📰 New Mexico flooding leaves 3 dead as fast-moving water sweeps through mountain resort town
Three people, including two young children, died in New Mexico due to flash flooding following monsoon rains. The village of Ruidoso experienced severe flooding, with the Rio Ruidoso reaching a record-breaking height of 20 feet. The devastation was worsened by torrential rainfall over burn scar areas from previous fires. Emergency crews conducted numerous swift-water rescues, and search and rescue operations were ongoing to find missing individuals. New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham requested federal support for recovery efforts in Ruidoso, emphasizing the need for urgent assistance similar to what Texas received after their flooding disaster.
📰 Philadelphia workers and city reach a deal to end strike that halted residential trash pickup
A strike by nearly 10,000 blue-collar employees from District Council 33 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees in Philadelphia has ended after more than a week. The workers went on strike seeking better pay and benefits after failing to agree with the city on a new contract. The tentative agreement was announced on what would have been the ninth day of the strike, with Mayor Cherelle Parker announcing the end of the strike and the agreement with the union on social media. The new three-year contract, coupled with a one-year contract extension agreed upon last fall, will increase DC 33 members’ pay by 14 percent over four years. The strike affected services like residential curbside trash pickup, leading the city to designate drop-off centers for trash and causing the closure of most libraries with support workers and security guards off the job.
📰 FBI launches criminal investigations of John Brennan, James Comey and more top headlines
The article reports that the FBI has initiated criminal investigations into former top officials John Brennan and James Comey. Additionally, there is a cover-up probe regarding Joe Biden’s mental decline, with his doctor set to testify. A tragic event involving country singer Pat Green’s family being swept away in a deadly flood in central Texas is also highlighted. The article mentions various political developments, such as Trump’s trade negotiation announcements, a socialist mayoral candidate backtracking on police dismantling, and a blue city mayor criticizing Trump’s actions on migrants. There are also mentions of legal issues, including a death penalty case potentially turning violent and a juror revealing defense strategies in a trial.
📰 Parents claim Virginia private school expelled 3 siblings after they complained of antisemitism
Two Virginia parents are alleging that their three Jewish children were expelled from an elite private school, the Nysmith School for the Gifted, due to complaints about antisemitic bullying directed at one of their daughters. The parents claim that the school failed to address the harassment their daughter faced, including incidents involving a social studies project depicting Adolf Hitler and taunting related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Despite promises from the school to take action, the parents allege that the situation worsened, leading to the expulsion of their children. The family’s lawyer expressed concern about the normalization of antisemitism and criticized the school for not adequately addressing the bullying. The school’s headmaster denied wrongdoing, stating that the situation was misrepresented and emphasizing the school’s commitment to inclusiveness and acceptance.
📰 Georgia police officers break into car parked outside mall with two children sweltering inside: video
Two young children were rescued from a hot car in a Georgia mall parking lot after bystanders called 911 upon hearing crying. The Cobb County Police Department released bodycam footage of the rescue that took place on June 4. A woman called 911 to report the children trapped inside the car outside Dick’s Sporting Goods. The children were found unrestrained in the back seat, and the car’s temperature had reached 117 degrees. J’quawn Dixon was arrested and charged with two felony counts of second-degree child cruelty for leaving the children in the car for 41 minutes. The incident serves as a warning to parents about the dangers of leaving children in hot cars, especially during heat waves.
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