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This is the summer of flooding across the US, and scientists know why

This is the summer of flooding across the US, and scientists know why

Facebook Tweet Email Link Once synonymous with leisure and reprieve, summer has increasingly become a season marked by anxiety and disruption. Fossil fuel pollution — alongside other compounding factors — has transformed these months into a time of mounting peril, punctuated by relentless heat waves, rampant wildfires and catastrophic flooding. This summer, in particular, has been defined by a tragic …

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Nearly 300 pages of Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ records released after first-of-its-kind ruling | ‘Cop City‘

Nearly 300 pages of Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ records released after first-of-its-kind ruling | ‘Cop City‘

More than a year after a digital news outlet and a research group sued the Atlanta Police Foundation for allegedly violating Georgia’s open records law, the foundation has sent plaintiffs nearly 300 pages of records linked to its role as the driving force behind the police training center known as “Cop City”. The outcome “opens the door to what we …

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"He's a madman": Trump's team frets about Netanyahu after Syria strikes – Axios

“He’s a madman”: Trump’s team frets about Netanyahu after Syria strikes  Axios White House concerned by ‘madman’ Netanyahu’s behavior, US officials say in wake of Syria strikes  The Times of Israel U.S. Reins in Israel as Its Actions in Syria Threaten Regional Strategy  Haaretz ‘Acted like a madman’: White House increasingly concerned by Netanyahu’s Mideast policies – report  The Jerusalem Post Netanyahu ‘bombs everything’: …

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Trump threatens Aeromexico, sparks air conflict with Sheinbaum – Euronews.com

Trump threatens Aeromexico, sparks air conflict with Sheinbaum  Euronews.com Trump administration imposes limits on Mexican flights and threatens Delta alliance in trade dispute  Yahoo Home Trump administration fires warning at Mexico over ‘blatant disregard’ of air agreement  Fox Business US threatens Mexican flights over cargo, competition issues  Reuters US Threatens to Upend Delta-Aeromexico Deal in Mexico Orders  Bloomberg.com Source link

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MAGA AI bot network divided on Trump-Epstein backlash

MAGA AI bot network divided on Trump-Epstein backlash

A previously unreported network of hundreds of accounts on X is using artificial intelligence to automatically reply to conservatives with positive messages about people in the Trump administration, researchers say. But with the MAGA movement split over the administration’s handling of files involving deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the accounts’ messaging has broken, offering contradictory statements on the issue and …

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Here’s what we know about the East Hollywood nightclub incident

Here’s what we know about the East Hollywood nightclub incident

Facebook Tweet Email Link A lively night outside a bustling East Hollywood nightclub took a devastating turn early Saturday when a car barreled through a crowded sidewalk, injuring at least 30 people, including seven critically. The crash occurred outside The Vermont Hollywood, where 29-year-old Fernando Ramirez had been kicked out for being disruptive before police say he drove his car …

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To defeat Trump, the left must learn from him | Austin Sarat

To defeat Trump, the left must learn from him | Austin Sarat

In the first six months of his second term as president, Donald Trump has dominated the national political conversation, implemented an aggressive agenda of constitutional reform, scrambled longstanding American alliances, and helped alter US political culture. Pro-democracy forces have been left with their heads spinning. They (and I) have spent too much time simply denouncing or pathologizing him and far …

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Zelenskyy says Ukraine offered Russia a new round of peace talks – POLITICO

Zelenskyy says Ukraine offered Russia a new round of peace talks – POLITICO

Russian state news agency TASS reported that Moscow’s negotiating team confirmed receiving the invitation from Kyiv but said no date had been agreed on yet. Russian President Vladimir Putin has ignored calls from U.S. President Donald Trump to implement a ceasefire, while Kyiv has agreed to one on the condition that Russia stop its attacks on Ukraine. In the latest …

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