All types of severe weather possible Thursday evening

Here's how this looks to play out: sometime after 5 PM, storms develop in far northern MO and NE Kansas. As these storms drift south, expect the main the large hail and brief tornado threat to be the greatest.

source https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://fox4kc.com/weather/all-type-of-severe-weather-possible-thursday-evening/&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGjJhZjcxZTMyNjk0YzRkZjQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGU4AjBYQClwCcveVVsHtBcEiT6Cw

Portland-area cooling centers open 24 hours a day starting Friday

Amid scorching temperature predictions for the weekend, officials announced Thursday morning that Portland-area cooling centers will be open 24 hours a day, not close at 9 p.m. as originally planned. The three centers will open their doors at 1 p.m. Friday ...

source https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.oregonlive.com/weather/2021/06/portland-area-cooling-centers-open-24-hours-a-day-starting-friday.html&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGjJhZjcxZTMyNjk0YzRkZjQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHQYwBEz8IcRYPakY0Hb-u7EgOPtw

Sonic Mania is currently free on the Epic Games Store

It's very much a case of 'gotta go faster' this week on the Epic Games Store, where Sega's masterful retro platformer reimagining Sonic Mania and the excellent low-poly racer Horizon Chase Turbo are both free.

2017's Sonic Mania, if it somehow managed to pass you by, sees developer Christian Whitehead and team serving up a sumptuous smorgasbord of classic side-scrolling platforming, meticulously designed to evoke the breathless left-right thrills of Sonic's 16-bit heyday.

Brand-new stages sit alongside beloved classics taken from Sonic 1 through Sonic & Knuckles - all thoroughly, expertly remixed to form playful new challenges - and the package is topped off with vibrant visuals and a flawless soundtrack, both managing to perfectly capture the spirit of Sonic's original Mega Drive adventures.

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Taylor demands apology from Lightfoot, likens mayor to schoolyard 'bully'

Ald. Jeanette Taylor (20th) on Thursday likened Mayor Lori Lightfoot to a schoolyard “bully” and said she would stand up to the mayor by refusing to speak to her until she apologizes for “disrespecting” Taylor. “Who stands up to her? This is not the first time ...

source https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021/6/24/22549149/lightfoot-taylor-demands-apology-mayor-chicago-city-council-meeting-schoolyard-bully&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGjJhZjcxZTMyNjk0YzRkZjQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEd3F2Rj3XH7IJcBbQjvdcc6to3SQ

Biden campaign workers and ex-state lawmaker sue 'Trump Train' members involved in dangerous Texas highway ...

The complaint was filed on behalf White House staffer, David Gins; former Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis; former Biden campaign volunteer Eric Cervini; and the driver of the Biden campaign bus, Timothy Holloway.

source https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/24/politics/trump-train-lawsuit-biden-campaign-workers/index.html&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGjJhZjcxZTMyNjk0YzRkZjQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGkVLgXZPzXZLwIKD9fkgREdmP6xw

Detroit police officer charged in crash that killed longtime attorney Cliff Woodards

Woodards, 58, was killed about 1 a.m. Feb. 8 when his Lexus IS 250 was struck at the Interstate 96 service drive and West Chicago by policeofficerTeaira Iris Funderburg's patrol vehicle. Funderburg, 29, of ...

source https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2021/06/24/detroit-police-officer-charged-traffic-death-detroit-attorney/5333709001/&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGjJhZjcxZTMyNjk0YzRkZjQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFr_4dYm_7Q-ikBVwT-H-hZNfKHTw

Collapsed Miami condo had been sinking into Earth as early as the 1990s, researchers say

The building, which was constructed in 1981 on reclaimed wetlands, has been sinking at an alarming rate since the 1990s, according to a 2020 study conducted by Shimon Wdowinski, a professor in the Department of Earth and Environment at Florida ...

source https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2021/06/24/building-collapse-miami-structure-had-been-sinking-into-earth/7778631002/&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGjJhZjcxZTMyNjk0YzRkZjQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHQrq3cJGXWd0phN6elwHvtdcha3w