Biden unveils new measures aimed at addressing extreme heat as US swelters
President Joe Biden on Thursday unveiled a whole-of-government approach to protecting communities and workers from what he called the "real crisis" of extreme heat amid a recent spate of high temperatures and 150 million Americans are under heat alerts.
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Aviation legislation stalls in US Congress over pilot training rules
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON A bill to raise the mandatory commercial pilot retirement age to 67 from 65
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Divisive Israeli minister visits key Jerusalem holy site, drawing condemnation
Israel's minister of national security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, on Thursday joined a group of Jewish Israelis in visiting what is known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as Haram al-Sharif, or the Noble Sanctuary, drawing condemnation from Palestinian authorities and Israel's neighbors.
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'Barbenheimer' is stimulating the economy
"Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" have been such blockbuster movies that their impact appears to be showing up in economic statistics.
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A meat allergy caused by tick spit is getting more common, CDC says
At least 100,000 people in the U.S. have become allergic to red meat since 2010 because of a weird syndrome triggered by tick bites
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'Heat health emergency': Nearly half the US at risk as dangerous heat expands and intensifies in the Northeast
Heat is intensifying for millions of people in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic Thursday, creating a "heat health emergency" as nearly half of the country bakes in dangerously high temperatures.
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Are you affected by the extreme heat? Share your story
People across the United States are facing scorching temperatures during the planet's hottest July on record so far.
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When will Tori Kelly release her EP? Singer opens up about 'unexpected health challenges' after hospitalization
'It’s been a scary few days but I can feel your prayers & can’t stop thinking about you,' said Tori Kelly
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SEC’s Gensler Warns of Stability Risks in Leveraged Treasury Trades
Wall Street’s top watchdog is re-invigorating his push to boost regulation of leveraged trading in US Treasuries, which
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Biden Says Extreme Heat Costing US $100 Billion Annually
President Joe Biden said extreme heat is costing the US $100 billion a year and linked it directly
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Tick-Borne Red Meat Allergy Could Affect 450,000 Americans
As many as 450,000 Americans could have contracted an allergy to red meat that’s linked to tick bites,
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Why did Sinead O'Connor cry in 'Nothing Compares 2 U'? Tragic reason why singer shed tears towards the end of music video
'There were things going on in my own life. Things I was discovering that my mother had done I didn't know about,' said Sinead O'Connor
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