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• Along with record highs, temperatures at night aren't dropping low enough in some areas to allow the human body time to recover June 18, 2021 6:57 pm
  The West is in the midst of a record-breaking heat wave this week, as all-time records were shattered and daily records broken in over a dozen states.
• Opinion: As people flee climate change on the coasts, this Midwest city is trying to become a safe haven April 12, 2021 12:19 pm
  Tracy thought she'd built her forever home. She and her 5-year-old granddaughter live in an energy-efficient house in Northern California that Tracy designed — by a pond that's frequented by otters, ducks and herons (oh my!).
• Triple-digit heat spreads into the Plains June 17, 2021 9:14 am
  Severe storms could bring some relief for the record heat which has been pushed into the Plains. CNN Meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the temperature forecast.
• 7 million along US Gulf Coast are under a tropical storm warning June 18, 2021 9:11 pm
  • Western reservoir expected to fall so low that a hydro-power plant will shut down for first time • How island's worst drought could threaten global economy
• Follow the path of the developing tropical system in the Gulf of Mexico
• Satellite images show drought drying up California reservoirs June 18, 2021 5:57 pm
  As extreme drought continues to choke the southwest, new satellite images are showing the significant effect it's having on California's reservoirs -- many have critically low water levels.
• Drought limits resources for ranchers across Western US June 18, 2021 3:21 pm
  CNN's Stephanie Elam reports on the harsh drought plaguing the Western US and explains the impact this can have on the rest of the country.
• A ranch is running out of water in the West's historic drought June 18, 2021 4:03 pm
  T.J. Atkin's family has been in the cattle ranching business for nearly a century. In that time, he says, a drought has never hit their operations this hard.
• Dozens of Portland police officers resign from team that responds to protests after member is indicted June 18, 2021 7:03 pm
  • Watch: Former police chief says the profession is in crisis
• McConnell just blew up Joe Manchin's bipartisan dream June 18, 2021 6:52 pm
  • New videos show police getting punched during US Capitol riot • Watch: Mike Pence heckled at conservative conference • Trump's new chief spokeswoman has been a serial promoter of election lies
• Two plead not guilty in the California road rage shooting that killed a 6-year-old boy June 18, 2021 9:49 pm
• Brown presses GOP lawmaker to denounce new Capitol riot conspiracy June 18, 2021 9:58 pm
  Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) shares her reaction to the latest videos released from the January 6 Capitol riot with CNN's Pamela Brown.
• US Catholic bishops advance communion document, setting up potential rebuke of Biden June 18, 2021 8:25 pm
  The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on Friday proceeded with a plan that would deny communion to public figures who support abortion rights, setting up a potential public rebuke of President Joe Biden.
• Canada extends US Covid-19 travel restrictions June 18, 2021 5:53 pm
  Canada has extended its Covid-19 restrictions on non-essential international and US travel until July 21.
• Opinion: The right is panicking over critical race theory
  The moral panic around critical race theory, an academic legal framework for analyzing structural racism, reached a new level on Glenn Beck's radio show on Monday. Beck, who specializes in dreaming up bogeymen intent on destroying the United States, warned his audience that critical race theory was coming for everything that defines American culture. "Baseball: unwatchable because of critical race," he said, before teasing an upcoming segment on its attacks on another American institution: "Wait until you hear the critical race theory on apple pie that has just come out — it's unbelievable."
• 'You know that's not true': CNN reporter corrects man who stormed Capitol June 18, 2021 8:44 pm
  CNN's Drew Griffin speaks with Josh Pruitt, a member of the Proud Boys who stormed the Capitol on January 6. Watch "Assault on Democracy: The Roots of Trump's Insurrection" at 6pm on June 20, 2021.
• Pence faces hecklers shouting 'traitor' at religious conservative conference June 18, 2021 8:20 pm
  Former Vice President Mike Pence took aim at his successor on Friday at a conference for religious conservatives in Florida, criticizing Vice President Kamala Harris for declining to visit the US-Mexico border during a recent immigration-focused trip to Central America.
• CNN investigates how this Air Force veteran became a Capitol rioter June 18, 2021 12:11 pm
  On a sunny morning in February, as a bagpipe rendition of "Amazing Grace" filled the salt air, Ashli Babbitt's family and friends scattered her ashes into the Pacific Ocean off San Diego.
