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In Alaska, climate change is showing increasing signs of disrupting everyday life

National News by Timothy Sumer - From compromised infrastructure and shifts in plant life, changes resulting from recent climate disruption are tangible. from National https://wapo.st/2HaN4CY via Timothy Sumer

Denver voters apparently reject decriminalization of ‘magic mushrooms’

National News by Timothy Sumer - The referendum was the first in the country to consider changing the status of psilocybin mushrooms, which some say could have positive effects on depression, pain and addiction. from National https://wapo.st/2VqoFDq via Timothy Sumer

‘It’s embarrassing to the kids’: Students who owe lunch money will get only a cold jelly sandwich, district says

National News by Timothy Sumer - A local restaurant owner offered a check for $4,000 to pay off students' unpaid debts, but her donation was rejected. from National https://wapo.st/2H6sNi6 via Timothy Sumer

‘We had landed in Hooterville’: Paper pulls complaint of ‘slovenly’ opera outfits after uproar

National News by Timothy Sumer - Just who is Crawford Williamson, and why did the writer take such offense at the sartorial choices made by fellow gala-goers? from National https://wapo.st/2VkQPjj via Timothy Sumer

Critics slam school district’s plan to serve cold jelly sandwiches to students who owe lunch money

Arrests at Hopkins University in protest over creation of campus police force

National News by Timothy Sumer - Baltimore police said trespassers who had seized control of Garland Hall were given chances to leave the building without being charged, but some chose not to leave. from National https://wapo.st/304M0JE via Timothy Sumer

High school’s George Washington mural doesn’t represent its values and should be removed, group says

National News by Timothy Sumer - The controversy over the New Deal-era mural, which depicts the nation’s first president standing over a dead Native American and also includes an image of an African American slave, has pitted those offended by the mural against preservationists. from National https://wapo.st/2YaYKfW via Timothy Sumer

Disaster aid bill faces new obstacle as Trump administration pushes to add border funding

National News by Timothy Sumer - The administration’s effort has met resistance from lawmakers of both parties and led to even greater uncertainty over a path forward for the disaster bill, which includes billions for multiple U.S. states and territories. from National https://wapo.st/2VrXYhX via Timothy Sumer

The U.S. has slashed its refugee intake. Syrians fleeing war are most affected.

National News by Timothy Sumer - Their numbers fell from 12,587 in fiscal 2016 to 62 in fiscal 2018. from National https://wapo.st/2WxOZrY via Timothy Sumer

Injuries reported at suburban Denver school amid reports of shots fired, police say

National News by Timothy Sumer - Multiple injuries are reported at a suburban Denver school as police respond to reports of shots fired, according to the law enforcement authorities. from National https://wapo.st/2Jl92pw via Timothy Sumer

9 dead gray whales have washed up in the Bay Area. A scientist says that’s ‘very unusual.’

National News by Timothy Sumer - While gray whale populations are stable, California’s shifting ocean climate and a warming Alaska could be putting pressure on the animals this year. from National https://wapo.st/30082gJ via Timothy Sumer

U.S. asylum screeners to take more confrontational approach as Trump aims to turn more migrants away at the border

National News by Timothy Sumer - The president has described the asylum system as a “scam” allowing criminals into the country, and changes to initial screenings likely will make it more difficult to seek refuge in the United States. from National https://wapo.st/2Vm8hUn via Timothy Sumer

Walmart wants to lure pet business with in-store vet clinics, online pet pharmacy

National News by Timothy Sumer - U.S. spending on pets doubled between 2005 and 2018, reaching an all-time high last year of $72.5 billion, according to the American Pet Products Association. from National https://wapo.st/2YdlV9k via Timothy Sumer

‘Strong tornadoes’ possible in thunderstorm outbreak predicted for Southern Plains

National News by Timothy Sumer - Flash flooding is also a risk over a large area of the Central U.S. from National https://wapo.st/2PRq7J7 via Timothy Sumer

Teacher accused of censoring a MAGA T-shirt says she’s a Trump voter who just followed orders

National News by Timothy Sumer - Susan Parsons claims in a lawsuit that the school told her to remove the Trump logo, and that she opposed the change. from National https://wapo.st/2vSQYLP via Timothy Sumer

A man faked his death. His ex-wife faked his funeral. Then their son found him alive.

National News by Timothy Sumer - A body was found on the side of the road in Moldova. For years, a Minnesotan community believed it belonged to Igor Vorotinov. from National https://wapo.st/2V8TCai via Timothy Sumer

‘I think it’s a cap gun,’ the police officer said. He opened fire on an eighth-grader moments later.

National News by Timothy Sumer - The footage is another grim entry in the public catalogue of police shootings — a window into an incident that unraveled in fractions of a second, and one that has prompted multiple interpretations. from National https://wapo.st/2ZZAqzj via Timothy Sumer