Veterans Memorial Building eyed as veterans museum plan emerges
City plans to transform the Veterans Memorial Building into a museum for veterans while moving City Hall from the building to the former federal courthouse on First Street SE. Veteran George Hamman, longtime Veterans Memorial Commission member, is honored as commissioner emeritus and supports dedicating more space to veterans.
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Heat dome traps heat and humidity across the nation
A large heat dome keeps vast warmth and moisture locked in the atmosphere, producing record temperatures and thick air from North Dakota to the Ohio Valley. The system moves east toward densely populated areas through the weekend as temperatures near 100 in Kansas City. Construction workers prepare to pour concrete amid the heat.
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Heat Dome Drives Record Heat Across the United States
A high pressure system forms a dome over much of the nation trapping hot moist air. The compressed air beneath warms further, while the jet stream shifts, bringing drier cooler air northward as Gulf moisture circulates around the dome.
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Safety of dissolvable tobacco products disputed
Los Angeles Times reports RJ Reynolds touts a new dissolvable tobacco product a pellet that dissolves in 10 minutes marketed in Denver and Charlotte. Company rep David Howard says it offers nicotine without secondhand smoke or spitting, as two lozenges already exist and Camel Orbs may expand if tests succeed.
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