Lahaina residents worry a rebuilt Maui town could slip into the hands of affluent outsiders (apnews.com)
The cost to live in Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui keeps rising thanks to a chronic housing shortage and an influx of second-home buyers and wealthy transplants snatching up properties.
Illinois governor signs ban on firearms advertising allegedly marketed to kids and militants (apnews.com)
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a law banning firearms advertising that officials determine produces a public safety threat or appeals to children, militants or others who might later use the weapons illegally — opening the door for lawsuits against firearms manufacturers or distributors.
Extreme heat affecting 3rd of US residents Sunday, forecasts show (abcnews.go.com)
Dangerous triple-digit temperatures are expected all over the country on Sunday.
Webb telescope spots cosmic question mark in space | CNN (www.cnn.com)
China a ‘ticking time bomb’ because of economic woes, Joe Biden warns (www.theguardian.com)
At Utah fundraiser, US president says China’s employment and workforce issues pose a risk, because ‘when bad folks have problems, they do bad things’
What to know about Portland's "bare as you dare" World Naked Bike Ride (www.axios.com)
Indictment shows White House lawyers struggling for control as Trump fought to overturn election (apnews.com)
Trump was no longer listening to his White House counsel, the elite team of attorneys who take an oath to serve the office of the president. But by all accounts, he hadn’t been listening to them for some time.
Man loads 12 kilos of dynamite into friend's cars, tells police it was a prank (yle.fi)
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Niger military deploys reinforcements to capital after ignoring deadline to cede power (www.cnn.com)
Niger’s armed forces have been bringing in reinforcements to the capital to prepare for a potential invasion, a military source told CNN, just hours after the military junta running the country refused to abide by an influential regional bloc’s deadline to cede power
Global food prices rise after Russia ends grain deal and India restricts rice exports (apnews.com)
Global prices for food commodities like rice and vegetable oil have risen for the first time in months after Russia pulled out of a wartime agreement allowing Ukraine to ship grain to the world, and India restricted some of its rice exports, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization said Friday.
Body seen along floating barrier Texas installed in the Rio Grande, Mexico says (apnews.com)
Giving birth in America continues to get deadlier (www.axios.com)
Changes happening in Africa after the Russia-Africian Summit meeting (twitter.com)
“At 35 years old, Ibrahim Traoré has already:...
Withering heat is more common, but getting AC is still a struggle in public housing (www.npr.org)
As heat waves get worse, air conditioning has come to feel like a must-have even in parts of the U.S. that historically haven’t needed it. Those who live in public housing are especially vulnerable to the heat — they’re not just low-income, but also disproportionately older, people of color, chronically ill and often...
Idaho mom Lori Vallow Daybell faces sentencing in deaths of 2 children and her romantic rival (apnews.com)
Elderly couple found dead in Tokyo home, heatstroke suspected (mainichi.jp)
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An elderly husband and wife were found dead in their Tokyo home Saturday, with police suspecting they may have died of heatstroke as
We Finally Know Why The TSA Is Cracking Down On CLEAR At Airport Security (viewfromthewing.com)
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The fight over a bill targeting credit card fees pits payment companies against retailers (www.cnbc.com)
A bipartisan push in Washington to clamp down on credit card fees is pitting retailers like Walmart against network payment processors such as Visa.
As these farmworkers' children seek a different future, who will pick the crops? (www.npr.org)
NASA is launching its own streaming service later this year (techcrunch.com)
NASA is getting in on the “+” streaming action. The government agency announced that it’s going to launch a new streaming service later this year called NASA+. The ad-free, no-cost streaming service will include live coverage of future launches, documentaries and new original series that will be exclusively available on...
Gov. Lee says he 'cares deeply' about the women of Henry Co., but offers no solutions for OBGYN unit (www.newschannel5.com)
The Henry County Medical Center plans to end maternity care in September. We asked Gov. Lee what he's doing to save the hospital's OB unit as the process of shutting down the unit has started.
Montana judge temporarily lifts ban on drag performances ahead of major Pride event (apnews.com)
Ukraine struggles to rebuild a navy destroyed by Russia (www.npr.org)
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U.S. Capitol Police to open Texas field office, citing rising threats against members of Congress (www.rawstory.com)
In response to increasing threats against members of Congress, the U.S. Capitol Police plans to open regional field offices across the country, including in Texas.Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger announced the plans at a joint oversight hearing of the Capitol Police Board, describing a 300% inc...