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On Friday, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin left the Democratic Party, claiming the party to be straying towards extremism. He registered as an independent, however he will continue to to meet with Democrats in party meetings called caucuses. Manchin announced last year that he wouldn't run for re-election. This means Republican Jim Justice has a very good chance of capturing his seat, and gaining the party a majority in the Senate.
Manchin currently serves the state of West Virginia, and he was previously a state legislator and governor. He gained his seat in the Senate in 2010, and has worked to pass many bills, such as a massive infrastructure bill. He has also pushed back against some legislature, like on that aimed to reform the filibuster, a piece of procedural law that requires a 2/3 majority to pass a bill. When he registered as an independent, he said both parties had adopted partisan extremism.
On a weather-related note, a grass fire that began on Saturday in the city of Tracy, California, has spread over 14,000 acres, and it is still growing. The Corral Fire, as it is known, was only 30% contained as of Sunday night, and the hot, dry conditions in the area could make it worse. Strong winds are helping to spread it, and the dry grass across the area is just more fuel for the fire. Mandatory evacuations are being put into place for some residents as the fire continues to grow larger and larger. However, the cause of the fire is unknown, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
A temporary evacuation site was set up at the Larch Clover Community Center in Tracy, hopefully assisting locals in the city and elsewhere in the county as much as possible. Unfortunately, a section of Interstate Highway 580 has been closed in both directions because of the zero visibility situation caused by the fire. Over 400 firefighters are responding to the situation, but two from Alameda County were injured while trying to fight it and were transported to a local hospital. Further escalating the situation, an excessive heat watch has been sent out by the National Weather Service, affecting millions of people in the San Joaquin Valley and its foothills, as scorching temperatures of 95-108℉ are expected from Tuesday to Thursday. Winds of 20-30 mph are also expected, worsening the circumstances.
On another slightly better weather-related note, the record temperatures New Delhi had been facing earlier last week have been shown to not been correct. The reading was too high by 3.8℃ (38.84˚F), and the Indian government blamed a weather sensor error. However, the temperatures of 49.1℃ (120.38˚F) and 49℃ (120.2˚F) still break the hottest temperature record, while the city's third highest temperature was 48.4˚C (119.12˚F) in 1998.
This heatwave has been going on since Wednesday, and it has been very harsh on the country. India experienced 33 deaths in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Odisha on Friday. For everyone being affected in California and India, we at YNH hope they can make it out of this all right.
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