Weather forecast for Upper Midwest and Deep South showers
The National Weather Service predicts showers for Monday across the Dakotas Nebraska Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin with additional showers in parts of Louisiana Mississippi Alabama and Florida. Area forecast notes a partly sunny day with a 30 percent thunderstorm chance and highs 85 to 90, with tonight mostly cloudy and a 40 percent shower thunderstorm chance, lows around the upper 60s to lower 70s. Tuesday remains partly sunny with a 50 percent shower chance and highs in the 80s. Local records show Sunday high 90, low 67, 0.07 inches precipitation, and 6 p.m. temperature 77.
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Record heat hits U S
A new heat wave sent central Plains thermometers to record highs while Southeast storms caused fatalities. Dodge City reached 107, Minneapolis St Paul hit 102, Sioux City 102, Des Moines 100, with several other cities tying or breaking long standing records. Heat index exceeded 100 in Iowa Nebraska and Kansas as humidity rose. Nine Alabama heat deaths were reported after damaging Friday storms.
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Inmate Artist Plans Life After Prison Teaching Painting
Woollums describes murals he and fellow inmate Mike Barnett painted in McDonough's office and other prison spaces. He plans to pursue art professionally after release, with hopes of teaching basic painting via lessons or tapes and continuing his self taught mural work in Oklahoma.
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Star Wars research urged to speed arms race pace
Gray argues that continued Space Age research will accelerate an already heated US Soviet contest. He says the United States must stay ahead in weapons tech, anticipate congressional funding, and pursue development to deter ICBMs while not committing to actual construction. He notes space activity already disturbs heavens and highlights global pushes in civilian space tech.
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Finnish UN force in Lebanon hostage crisis details
The UN backed Finnish soldiers freed in Lebanon amid clashes with South Lebanon Army elements. SLA commander Lahd ordered a goodwill release of three more prisoners. Swiss minister Rabin blamed UN forces for the confrontation as Shiite Amal leaders refuse to release the remaining SLA captives.
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