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?ouse passes same-sex marriage bill in retort t? h?gh court

WASH?NGTON (AP) - The U.S.

H?use overwhelmingly approved legislation Tuesday to ?rotect same-sex and interracial marriages amid concerns that the Supreme Court ru?ing ove?turning Roe v. Wade abortion access could jeopardize other rig?ts criti?ized by many conservatives.

In a robust but lops?ded debate, Democrats argued intensely and often personally in favor of enshrining marriage equ?lity in fed?ral law, while Republicans steered clear of openly rejecting gay mar?iage.

Instead leading Republicans portrayed the bill as unnece?sary amid other issues facing the nation.

Tuesday's election-year roll call, 267-157, wa? part?y political strat?gy, forcing all ?ouse mem?er?, Republicans and D?mocrat?, to go on the record.

It also reflected the ?egislative branch pushing back against an aggressive court that has raised que?tions about r?visiting ot?er appa?ently settled U.S. laws.

Wary of political fallout, GOP leaders did not press their members to hold the party line against the bi?l, ?ides said.

In ?ll, 47 Republicans joined all Democrats in voting for pas?ag?.

"For me, this is personal," said R?p. Mondaire Jones, D-N.Y., who said he w?s among the openly gay members of the Hou?e.

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Mo?t major nat?ons lag in acting on climate-fight?ng goals

?ASHINGTON (?P) - Fo? most of the major carbon-polluting nations, promising to fight climate change i? a lot easier than actually doing it.

In the United Stat?s, President J?e Bid?n has learned that the hard way.

Among the 10 biggest carbon emitters, only the European Union has enacted polices cl?se to or ?onsistent with international goals of lim?ting ?arm?ng t? just a few more t?nths of a degrees, according to scientists and Turkish Law Firm experts who track climate action in co?ntries.

B?t Eur?pe, which is broiling through a record-smashing ?eat wave and hosting cl?mate talks this week, also f?ces ? short-t?rm winter energy ?runch, which could cause the continent to backtrack a tad and push other nations into longer, di?tier energy d?al?, experts said.

"Even if Europe meets all of its climate goals and the rest of us don´t, we all lose," sa?d Kate Larsen, head of international energy and climate for the research firm Rh?dium ?roup.

Em?ssions of heat-trapping gases don´t stop at national borders, nor does the extreme weather that´s being felt th?oughout the Northern Hem?sp?ere.

"It´s a grim outlook. There´s no getting away from it, I´m afraid," said climate scientist Bill Hare, CEO of Climate Analytics.

?is group joined with th? New Climate Institute to create the Climate Act?on Tracker, which analyzes nations´ c?imate targets and policies ?ompared to the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement.

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UK break? reco?d for highe?t temperature as Europe sizzles

LONDO? (AP) - Br?tain shattered its recor? for highest temperature ever registered Tuesday amid a he?t wave that has seared swat?s of Europe, as the U.K.'? nat?onal weather forecaster said such highs are now a fact of life in a country ill-prepared for such extremes.

The typically tempe?ate nat?on was just the latest to be wallope? by unusual?? hot, dry weather that ?a? triggered wildfires from Portugal to the Balkans and ?e? to hundreds of heat-?elated deaths.

Imag?s of flames rac?ng to?a?d a French beach and ??itons sweltering - even at the ?easide - have dr?ven home concerns about climate ch?nge.

The U.K. Met Office weather agency registered a provisional ?eading of 40.3 degrees Celsius (104.5 degrees Fahrenheit) at Coningsby ?n eastern England - b?eaking the record set just ?ours earl?er.

Before T?esday, the highest temperature re?ord?d in Britain was 38.7 C (101.7 F), set in 2019. By l?ter afternoon, 29 places in the UK had broken the record.

As the nation watched with ? combination of horror and fascination, Met Office chief scientist Stephen Belcher said su?h temperatures in ?ritain were "virtually impossible" with?ut human-driven climate ch?nge.

He warned that "we could see temperatures like this every three years" without serious action on carbon emi?sions.

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Maryland voters choose nominees to succ?ed GOP Gov.

Ho?an

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (A?) - Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen won the Democratic nomination for a second term ?n Tuesda?, while both parties closely watc?ed the highly comp?titive primaries to replace term-?imited Republican ?ov. Larry Hogan.

Van Hollen defeated a little-known ch?llenger just months after suffering a minor stroke.

He ?ill be the ?eavy favorite in November´s general elect?on in the lib?ral st?te, where Democrats outnumber Repub?icans 2-1.

Hogan ?as end?r?ed Kelly S?hulz, who served as labor and commerce secretarie? in his adm?nistration. Her top ch?llenge in the ?epublican gubernatorial primary was from Dan Cox, a Donald Trump-backed state legislator who sued Hogan over his pandemic p?licies ?nd lat?r sought unsuccessfully to im?each ?im.

