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Wildfire Smoke, Trump Under Investigation, British PM in DC

2023/6/8
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Asma Khalid 和 A. Martinez: 加拿大山火导致美国东北部大部分地区被烟雾笼罩，空气质量恶化，数百名美国消防员前往加拿大参与救火。同时，美国前总统特朗普的律师已接到司法部通知，他成为"海湖庄园文件调查"的目标，可能面临指控。英国首相苏纳克访问华盛顿，旨在展现英国政治稳定已经恢复。 Jacob Fenston: 加拿大山火导致美国东部地区空气质量严重恶化，这是近几十年来最严重的野火烟雾事件之一，这种空气质量恶化的情况在美国东部各州非常罕见，并且与全球变暖有关。受影响地区学校停课，航班取消，民众被建议尽量待在室内。 Kerry Johnson: 特朗普成为对处理机密文件调查的目标，司法部已通知其律师，调查可能即将结束。特朗普否认有任何不当行为，并称之为"永无止境的政治迫害"。 Lauren Frayer: 英国首相苏纳克访问白宫，旨在展现英国政治稳定已经恢复，并与美国就乌克兰、北约、贸易和人工智能等问题进行讨论，但主要目标是改善英国的国际形象，苏纳克希望与美国达成自由贸易协定，并争取英国国防大臣成为下一任北约秘书长。

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The eastern United States is experiencing hazardous air quality due to wildfires in Canada. Air quality alerts have been issued across multiple states, leading to flight cancellations, school closures, and other disruptions. Experts attribute the severity of the situation to a lack of rain and record-breaking temperatures in Canada, highlighting the impact of climate change.
  • Hazardous air quality in the Eastern US due to Canadian wildfires
  • Air quality index (AQI) reached code red levels
  • Wildfires in eastern Canada are 10 times worse than the 10-year average
  • Impact on daily life: flight cancellations, school closures, etc.
  • Climate change as a contributing factor

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Much of the Northeast is blanketed in smoke from Canadian wildfires. Former President Trump's lawyers have been informed by the DOJ that he's a target of the Mar-A-Lago investigation. The British prime minister visits Washington DC to talk free trade and stress the importance of the "special relationship".Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)