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Hawaii Gov. Josh Green mentioned yesterday that he is ordered a “comprehensive review of what occurred within the early hours of the fireplace.” At least 2,700 constructions have been destroyed, and the loss of life toll has risen to a minimum of 96. Green predicted the harm throughout Maui to be near $6 billion.

Davilynn Severson and Hano Ganer search for belongings by the ashes of their household’s residence on Friday within the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, in western Maui, Hawaii.

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Davilynn Severson and Hano Ganer search for belongings by the ashes of their household’s residence on Friday within the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, in western Maui, Hawaii.

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• NPR’s Lauren Sommer, who’s in Maui, says on Up First this morning that “one of the first things that hits you is simply the odor” whereas strolling round. A community of volunteers has been caravanning provides to Maui, however there are nonetheless neighborhoods with out ingesting water or energy. Sommer provides that the query now could be “how fast this community can rebuild.”
• Hawaii has one of many largest outside siren methods on this planet. The sirens weren’t activated earlier than the Maui fires. Experts say the alert might have helped residents have extra time to arrange. Read a historical past of the state’s sirens and how much of a difference they might — and could not — have made. 

Federal judges in Alabama are reviewing a brand new congressional map drawn by the state’s Republican-led legislature to find out whether or not it dilutes the power of Black voters. The Supreme Court dominated in June that the map Alabama utilized in final yr’s midterm elections violated the Voting Rights Act, and a three-judge panel ordered a brand new map with two districts the place Black residents would make up a majority of the voting-age inhabitants.

• The new map solely has one majority-Black district. Black Alabamians make up 39.9% of the second district. NPR’s Hansi Lo Wang studies the panel will likely strike down the latest map and assign specialists to attract a brand new one. He spoke to a GWU professor, who instructed him that “Alabama has been wasting people’s time for decades trying to do things that are unlikely to prevail, and it’s doing so yet again. ” 

NPR’s Bobby Allyn is positively an actual human. He lately sat down in entrance of an eyeball-scanning silver orb that confirmed his identity. The orbs are a part of Worldcoin, a cryptocurrency venture that goals to scan billions of human irises. Co-founded by ChatGPT’s Sam Altman, the corporate desires to assist authenticate whether or not the customers behind cryptocurrency accounts are human or bot.

•  Allyn says he is joined greater than 2 million folks worldwide who’ve already had their irises scanned. Thousands of individuals in nations like Kenya and Chile have lined as much as get scanned in change for Worldcoin’s digital forex, prompting a raid in Kenya over a “lack of clarity on the security and storage” and investigations within the EU and the U.Ok.

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Many individuals who stay in and across the historic city of Lahaina are nonetheless unable to return to the restricted burn zone. At Maalaea Harbor, a gaggle of tour boat operators has been taking provides to the city on boats that often take folks snorkeling or dolphin watching. NPR joined the volunteers over the weekend. Their images present how the grassroots initiative, native browsing group and neighbors are slowly filling gaps official channels have not been in a position to.

Life recommendation

Greek salad with arugula, Little Gem, cheece, olives, tomatoes, cucumber, onion and caramelized nuts. Bulgaria, Plovdiv

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Greek salad with arugula, Little Gem, cheece, olives, tomatoes, cucumber, onion and caramelized nuts. Bulgaria, Plovdiv

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I hope you are studying this earlier than you’ve got packed your lunch. Most Americans do not meet the CDC’s requirement for each day vegetable consumption. But with these salad-making suggestions, you may not solely eat extra greens — you may never have a sad work lunch salad ever once more.

• It may appear apparent, however begin with an ingredient you really like. Try making ready it in several methods: uncooked, steamed or roasted.
• Include quite a lot of textures and flavors with issues like crunchy nuts or bitter pickles.
• Don’t restrict your self to salad greens. Try to incorporate as many alternative colours of greens as attainable.
• Experiment with making your individual dressing. A primary French dressing has three components oil to 1 half acid. Start with this ratio and style as you go.

3 issues to know earlier than you go

Ezekiel Arita, from Kaneohe, Hawaii, calls his coiffure “Mr. Aloha Mullet.” His hairdo makes him really feel like a superhero.

USA Mullet Championships

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Ezekiel Arita, from Kaneohe, Hawaii, calls his coiffure “Mr. Aloha Mullet.” His hairdo makes him really feel like a superhero.

USA Mullet Championships

1. What’s cuter than a child mullet? More than 900 children between ages 1 and 12 competed in this year’s USA mullet championship. The winners can be introduced Wednesday. 
2. It’s a scorching cruise summer time! Passenger demand for cruises is higher than before COVID-19 shut down the business. (through WLRN)
3. A group of snail researchers has spent years rising a inhabitants of endangered Chittenango ovate amber snails in a lab. Now, they’re releasing them to a remote part of Upstate New York in hopes of recovering the inhabitants.

This e-newsletter was edited by Majd Al-Waheidi.