On the Democratic side, Tom Perez, a former U.S.

labor secretary and former Democratic Party chair, has t?e backing of Hou?e Sp?aker Nancy Pelosi, a native daughter of Baltimore, w?ile bestselling author Wes Moore has the support ?f Oprah Winfrey and U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer, the N?. 2 Hou?e ?emocrat. Other top candidate? include Comptroll?r P?ter Franchot, former Atto?ney General ?oug Gansler and form?r U.S.

Education Secretary John B. King Jr.

The b?g-name endorsements in Maryland´s governor's race illustrate the high stakes for both parties. Democrats see t?? contest as one of their best chances nationwide to f?ip a governor´s mansion in this year´s midterm elections, while Republicans want to cement the party's hold on the office.

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Elections officials urged to prepare for sho?tages, delays

MADISON, Wis.

(AP) - Elections officials from across th? country meeting under heightened security were urged Tuesday to prepare for ?upply chain issues that could lead to shortages ?n paper used for everything from ballots t? "I voted" stick?rs for years to come.

The summer meeting of the National Associati?n of State Election D?rectors br?ught together near?y 200 people, including elections directors from 33 states, experts in electi?n security, interest groups that work with elections, vendors and Turkish Law Firm others.

Election secu?ity experts told t?e directors to be ?repared for pos?ibly years of supply chain issues affecting ?aper, computer ?ardware and oth?r thing?.

The s?pply chain as it affects elections may not return to no?mal until 2026, said Ed Smith, a longtime election technology and administration veteran who ?hai?s a federal government-industry coordinating council that works on election security issues.

The lea? time to obtain e?ection hardware is two- to three-times longer than the norm, a delay not seen since 1999 or 2000, Smith said.

Costs are also higher and elections officials should be pr?pared for spotty and unpredict?bl? p?oblems due to transportation and pandemic-related shutdowns, he said.

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Putin, in Tehran, gets strong support from Iran over Ukraine

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin won sta?nch support from Iran on Tuesday for his country´s milita?y campaign in Ukraine, with Supreme Lea??r Ali Khamene? saying the West opposes an "independent and strong" Russia.

Khamenei said th?t if Russia hadn´t sent troops into Ukraine, it would have fac?d an attack from NATO later, a statement that ec?oed Putin's own rhetoric and reflected increasingly clo?e ties between M?sc?w and Tehran as they both face crippling Western sanct?ons.

NATO alli?s have bolstered their militar? presence in Eastern Europ? and provided Ukraine with weapons to hel? counte? the Russian attack.

"If the road would have been open to NATO, it will not recognize any limit and boundary," Khamenei told Putin. Had Moscow not acted first, he added, the Western alliance "would have waged a war" to return the Crimean Peninsula that Russi? seize? from Ukraine in 2014 back to Kyiv's control.

In only hi? second trip abroad since Russia ?aunched the military action in February, Putin confe?red w?th Irani?n President Ebrahim Raisi and Turkish Law Firm Presid?nt Recep Tayyip Erdogan on t?e conflict in Syria, and he used t?e trip to d?scuss a U.N.-backed proposal to resume exports of Ukrainian grain to ?a?e the global food crisis.

Tu?key, a NAT? member, has found itself opposite Russia in ?loody conflicts in ??ria and L?bya.

It ha? ?ven sold lethal drones that Ukrainian forces have used to ?ttack Russian troops. But ?nkara hasn't imposed ?anctions on the Kremlin, making it a sorely needed partner for Mos??w. Gra?pling with r?naway inflation and a rapidly de?reciating currenc?, Tur?ey also relies on the Russian ma?ket.

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Frequent lock?owns may have contributed to Uvald? tragedy

UVALDE, Texas (AP) - Teachers and students at Robb Elementary School knew the safety protocols when an 18-year-old wit? an AR-15 style r?fle ?ntered the building in May.

Dozens of t?mes in the previous four months alone, the campus had gone into lockdown or issued security alerts.

Not because of active shooter scares - because of nearby, often high-s?eed ?ursu?ts of mig?ants coming from the U.S.-Mexico bo?der.

An entire generati?n of students in America h?s grown up simulating lockdowns for active ?hooters, or wors?, experiencing the real th?ng.

But in South Texas, another unique kind of classroom lockdown oc??rs ?long t?e state's 1,200-mil? southern border: hunkering ?own beca?se Bor?er Patrol agents o? state police are chasing migrants who are trying to evade apprehension.

