On this version of Hot off the Wire:
» Heavy rain has spawned extreme flooding in New York’s Hudson Valley, killing at least one person and forcing road closures. The flooding came Sunday night as much of the rest of the Northeast U.S. prepared for a major storm.
» Extreme heat continues in the Southwest. It will be 106 in Yuma, Arizona.
» President Joe Biden’s itinerary this week in Europe is dominated by the war in Ukraine. But first, he'll have a royal visit with King Charles III at Windsor Castle.
» The Kremlin’s spokesman says Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin days after a short-lived rebellion by the mercenary chief and his private army.
» Nearly 50,000 Russian soldiers have died in the war in Ukraine, according to a new statistical analysis.
» Indiana Jones’ reign atop the box office was short-lived. In its second weekend in theaters, the Disney release was usurped by another franchise fifth -– “Insidious: The Red Door.”
» Pope Francis has announced he has chosen 21 new cardinals, including prelates from Jerusalem and Hong Kong, places where Catholics are a small minority.
» Senator Chuck Schumer on Sunday called on the Food and Drug Administration to investigate PRIME over its potentially dangerous levels of caffeine. The beverage brand was launched last year by YouTube stars Logan Paul and KSI and has become something of an obsession among the influencers’ legions of young followers.
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