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Chicago watchdog harshly criticizes ShotSpotter system

By Don Babwin, Associated Press

Chicago's watchdog agency has concluded in a scathing report that the gunshot detection system the police department uses rarely produces evidence of gun-related crime in the city.

California firefighters battle a dozen large wildfires

By Associated Press

More than 13,500 firefighters are working to contain a dozen large California wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands of people to flee.

Haiti latest: earthquake recovery efforts continue as death toll rises

By PBS NewsHour

The death toll in Haiti topped 2,200 today in the wake of last week’s 7.2 magnitude earthquake.

COVID-19 boosters shots ‘a tough balance’ for FDA, epidemiologists

By PBS NewsHour

The Biden Administration announced last week that COVID-19 booster shots will be available by mid-September for those eight months into being fully-vaccinated. But with many Americans still unvaccinated and vaccine access worldwide varying wildly, are booster shots premature? Stat reporter…

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Tropical Storm Henri makes landfall in Rhode Island

By David Klepper, David Porter, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

Tropical Storm Henri hit the coast of Rhode Island Sunday, packing high winds that knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes and bands of rain that led to flash flooding from New Jersey to Massachusetts.

U.S. imposes limited sanctions over Russian gas pipeline

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The Biden administration has imposed new sanctions on three Russian ships and companies involved in constructing a controversial gas pipeline from Russia to Europe.

5 Stories: Why wildfires are raging in one of the coldest places on Earth, NASA’s pretend mission to Mars and other stories you missed

By Deema Zein, Julia Griffin

NASA welcomes applications for yearlong simulated missions to Mars, new research suggests increased screen time during the pandemic is leading to more nearsightedness in kids and scientists say our metabolisms don’t slow down in middle age after all. Check out…

Booming Colorado town asks, ‘Where will water come from?’

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

Figures released this month show that population growth continues unabated in the South and West, even as temperatures rise and droughts become more common.

2 dead, 20 missing in North Carolina county flooded by Tropical Storm Fred

By Bryan Anderson, Associated Press

Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Henri is sending dangerous swells onto East Coast beaches and is expected to become a hurricane as it approaches the northeastern U.S. early next week.

Greek wildfire threatens village outside Athens

By Associated Press

Hundreds of wildfires have burned across Greece this month, fueled by parched forests and shrubland from the country's most severe heat wave in decades.