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New Solar Tariffs Could Raise Costs and Threaten Climate Goals
A new report says import duties on panels from Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Thailand, intended to protect U.S. manufacturers, could push power prices up as much as 66 percent.Climate -
The New York Times - Business
Sacklers Threatened with Lawsuits from States and Creditors for Purdue Pharma
Legal maneuverings followed a Supreme Court ruling last month that denied the Sackler family immunity from liability over its role in the opioid crisis. -
The New York Times - Top stories
Extreme Heat and Heat Stroke: What ER Doctors Want You to Know
We asked emergency room doctors for their advice on protecting yourself from dehydration, heat stroke and other serious health problems. -
The Hill - Politics
California budgets $12M for reparations laws: What to know
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed off on the planned spending as part of the state's new $297.9 billion budget last weekend.California -
The New York Times - Top stories
26,000 Evacuate as Wildfire Spreads in Northern California
The fire has burned more than 3,000 acres and threatened residents of Oroville, near the town of Paradise, which was destroyed by a wildfire in 2018.California -
CBS News - Top stories
California's Thompson Fire forces evacuations, destroys homes
The Thompson Fire has forced evacuations in Butte County, California, as firefighters try to contain flames that spread across 3,000 acres. CBS News Sacramento's Rachel Wulff reports from Oroville.California -
CBS News - Top stories
Fast-moving Northern California wildfire forces evacuations
The Thompson Fire broke out Tuesday near the Northern California city of Oroville amid extreme heat and has forced thousands of people to flee their homes. The blaze is burning out of control in the same county as the town of Paradise, the site of ...California -
CBS News - Top stories
California wildfire forces evacuations for 28,000 people
The Thompson Fire has burned through more than 3,500 acres in Butte County, California, since it started Tuesday morning, prompting the evacuations of over 28,000 people. CBS News correspondent Elise Preston reports.California -
ABC News - Top stories
WATCH: Sea lion charges toward beachgoers in California
A defensive sea lion mother was seen charging at people on a beach in San Diego.California -
CBS News - Top stories
Firefighters working to contain Thompson Fire in Northern California
The Thompson Fire burning in Northern California is only 7% contained as of Thursday afternoon as firefighters try to get a handle on the blaze. CBS News' Elise Preston reports from Oroville. Then, meteorologist Jessica Burch joins with the latest ...California -
CBS News - Top stories
Were the murders of California teens the work of a serial killer?
Two young girls brutally killed on California's Torrey Pines State Beach six years apart. Thirty years later, DNA on one of the victims leads to two suspects — one of them worked for police.California -
NBC News - Top stories
California's unexpected energy challenge: too much solar
As California works toward its ambitious clean energy vision, an almost counterintuitive challenge has emerged: The state is, at times, generating more solar energy than it can handle. It’s to the point where loads of clean energy are going to ...California -
The New York Times - Top stories
How Olympians Prepare for Extreme Heat
Sauna training, frozen balloons and “marshmallow suits” help athletes manage extreme temperatures. -
CBS News - Top stories
Extreme heat continues across the U.S.
Millions of Americans are in for another day of dangerous high temperatures with head advisories in effect in several states. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans has more. -
Inc. - Business
With One Simple Trick United Airlines May Have Cheered Up Customers Facing Weather-Delayed Flights
The airline hopes to improve customer satisfaction with a very indirect change to how it does business: giving people just a little bit more data, using buzzy AI tech, to explain weather-related flight delays. -
The Guardian - World
Wimbledon diary: weather joins Murray lament – and anyone for a £5 water top-up?
