Matt Gagnon and his colleagues discuss the extreme heat wave affecting the Eastern United States, with temperatures reaching over 100 degrees in New York City. They compare the current heat to European conditions, noting that Europeans are unfamiliar with such high temperatures. The conversation shifts to the metric system versus Fahrenheit, with Matt defending Fahrenheit’s practicality for everyday use. They also touch on lawn care, sharing tips on mowing grass and dealing with long grass due to recent rain. The discussion concludes with personal anecdotes about lawn maintenance and the challenges of adapting to different measurement systems.
The U.S. government admitted Wednesday that the actions of an air traffic controller and Army helicopter pilot played a role in causing a collision last January between an airliner and a Black Hawk near the nation's capital, killing 67 people.
Four centrist Republicans broke with Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday and signed onto a Democratic-led petition that will force a House vote on extending for three years an enhanced pandemic-era subsidy that lowers health insurance costs for millions of Americans.
Authorities knocked on doors Monday searching for any video there might be of the Brown University gunman, who could be seen in grainy footage walking away from the weekend attack that killed two students and wounded nine others.
A person of interest detained after a Brown University shooting that killed two students and injured nine will be released after law enforcement authorities determined there was no basis to keep the individual in custody, officials said Sunday night.
