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Some California Counties Ban River Recreation Because of Dangerous Conditions
The New York Times - 18 Jun 2023 11:00
Several counties have banned recreation on rivers that flow from the Sierra Nevada because of swift currents and fatalities.
Height of cool: mountain retreats in the Austrian Tirol
The Guardian - 18 Jun 2023 12:00
With its glorious views, rich cuisine and vertiginous trails, the Austrian Tirol is a winter wonderland - but it's even better in summer A wooden swimming jetty juts into a lake of deepest emerald green. In the distance ...
'Historic and significant': key lawyer's verdict on Alabama supreme court ruling
The Guardian - 18 Jun 2023 14:00
Deuel Ross, who argued the voting rights case Allen v Milligan before the court, discusses the significance of the 5-4 decision On June 8, the US supreme court issued one of its most surprising decisions in recent memory...
Minneapolis Is Quietly Trying to Throw Out the Lawsuit Against the Cop Who Killed Amir Locke
Mother Jones - 18 Jun 2023 01:32
The city of Minneapolis is asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit against the police officer who killed Amir Locke during a February 2022 raid that sparked protests. Locke, a 22-year-old Black aspiring musician, was...
'Dark side of the human spirit': Stephen Bright's death penalty fight
The Guardian - 18 Jun 2023 09:00
Doyen of death row lawyers releases The Fear of Too Much Justice, a book named for a famous supreme court dissent When Stephen Bright takes on a new death row client, he makes them a promise. He pledges to stick with the...
Six-year-old boy dies from lightning strike weeks after father was killed instantly in same blast
New York Post - 18 Jun 2023 00:27
Grayson Boggs' death was the fifth lightning fatality of the year in the U.S. and the second in Texas. The 6-year-old's father was the state's first this year.
Ashes diary: Moeen's finger and wallet bear brunt of a hard day's spin
The Guardian - 18 Jun 2023 18:15
Fans in the Hollies Stand pig out on a damp Sunday but Darth Vader outstays his welcome at the first Test It was a tough day for Moeen Ali, fined 25% of his match fee for using a drying agent on his hands and rubbing a h...
Fraudster Anna Sorokin combative in Chris Cuomo interview: 'How many more times shall I apologize?'
New York Post - 18 Jun 2023 04:10
"I said I regret a lot of decisions I made when I was younger and I think I should be afforded a chance to move on with my life," Sorokin said.
Brazil: 11 dead and 20 missing after cyclone strikes in south
The Guardian - 18 Jun 2023 03:45
Authorities warn of landslides after conducting several thousand flood rescues in two days At least 11 people were killed in Brazil's southern state of Rio Grande do Sul after an extra-tropical cyclone struck the region,...
Ruben Neves: Wolves captain set to join Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal in £47m deal
BBC - 18 Jun 2023 16:07
Wolves agree a 55m euro (£47m) deal to sell captain Ruben Neves to Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal.
The woman who founded Father's Day was a renegade, great-granddaughter says
ABC News - 18 Jun 2023 14:54
You could call her the mother of Father’s Day
Why NYC Suburbs Increasingly Resent the City
The New York Times - 18 Jun 2023 09:00
Tension between the city and its surrounding areas over issues like crime, immigration and congestion pricing has grown since the pandemic.
Publicly-owned clean energy company will create thousands of Scottish jobs, Labour to say
Sky News - 18 Jun 2023 22:26
Thousands of jobs could be created in Scotland under a Labour proposal to create a publicly-owned clean energy company with its headquarters north of the border, the leader of the opposition has said.
Lionel Messi, Saudi Arabia and a Contract to Promote the Kingdom
The New York Times - 18 Jun 2023 18:52
A contract between Messi and Saudi Arabia's tourism authority offers a glimpse at the details of their multimillion-dollar relationship.
The best way to raise cows sustainably? Set them free
The Guardian - 18 Jun 2023 12:00
An old farming technique called silvopasture, which allows cows to graze on a variety of plants in forests and tree-filled pastureland, is seeing a resurgence across the world Brett Chedzoy and his wife, Maria, live on a...
Collapsed stretch of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia to reopen within 2 weeks, governor says
New York Post - 18 Jun 2023 06:15
"We are getting it done here in Philly," Gov. Josh Shapiro said at a briefing at Philadelphia International Airport after the flyover that included members of Congress and the city's mayor.
Biden holds 1st reelection rally after rolling out major union endorsements
ABC News - 18 Jun 2023 02:41
President Joe Biden kicked off the first reelection campaign rally in Philadelphia after rolling out major union endorsements.
The Root Causes of San Francisco's Disorder
Wall Street Journal - 18 Jun 2023 21:42
Covid lockdowns hastened the city's decline, but it won't recover as long as it clings to progressive obsessions.
Pixar's 'Elemental' Falls Flat, Adding to Worries About the Brand
The New York Times - 18 Jun 2023 19:19
The original animated film took in $29.5 million at the box office, by far the worst opening in Pixar's three-decade history. "The Flash," from Warner Bros., also struggled.
Man, 71, charged with setting massive Yosemite park fire initially blamed on climate change
New York Post - 18 Jun 2023 18:08
Edward Fredrick Wackerman of Mariposa, Calif., was busted Friday on suspicion of arson for allegedly igniting the Oak Fire, which destroyed 127 homes, caused thousands of people to evacuate and ravaged nearly 20,000 acre...
Nottingham Open 2023 results: Katie Boulter beats Jodie Burrage to win first WTA title
BBC - 18 Jun 2023 17:19
Katie Boulter wins her first WTA title with a dominant victory in Nottingham over Jodie Burrage in the first all-British tour-level final in 46 years.
Celebrities Use AI to Take Control of Their Own Images
Wall Street Journal - 18 Jun 2023 16:00
Using AI-generated duplicates, brands also benefit, using stars in ways they never could before.