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TL/DR - House Intelligence Committee Chairman, Rep. Mike Turner, asserts that Speaker Mike Johnson would intervene in any "improper" behavior after appointing two controversial Trump allies, Reps. Scott Perry and Ronny Jackson, to the committee. Turner stated Johnson has committed to these individuals adhering to the rules and that both…

TL/DR - Maryland Governor Wes Moore has announced a mass pardon of more than 175,000 marijuana convictions, which he has described as one of the nation's most significant clemency actions concerning a drug now widely used for recreation. The pardons will cover low-level marijuana possession charges and are expected to impact up to 100,000 people.…

TL/DR - The intersection at U.S. 264 Alt. and N.C. 39 in Zebulon, North Carolina, near Five County Stadium, is set to receive traffic lights after drivers expressed safety concerns. The intersection, which currently only has stop signs in one direction, has seen 44 crashes between 2018 and 2022. The town’s Communications Director, Kaleb Harmon,…

TL/DR - An unusual heat wave is forecast to spread across the Midwest, Northeast, and Mid-Atlantic regions, with triple-digit heat index values extending from the Gulf Coast to Nova Scotia, posing a significant risk to vulnerable groups. The National Weather Service predicts a "prolonged period of dangerously hot conditions" marked by intense…