• Analysis: A 6-3 conservative Supreme Court? It's actually 3-3-3 June 18, 2021 10:26 am
  Chief Justice John Roberts, along with Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh, demonstrated their collective power at America's highest court on Thursday.
• Haberman: Trump is preparing for an indictment June 17, 2021 1:56 pm
  CNN's Maggie Haberman says that President Joe Biden's summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin really underscored to former President Donald Trump that he's no longer president while he and his advisers are preparing for a criminal indictment.
• Colorado judge finds Christian baker broke state discrimination law by refusing to bake a birthday cake for a trans woman June 18, 2021 7:13 pm
  A Colorado baker, who was the subject of a 2018 Supreme Court case for refusing to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding, has violated state discrimination laws in another case, a Denver district court has found.
• Daredevil Alex Harvill dies while practicing for a world record motorcycle jump June 18, 2021 12:06 pm
  Daredevil Alex Harvill died Thursday while practicing for a world record motorcycle ramp jump, officials in Washington state said. He was 28 years old.
• Kris Jenner reveals which daughter is the most difficult to work with June 18, 2021 4:29 pm
  Kris Jenner reveals which daughter is the most difficult to manage during the "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" reunion with E! entertainment host Andy Cohen.
• Trump endorses Kelly Tshibaka for Senate in race against Lisa Murkowski June 18, 2021 6:38 pm
  Former President Donald Trump endorsed Alaska GOP Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka on Friday, pledging to campaign against Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who voted to convict him of inciting the deadly insurrection at the Capitol on January 6.
• Dow plummets more than 500 points as volatility returns to stock market June 18, 2021 8:05 pm
  Are the Wild West days of intense market volatility back on Wall Street? Stocks were sliding Friday morning after St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard told CNBC he thinks the Fed should raise interest rates as soon as the end of next year.
• Man survives after he was shot next to children June 18, 2021 7:34 pm
  The NYPD released surveillance video showing a man shot in broad daylight next to two children in the Bronx.
• What's open and closed on Friday now that Juneteenth is a federal holiday June 18, 2021 6:04 pm
  States across the country are scrambling to close their government offices Friday after President Joe Biden signed legislation establishing Juneteenth as a US federal holiday.
• 'The Black Crowes' share never-before-seen quarantine recording June 18, 2021 9:38 pm
  Chris & Rich Robinson from "The Black Crowes" joined Anderson Cooper Full Circle and shared never-before-seen footage of their hit "She Talks to Angels" recorded during a 2020 acoustic quarantine session. Watch "Full Circle" Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 6p E.T.
• Opinion: Dads really need this gift for Father's Day June 18, 2021 11:25 am
  This Father's Day, working dads need something more than ties and candy. What they could really use is a permanent shift away from the epidemic of overwork that, researchers say, is potentially deadly for them, and risks devastating their families.
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• It's not just Delta. Other Covid variants worry scientists June 18, 2021 10:08 pm
  Coronavirus variants are what keep Dr. Scott Lindquist, an epidemiologist for Washington state, up at night.
• There are potentially hundreds of symptoms for Covid long-haulers June 18, 2021 10:04 pm
  Dr. Michael Saag normally cares for Covid-19 patients, but early in the pandemic, he became a patient. Now, he has joined the ranks with lingering symptoms from a condition doctors are still trying to understand.
• Gupta on Trump's questions on vaccinating kids June 17, 2021 1:45 pm
  CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta discusses questions posed by former President Donald Trump while he called into Fox News on the need for young people to get vaccinated.
• Opinion: It's not only politics that's driving the low vaccination rate in the South June 17, 2021 10:16 pm
  More than half of the adults in the United States have been at least partially vaccinated against Covid-19, a remarkable accomplishment. As it has matured, the US vaccine program has revealed geographic and demographic groups that show either high or low acceptance of the vaccine, leading to a small avalanche of speculation regarding the divergent trends.
• Why Wall Street is in such a rush to get workers back to the office June 18, 2021 1:18 pm
  Wall Street is wasting no time getting its employees back into the office — whether they want to be there or not.
