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More than 100 people died following catastrophic floods in the center of Texas, state authorities yesterday confirmed. The Guadalupe river swelled more than 26 feet in less than an hour early Friday, sweeping houses, cars and low trees downstream. The vast majority of deaths come from Kerr County, where 84 people were killed, including 28 children. Others remain missing. Residents of the affected areas are starting to wonder if more could have been made to warn people before the rapid river climb. Here are four things to know about continuous floods and research efforts.

A Pagaye research and recovery unit along the Guadalupe River on Monday in Hunt, Texas. Strong precipitation caused serious sudden floods along the Guadalupe river in central Texas.

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• 🎧 Sergio Martínez-Beltrán de NPR was at Camp Mystic, and he tells First This part of the girl’s Christian summer camp along the river was swept throughAnd the surrounding areas have been destroyed. Twenty-seven children and advisers were killed in the flood. Paul Scherer, a survivor, expressed how painful it is to see so many children die. “They had a big life in front of them. And it is pitiful that it happened to them,” said Scherer. Martínez-Beltrán says that the residents of the county of Kerr with whom they spoke say that they had not had an alarm of the sudden floods, and those who received SMS said that it happened because the river was already in their steps.
• ➡️ Camp Mystic was created in 1926 and has become a tradition for generations of women in Texas. On Morning editionFormer camper Lauren Garcia is considering what is a special place for the women in her family.
• ➡️ If you want to help people concerned By devastating floods or need to ask for help, here is what you need to know. (via Texas public radio)

Yesterday, President Trump published letters on social networks to leaders of 14 countriesInforming them of its plans to impose new prices for their exports to the United States from August 1. Subsequently, the actions fell. The president signed an executive decree officially postponing a deadline of July 9 for commercial transactions on the new date and said that countries could continue to negotiate with the United States during this period.

• 🎧 It is possible that business partners wonder how serious Trump is because he continues to move objective positionsSaid Scott Horsley of NPR. The United Kingdom and Vietnam, two countries that have concluded agreements, have not obtained real price relief from the United States, uncertainty about prices in August or next year is a brutal investment environment for importers or people looking to invest in the United States, explains Scott Lincicome, which is with Libertarian Cato Institute.

In the United States, several eminent medical organizations continue the Secretary of Health, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., on the recent changes in the federal recommendations of the COVVI-19 vaccine. The groups involved in the trial include the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Physicians and the American Public Health Association. The complaint alleges that Kennedy’s decisions concerning COVVI-19 vaccines have endangered public health and violated federal law.

• 🎧 In the 42 -page complaint, the groups claim that Kennedy has circumvented the normal process to make changes to the CDC vaccine calendarAccording to the will of NPR. The trial claims that he has not consulted a federal panel of experts to obtain advice on vaccines and has not provided explanation for contradictory evidence that supports vaccination of pregnant children and women. One of the complainants, a pregnant doctor, wishes to remain anonymous, says that she is worried not to be able to obtain a vaccine coche due to Kennedy guidelines. The objective of the trial is to restore the initial recommendation so that pregnant children and women receive coated plans.

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Seed oils, commonly known as vegetable oils, are extracted from plant seeds.

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Living better is a special series On what it takes to stay healthy in America.

According to Kennedy, seed oils are bad for you. The Secretary of Health said that vegetable oils, such as canola and soy, poison Americans and lead the obesity epidemic. Kennedy points out that obesity rates are climbing while seed oils have started to dominate the American diet in the evidence of its complaint. Many researchers say that seed oils may not be as good for you as olive oil, but the claims that they are harmful to health have been too extensive. Find out what science has to say:

• ➡️ To maximize oil extraction from seeds, manufacturers often use heat and chemicals. Critics are concerned about Hexane, a dangerous solvent used in refining. However, residues are at too low levels to be toxic.
• ➡️ A current argument against seed oils is that they promote inflammation because they contain higher levels of essential fatty acids called omega-6. However, randomized controlled trials have shown that when people consume more seed oils, they do not show increased levels of pro-inflammatory compounds in their tissues.
• ➡️ Seed oils are widespread in ultra-transformed foods, which constitute an important part of the American food supply. Rather than focusing on the oils to consume, the focal point should be the global diet of a person, explains Christopher Gardner, nutrition scientist and professor of medicine at the University of Stanford.

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Papilio is a book of images told in three parts, each highlighting a different step in the life of a butterfly (there are technically four stages for the life of a butterfly, but the stage of the eggs is not particularly exciting). The three friends who wrote and illustrated the story estimated that these three stages were the ideal way to justify the collaboration. Throughout the book, the authors, Ben Clanton, Corey R. Tabor and Andy Chou Musser, were able to display their own voices and illustration styles by each taking a phase. Basically, history explores the themes of change, transformation and growth. A key lesson that readers can take is that it is normal to ask for help as you grow. Explore each step in the life of butterflies further from the authors’ point of view and display photos of the book here.

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Three American flamingos wade in the shallow waters of Garfield Bight in the Everglades as they feed on food.

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1. A herd of 125 flamingos was observed in the Everglades last week. This marks one of the largest American flaming groups in a decade. (via WLRN)
2. Claire Schwartz is on a mission to bring together spared and precious articles such as old family photos, children’s works of art, old scores and pages of the Mortals Palisades and Eaton Fires in January with their owners. (via kqed)
3. After a branch of trees that falls has left it paralyzed, the engineer of Google Sasha Blair-Goldensohn began to help people with disabilities to navigate in cities by highlighting the public transport routes accessible in wheelchair and “walking” paths on the company’s cards. (via wbur)

This newsletter was edited by Suzanne Nuyen.