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from buzzfeedphoto: A heat wave across the Pacific Northwest that brought record temperatures to Oregon, Washington, and parts of Canada is just the latest example of how experts say the climate crisis is affecting public health. These high temperatures have sent hundreds to the hospital and created massive problems for businesses and infrastructure. Follow buzzfeedphoto and tap the link in bio to see more. (📸: Alex Milan Tracy / Sipa USA via AP; Nathan Howard / Getty Images; Maranie Staab / Reuters; Chad Hipolito / Reuters; Nathan Howard / Getty Images)

Trump Organization Is Charged in 15-Year Tax Scheme

Prosecutors charged the Trump Organization with a 15-year "scheme to defraud" the government and charged its chief financial officer with grand larceny and tax fraud in a Manhattan courtroom Thursday afternoon.⁠ ⁠ Allen Weisselberg, former president Donald Trump's longtime CFO, pleaded not guilty during a brief arraignment hearing that began about 2:20 p.m. He walked into the courtroom in a dark suit, surrounded by detectives and court officers. He did not respond to questions from reporters in the hallway outside.⁠ ⁠ Weisselberg, 73, had surrendered at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office early Thursday, the morning after a grand jury filed indictments against him and the Trump Organization.⁠ ⁠ Weisselberg was released after the hearing, but he was required to surrender his passport after prosecutors said he was a "flight risk."⁠ ⁠ An attorney for the Trump Organization also pleaded not guilty on the company's behalf.⁠ ⁠ To read more, click the link in our bio.

A California woman who authorities say falsely accused a Black teenager of stealing her cell phone in a New York City hotel lobby last December is now charged with a felony hate crime, according to court documents https://t.co/lHzzcR0nDx

Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance has charged The Trump Organization and its longtime CFO Allen Weisselberg with tax fraud, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday. MORE AT LINK IN BIO.

Recreational marijuana use now legal for adults in Virginia

An elephant in Amboseli National Park in Kenya. Gurcharan Roopra, 42, a Nairobi-born engineer-turned-wildlife photographer, has dedicated the past four years of his career to photographing these animals. He spends hours in his workshop camouflaging and encasing his equipment with protective gear before laying his camera in the path of lions, elephants, rhino, zebra and buffalo⁠ ⁠ To see more of today's best pictures visit the link in our bio ⁠ ⁠ 📸 gurcharan/Mercury Press ⁠ ⁠

Emmanuel Macron warns France is becoming 'increasingly racialised' in outburst against woke culture | French president warns invasion of US-style racial and identity politics could 'fracture' Gallic society

Arkansas has biggest one-day virus case spike in 4 months

Soon after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction on Wednesday, the comedian’s former co-star and fierce ally Phylicia Rashad took to Twitter to celebrate the news.⁠ ⁠ “FINALLY!!!! A terrible wrong is being righted — a miscarriage of justice is corrected!” she tweeted, along with a photo of Cosby.⁠ ⁠ The post set off a fervent backlash, with critics accusing Rashad, the newly appointed dean of Howard University’s College of Fine Arts, of being insensitive and disrespectful of sexual assault survivors.⁠ ⁠ Howard University condemned Rashad’s tweet in a statement late Wednesday, saying it “lacked sensitivity towards survivors of sexual assault.”⁠ ⁠ Read more by clicking the link in our bio.

The soon-to-be-introduced law will require that advertising and sponsored posts where “a body's shape, size or skin has been changed by retouching or other manipulation” be clearly marked to declare that it had been edited. Failure to comply will result in a fine. The law, which has already received the support of some influencers, will apply on all major social media platforms including Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok and come into effect as directed by Norway’s monarch. Tap the link in bio to read more. (📸: Catherine Falls Commercial / Getty Images)

Longtime Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg is seen arriving in handcuffs to attend a hearing in lower Manhattan in New York. Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance has charged The Trump Organization and Weisselberg with tax fraud, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday.

The statue was unveiled at Kensington Palace on what would have been Diana’s 60th birthday. It was created to reflect her “warmth, elegance and energy” and depicts her with children “who represent the universality and generational impact of the Princess’ work,” Kensington Palace said in an official statement. William and Harry commissioned the statue in 2017 to mark the 20th anniversary of Diana’s death, saying in an official statement that “the time is right to recognize her positive impact in the UK and around the world.” Tap the link in the bio to read more. (📸: Dominic Lipinski / POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Facebook will now alert you if they believe you’re being exposed to extremist ideologies

After breaking the record for the hottest temperature ever recorded in Canada 3 days in a row, 90% of the town of Lytton has burned down due to a wildfire