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TL/DR - Authorities have ramped up patrols along Florida’s Gulf Coast following two separate shark attacks involving a woman and two teenage girls. The attacks prompted temporary beach closures on Friday, with flags indicating high hazards upon reopening on Saturday. Shark researcher, Demian Chapman, says the attacks are very unusual as shark…

TL/DR - President Joe Biden has announced plans to immediately enforce significant restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border, which will bar migrants from being granted asylum when officials deem the border is overwhelmed. The order comes into effect when daily border encounters hit 2,500, indicating an immediate…

TL/DR - Over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, a string of storms across the central and southern U.S. resulted in at least 22 deaths and widespread damage to homes and businesses. The storms, which coincided with a heat wave that set records from south Texas to Florida, caused deaths in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Kentucky. Over 400,000…

TL/DR - The U.S. government has made changes to rules concerning electric vehicle (EV) tax credits, potentially making more EVs eligible for credits up to $7,500. The Treasury Department has finalized regulations for these credits under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, which give automakers more time to comply with provisions regarding where…