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The News Roundup – Domestic

People walk on the salt flat at Badwater, the lowest point in North America at 282 ft (86 m) below sea level, as the temperature rises well into the upper 120 F degrees on a day that could set a new world heat record in Death Valley National Park near Furnace Creek, California.
People walk on the salt flat at Badwater, the lowest point in North America at 282 ft (86 m) below sea level, as the temperature rises well into the upper 120 F degrees on a day that could set a new world heat record in Death Valley National Park near Furnace Creek, California.

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin and former Utah Gov. John Huntsman Jr. are touring their new bipartisan policy initiative called No Labels in New Hampshire. And while they’ve released a policy dossier, publicly the two have struggled to agree on the details of how to address critical issues facing the country.

Wesleyan University announced that it will cease preference for legacy applicants in its admissions process. The elite liberal arts college, based in Connecticut, cited the recent Supreme Court decision on affirmative action as a factor in its decision.

New temperature records were set in the southwest as climate change continues to push global temperatures to their extremes.

We cover the most important stories from around the U.S. in the domestic hour of the News Roundup.

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