Extreme Heat Shifts US Work Patterns: From Construction Delays to Heat-Wave Survival

The extreme heat in the United States is forcing industries to adapt by changing work patterns. Construction projects are slowing down to protect workers, while demand for air conditioners rises. Meanwhile, the heat wave affects millions across the country with record-breaking temperatures, causing significant shifts in daily activities.

Following is a summary of current US domestic news briefs.

Explainer-How US industries deal with extreme heat

Extreme heat has companies in the United States changing the way they work. One frequent response: work less. Here is how heat affects several large industries and what they do about it: Construction: Work slows at construction projects. What usually takes two days can take three or four as builders take breaks, estimates Art Hogan, chief market strategist at B. Riley Wealth. Changes could include shifting the workday earlier. Slowing projects could also hit the companies that sell supplies, but the impact to the likes of Home Depot and Lowe's is likely limited because builders buy in advance and the projects are not canceled, Hogan added. And such retailers see demand for air conditioners and fans.

Trump courts Black voters in Philadelphia, asks Christians to back him one last time

Donald Trump made two speeches on Saturday, urging Christian supporters to go to the polls for him one last time and courting Black voters in Philadelphia by promising to fix a city "ravaged by bloodshed" even as data shows a decline in violent crime. If elected in November, the Republican presidential candidate told a rally of several thousand at Philadelphia's Temple University, he would give police "immunity" to do their jobs and "surge" federal resources to cities battling violence.

Arkansas nurse was treating mass shooting victim when she herself was killed

One of the four people killed in a mass shooting at an Arkansas grocery was a 23-year-old nurse who was shot dead while treating another victim, police said on Sunday. "Instead of fleeing the store, she stopped to render aid in one of the most selfless acts I've ever seen," Colonel Mike Hagar, director of the Arkansas State police, said of the nurse, Callie Weems.

Dalai Lama arrives in New York on trip for medical treatment

The Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, arrived in New York on Sunday ahead of medical treatment for his knees and was greeted by hundreds of cheering and chanting supporters. The 88-year-old waved from the open window of a limousine as it approached his Manhattan hotel. He walked slowly to the entrance, supported by aides.

Heat wave scorches US East Coast as dangerous temperatures expand to West

More than 100 million people across the U.S. were under heat warnings on Sunday, with cities on the East Coast bracing for record-breaking temperatures as the heat dome causing the dangerous conditions expands to the West Coast. Baltimore and Philadelphia are forecast to touch records near 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) on Sunday, while temperatures rise into the 90s F in states like Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, as much as 15 degrees above normal for this time of year. The extreme heat will then shift to Nebraska and Kansas on Monday, the National Weather Service (NWS) said.

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