Phoenix Set for Sunny Skies and Rising Temperatures This Week, Predicts National Weather Service The National Weather Service predicts clear skies and rising temperatures in Phoenix, with gusty winds expected by Sunday. 05/4/2024 - 2:38 am | View Link
Vietnam temperature records tumble as heat wave scorches More than 100 temperature records fell across Vietnam in April, according to official data, as a deadly heat wave scorches South and Southeast Asia. 05/3/2024 - 9:16 pm | View Link
Can you survive summer indoors without AC? In Arizona, many don’t Nearly half of the people who suffered heat-related deaths in Arizona last year lived outdoors without shelter, but public health officials and lawmakers are starting to pay more attention to the risk ... 05/3/2024 - 2:57 pm | View Link
First heatwave of the year expected to hit Southern states next week Southern Texas is expected to feel the most severe heat threat next week, according to the National Weather Service. 05/2/2024 - 4:09 pm | View Link
First heat wave of the year to bake southern United States next week It could set records from South Texas to the Southeast as temperatures climb 10 to 25 degrees above normal between Wednesday and Mother’s Day weekend. 05/2/2024 - 6:33 am | View Link
“The U. S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine, with the massive outlay being repaid with the windfall profits from sovereign Russian assets that have been frozen – and are accruing interest — mostly in Europe,” Bloomberg reports.
“Republicans have launched more than 30 investigations into the State Department since taking power in 2023, an unusually high number that is fueling partisan tensions,” Politico reports.
“Democratic lawmakers and State Department officials say this particular chapter of the growing partisan rancor on Capitol Hill is affecting U. S. foreign policy: It distracts U.
Nevada Independent: “The lawsuit alleges that the four-day period for mail ballots postmarked by Election Day to be received violates federal law because it does not conform to the Election Day deadline established by the federal government.”
The Colorado legislature convened Saturday for a final weekend of work in its 2024 session, which is set to end Wednesday. Major pieces of legislation are still pending, with lawmakers expected to debate gun regulations, housing, land-use policy, transportation, property tax reform and other priorities in the final days.
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Updated at 5:25 p.m.: A proposed excise tax on guns and ammunition to pay for victim services cleared a key Senate committee Saturday afternoon after Democrats turned on their own over its movement through the chamber.
The measure would create a 6.5% tax on gun and ammo dealers and raise an expected $39 million a year, according to sponsor Sen.
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