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Smoke from Canadian wildfires prompting alerts. An ER doctor offers his advice. There were hazy skies over the metro on Saturday and indeed over much of Minnesota. “You can barely see the skyline,” explains Bria Knorr, from Minneapolis. “It’s kind of hidden behind an orange haze.” That haze is a smoky fallout from Canadian wildfires. Our northern neighbor is battling …

Texas Used DOJ’s Concerns to Justify Redistricting. Now It Says They’re Off Base.  Democracy Docket Trump’s risky redistricting push in Texas could backfire in a big way  MSNBC News Texas leaders have repeatedly claimed the state’s voting maps are race blind. Until the Trump DOJ disagreed.  The Texas Tribune Republicans run a risky strategy for holding the House that rests on redrawn maps  Politico …

CNN  —  The State Department began firing more than 1,300 people on Friday as part of a dramatic overhaul of the agency, according to a State Department official. The firings will affect 1,107 civil service and 246 foreign service officers in Washington, DC, an internal notice seen by CNN said. It comes as the State Department implements a drastic reorganization …

Flood watch issued for Texas Hill Country, San Antonio, until 7 p.m. Sunday  San Antonio Express-News Dallas weather: Flash flood warning for northern DFW metroplex  FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth Weather warnings gave officials a 3 hour, 21 minute window to save lives in Kerr County. What happened then remains unclear.  The Texas Tribune Flash flood threat in the Southern Plains as Texas …

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Much of the Upper Midwest on Saturday was dealing with swaths of unhealthy air because of drifting smoke from Canadian wildfires, covering the northern region of the U.S. at a time when people want to be enjoying lakes, trails and the great outdoors. Most of Minnesota and parts of Montana, North Dakota and Wisconsin were ranked …

Palestinian American from Florida killed in the West Bank, family says  The Washington Post Israeli settlers beat U.S. citizen to death in West Bank  NPR Israeli settlers kill American-Palestinian visiting relatives in West Bank, says family  The Guardian Israeli settlers kill Palestinians in West Bank attack, health ministry says  BBC Family of American citizen killed by Israeli settlers demands US probe  Al Jazeera Source link

President Trump, first lady Melania Trump and Texas Governor Greg Abbott meet with local emergency services personnel as they survey flood damage along the Guadalupe River on July 11, in Kerrville, Texas. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Trump visited a storm-torn Texas on Friday as the fate of the nation’s top federal disaster agency …

Remains of final missing Camp Mystic counselor Katherine Ferruzzo found  San Antonio Express-News ‘Is It Safe?’ As Parents Weigh Risks of Summer Camps, Owners Review Safety Measures.  The New York Times Texas flooding death toll rises; new flood watch in effect  USA Today Camp Mystic counselor Katherine Ferruzzo’s remains found, family confirms  WOAI Trinity OC’s 8-year-old daughter dies in TX floods  ESPN Source link

A cannabis farmworker who was critically injured during a chaotic immigration raid by federal authorities in Southern California died Saturday, according to his family. Jaime Alanis Garcia’s death came days after he fell roughly 30 feet during a raid by federal immigration authorities at Glass House Farms in Camarillo, California, a city about 50 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. …

State lays off more than 1,300 people as Rubio pledges more efficiency  Politico Veteran U.S. diplomats baffled after mass layoffs at State Department  NBC News State Department starts firing more than 1,350 workers in Trump’s shake-up of diplomatic corps  Reuters Hundreds laid off in State Department overhaul  NPR State Dept lays off 1,350 employees as reorganization nears final phase  Federal News Network Source link