Officials pleaded with people to take precautions as Western Europe's deadly heat wave continued to break temperature records in several countries this week, AFP reports.
Details: Meteorologists say scorching-hot air from the Sahara is responsible for Western Europe's unusually early summer heat wave — and it's sending temperatures soaring past 100°F in some places, per the World Meteorological Organization. Here's how some are dealing with the impact of the heat.
Amid allegations of poor quality work and "cutting corners," anonymous sources told the Seattle Times that the Department of Justice issued subpoenas in early June for Boeing records concerning production details of the 787 Dreamliner at a plant in South Carolina.
Why it matters: This "significantly widens the scope of the DOJ’s scrutiny of safety issues at Boeing," according to the Seattle Times. "While there are differences in the 737 and 787 matters, prosecutors are likely looking into whether broad cultural problems run throughout the company," per a Times' source.
Nine of Oregon's 12 Republican state senators returned to the state Senate on Saturday after hiding out in protest of a climate change vote for more than a week, reports AP.
Why it matters viaAxios' Ben Geman:Oregon is among the states where Democrats are moving ahead with tougher climate policies at a time when the Trump administration is unwinding Obama-era federal policies. Had Oregon passed this legislation, it would have been the second state in the country — other than California — to impose a cap-and-trade pollution credit on companies.
The current agreement between OPEC and Russia to limit oil output is all but certain to be extended, a decision that alongside the easing of U.S.-China trade tensions could temper downward pressure on crude oil prices from the economic slowdown.
Driving the news: Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the G-20 meeting in Japan that the "OPEC+" agreement, which jointly curbs production by 1.2 million barrels per day, would be extended by 6-9 months, per Reuters and other outlets. He spoke Saturday after meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Scooter fleets are popping up across the country, and cities want access to rider data in exchange for letting them operate.
Driving the news: Los Angeles has spearheaded the “mobility data specification," a format for transferring transportation data between cities and electric scooter companies like Bird and Lime. A number of other U.S. cities have adopted it in some form.
