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Extreme heat is impacting most Americans' electricity bills, AP-NORC poll finds
A poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that around 7 in 10 Americans say extreme heat has had a major or minor impact on their electricity bills in the past year, and a majority have seen a similar impact on their outdoor activities.
New this week: Lena Dunham, Mila Kunis and Charlie Puth
This weekโs new entertainment releases include albums from Charlie Puth and The Cult, Mila Kunis starring in the Netflix thriller โLuckiest Girl Alive,โ and โ30 Rockโ star Jack McBrayer leading the second season of โHello, Jack.
California travel blogger among 2 killed in Mexico's Tulum
A San Jose, California woman born in India was one of two foreign tourists killed in the apparent crossfire of a drug-gang shootout in Mexico's Caribbean coast resort of Tulum.
Arbitrator rules that FAA chief aided retaliation case
The FAA declined to comment on the ruling, instead pointing to Dicksonโs past comments on the case, including that he wasnโt deeply involved in it. The pilot, Karlene Petitt sued Atlanta-based Delta in a Labor Department administrative proceeding in 2016. The judge said Delta failed to produce evidence of any shortcomings in Petittโs performance as a pilot. Dickson, a former pilot, was Deltaโs senior vice president of flight operations when Petitt raised her concerns. Dickson said in his deposition that Petitt โraised some important issues,โ but he disputed her claim that Delta pressured pilots to fly when tired.