Revamped shop benefits as crowds try to dodge the rain while Evian provides refilling station for spectators. On Thursday evening, Andy Murray’s team had shed tears at his final doubles match with his brother Jamie and by Friday morning the ... -
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The Guardian - World
Twisters review – Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones find whirlwind romance in weather-hacking 90s sequel
Feelings fly between Edgar-Jones’s tornado-halting scientist and AI-handsome Powell’s storm-chasin’ YouTuber. Just don’t mention climate change. Twister was the smash-hit 90s disaster film about tornadoes, co-scripted by Michael Crichton, which ... -
The Guardian - World
Temperatures 1.5C above pre-industrial era average for 12 months, data shows
Copernicus Climate Change Service says results a ‘large and continuing shift’ in the climate. The world has baked for 12 consecutive months in temperatures 1.5C (2.7F) greater than their average before the fossil fuel era, new data shows.. ... -
ESPN - Sports
Sources: Burks, Heat agree to 1-year contract
Alec Burks, who averaged nearly 18 points per game for the Knicks after OG Anunoby was injured in the playoffs, has reached a one-year deal with the Heat, sources told ESPN. -
NBC News - Top stories
Extreme heat is changing where and when we vacation
As the climate crisis pushes temperatures higher, some popular destinations are extending their peak seasons and cooler locales are seeing summer demand surge. -
CBS News - Top stories
Dangerous heat waves across U.S. affecting millions
Dangerous heat across the U.S. has affected millions of people, with electric bills expected to increase 7.9% this summer as America fights to keep cool. -
NBC News - Top stories
Discriminatory past shapes heat waves in communities of color
Discrimination shapes heat waves in minority and low-income neighborhoods, as mortality records show that heat waves kill along socioeconomic and racial lines. -
NBC News - Top stories
Walmart, Chipotle and others feel the heat over prices
Even as inflation cools, customers are still bristling at higher prices while criticizing companies like Walmart, Wendy's and Chipotle. -
The New York Times - Lifestyle
How Can I Dress to Stay Cool in the Heat?
As temperatures rise, a reader wonders how to dress for sweaty summers while maintaining a sense of style. -
CBS News - Top stories
Deadly heat wave hits West Coast
Firefighters out West are trying to contain dozens of wildfires amid a dangerous and deadly heat wave. A motorcyclist died over the weekend after enduring scorching temperatures in Death Valley National Park. Carter Evans reports on the ... -
CBS News - Top stories
Americans enduring extreme heat from coast to coast
Nearly 160 million Americans are under heat alerts Tuesday with the West Coast expected to see record-breaking highs well over 100 degrees and the East Coast facing smothering humidity. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans reports from Las Vegas on ... -
CBS News - Top stories
As Beryl disappates, dangerous heat still lingers
Beryl has mostly dissipated, but the rain from its remnants still poses flooding risks. Meanwhile, dangerously high temperatures still threaten both coasts. CBS New York meteorologist Lonnie Quinn has the forecast. -
CBS News - Top stories
Millions of Americans remain under severe heat warnings
Millions of Americans across the country are still experiencing record-breaking heat. High temperatures have already caused at least four deaths in Oregon. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans is in Las Vegas, where average daily temperatures have ... -
Financial Times - World
Big Tech feels the heat over AI concerns
Also in this newsletter: Pelosi presses Biden, green transition slowing, India as a superpowerArtificial Intelligence -
The Hill - Politics
Houston sweats without power in heat wave
Welcome to The Hill's Sustainability newsletter {beacon} Sustainability Sustainability The Big Story Without power, millions sweat through Houston heat wave Millions across Houston and surrounding regions are facing a June heat wave without ... -
CBS News - Top stories
Why cities usually experience more heat
This summer's heat wave has shattered temperature records across the U.S., but those living in so-called "urban heat islands" are feeling the heat even more. CBS News' John Dickerson explains. -
Inc. - Business
As AI Rises, Startup Anthropic Wants Others to Invent Tools to Measure Whether It’s Safe or Threatening
To keep AIs safe, Anthropic is offering grants to third parties to develop benchmarks that will assess the effectiveness and potential threats from new AI models. -
Yahoo Sports - Sports
Michael Chandler angles for Conor McGregor at Sphere again – and threatens to flip for Islam Makhachev title shot
Maybe Michael Chandler is going on the offensive in his fight with Conor McGregor – and dangling his own title shot. -
Yahoo Sports - Sports
Video: Nate Diaz loses cool, threatens influencer N3on after getting trolled at press conference
Watch Nate Diaz go off on influencer N3on after getting trolled in the pre-fight press conference for boxing match vs. Jorge Masvidal. -
ABC News - World
Salvador's president threatens to use gang-crackdown style tactics against price gougers
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, famous for his heavy-handed crackdown on street gangs, has threatened to use similar tactics against price gougers -
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ABC News - World
French faces political paralysis after election with no clear winner
French voters split their parliament into left, center and far-right, leaving the country with the stunning prospect of a deadlocked parliament and political paralysis -
NBC News - Top stories
Life-threatening storm surge expected along Gulf Coast of Texas after Beryl makes landfall
Hurricane Beryl struck the Texas coast early Monday after regaining strength over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico overnight, with forecasters warning that dangerous storm surges and flash flooding were expected.