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The Southern Border, Terrorism Fears and the Arrests of 8 Tajik Men
WASHINGTON — When eight Tajik men sought asylum at the southwestern U.S. border months ago, federal authorities had no reason to doubt that they were desperate migrants fleeing a poor country in war-torn Central Asia.
In States That Won’t Pay for Obesity Drugs, ‘They May as Well Have Never Been Created’
Joanna Bailey, a family physician and obesity specialist, doesn’t want to tell her patients that they can’t take Wegovy, but she has gotten used to it. Around a quarter of the people she sees in her small clinic in Wyoming County would benefit from the weight-loss medications known as GLP-1s, which also include Ozempic, Zepbound and Mounjaro, she said. The drugs have helped some of them lose 15% to 20% of their weight. But most people in the area she serves don’t have insurance that covers the cost, and virtually no one can afford sticker prices of $1,000 to $1,400 a month.
Unlikely Wild Animals Are Being Smuggled Into U.S. Ports: Corals
You might imagine that when federal wildlife inspectors search for illegally trafficked animal goods, they’d be on the lookout for elephant ivory or tiger skins. But other creatures are frequently being seized at American ports of entry, creatures you perhaps would not realize are animals: corals.
‘It’s All Happening Again.’ The Supply Chain Is Under Strain.
Stephanie Loomis had hoped that the chaos besieging the global supply chain was subsiding. The floating traffic jams off ports. The multiplying costs of moving freight. The resulting shortages of goods. All of this had seemed like an unpleasant memory confined to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In San Francisco, Doctors Feud Over ‘Do No Harm’ When It Comes to War Protests
SAN FRANCISCO — It looked like any other pro-Palestinian encampment at a college campus in the United States. The tents, the flags, the banners calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.
On Day 7 of the Heat Wave, East Coast Cities Continue to Bake, With New Temperature Records
Heat continued Sunday to scorch the mid-Atlantic and the densely populated region from Washington, D.C., to New York, where the National Weather Service ranked the heat risk as “extreme” when accounting for the high temperatures and their unseasonably early arrival.
‘We’re Still Paying’: How Pets Became a Big Business
Heather Massey brought Ladybird to the veterinarian when the 9-year-old mutt began having seizures. A scan from an MRI machine revealed bad news: brain cancer. With the prognosis grim, Massey decided against further treatment at the animal hospital near her home in Athens, Georgia, and Ladybird died four months later. The MRI scan and related care had cost nearly $2,000, which Massey put on a specialty credit card she had learned about at a previous vet visit.
Fact-Checking Biden’s and Trump’s Claims About the Economy
WASHINGTON — Consumer sentiment about the state of the economy could be pivotal in shaping the 2024 presidential election. President Joe Biden is still grappling with how to address one of his biggest weaknesses: inflation, which has recently cooled but soared in his first years in office. Former President Donald Trump’s frequent economic boasts are undermined by the mass job losses and supply chain disruptions wrought by the pandemic.
These Grieving Parents Want Congress to Protect Children Online
WASHINGTON — Deb Schmill has become a fixture on Capitol Hill. Last week alone, she visited the offices of 13 lawmakers, one of more than a dozen trips she has made from her home near Boston over the past two years.
At Stanford, 2 Reports on Bias Show Extent of Divide Between Jews and Muslims
Stanford on Thursday released dueling reports — one on antisemitism and the other on anti-Muslim bias — that revealed mirroring images of campus life in recent months that may be impossible to reconcile.
Tips for Renting an EV for Your Summer Vacation
Are you curious about electric vehicles but not ready to buy one? Renting one can help you see what it’s like — and some car rental companies are offering discounts. But having a smooth electric vehicle experience, especially if you rent for vacation, requires a fair amount of planning because fast-charging stations, while more available than they were four years ago, still aren’t ubiquitous, like gas stations.
Nearly 100 Million Under Temperature Advisories as Heat Wave Lingers
Almost 100 million people across the United States spent the first day of summer Thursday sweltering in temperatures that topped 90 degrees, as meteorologists warned that the high-pressure system that scorched the country for the past four days would linger through the weekend in many places.
Major League Baseball Came to Birmingham. Then Willie Mays Died.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — When Willie Mays was perfecting his craft on the sandlots around Birmingham, Alabama, as a teenager in the 1940s, there was hardly anything bigger among the Black community than baseball. Overflowing crowds of Black fans packed Rickwood Field, the local ballpark, when the Birmingham Black Barons played, and on Sundays church would let out early so worshippers could watch baseball.
Russia and North Korea’s Defense Pact Is a New Headache for China
In the contest of global narratives, China has sought to cast itself as a peaceful nation opposed to dividing the world into rival camps. In contrast, it has accused the United States of building alliances that will drive the world toward a new Cold War.
Kennedy Fails to Qualify for CNN Debate
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. failed to qualify for the CNN presidential debate on June 27 by the network’s Thursday deadline, according to the outlet, a significant blow to his independent presidential bid that will deny him a coveted national stage alongside President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
Biden’s Strategy: Help Immigrants in the U.S., but Stop Others From Arriving
There are hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the United States who have been living in the country illegally for years, working and making a living, starting families and sending their children to school. President Joe Biden says they can stay.
It’s Unanimous: In the Senate, Neither Party Consents to the Other’s Ideas
WASHINGTON — In the Senate, the term “UC” stands for “unanimous consent” — usually verbal shorthand for an agreement by all senators to quickly take up and pass a bill. But with the November elections just months away, it might as well stand for: “You see? Our political opponents are dead wrong on this issue.”
Scorching Temperatures Sweep Across Eastern U.S.
The last full day of spring will feel more like deep summer across much of the eastern half of the United States. Parts of the Midwest have been sweltering for days, and temperatures across the Northeast are expected to reach the mid- to upper-90s on Wednesday, just as they did in parts of the region Tuesday. Humidity will make the air feel even hotter, and nighttime temperatures are expected to remain uncommonly high.
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