Firefighters battle forest fire near Buenos Aires
Firefighters battle a forest fire in Tristan Suarez, Buenos Aires province, outside of the capital. The origin of the fire remains unknown, and local firefighters say that the heatwave affecting the country makes their job more physically demanding.
news.yahoo.comBiden administration to add 10 million COVID-19 tests per month for schools
During a briefing on Wednesday, White House COVID-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients said that the Biden administration will make an additional 10 million tests available for schools every month, including 5 million rapid tests and 5 million PCR tests.
news.yahoo.comGov. Whitmer: Lawmakers should require masks, ban guns at Michigan Capitol
Republican legislative leaders should require masks and ban guns at the Michigan Capitol to protect the press and others, said Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at the virtual Michigan Press Association convention on Friday, Oct. 16. It shouldn’t take a tragedy to ban guns, and I believe we must act now." Guns are allowed in the Michigan capitol, and people carrying them show up regularly. The Michigan Capitol Commission, which oversees the building, has rejected a proposal to ban guns.
mlive.comGuns as a way of life in Wyoming
In the wide-open spaces of the American West, guns are woven into the tapestry of life in ways city-dwellers may not understand. Ted Koppel visits the town of Cody, Wyoming, to find out how, for the majority of families, guns are inseparable from a way of life.
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