Among the weather-related hazards made worse by climate change, extreme heat is the No. 1 killer, responsible for an estimated 3,900 deaths in California from 2010 to 2019.
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Another View: Surprise! Good tidings from the IRS
The federal agency has been doing better. Now it needs to go after the most sophisticated scofflaws.
Elwood Watson: Visit Florida, where you’ll learn about the benefits of slavery
Florida has justly earned its recent reputation as the most dysfunctional, surreal, and outlandish state in the nation. The so-called Sunshine State continues to promote high-profile lunacy. Last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the new, updated framework for how Black history will be taught in K-12 schools, including guidelines that slavery was beneficial to enslaved […]
Clarence Page: It is high time to put political differences aside for the good of the country
Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s effort to hold military promotions hostage to politics over providing military personnel access to abortion violates his pledge to support our troops and their families.
Our View: Amid deadly heat wave, some good news on the climate
There is a boom occurring in clean energy, and we are all reaping the benefits.
Commentary: If Trump loses the GOP nomination, he could drag the party down with him
One of Trump’s powers is something that stems from a personality trait that almost no politicians, or even dictators would want to display in public: his apparent disregard for mostly anyone but himself.
Commentary: Congress needs to rein in ‘swipe fees’ to protect Maine consumers
The Credit Card Competition Act would stop Visa and Mastercard from hurting small business operators by reining in predatory swipe fees that are among the highest in the world.
Jase Graves: A summer staycation travel guide
Are you tired of financing a tank of gas? Are you afraid your armpits might burst into flames if you leave the air-conditioned confines of your home? Or maybe, like our family, you blew a decade’s worth of vacation savings on a trip to New York City over the Christmas holidays, and you’re still having […]
The Conversation: As contentious judicial ‘reform’ becomes law in Israel, Netanyahu cements his political legacy
THE CONVERSATION — Israel’s parliament passed a law on July 24, 2023, that limits the Supreme Court’s ability to rein in government actions, part of a broader proposal by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to strengthen the power of the country’s executive branch. The legislation has divided the country for months, sparking massive demonstrations. Opponents say the […]
Commentary: Tornado at Pfizer plant exposes fragility of drug supply chain
The U.S. needs a strategic reserve of its most important medicines.
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