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Paris bakes as heat wave turns deadlyThe punishing and record-breaking heat wave across Europe has turned deadly. On Monday, two children aged 2 and 4 died after locking themselves in their family’s car in southern France, according to a public prosecutor in the town of Carpentras. Dozens of drownings were also reported over the weekend in France and Germany as people tried to find relief in rivers and lakes. French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said that 40 people died by drowning since last Thursday and the victims were mainly young people.(MORE: Heat wave threatens all-time June records)Nearly half of France is under a red heat wave alert Tuesday – 54 “departments” or regions, an “unprecedented number” according to Météo-France, the country’s weather agency. Hundreds of schools were closed Monday as temperature hit 111°F in some parts of the country. Parents of students at one school in western France covered school windows in chalk to try to block out some of the sun and heat.

Let's see what the prediction markets, sponsored by Kalshi, are saying about how much rain Denver will see this month. THE TAKEAWAYDenver is running drier than normal. Drought continues to grip much of Colorado. Rain is returning to the Denver forecast. DENVER – Amid a widespread drought gripping much of Colorado, Denver is running below average for August precipitation as a scorching summer marked by wildfires, extreme heat and persistent dry summer conditions continues. August got off to a scorching and largely dry start in Denver, with temperatures reaching 102 degrees on consecutive days early in the month and little measurable rainfall through the first part of the month.  Randall Kemp mows his lawn on July 24, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. Amid Colorado's historic drought and record low snowpack, Denver residents have been restricted to watering lawns twice a week. (Michael Ciaglo/For The Washington Post via Getty Images / Getty Images)With rain making a welcome return to Denver, the city remains behind its normal precipitation pace for the month as of Aug. 20. A cyclist takes Broadway in the afternoon storm in Denver, Colorado on Friday, August 14, 2026.

Western democracies are currently witnessing a troubling rise in political violence and intimidation within segments of the Iranian diaspora, driven by deepening polarization among opponents of the Islamic Republic. These acts of violence are compounded by patterns of targeted harassment, doxxing and public intimidation directed at critics and community members across Canada, the United States and Europe.