DRIED UP: In Utah, drying Great Salt Lake leads to air pollution
The American West is experiencing its driest period in human history, a megadrought that threatens health, agriculture and entire ways of life. DRIED UP is examining the dire effects of the drought on the states most affected — as well as the solutions Americans are embracing. Air pollution in Salt Lake City was so bad last year it set off the fire alarms in Elizabeth Joy’s clinic. Joy, a family and sports medicine doctor, said that her patients had
Read MoreFar-right candidate causes headaches for GOP in New Hampshire
Republicans are staring down the possibility that a far-right candidate will prevail in New Hampshire’s GOP Senate primary, complicating what should be a prime pickup opportunity in the upper chamber. Retired Army Gen. Don Bolduc (R), who’s accused the state’s governor of being a “Chinese communist sympathizer” and falsely claimed former President Trump won the 2020 election, has been leading a field of 11 GOP candidates to take on Sen. Maggie Hassan (D) in November. In a sign of gr
Read MoreBiden predicts ‘a really difficult two years’ if Democrats lose the midterms
President Biden on Monday acknowledged "a really difficult two years" if Democrats lose control of Congress in November's midterm elections. Biden said at a Democratic National Committee fundraising event in Boston that he would spend a lot more time "in the veto" because he would have difficulty getting "anything done" legislatively if Republicans take over. “We need to control the House and the Senate to win the race up and down the ticket,“ Biden said, according to a pool report. "If we lose the House or lose the Senate, it's going to be a really difficult two years.
Read MoreCheney: Trump's reported insistence he would stay in White House 'affirms the reality of the danger'
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Read MoreWhy Ukraine’s successful offensive is such bad news for Vladimir Putin
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