July 4th events threatened by heat wave. And, Russia strikes on Ukraine's capital
July 4th events for America's milestone birthday are being threatened by a brutal heat wave. And, Russia has struck Ukraine's capital, killing several people in what it calls retaliatory attacks.
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Former USAID head grieves its closure while hoping for its future
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A hot summer trend in the sharing economy? Rental swimming pools
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How a fertilizer shortage caused by the Iran war could affect U.S. food prices
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Oregon ER doctors win a 'David and Goliath' battle against a national company
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Morning news brief
Heat threatens U.S. 250th celebrations, Russian advances slow as Ukraine hits back, infighting risks derailing Democrats' House hopes.
Some states rolling back worker heat protections
The heat dome encasing much of the eastern U.S. is reviving concerns about protecting workers from the heat. Many states have laws in place but some, including Florida, have rolled them back.
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Police criticise timing of decision on pubs staying open for England match
Police chiefs say the government's "late announcement" means forces would have to take officers away from other duties.
On the Strait of Hormuz, BBC finds seized ships and shark fishermen as uneasy calm returns
The BBC travels to the city of Bandar Abbas - the first international journalists to visit the Iranian side of the strait.
Ukrainian woman named by Interpol as main suspect in Monaco bomb attack
Monaco's prosecutor's office says the suspect is no longer in Monaco.
NHS to reward people who walk 30 minutes a day
The "marathon a month" scheme, developed with former Olympic medallist Sir Brendan Foster, will launch early next year.
France records 2,025 excess deaths at peak of heatwave as Europe braces for more extreme weather
Forecasters are warning of further extreme temperatures on the continent in the next few days.
Nasa launches mission to save falling space telescope
A Nasa-funded robot has blasted off to catch a falling telescope in mid-orbit and blast it back to safety before it burns up.
'Less than 10% sheep': How millions may have unknowingly eaten goat, skin and fat kebabs
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Greek man found guilty of murdering Scottish woman in Crete
The man is sentenced to 10 years for killing Jean Hanlon from Dumfries, who was found in the waters off the Greek island in 2009.
Burnham says there is some room for movement on tax
But the likely next PM says he will stick to Labour's pledges to not raise VAT, income tax or national insurance.
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EU appears to find datacenter emissions easier to offset than lobbyists
Report says proposed rewrite gives operators more freedom to shop around for a greener grade
Databricks unifies OLTP and OLAP, depending on what counts as a copy
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User swore hacker called General Failure had invaded his PC
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Left hand, meet right hand
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