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A Des Moines meteorologist resigned after receiving death threats for his coverage of climate change. <\/em><\/p>\n Six days after the Texas governor Greg Abbott signed a repeal of rules requiring rest breaks and water for construction workers, a utility lineman died of heatstroke.<\/em><\/p>\n An Indianapolis man accused of robbing a woman and forcing her to add him on Facebook was reported to have later asked her on a date.<\/em><\/p>\n An Ohio bill to ban spousal rape remained stuck in committee.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cShe has genuinely been a nasty little bitch to me,\u201d said Marjorie Taylor Greene while explaining why she called her fellow Freedom Caucus member Lauren Boebert \u201ca little bitch\u201d on the floor of the House of Representatives. Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg agreed to a cage fight.<\/em><\/p>\n That last item isn’t exactly from the heartland, although it follows the previous item so perfectly, so suggestively, it might be nesting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Brought to us by Harper’s Weekly Review: A Des Moines meteorologist resigned after receiving death threats for his coverage of climate change. Six days after the Texas governor Greg Abbott signed a repeal of rules requiring rest breaks and water … Continue reading