the organization tallied 22 deaths and 117 injuries from 350 such attacks, and 45 more specifically on medical vehicles like ambulances. In all, the bombardment killed at least 38 people, including 27 in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, local officials said.

Organizations: Russian, World Health Organization Locations: Kyiv, Ukraine, Ukraine’s

☆ 5,000 Miles, 8 Countries: The Path to the U.S. Through One Family’s Eyes
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Luis Ferré-Sadurní | Juan Arredondo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +21 min

With three children and a dog, the Aguilar Ortega family trekked through the jungle, hopped freight trains and toured Times Square. Millions of Venezuelans like the Aguilar Ortega family have fled economic misery and political repression in their homeland as it descended into turmoil. “The kids want to go to New York,” Mr. Aguilar said in Spanish as he stood by his tent in Mexico City. Mr. Aguilar created hiding places for their cash, using toenail clippers to cut small openings into Hayli’s jacket and Josué’s pants. She called Ms. Ortega to check in, and learned of the family’s setup.

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☆ Aegon's fate on 'House of the Dragon' is left unclear — here's how he dies in the books
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewWarning: Spoilers ahead for season two, episode four of "House of the Dragon," and the book "Fire and Blood." It's seemingly a ploy to lure one of Rhaenyra's dragons out, and it works: Rhaenyra sends Princess Rhaenys and her dragon Meleys, the "Red Queen." Unfortunately for Criston Cole and Aemond, his partner in crime, Aegon chooses that moment to take charge, flying into the battle on his dragon Sunfyre. In the book, Vhagar lights Aegon the Conqueror's funeral pyre, which incinerates his body but leaves his Valyrian steel blade, Blackfyre, unharmed. When Rhaenyra arrives, he promptly feeds her to his dragon, Sunfyre.

Persons: —, Rhaenyra Targaryen, Harrenhal, Prince Daemon, Ser Criston Cole, Rhaenyra, Princess Rhaenys, Criston Cole, Aemond, Tom Glynn, Carney, Ollie Upton, it's, Meleys, Sunfyre, Vhagar, Ser Criston, groaning, They're, Martin, Prince Regent, Larys Strong, Baela, Alicent, Corlys Velaryon, King, Lady Cassandra Baratheon, Helaena, Maelor, Jaehaera Organizations: Service, Aegon, Business, HBO Aegon, Sunfyre, HBO, Max Locations: Rook's, Westeros

☆ Elina Svitolina wears Wimbledon black ribbon for Ukraine after missile strikes
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( James Hansen | Charlie Eccleshare | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

This story has been updated to reflect Elina Svitolina’s comments in her post-match press conference at Wimbledon. WIMBLEDON — Elina Svitolina wore a black ribbon during her Wimbledon last-16 match against Wang Xiyu, after Russian missile strikes killed and injured more than 100 Ukrainians across the country this morning. “It’s a very difficult day today for Ukrainian people,” she said, before beginning to cry. Her foundation, established in 2019, has brought over 1000 young Ukrainian players into tennis coaching. When asked whether she would shake her hand at this match, Svitolina said “she changed her nationality, so it means she doesn’t want to represent her original country, so it works.”(Andrej Isakovic/AFP via Getty Images)

Persons: Elina Svitolina’s, WIMBLEDON — Elina Svitolina, Wang Xiyu, ” Svitolina, “, ”, Okhmatdyt, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Svitolina, Yastremska, Varvara Gracheva, Elena Rybakina, Rybakina, Andrej Isakovic Organizations: Wimbledon, WIMBLEDON, Russian, ”, Okhmatdyt Children’s, —, All England Club, England Club, Belarusian tennis, ATP, WTA, Kazakhstan tennis, Getty Locations: England, Ukraine, Kyiv, Belarusian, Russian, France, Moscow, Kazakhstan, AFP

☆ What it’s like to live with a sleep eating disorder
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

And that’s what I did for years and years and years.”Jill is living with sleep-related eating disorder, also known as sleep eating — an arousal condition in which part of the brain wakes while the rest sleeps. Sleep eating is a parasomnia, an abnormal or unusual behavior during sleep, similar to sleepwalking, sleep talking, sleep terrors, and sleep sex, or sexsomnia. Ultraprocessed foods such as candy, cookies, cakes, doughnuts, chips and crackers are preferred choices during sleep eating, Schenck said. “All those can be the ultimate causes of sleep-related eating disorder, and that’s why in medicine, we call that a final common pathway disorder. “We studied a group of sleep-related eating patients in the lab, and they had periodic limb movements along with the sleep eating,” he said.

