Heat wave bakes major Northeastern cities reaches 108 in Newark
The urban Northeast swelters with 100 plus temperatures and high humidity. Newark hits 108 the day’s hottest reading while Washington Baltimore Philadelphia and New York hover near 100. Utility outages and heat warnings strain services and residents as pools close early and air quality deteriorates.
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Mercury
Newark
N.J
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Boston
Portland
Maine
Concord
N.H
Providence
A.L
New York City
Cranston
R.I
Brooklyn
Staten Island
Jake Crouch
National Climatic Data Center
Asheville
N.C
Don Edison
Bob McGhee
Richard Ruvo
Environmental Protection Administration
Midwest
Lauren Nash
National Weather Service
Stephen Goldsmith
York City
Dayana Byrnes
Waldorf, Md
Byrnes
Manchester
Conn
Izod Center
NBC
The
Voice
Manassas
Bull Run
George Alcox
Berea
Ohio
Deportations rise as traffic and drunken-driving arrests surge
The Obama administration set a record with nearly 393000 people deported in the year ending Sept 30, about half criminals. Drunken driving arrests accounted for 27635 deportations, traffic offenses 13028, while drug crimes remained the top category. Local enforcement and Secure Communities policies drive the rise amid debate over focus on criminal immigrants.
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Obama
U.S
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Associated Press
Barack Obama
el Paso
Texas
Bolivia
Carlos Montano
Virginia
Benedictine
Denise Mosier
Montano
ICE
Muzaffar Chishti
Migration Policy Institute
New York University Law School
Homeland Security
Janet Napolitano
United States
Congress
Marshall Fitz
Liberal Center For American Progress Think Tank
Fitz
Kumar Kibble
Immigration
Darrel Stephens
Major Cities Chiefs Association
Sheriffs and
Police Chiefs
Ous Way
Stephens
Kibble
Secure Communities
Homeland Security Department
FBI
Unemployment Rises in Most States in June
The Labor Department reports unemployment rates up in 28 states and Washington DC in June, with eight states seeing declines and 14 flat. May had 24 states with falling rates. National job gains were 18,000 and the U.S. rate rose to 9.2 percent.
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U.S
Labor Department
Washington, D.C
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