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Monsoon promises much-needed rain for the parched West

Monsoon promises much-needed rain for the parched West

Monsoon season is in full swing in the West with no end in sight, bringing hopes of a dent in the unrelenting historic drought — but with thunderstorms comes lightning and the potential for more wildfires. Monsoon thunderstorms this week ...

Is Joe Biden finally going to visit the condo collapse site in Florida? Rescue workers combing through the debris of the condo collapse in Surfside, Florida Image Source: Lynne Sladky / AP Nearly a week after the tragic condo collapse in Surfside, Florida, President Joe Biden may finally make his way to the disaster’s site. When pressed by reporters recently if he had plans to visit the site, he quickly quipped that he hoped he could. “Yes, I hope so, as soon as we can. Maybe as early as Thursday,” Biden quickly exclaimed. Shortly after his remarks, plans to visit were formally put in place and the White House confirmed that the President and First Lady Jill Biden would make the trip to Florida later this week. Though the Biden Administration has responded to the disaster with aid, support, and boots on the ground at the site, the President has appeared to be in no rush to visit the site himself, that was until reporters pressed him on the matter. What else do we know about Biden’s plans to finally visit the collapse site? More Political Headlines The House recently voted to remove these statues from the Capitol Why did California Governor Gavin Newsom just sue his own elections chief? The Supreme Court is leaving the eviction moratorium in place LEARNING FROM THE PAST Hong Kong reverts back to Chinese rule, but with its own system in 1997 At midnight on July 1, 1997, Hong Kong returned to Chinese control after a century and a half of British colonial rule. The handover was meant to establish a “one country, two systems” relationship between China and Hong Kong that would last until 2047, with Hong Kong existing as a special administrative region. Since the handover, Hong Kong residents have accused Beijing of overstepping its authority. The Umbrella Movement was a series of protests in 2014 that called for more transparent elections for the city’s chief executive. In early 2016, Hong Kong booksellers disappeared and later showed up in police custody in China. And in 2019 protests erupted in Hong Kong over a proposed bill to allow extradition to mainland China. Here’s a look back at what led to Hong Kong’s unusual relationship with China. More From This Day In History Why the Battle of Somme during World War I was so deadly Do you remember what year the first Sony Walkman released on this day? WEATHER UPDATE Monsoon to ramp up across the southwestern United States

Monsoon to ramp up across the southwestern United States

The North American monsoon brings much-needed rainfall across the Desert Southwest this week amid a relatively late start to the monsoonal season in many locations across the region. This annual phenomenon is the change in wind direction from the prevalent ...