Persons: Jill, “, ”, ” Jill, graham, “ You’ve, you’re, Carlos Schenck, Schenck, who’s, ” Schenck, sleepwalking —, disdainfully, “ It’s, Yukari Schrickel, ’, —, it’s, Don’t, Get Organizations: CNN, Hennepin County Medical, University of Minnesota Locations: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Rome

☆ Opinion: Many people can’t physically flee disasters. We are failing to help them
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-07 | by ( Opinion L. Vance Taylor | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Editor’s Note: Luis “Vance” Taylor is the chief of the Office of Access and Functional Needs at the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. And for some individuals with access and functional needs, it was a nightmare. Unfortunately, nobody from the emergency management team had told the accessible transportation provider that they were part of the plan. Yet virtually all disasters have one critical commonality: They disproportionately impact individuals with access and functional needs, such as people with disabilities and older adults. Inclusive emergency management is an achievable mission.

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☆ Retiring early sounds like the dream — but not achieving FIRE could actually help you live longer
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( Serafina Kenny | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewBeing part of the financially independent / retire early movement sounds like the dream. Members of the "FIRE" movement prioritize living frugally to save and invest as much of their income as possible, creating a huge nest egg that enables them to retire early. Longevity is also a buzzy topic, and research suggests that people who live longer tend to have a strong sense of purpose. As many people get this purpose from work and their careers, could retiring early be detrimental to our health? But she said that evidence suggests the potential benefits of working or retiring vary from person to person.

Persons: —, Karen Glaser, Glaser, WHERL, Drazen Zigic Organizations: Service, Business, gerontology, Kings College London, University of Glasgow, Ageing, FIRE, Aging

CNN —Nearly 2 million people have been displaced in Gaza – almost the entire population – after the Israeli military last week ordered a further 80,000 people to evacuate parts of Gaza City amid a renewed ground operation, latest UN figures show. The number of displaced people rose from 1.7 million since Israel launched its offensive on the southern city of Rafah in May. Smoke rises after Israeli bombardment of Gaza City, July 4, 2024. One man displaced in Khan Younis told CNN about the hours needed to get hold of small amounts of clean water. Dining utensils need to be cleaned,” Zakaria Bakr, from the Al-Shati camp, told CNN Saturday.

Persons: Omar Al, ”, Khan Younis, ” Zakaria Bakr Organizations: CNN, UN, Israel Defense Forces, UNRWA, Israel, Humanitarian Affairs, Getty, Hamas, Civil Defense, IDF, Al, Gaza’s, Health Locations: Gaza, Rafah, Israel, Hamas, Gaza City, AFP, Shujaya, Nuseirat, COGAT

In this next term, I’m going to make sure we got to — straighten out the tax system. STEPHANOPOULOS: The number of Americans who think you’re too old to serve has doubled since 2020. STEPHANOPOULOS: I’ve — I’ve questioned him and his allies as persistently as any journalist has. We have — I mean, I’m not seen what you’re — you’re proposing. He may bring me down, he may.”STEPHANOPOULOS: Mr. President, I’ve never seen a president 36 percent approval get re-elected.

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☆ Pakistan Withers Under Deadly Heat and Fears the Coming Rains
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( Zia Ur-Rehman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In nearly every corner of Karachi, there are signs of the heat wave scorching the sun-baked city. Hundreds of patients suffering from heat-related illnesses pour into the hospitals every day, pushing them far past their capacity. Even the usually bustling markets and streets have emptied as people avoid leaving their homes unless they must. In a particularly dire eight-day stretch late last month, temperatures reached 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius), with high humidity adding to the misery. That was the hottest since 2015, a year when officials reported that more than 1,200 people died from heat-related causes in Karachi.

Organizations: Asia roasts Locations: Karachi, Pakistan’s, Asia

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