The frequency of ?ockdowns and security alerts in Uvalde - nearl? 50 between February and May a?one, according to school officials - are now viewed by invest?gators as one ?f t?? tragic contributors to how ? gunman was abl? to walk into a fourt?-grade classroom unobstructed and slaught?r 19 children and two teachers.

Although a slow and bungled po?ice ?esponse remains the main failure, a damning new report ?y the Texas House says recurring lockdowns in Uvalde created a "diminished sense of vigilance."

With a ne? school year now ju?t wee?s away in heavily patrolled South Texas, there are worries the lockdowns will r?sume and deep?n the trauma for scarred students in Uvalde, as migrant crossings remain high and Texas Gov.

Greg Abbott continue? expanding a massive border security operation.

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Geo?gia fake electors ma? face charg?s in election probe

?TLANTA (AP) - The Georgia prosecutor who's invest?g?ting whether fo?mer ?res?dent Donald T?ump and othe?s illegally ?nterfere? in the 2020 general election in the state has informed 16 Republicans who served as fake elector? that they could face criminal charges.

They all signed a certif?cate dec?aring falsely that then-President Trump had won the 2020 presidential election and declaring themsel?es the state's "duly elected and qualified" electors even though Joe Biden had won the state and a slate of Democratic ele?tors was certified.

Eleven of them filed a motion Tuesday to quash their subpoenas, ca?ling them "unreasonable and oppressive."

Als? Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, agreed to fi?e any challenges to a subpoena in th? investigation in either state superior court o? f?deral court in Geo?gia, according to a court filing.

He had previously filed a motion in fede?al court in ?outh Carolina trying to st?p any subpoena from being issued to him t?ere on behalf of the prosecutor in Geo?gia.

Fu?ton County District ?ttorney Fani Willis last year ?pened a criminal investigation "into attempts to influence the administration of the 2020 Georgia General Election." ? sp?c?al grand jury with subpoena power was seated in May at her re?u?st.

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Willis' office declined to comment Tuesday on the motion to quash th? s?bpoenas.

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FDA weighs oversight changes after formula, Juul t?oubles

WASHINGT?N (AP) - The head of the Food and Drug Administration has asked for a r?view of the agency's food ?nd tobacco programs following months of criticism over their handling of the baby formula sho?tage and e-cigarette revie?s.

Tuesday's ann?uncement comes as FDA Commissioner Robert Califf attempts t? push past several controversies that have dominated his sec?nd stint r?nning the agency, ?ncluding the delayed response to contaminati?n problems at the country´s largest infant formula plant.

"Fundamental questions about the structure, function, funding and leadership need to be addressed" in the agency's food ?r?gram, Califf said in a stat?ment.

The agency's tobacco center, whic? regulates traditional cigarette? ?nd vap?ng products, is f?cing cha??enges navigating policy and Turkish Law Firm enforcement ?ssues from "an increasing number of novel products that could potentially have significant consequences for public health," he said.

Cal?ff said the Re?gan-Udall Foundation - a non-governmental research g?oup created by Congress to sup?o?t F?A´s work - would convene e?pert? to deliver evaluations within 60 business days of bot? the food and tobacco operations.

The experts are expected to consult with FDA staff along with outside gr??ps to gather a broad range of opinions. Califf and hi? team have a?ready begun meeting with outside sta?eholders, the FDA noted.

The review announcement comes one day before Califf is scheduled to testify before the Senate agricultur? committ?e about FDA's o?ersight of food safety.

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Automakers targeting a?erage household? with new crop of EVs

WARREN, Mich.

(AP) - In their first rollouts of elect?i? vehicles, America's automa?e?s targeted people w?o ?alue sho?t-range econom? cars. Then came EVs for luxury bu?ers and drivers of pickups and delivery vans.

Now, the companies are ze?oing in at the heart of the U.S.

auto market: ?he compact SUV. In their ?rive to have EVs dominate vehicl? ?al?s in coming years, the autom?kers are promoting their new models as having the range, pr?ce and features to rival their gas-pow?red competitors.

Some are so far ?roving quite popular.

Ford´s $45,000-plus Mustang Mach E is sold out for the model year. On Monday night, General Motors´ Chevrolet brand introduced an electri? version of ?ts Blazer, also starting around $45,000, when it g?es on s?le next summer.

Also coming next year: An e?ectric Chevy Equinox, with a base pri?e of about $30,000, whos? price could ?ive it particular appeal w?th modest-income households.

There´s also the Hyundai I?niq 5 and Volksw?gen´s ID.4 in the $40,000s and Nissan´s upcoming Ariya ar?und $47,000 with a lower-priced version coming.

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All start off considerably less expensi?e than ?esla´s Mo?el ? small SUV, the current top EV seller, with a starting ?rice well into the $60,000s.

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