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The Short List

Sat Jun 8 2024

 

John Riley Audience Editor

Summer travel season is here. Are you ready for it?

👋Hello again! John Riley here. I'm preparing this early because I am going away this weekend. (I'm bringing my fly road and therefore will not reveal where I'm going.)🎣 Today's Short List is here to help you find your perfect summer getaway – and get you there with your sanity intact.

If summer travel feels like a "been there, done that" topic for you, no worries. Just scroll down to the bottom of the page for some of the best stories of the week from USA TODAY.

Bon voyage! Can you bring me back some salt-water taffy?

Airlines✈️

National parks🏞️

▶Most-visited parks: Graphics explain parks' popularity

▶Voyageurs National Park: Minnesota hidden gem of natural beauty

Destinations🏖️

▶Escape the crowds: 8 quieter Mexico beach towns

Cruises🛳️

Theme parks🎢

Scroll down: There are more great stories below.👇 See you next week!

May 30, 2024; New York, NY, USA; May 30, 2024; Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Jr. speaks at a press conference on Thursday evening following the conviction of former President Donald Trump. The Republican presidential frontrunner was found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records, making him the first American president convicted of a crime. Mandatory Credit: Olivia Falcigno. Mandatory Credit: Olivia Falcigno-USA TODAY

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg beat Donald Trump in court, making him a rising star among Democrats. Will he follow past NY prosecutors to higher office?

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Canadian man who is a casual lottery player becomes father of two and millionaire in same day
 

Good news for non-millionaires: You might not have to be one to retire

A prominent economist argues that you can retire on savings much less than $1 million.

Information sheets sit available to students and families during a FAFSA event hosted by INvestEd at Greenwood Community High School on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020.    Invested Indiana Fafsa College Preparation Workshop At Greenwood Community High School In Greenwood Ind On Wednesday Feb 26 2020
 

How did your school fare in FAFSA completion this year? Use our tool.

USA TODAY's analysis shows a sharper drop in processed applications among low-income schools compared to their high-income counterparts.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 31: Former U.S. President Donald Trump leaves after addressing members of the media following the verdict in his hush-money trial at Trump Tower on May 31, 2024 in New York City. A New York jury found Trump guilty Thursday of all 34 charges of covering up a $130,000 hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels to keep her story of their alleged affair from being published during the 2016 presidential election. Trump is the first   former U.S. president to be convicted of crimes. ORG XMIT: 776154185 ORIG FILE ID: 2155447733
 

Trump claims statute of limitations violated in fraud case. Here's why

Trump and his team have said the statute of limitations may be an issue in appealing his convictions. Here's what we know about the unusual timing.

Fresh Start Produce Sales is recalling cucumbers sold in 14 states between May 17 through May 21, 2024, for potential Salmonella contamination.
 

Map: See which states are affected by the cucumber recall

A produce company in Florida is recalling cucumbers that were shipped to wholesalers and distributors in 14 states.

Tourists visit the World War II Pointe du Hoc Ranger Monument ahead of the 80th anniversary of the 1944 D-Day landings in Cricqueville-en-Bessin, Normandy region, France, on May 31, 2024.
 

What is D-Day? It's still important 80 years later.

After all the years of planning that went into the D-Day invasion, which happened on June 6, 1944, some things still went wrong. We look back.

Since the passage of the Clean Air Act in 1970, the quality of the air we breathe has improved dramatically, and cleaner air has meant better health for most Americans. The Clean Air Act requires permits for the release of pollution into the air and has strict requirements for the removal of pollutants before they can escape from smokestacks, tailpipes, vents, and other sources.    Even so, four out of 10 Americans still live in counties with unhealthy air, and between 100,000 and   200,000 people die from illnesses caused by air pollution every year. (These are    23 places where industrial air pollution is so bad it causes cancer   .)    Of particular concern are hazardous air pollutants - the Environmental Protection Agency regulates about 200 of them - that mainly come from burning coal or gas, or from industrial incineration. Regulation also allows for monitoring, allowing for the tracking and planned reduction of these pollutants, and also for informing the public.     To identify the 100 companies polluting our air, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed Political Economy Research Institute's report,    Toxic 100 Air Polluters Index (2021 Report, Based on 2019 Data)   . The   report ranks companies by their toxic score - the estimated human health risk from air releases and incineration transfers in 2019 based on quantity released, toxicity of chemicals, and population exposure in 2019, using EPA's Risk-Screening Environmental Indicators.     The quantity of toxic air releases and incineration transfers is in millions of pounds of toxic chemicals released in 2019. The report's environmental justice measures include the percentage of the population living under twice the poverty line and the share of the population from minority racial/ethnic groups that are at risk for exposure to air pollution from these emitters.     The PERI data illustrates the fact that   minorities are more likely to suffer from bad air - and other environmental insults - than non-minority people. According to the American Lung Association, people of color are one and a half times more likely to be breathing poor quality air - usually measured in terms of ground level ozone and fine particulates - than white people. According to the PERI report on toxic air emissions, of the 50 companies with the most dangerous emissions, 36 have minority populations exceeding 37% - the average for the country. (These are the    most polluted cities in the world   .)    The amount of air pollution will likely be reduced dramatically in the future as the world addresses the reality of   climate change by shifting from fossil fuels to cleaner means of producing energy.
 

Why are PFAS considered so dangerous? And how to avoid them.

PFAS are known to be damaging to the environment and to humans, leading to tighter government oversight regarding their use.

Las Vegas' Jackie Young and Kelsey Plum.
 

Who is highest-paid player in the WNBA? The top 10 salaries in 2024.

Aces guard Jackie Young leads the way in the annual value of contracts of all WNBA players, making an average of $252,420 per season.

Daily stretching exercise routine for the elderly at an old age home
 

Can a vegan diet, exercise and meditation halt Alzheimer's disease?

Patients who adhered to a daily mix of aerobic exercise, a plant-based diet and meditation slowed cognitive decline, study finds.

Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) with one of his teachers, Gurney Halleck (Josh Brolin), in "Dune: Part Two."
 

The 10 best movies of 2024 (so far), from 'Dune 2' to 'Hit Man'

This movie year isn't quite to 2023's level yet, but we're getting there! Here are the best of 2024 so far, from "Dune 2" and "Hit Man" to "Furiosa."

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