DeepSummary
Parts of the Upper Midwest are dealing with catastrophic flooding as record-breaking heat shifts to the West. People had to be evacuated in Iowa, South Dakota, and Minnesota due to rapidly rising water levels. All three states have made disaster declarations, and at least one person has died in South Dakota. The heat wave is expected to move west, with California, Arizona, and Utah predicted to experience triple-digit temperatures.
More than 1,300 people have died, mainly due to extreme heat, during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, according to Saudi authorities. They attribute most of the deaths to unauthorized trips, and some countries have been cracking down on tour companies that facilitated these unofficial travel routes.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signaled that the war in Gaza is going to get less intense and that fighting near the border with Lebanon is coming to an end. He also stated that he is ready for a partial deal with Hamas to get some hostages back but will continue trying to eliminate Hamas after the ceasefire. In Russia's Dagestan province, three days of mourning have been declared after two attacks on a church and a synagogue that left at least 19 people dead.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- Parts of the Upper Midwest experienced catastrophic flooding, leading to evacuations and disaster declarations.
- A deadly heat wave affected the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, with over 1,300 deaths attributed to extreme heat and unauthorized trips.
- Israel's Prime Minister signaled an easing of the Gaza war and a shift in focus to the border with Lebanon, while also seeking a partial deal with Hamas.
- Attacks on a church and synagogue in Russia's Dagestan province left at least 19 people dead, prompting days of mourning.
- The episode marked the two-year anniversary of the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade, which led to numerous state-level abortion bans.
- The heat wave that affected the Hajj pilgrimage is expected to move west, with triple-digit temperatures predicted in California, Arizona, and Utah.
- Egypt has been cracking down on tour companies that facilitated unauthorized trips to the Hajj pilgrimage.
- Despite state-level abortion bans after Dobbs, the number of abortion procedures in the US was the highest in over a decade last year.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “Most of the waters are probably to the top of most of the houses at the top of their front doors. And most people that we evacuate were up on the second floor, but there's cars everywhere underneath the water that we don't see.“ by Rescue worker
- “He said within this interview that the intense phase of the war is about to end, also saying that he's vowing to shift the power to the north, meaning northern Israel, on the border with Lebanon. He also said that he was ready for a partial deal with Hamas. He wants to get some of the hostages back, but he also said that he will continue after the ceasefire to try and achieve his goal of eliminating Hamas.“ by Paula Hancock
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6/24/24