Climate change made killer heat wave in Mexico, Southwest U.S. even warmer and 35 times more likely

Warming from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas to blame, a collection of scientists that run rapid and non-peer reviewed climate attribution studies calculated Thursday. Margarita Salazar, 82, wipes the sweat off with a tissue inside her home amid high heat in Veracruz, Mexico, on June 16, 2024. Human-caused climate change intensified and … Read more

Aide to Rep. Marcy Kaptur boasts of receiving Biden student loan bailout — which his boss opposed

A staffer for a Democratic congresswoman boasted online Wednesday that President Biden’s student loan bailout — an executive action that his boss publicly opposed in the past — had been extended to him “Just got a call to let me know my student debt has been canceled,” Rep. Marcy Kaptur’s (D-Ohio) communications director Ben Kamens … Read more

Supreme Court upholds California woman’s drug smuggling conviction that leaned on expert’s opinion

The Supreme Court upheld the drug smuggling conviction of a California woman who claimed an expert’s opinion in her trial was given too much weight. (Mark Schiefelbein / Associated Press) The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a California woman’s drug smuggling conviction that was based in part on an expert’s testimony that criminal gangs rarely … Read more

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