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Fresno, CA

California is bracing for a potentially record-breaking heat wave during the first week of July, with temperatures expected to soar past 43 °C (110 °F) in the hottest areas. The intense heat will impact a significant portion of the state, including the Sacramento Valley, San Joaquin Valley, and parts of Southern California, Nevada, and northwestern Arizona.

California braces for record-breaking heat wave with temperatures over 43 °C (110 °F)

The Conversation U.S.

The answer depends in part on where you live. If it’s extremely hot and humid, the health risks are much higher.

Is Earth really getting too hot for people to survive? A scientist explains extreme heat and the role of climate change

ABC News

Portions of the country have been experiencing scorching temperatures, but relief from the stifling conditions will not come in the near future, forecasts show.

When will the extreme heat end? What the current forecasts are saying

The Independent

 Scorching heat brought on by hot temperatures is forecast across much of the eastern half of the country this week, with some areas experiencing temperatures up to 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37 Celsius).The extreme heat has put over 140 million people under heat alerts as of Monday in the East, after the West experienced dangerous record-breaking temperatures earlier this month.Las Vegas experienced an extreme week of heat after witnessing a high temperature of 115F degrees (46C) on Friday, and a seven day streak of breaking or tying daily high temperatures.But now, excessive heat warnings, watches, and advisories have been issued...

100-degree heat is coming for the East Coast on Tuesday

Oregon State

Interesting Engineering

Senior climate scientists warn that these rising temperatures bring us closer to a crucial limit set by the Paris Agreement.

June hits historic heat record, 36 million Americans under warning

Texas State

Kerrville, TX

New York Post

Andrea Yates, the Texas mom who drowned her five young children in 2001 while in the throes of postpartum psychosis, remains housed in a mental hospital — and if she gets her way, she’ll never be released. 

The Post has confirmed that Yates declined a hearing last month that would have determined whether she was competent to be released from the hospital. 

Under the terms of her conviction, Yates is eligible to undergo a review each year. She has repeatedly declined to be assessed.



The Post has learned that Yates, 60, lives a quiet life inside Kerrville State Hospital, which is intended...

Killer mom Andrea Yates, who drowned her 5 children in a bathtub in 2001, is rejecting the chance to go free

Blanco, TX

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Brigid Pfeifer

There were a number of celebrities who passed away within the past week, including two notable actresses: Shelley Duvall and Shannen Doherty. Shelley Duvall passed away on Thursday July 11th at her home in Blanco, Texas. The cause of death was complications from diabetes and news of her death was confirmed by her partner Dan Gilroy.

Two Beloved Hollywood Actresses Have Passed Away This Week

New Hampshire State

USA TODAY

This week will bring weather extremes: A baking heat wave in the Midwest and East to a taste of winter in the Rockies.

Crazy weather week coming to the US: From searing heat to snow. Yes, snow.

Chicago, IL

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Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

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NewSantaAna

The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

The HD Post

CALIFORNIA – Starting July 1, landlords will only be allowed to collect one month’s rent for the security deposit on a rental property. Assembly Bill 12, signed into law last October, says regardless of whether the residential property is unfurnished or furnished, only one month’s rent can be charged in addition to any rent for the first month paid on or before initial occupancy.

Law limiting security deposits goes into effect July 1

Heavy rains from Hurricane Beryl and Tropical Storm Alberto have driven approximately 200 crocodiles into urban areas in Tamaulipas, northern Mexico, near Texas. Authorities have captured and relocated the reptiles, with sightings primarily in Tampico, Ciudad Madero, and Altamira. Increased water levels cause crocodile migration. Karina Lizeth Saldivar, head of...

200 crocodiles crawl into cities in Northern Mexico near Texas after heavy rain

Virginia State

Cheryl E Preston

Virginia fans of The Bold and the Beautiful are pretty much unified in their expectations of what will happen between Thomas Forrester (Matthew Atkinson) and Paris Buckingham (Diamond White), who recently announced their engagement.

The Bold and the Beautiful fans believe Thomas will dump Paris for Hope

Reuters

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Extreme heat kills hundreds, millions more sweltering worldwide as summer begins

Some 170 million Americans are on alert for sweltering temperatures this Fourth of July as the brutal heat continues.

Heat wave sets in on West Coast with worst yet to come

The Mirror US

A map from the National Hurricane Center shows Hurricane Beryl, now a Category 4 storm, barreling toward the US with wind speeds recorded at 130mph as the Caribbean braces for impact

Terrifying weather map shows Hurricane Beryl hurtling toward US with 130 mph winds

Las Vegas, NV

AccuWeather

A prolonged and expansive heat wave will continue across the West into early week, resulting in record-breaking highs from the Cascades to the Desert Southwest. • Over the upcoming days, all-time record high temperatures will be challenged across portions of the West. Daytime highs from Washington to Arizona can range upwards of 100 F, with some Desert Southwest locations soaring above 115 F daily.

Dangerous heat continues to bake areas of the West from Washington to Arizona

Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

Do your loved ones consult you regularly when they face a crisis? Intelligence is a branch of psychology that lacks a standard definition. Some scientists claim that it is a single ability and others state it comprises aptitudes and skills. Intelligent zodiac signs learn from their experiences and easily recognize and solve problems.

5 Most Intelligent Zodiac Signs

Join EarthSky’s Deborah Byrd and astronomer Michael Brown LIVE at 12:15 p.m. CDT (17:15 UTC). Click here for a ‘notify me’ button. Michael E. Brown is a professor of planetary astronomy at the California Institute of Technology. His 2012 book is called How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming.

Astronomer Michael Brown: ‘I killed Pluto. Now I’m searching for Planet 9’

New Jersey State

Morristown Minute

NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle allegations of unlawful unit pricing practices across its 64 New Jersey retail stores. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, marks the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (OWM).

Walmart Pays $1.64M Settlement for Unlawful Pricing in NJ

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Map shows extreme heat hammering U.S. coasts

NASA Earth Observatory published this original article on July 10, 2024. Edits by EarthSky. In June 2024, early summer heat waves hit both the western and...

Map shows extreme heat hammering U.S. coasts

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