## JD Vance’s team had water level of Ohio river raised for family’s boating trip

Authored by theguardian.com

JD Vance’s team had the army corps of engineers take the unusual step of changing the outflow of a lake in Ohio to accommodate a recent boating excursion on a family holiday, the Guardian has learned.

The Guardian first approached the USACE in Louisville for a comment about the change on Tuesday.

Publicly available data on the US Geological Survey (USGS) shows a sudden increase in the river level and corresponding drop in lake elevation during the early August days when Vance was vacationing.

View image in fullscreen Data from the US Geological Survey (USGS) shows a sudden increase in the river level during early days in August when Vance was vacationing.

This process also ensures that risks associated with any deviation – including a flood risk or other environmental impact – is detailed.

He added: “It was determined that the operations would not adversely affect downstream or upstream water levels.

“While there may well be security-related explanations or justifications that come into the analysis, my reaction is: I don’t care. »

### Congress Just Deleted Habeas Corpus From The Constitution On Its Website

Authored by abovethelaw.com

Congress has just deleted Section 9 (and 10) from the website where it maintains the “Constitution Annotated” as a public service.

Section 9 includes eight different clauses, but likely the most relevant to the Republican leadership is the right of habeas corpus.

“The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it,” reads the Constitution. »

### Homophobic attitudes have fallen in Western Europe and the United States

Authored by ourworldindata.org

As someone who studies the transition to low-carbon energy, I am always on the lookout for electric cars in everyday life.

Last year, more than one in five new cars sold globally were electric.

At the bottom, you can see that electric cars are still relatively rare in countries like Japan, Brazil, and India. »

### The Epstein saga has kicked off again – and it’s looking bad for Trump

Authored by inews.co.uk

WASHINGTON DC – Republicans in the House of Representatives delivered Donald Trump a wakeup call on Tuesday.

The less she wants to talk about the Clintons’ friendship with Epstein, the more Trump tries to deflect public attention towards it.

But Trump, already facing uproar, needs the Epstein story to find a resolution – one that leaves him unscathed. »

### Fishy business: osprey drops dinner, sparks fire, and leaves Canadian town in the dark

Authored by local12.com

Shortly before noon on July 30, Ashcroft Fire was dispatched to a landscape fire burning 6 kilometers south of town, just off the east side of Highway 1.

Upon arrival, firefighters found employees from Dawson Road Maintenance, BC Hydro, and Ashcroft ranch hands already battling the blaze.

The fish had been dropped by a local osprey onto a hydro line, causing embers to fall into the dry grasses below. »

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