Retake Ramadi Urged as Iraqi Forces Fall to IS
Iranian backed Shiite militias mobilize to assist in Ramadi recapture after IS militants seize the city. US calls it a setback but vows airstrikes and advice. Iran's Dehghan visits Baghdad for talks. Civil casualties reported as fighting deepens. militias urge mass mobilization and alerts.
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Wake-up call as parks fuel fitness rankings
The eighth annual American Fitness Index ranks Washington DC as the fittest large metro, while Indianapolis falls to last among big metros. The study links outdoor options, smoking, obesity and diabetes to overall fitness and urges infrastructure improvements, noting public health spending has declined since 2009.
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Indianapolis
American Council of Sports Medicine
Anthem Foundation
Walter Thompson
AFI
Georgia State University
Trust For America’s Health
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Jeffrey Levi
Denver
Nicole Keith
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Regenstrief Institute
National League of Cities
Memphis
Oklahoma City
CDC
San Antonio
Heat waves to surge in U S as climate study predicts
A Nature Climate Change study warns Americans could face quadrupled heat waves by 2050 with cities like Atlanta Dallas Phoenix and Tampa most at risk for many more 95 degree days. The report notes extreme heat causes more deaths than other weather events and will rise as populations move south and west.
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Dallas
Houston
Oklahoma City
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Tampa
San Antonio
United States
Amtrak service resumes and heat trend noted
The report mentions Amtrak service resuming and analyzes rising heat exposure with four to six times more Americans enduring 95 degree days by mid century. It also covers security actions in Burundi and attacks in Turkey involving pro Kurdish offices, detailing evacuations and injuries.
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State Department
U.S
Burundi
Pierre Nkurunziza
Turkey
People’s Democratic Party
Mersin
Seyhan
Adana
Biker Gangs Face Scrutiny After Waco Shootout
A Sunday melee in a Waco Texas restaurant lot left nine dead and involved five motorcycle gangs including the Bandidos and Cossacks. Police and FBI describe OMGs as serious criminal enterprises with hundreds of members and chapters nationwide.
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Texas
FBI
USA
Bandidos
Cossacks
W. Patrick Swanton
Omgs
National Gang Intelligence Center
U.S
Steve Cook
Midwest Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Investigators Association
Vox
Cook
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