Wildfires in the American West, including one burning in Oregon that's currently the largest in the U.S., are creating hazy skies as far away as New York as the massive infernos spew smoke and ash into the air in columns up to 6 miles high.
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Hazy air along the East Coast and parts of the Midwest is being caused by more than 80 wildfires burning over 1 million acres across 13 Western states.
The skyline of New York City on Tuesday showcased more than just the hazy shades of summer as it was filled with smoke that had drifted in from some 3000 miles away – where dozens of wildfires continue to torch the western U.S. and Canada, led by Oregon’s massive Bootleg fire. Wildfire smoke prompted an advisory from New York health officials as the region's Air Quality Index hit 118, unhealthy for those with breathing problems. Air quality readings well above 100 were also recorded in Boston, Hartford and Philadelphia.Across the border, 500 miles northwest of New York City, Toronto, too was blanketed by a smoky, smoggy layer.More than 80 wildfires in 13 western states have charred nearly 1.3 million acres. The largest, the Bootleg fire, now covers an area about half the size of Rhode Island. It has even created at least two of what are referred to as “fire clouds,” an unusual phenomenon caused by rising smoke. Those clouds can produce their own lightning and essentially cause a fire generated thunderstorm.
Dr. Colwell says 99% of those hospitalized with COVID-19 at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital are unvaccinated. The concern is that hospitals could be overwhelmed in the next four to five weeks as infection rates increase.
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Families of about 4 million children from predominantly low-income households won’t get those monthly payments automatically.
Hungary's government wants to hold a national referendum in an effort to showcase public support for a new law that the European Union says discriminates against LGBT people. In a video posted on Facebook Wednesday, Prime Minster Viktor Orban said the referendum was necessary to counter strong opposition to the measures by the EU, which he said had “abused its power" by launching legal action against Hungary over the law. “Brussels has clearly attacked Hungary in recent weeks due to its child protection law,” Orban said.
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Philanthropic funding to promote human rights globally reached a record $3.7 billion in 2018, according to a report released Wednesday. The joint report from the philanthropy research organization Candid and Human Rights Funders Network, a collection of global human rights donors, also found a low amount of direct donations to charities in developing regions. The report analyzed contributions from more than 800 funders that sought to advance rights enshrined in human rights treaties, and in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a United Nations agreement that lays out broadly accepted civil and political rights, as well as social rights for education, health and other things.
Caitlyn Jenner's earnings have fallen precipitously in the last several years from a high of $2.5 million in 2016 when she had her own reality TV show to $550,000, tax filings show. Jenner is among those running in California’s upcoming recall election of Gov. Gavin Newsom. All candidates were required to release their tax returns for the past five years by last Friday, though Jenner and many of the other hopefuls only submitted four years because they haven't yet filed their 2020 returns.
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Misinformation ‘superspreader’ accounts found still active even as vaccination rates flag and cases rise in US Vaccine misinformation remains rampant on Facebook, reaching millions, experts have found. Photograph: Reuters Facebook is under fire once again over the proliferation of vaccine misinformation on its platform, after Joe Biden said tech giants such as Facebook are “killing people” for failing to tackle the problem. The White House has also zeroed in on the “disinformation dozen”: accoun
