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Today in History: Aug. 1, America gets its MTV

By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, Aug. 1, the 214th day of 2024. There are 152 days left in the year. Today in history: On August 1, 1981, MTV began its American broadcast; the first music video aired on the new cable TV network was “Video Killed the Radio Star,” by The Buggles. Also on this date: In 1876, Colorado was admitted as the 38th state in the Union, less than a month after the US Centennial (earning it the nickname “the Centennial State”). In 1907, a week-long boys’ camping event began on Brownsea Island in southern England, organized by Robert ...

UN asks nations to better prepare, cool the vulnerable as ‘extreme heat epidemic’ breaks records

By SETH BORENSTEIN and SIBI ARASU Associated Press After three of Earth’s hottest days ever measured, the United Nations called for a flurry of efforts to try to reduce the human toll from soaring and searing temperatures, calling it “an extreme heat epidemic.” “If there is one thing that unites our divided world, it’s that we’re all increasingly feeling the heat,” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday at a news conference where he highlighted that Monday was the hottest day on record, surpassing the mark set just a day earlier. “Earth is ...

Oregon fire is the largest burning in the US; officials warn impending storm could exacerbate it

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho — A wildfire burning in Oregon that’s kicking smoke into neighboring states is now the largest active blaze in the U.S., authorities said, and fire crews are bracing for a storm late Wednesday that’s expected to bring lightning, strong winds and the risk of flash floods. The Durkee Fire, burning near the Oregon-Idaho border about 130 miles west of Boise, Idaho, shut down Interstate 84 for hours on Tuesday as the flames approached the vital link between the states. The freeway briefly reopened Wednesday, but then closed again as ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, sunny, with a high near 74. West wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Tonight, clear, with a low around 58. East wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight. Extended forecast: Friday, sunny, with a high near 83. South wind around 5 mph. ...