• Concerts are making a comeback. Harry Styles and other artists are touring this summer June 18, 2021 10:14 pm
  As the Covid-19 pandemic subsides, artists are slowly getting back on stage to perform in front of live audiences again.
• Victoria's Secret says goodbye Angels, hello Megan Rapinoe and Priyanka Chopra June 18, 2021 10:11 am
  Less than two years after Victoria's Secret pulled the plug on its star-studded annual fashion show, known for runway looks that combined strappy lingerie with enormous wings, the brand is retiring its supermodel "Angels" for good.
• Thriller 'SWEAT' shows the perils of influencer fame June 18, 2021 12:44 pm
  Sylwia is constantly being watched -- first by her 600,000 Instagram followers, then by a man parked outside her apartment.
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• This disgusting house is listing for $600,000 and getting all-cash offers June 17, 2021 10:20 pm
  If there were ever a time to sell a house of horrors, the time is now.
• Analysis: What to expect when Harry heads back to London June 18, 2021 1:16 pm
  A version of this story appeared in the June 18 edition of CNN's Royal News, a weekly dispatch bringing you the inside track on the royal family, what they are up to in public and what's happening behind palace walls. Sign up here.
• Nik Wallenda removes harness for the end of his high-wire walk June 18, 2021 6:40 pm
  Daredevil Nik Wallenda performed a 320-foot high-wire walk during an event at D'Youville College campus in Buffalo, New York.
• Scientist with sickle cell fights for a cure June 18, 2021 1:28 pm
  Lakiea Bailey has tried to hide the pain and breathlessness she feels from her disease for most of her life.
• Grocery stores are excited to charge you higher prices June 18, 2021 3:52 pm
  You might not be excited about paying higher prices for meat and vegetables, but your grocery store is thrilled.
• A crisis at major Chinese ports is going to have huge ripple effects June 18, 2021 8:16 am
  A coronavirus outbreak in southern China has clogged ports critical to global trade, causing a shipping backlog that could take months to clear and lead to shortages during the year-end holiday shopping season.
• Tesla is following in the steps of an unlikely rival: Subaru June 18, 2021 2:15 pm
  Tesla has long led the auto industry — sometimes controversially — with its driver-assist system Autopilot. Now, it finds itself suddenly following the lead of an unlikely rival: Subaru.
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• Ring's new Floodlight Cam Wired Pro is here — and it was worth the wait
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• This Dyson V7 vacuum stick just dropped to a record-low price June 18, 2021 3:27 pm
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• Stumped on what to get Dad? 20 cheap Amazon presents he'll love
• 20 essential products you should buy for your dog, according to vets
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• Why Rita Moreno's comments were terribly wrong June 17, 2021 10:35 pm
  In response to the accusations of colorism in Lin-Manuel Miranda's highly anticipated movie adaptation of "In The Heights," legendary Puerto Rican actress Rita Moreno essentially told those objecting to the dearth of dark-skinned Afro-Latinx actors in the cast of the musical to take a seat.
• Don't get comfortable after getting Juneteenth holiday June 18, 2021 10:52 am
  There's a recurring meme series on social media known as "What You Asked For vs What You Got." In it, users post side-by-side photos of a beautifully advertised product they ordered (say a gorgeous dress) next to the disappointing garment they actually received (a threadbare slip).
• Southern Baptist Convention is still at war with itself June 17, 2021 8:08 pm
  The Southern Baptist Convention in Nashville this week narrowly elected a less hard-line leader in Ed Litton, but don't be fooled: this meeting largely confirmed that the victory of what the SBC calls the "conservative resurgence" of the 1980s endures.
• Being LGBTQ in US means dodging legal land mines June 17, 2021 11:49 pm
  The whiplash this week is dizzying, as the LGBTQ community processes two critical government moves on back-to-back days. On Wednesday, the Department of Education issued guidance that instructs jurisdictions to interpret Title IX protections as covering discrimination against transgender children in schools. Thursday, the US Supreme Court handed down a narrowly drawn decision siding with a religiously affiliated adoption and foster care agency that turned away same-gender couples.
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• Christian Eriksen discharged from hospital after 'successful operation' June 18, 2021 4:53 pm
  Christian Eriksen has been discharged from hospital after undergoing a "successful operation," the Danish Football Association confirmed on Friday.