US heat wave eases as temps drift toward normal
Nationwide heat begins to break as a cold front moves south from the Midwest to the East Coast. Officials say highs fall from 100s to mid- to upper-80s in many areas, with 46 heat related deaths reported nationwide including eight more in Chicago.
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Midwest
Andrew Orrison
National Weather Service
Camp Springs
South
Mid-Atlantic
Tennessee
Orrison
Washington
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Louisville
Chicago
Cook County
Texas fights voter ID law at five day trial
Texas argues its voter ID requirement is a simple safeguard on fraud and mirrors laws in Georgia and Indiana. Critics say the rule disproportionately affects Hispanic voters and addresses a non existent problem. The five day trial opens amid debate over evidence of widespread fraud.
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Bill Clinton
Robert Wilkins
Barack Obama
Texas
Associated Press
Greg Abbott
Georgia
Indiana
Supreme Court
Abbott
Justice Department
Trey Martinez Fischer
Debated Obamacare costs and policy implications
The piece argues Congress credibility is low to shape health care, citing a HHS projection of over 200 billion dollars in increased national health expenditures from 2010 to 2019. It warns Medicare cuts could push 15 percent of providers into debt, with debt and access concerns for seniors. It envisions consumer driven care and reduced federal role, urging cash payments for basic services and freer market competition to lower costs.
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Congress
United States Department of Health and Human Services
Sandpit brings new sand courts to Penwell area
Tim Halstead of New Life and Rogers partnered to convert a church lot into a four-court sand volleyball facility sourced from land south of Penwell near the Sandhills. The Sandpit hosts an adult league with 13 teams and plans for sand soccer and other activities including mothers day out while offering a new workout surface and community space for residents from Wichita Falls and beyond.
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Penwell
Sandhills
Tim Halstead
Rogers
Halstead
Sandpit
Sandpit Sports
Shawn Harris
Brian Goins
Wichita Falls
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