Good morning, it is Monday, June 17, and we're covering Extreme heat to scorch central, Why the housing market is cooling off, southern US, A Tsunami alert on this part of the country, Lawmakers pushing to remove Chiefs from Kansas City & much more!! First time reading? Sign up here. | | American Fact of the Day! | During World War II, the U.S. developed a plan called "Project X-Ray" to use bats as flying incendiary bombs against Japan. The idea was to attach small incendiary devices to bats, releasing them over cities to roost in buildings and start fires. Though tested, the project was eventually abandoned in favor of other weapons like the atomic bomb. |
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| | | | Breaking Updates | | Extreme heat to scorch central, southern US on Father's Day | An intense heat wave is forecasted to grip central and southern regions of the United States this coming Father's Day Sunday, marking the year's most significant heat event thus far just before the official start of summer. The National Weather Service has issued warnings urging caution for outdoor activities due to potentially record-breaking temperatures reaching into the 90s across the South and Midwest. A powerful heat dome is expected to settle over the East, extending its scorching influence into the Midwest and Great Lakes throughout the upcoming week. | Heat domes, characterized by trapping and baking air under prolonged sunshine, will amplify daily temperatures, particularly in the Plains and Midwest where highs could soar into the mid- to upper 90s. The Great Lakes region will also experience unseasonably high temperatures ranging from the upper 80s to low 90s. The Mississippi River Valley faces a Level 3 heat risk, emphasizing significant heat-related impacts across portions of several states. | Cities like Chicago and Detroit are bracing for potentially record-breaking heat on Monday and beyond, with temperatures expected to climb into the 90s and heat indices reaching up to 105 degrees in some areas. The combination of high temperatures, humidity, and minimal overnight cooling poses widespread health risks, prompting advisories to ensure adequate hydration and cooling measures for affected populations. | Read more updates here |
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| This Part of the US is at highest risk for a devastating tsunami | Scientists warn of an inevitable catastrophic earthquake and tsunami along the Pacific Northwest coast, driven by the Cascadia Subduction Zone, a 700-mile fault stretching from Northern California to Vancouver Island. This fault, capable of producing a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami similar to Japan's 2011 disaster, poses unprecedented threats due to outdated infrastructure. Most buildings constructed before 2005 and coastal communities lacked tsunami-resilient designs until 2016, leaving them vulnerable to the anticipated devastation. | Despite advances in understanding and technology, including early warning systems and tsunami evacuation zones, significant challenges remain. Infrastructure such as bridges, hospitals, and schools located in tsunami inundation zones are ill-equipped to withstand such a catastrophe. Experts emphasize the urgent need for vertical evacuation structures within these zones, crucial for saving lives but vastly underbuilt. Only three such structures exist in the Pacific Northwest, highlighting a critical deficiency in preparedness efforts. | Preparing for this inevitable disaster will require substantial investments and proactive planning, estimated to cost billions of dollars. However, uncertainty surrounds the timing of the next mega earthquake and tsunami event, expected within the next 200 years. This timeline underscores the dilemma of balancing immediate costs against future risks, with implications that could impact generations to come. As communities grapple with these challenges, the urgency to act decisively persists despite the uncertainties ahead. | Read more updates here | | | American Sports & Culture |  | Kansas lawmakers poised to lure Kansas City Chiefs from Missouri, despite economists' concerns | Missouri officials are pledging to be equally aggressive to keep the Royals and Chiefs, and not only because they view them as economic assets. |
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|  | Ranking Boston's quartet of stars vs. previous NBA champs: Are the Celtics the best ever? | Where could Boston's top four players rank among historical NBA Finals champions? Hint: It's much higher than you might think. |
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|  | Oilers beat the Panthers 8-1 in Game 4 to avoid being swept in the Stanley Cup Final | The Oilers were dominant in every facet of a game they needed to win to keep the NHL season going. |
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| American Business & Markets |  | Stellantis aims to correct 'arrogant' mistakes in U.S. market, CEO says | While sales have been down, the company remains among the most profitable automakers globally. |
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|  | Boeing and NASA delay Starliner astronaut return to June 22, nearly doubling mission length to test spacecraft | The crew flight test represents a final major step before NASA certifies Boeing to fly crew on operational, six-month missions. |
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|  | Why competition in the housing market is cooling off | "The market is slowing down. Homes are taking longer to sell and that allows inventory to accumulate," said Redfin chief economist Daryl Fairweather. |
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| | American Politics |  | Biden delivers stark warnings about potential second Trump term at star-studded fundraiser | CNN Politics | President Joe Biden on Saturday criticized the Supreme Court as "out of kilter" at a star-studded fundraiser in Los Angeles as he teamed up with former President Barack Obama to warn of a second Donald Trump term. |
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|  | Analysis: Now inmates can vote from this Sin City jail | CNN Politics | How and whether felons and people otherwise detained can cast election ballots has developed into a major civil rights issue in recent years. |
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|  | Trump's lawyers urge judge to reject special counsel's request for gag order in classified docs case | Defense attorneys argued that Trump needs to be allowed to speak freely at the June 27 debate with Biden. Judge Aileen Cannon has scheduled a June 24 hearing on the matter. |
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