"So as summer unfolds, it's important for people to keep cool and protect themselves from the extreme heat… To get a sense of how to do that and what to look for, NPR's All Things Considered spoke with Kristina Dahl, a senior climate scientist with the Union of Concerned Scientists, about which groups are most at risk, the early symptoms of heat-related illness and what cities and individuals can do to mitigate the risks."
"From the Pacific Northwest to the Northeast, the heat is on this weekend, and by next week soaring temperatures could travel as far north as the Arctic Circle."
"Yet many tropical forest societies found immensely successful methods of food production, in even the most challenging of circumstances, which could sustain impressively large populations and social structures. The past two decades of archaeological exploration, applying the latest science from the land and the air, have stripped away canopies to provide new, more favourable assessments." Rethinking cities of the past.
"Chinese researchers have unveiled an ancient skull that could belong to a completely new species of human… The team has claimed it is our closest evolutionary relative among known species of ancient human, such as Neanderthals and Homo erectus." They're popping up all over.
"A U.S. government report on UFOs said Friday it found no evidence of aliens, but acknowledged 143 reports of 'unidentified aerial phenomena' since 2004 that could not be explained."
"The World Health Organization (WHO) forecasts that people most vulnerable to COVID-19, such as the elderly, will need to get an annual vaccine booster to be protected against variants, an internal document seen by Reuters shows."
"The US white ex-police officer convicted of murdering African-American man George Floyd in Minneapolis in May 2020 has been sentenced to 22 years and six months in jail… The judge said Derek Chauvin's sentence was based "on your abuse of a position of trust and authority, and also the particular cruelty shown" to Mr Floyd."
"The lack of trees reflects some of her neighborhood's problems. Mount Pleasant was hard-hit as people and money left for the suburbs over the past 50 years. 'We have a lot of abandoned houses,' (Shirley Bell-Wheeler) says, 'and when they went through and tore down all the abandoned houses, they also tore down the trees on the curb.'" We're (planning on) planting trees in Cleveland.
"A structural engineering report provided to the Champlain Towers condominium association in 2018 found widespread problems that required extensive repairs 'in the near future.'"
"A Colorado man hailed as a hero for shooting a suspect who fatally gunned down a police officer this week was killed by police while holding the suspect's rifle, police said Friday." More guns leads to more death.
"A man wielding a knife in the German city of Würzburg has killed three people and injured several others, according to local authorities…Videos on social media showed the man armed with a large knife being confronted and subdued by passers-by."
"The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday sided with the TransUnion credit reporting company, ruling that thousands of consumers whose names were improperly flagged as potential terrorists cannot sue the company for damages… By a 5-to-4 vote, the court ruled that Congress does not have the power under the Constitution to establish statutory rights and the power to enforce those rights with private lawsuits." The court rules we can't hold the companies that control substantial portions of our lives to account.
"Already, Republicans are hardening in opposition to Biden's scheme of passing the $1 trillion infrastructure deal — which hasn't been written yet — alongside a much larger package containing the remainder of his agenda that will require only Democratic votes."
"Six Democrats so far have announced they will be leaving the House in 2022, most in swing districts where the lack of an incumbent likely makes it tougher for the party to hold the seat… But party strategists say that figure is smaller than they expected, delivering a morale boost for Democrats as they brace for a midterm election that could dismantle their narrow majority. And some swing-seat members in Texas, Pennsylvania and Florida — many of whom were openly mulling futures outside the House — are now expected to stay put."
"The Justice Department is suing Georgia over the state’s new election law, alleging Republican state lawmakers rushed through a sweeping overhaul with an intent to deny Black voters equal access to the ballot."
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