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Thermometer reading 130 degrees F in Death Valley National Park

The Record Temperatures Enveloping The West Are Not Your Average Heat Wave

It might be tempting to shrug at the scorching weather across large swaths of the West. This just in: It gets hot in the summer. But this record-setting heat wave’s remarkable power, size and unusually early appearance is giving meteorologists and climate experts yet more cause for concern about the routinization of extreme weather in an era of climate change. Continue Reading The Record Temperatures Enveloping The West Are Not Your Average Heat Wave

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Former President Donald Trump addresses the North Carolina Republican Party's annual state convention on June 5. Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images

Donald Trump Pressed Justice Department To Reverse The Election Results, Documents Show

A batch of emails released by the Democrats on the House Oversight Committee appears to paint a clearer picture of how former President Donald Trump and his allies attempted to pressure the U.S. Justice Department to investigate unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election. Continue Reading Donald Trump Pressed Justice Department To Reverse The Election Results, Documents Show

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