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Extreme climate change has arrived. Here are the fastest-warming places in the U.S.; How a McConnell-backed effort to lift Russian sanctions boosted a Ky. project

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'Send her back' chant from Trump N.C. rally sows fears of violence The president's visit — and that chant — continues to reverberate loudly in Greenville, N.C., particularly for those who see themselves as targets of a campaign to whip up xenophobia and hate. After the El Paso shooting, in which 22 people were killed by a gunman who parroted the president's warnings about an "invasion" of immigrants, the words carry an ominous resonance: as a prelude to murder. By Griff Witte · Read more 2°C: Beyond the Limit Extreme climate change has arrived. Here are the fastest-warming places in the U.S. A Post analysis of data from across the Lower 48 states found that major areas are nearing or have already crossed the threshold of 2 degrees Celsius, a crucial marker in international climate change policy. How has your county changed? Our interactive tool can tell you. By Steven Mufson, Chris Mooney, Juliet Eilperin and John Muyskens · Read more   How a McConnell-backed effort to lift Russian sanctions boosted a Ky. project A spokesman said the Senate majority leader did not know the measure would help a company building an aluminum mill in an impoverished part of his home state. By Tom Hamburger and Rosalind Helderman · Read more   Shake-up at detention center where Epstein died comes amid growing complaints The Justice Department reassigned the warden at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, which has been under scrutiny since the financier's death. By Devlin Barrett, Matt Zapotosky and Aaron Davis · Read more   Campaign 2020 Trump is trying to turn Biden's gaffes into a major liability The president is using Biden's verbal missteps to suggest he's too old and doddering to run for president. By Matt Viser · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions The problem with making 'yes means yes' the standard for sexual assault By Megan McArdle · Read more Five years after the death of my son, Michael Brown, nothing has changed By Lezley McSpadden · Read more The China challenge is America's new Sputnik moment By David Ignatius · Read more The rise of anti-Semitism on the left By Marc Thiessen · Read more A Trump policy has subjected asylum seekers to appalling conditions By Editorial Board · Read more It's not just up to policy. Leaders must empower people, too. By Charles Koch and Brian Hooks · Read more   ADVERTISEMENT   More News Analysis Trump finally acknowledges his tariffs could hit consumers With his announcement of a delay in tariffs on Chinese goods, he contradicted his own mantra that the Chinese are paying the full price of his tariffs. By Heather Long · Read more   'People are fed up': After El Paso and Dayton shootings, gun-control groups seize momentum Activists are emboldened by turmoil within the NRA and by President Trump's comments that he would support expanded background-check laws. By Amy Wang, Tom Hamburger, Josh Dawsey and Marissa Lang · Read more   Today's WorldView | Analysis China won't turn Hong Kong's protests into another Tiananmen Square. At least, not yet. Chinese President Xi Jinping and other high-ranking officials must wonder how long they'll let Hong Kong's young people continue to stand so defiantly against them. By Ishaan Tharoor · Read more   A $31 fine for using a plastic bag? Pakistan takes drastic measures to ban them. The government is moving to eliminate the public eyesore and environmental hazard by imposing stiff fines: $31 for using a single bag, $63 for selling one and up to $31,000 for manufacturing them. By Pamela Constable · Read more   New York Times demotes editor after Twitter controversy as paper takes fire from left, right and within Congressional editor Jonathan Weisman was punished one day after executive editor Dean Baquet fielded comments and criticism from the Times' newsroom employees. By Paul Farhi · Read more   Where have all the left-handed NFL quarterbacks gone? The most popular theory is that baseball steals away strong-armed lefties to pitch, but there are other factors at work. By Sam Fortier · Read more

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