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Temperatures in Death Valley could soon reach 130 degrees. Britain has a new government and leader after 14 years of Conservative rule. Who won the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest? |
California's Death Valley may soon break world heat record | The temperature in California's Death Valley National Park could skyrocket to 130 degrees next week, according to the National Weather Service. If it does, it will set the record for the hottest temperature ever "reliably measured on earth," according to Scientific American. Chris Outler, a forecaster with the weather service's Las Vegas office, said there's a 20% chance the park will hit 130 degrees Monday and Tuesday. "The threshold is certainly not out of the realm of possibility," Outler told USA TODAY. Read more |
UK voters punish Conservatives after 14-year rule, hand Labour landslide |
Britain's center-left Labour Party comfortably won a historic general election, ousting the Conservative Party by a huge margin after 14 years of rule. | Britain's Labour Party leader Keir Starmer delivers a speech during a victory rally in London early on July 5, 2024. JUSTIN TALLIS, AFP via Getty Images |
Patrick Bertoletti, Miki Sudo prevail in Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest | The 2024 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest kicked off in Coney Island, New York, on July 4. This year, icon Joey Chestnut wasn't part of the contest due to a contractual dispute with Major League Eating, leaving him on the sidelines and away from an opportunity at a 17th Mustard Belt. That opened the door (and the esophagus) for Patrick Bertoletti to claim the top prize. On the women's side, it was Miki Sudo: She is now a 10-time winner of the Ketchup Belt and has finished at the top of the heap in every contest she's performed in. Read more | Patrick Bertoletti wins the men's title with 58 hotdogs at Nathan's Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest. Adam Gray, Getty Images |
Israel sends delegation to negotiate hostage release deal with Hamas | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Joe Biden on Thursday he will send a delegation to resume stalled negotiations on a hostage release deal with Hamas, their administrations said. "The proposal put forward by Hamas includes a very significant breakthrough," said a source in the Israeli negotiating team, speaking on condition of anonymity, after Hamas made a revised proposal. The Israeli response was in marked contrast to past instances during the nearly nine-month war in Gaza, where Israel has said the conditions attached by Hamas were not acceptable. Read more |
Who won Iran's election? Country moves into runoff | An ultraconservative, anti-Western hawk who routinely lectured U.S. officials during nuclear negotiations. Or a low-key lawmaker and heart surgeon who's signaled he favors a less-hostile foreign policy and easing some of Iran's social restrictions. Those are the two choices facing Iran's voters in an election Friday to determine the country's next president. Former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili and moderate Masoud Pezeshkian were competing in a run-off after no candidate in an original field of four secured more than 50% of the vote on June 28. Preliminary results could come as early as Saturday. Read more |
Photo of the day: Independence Day 2024 | Sheba barks during the Ridgefield Park (N.J.) Fourth of July Parade, Thursday, July 4, 2024. Kevin R. Wexler, NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK | | | | Beryl, now a Category 2 storm, is passing the Cayman Islands Thursday and headed toward Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, with fierce rain and winds. | | | | The housing market's tough but not impossible, experts say. They offer their best tips on how to buy or sell in this market to get what you want. | | | | At a time when transgender people have countless voices speaking for and against them, having actual political power is overdue. | | | | Alexandra Jaye Conder will be known as "Sepia Bride" for a while, claiming the nickname she got after her wedding photography story went viral. | | | | USA TODAY's daily news podcast, The Excerpt, brings you a curated mix of the most important headlines seven mornings a week. | | | | | Brighten your day with one of our games. | | | | | |
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