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Mason, Tennessee — The small West Tennessee town of Mason, just 2 square miles in size, is home to about 1,000 people. But its residents are now divided by what a new immigration detention facility will mean for the area.  Shannon Whitfield has lived in Mason for 13 years. Earlier this month, Mason’s town leaders voted to reopen a shuttered …

This story originally appeared on Vox and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Air conditioners have been working overtime this hot summer, from those tiny window units to the massive AC towers that serve the tightly packed apartment buildings in major cities. And while they bring the relief of cool air, these contraptions also create the conditions for dangerous …

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Evacuations are underway in Egg Harbor Township in Atlantic County as Hurricane Erin’s impacts are being felt across New Jersey on Thursday. Guests in motels and residents of homes in low-lying areas of town were being evacuated due to flooding, Egg Harbor Township Police Chief Frederick Spano told NJ Advance Media around 8:30 p.m. “We do have significant flooding in …

In once-abandoned Texas town a sweet revival blooms again  MySA Source link

Karen Wagner, left, speaks with Rep. Mike Flood before a town hall at Kimball Recital Hall on campus at the University of Nebraska Lincoln in Lincoln, Nebraska, on August 4, 2025. AP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption AP/Getty Images The August recess is a time for Congress to put in face time at home, meet with constituents and maybe lay …

As the humidity rises in 35-degree Tokyo, so too do the dead. Ever since the Edo period, Japanese summertime has been associated with the arrival of supernatural forces – a season defined by malevolent spirits. As the country’s temperatures soar, it’s believed that the barriers separating the world of the living and the dead begin to wane, allowing once contained …

Frustrated residents boo Calif. Republican at latest town hall  SFGATE California GOP lawmaker faces taunts and jeers over Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ at town halls  CNN A California GOP congressman’s town hall devolved into jeers as angry voters slammed Trump  CalMatters Republican’s town hall descends into chaos as angry voters rage over Epstein files and Trump agenda  The Independent Boos, jeers as LaMalfa holds …

Facebook Tweet Email Link GOP Rep. Doug LaMalfa drew taunts and jeers at two raucous town hall meetings Monday over his support for President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” LaMalfa, whose district spans much of the state’s northern interior, is the latest Republican to face harsh in-person criticism, as members of the party attempt to sell Trump’s sweeping agenda back …

Huntington Park, California, a working-class community of more than 50,000 people, has recently felt like it has a bullseye on its back because of ramped-up raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.  The town is 95.6% Latino, and as many as 45% of the residents are undocumented, according to the city. City Council member Jonathan Sanabria, who grew up in Huntington …