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At least six dead, 1,500 hospitalized as heat wave hits Japan
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/07/15/national/least-five-dead-1500-taken-hospitals-heat-wave-hits-japan/#.W0wIcLiQw2w

tags: severe weather, extreme weather


Trump “Charity” Exposed as Elaborate Scheme to Make Golf Debts Go Away
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/06/trump-foundation-lawsuit


Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats raised the alarm on growing cyberattack threats against the United States, saying the situation is at a "critical point" and coming out forcefully against Russia.
"The warning signs are there. The system is blinking. It is why I believe we are at a critical point," Coats said, addressing the Hudson Institute in Washington, DC, on Friday.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/14/politics/director-of-national-intelligence-dan-coats-cyberattacks-russia/index.html


Vice President Mike Pence turns nostalgic when he talks about growing up in small-town Columbus, Indiana, where his father helped build a Midwestern empire of more than 200 gas stations that provided an upbringing on the “front row of the American dream.”
The collapse of Kiel Bros. Oil Co. in 2004 was widely publicized. Less known is that the state of Indiana — and, to a smaller extent, Kentucky and Illinois — are still on the hook for millions of dollars to clean up more than 85 contaminated sites across the three states, including underground tanks that leaked toxic chemicals into soil, streams and wells.
https://apnews.com/07f9256ae1984362ba3eff192b4d6dd0


Airlines prepare for flying in hotter temps as climate change brings more extreme heat
The extreme heat that has come with climate change is prompting airplane manufacturers to test their fleets for increasingly hotter temperatures.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/06/flying-the-summer-months-is-a-headache-for-airlines-and-passengers.html