GOP governors sent buses of migrants to D.C. — with no plan for what came next
For months, governors of Texas and Arizona have been sending charter buses full of migrants to Washington D.C. Neither the local nor federal government greets them when they arrive. (Image credit: Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images) Read More at NPR
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A fire at a music pub in eastern Thailand kills at least 13
Video circulating on social media showed people fleeing the pub while thick black smoke billowed from the door and then the entrance through which people were escaping was suddenly engulfed in flames. (Image credit: Anuthep Cheysakron/AP) Read More at NPR
Read More »Kari Lake, news anchor turned election denier, is Arizona GOP nominee for governor
Kari Lake, who has spent her campaign spreading election lies, was endorsed by Trump. Her rival, Karrin Taylor Robson, was backed by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and former Vice President Mike Pence. (Image credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Read More at NPR
Read More »Four people are found dead in two burning homes in Nebraska
A man was seen driving away from the city of Laurel before the bodies were discovered and that investigators wanted to speak to him, a Nebraska State Patrol official said. (Image credit: Riley Tolan-Keig/The Norfolk Daily News via AP) Read More at NPR
Read More »A jury says InfoWars’ Alex Jones must pay 2 Sandy Hook parents more than $4 million
The InfoWars host and creator will have to pay $4.1 million to two parents whose 6-year-old son was killed at Sandy Hook Elementary in 2012. Jones spent years claiming the mass shooting as a hoax. (Image credit: Sergio Flores/Getty Images) Read More at NPR
Read More »Faced with drought, a wine region in central California looks to develop a spaceport
California’s Central Coast is facing a future with much less water. Vineyards and the irrigation they need aren’t sustainable. So Paso Robles is courting a spaceport as the region’s new moneymaker. Read More at NPR
Read More »Encore: Sprite ditches its iconic green bottle, but critics say it’s not enough
For decades, Sprite has come in green bottles, but the company says clear plastic is more easily recycled. Environmentalists say the issue is not the color but the single-use plastic. Read More at NPR
Read More »The Biden administration has declared monkeypox a public health emergency
The White House has declared monkeypox to be a public health emergency. This could be a turning point in the lackluster monkeypox response. Read More at NPR
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