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September 23: Texas Prison Heat Ruling and the Iran War Debate

In nuclear waste research

A U.S. Energy Department-funded study projects that deep boreholes could provide a relatively low-cost way to dispose of radioactive waste left after nuclear fuel recycling. Every scenario modeled met the study’s cost target and safety criteria under expected conditions. Those results are projections, not evidence from an operating disposal site.

In air travel

Equipment outages forced ground stops at airports, with Newark and Philadelphia hit hardest. More than 1,000 flights were canceled nationwide Monday and over 6,000 were delayed. Delays continued at Philadelphia’s airport.

At Gosport marina

Hundreds of anti-migration protesters gathered at Haslar Marina expecting a boat carrying migrants to arrive. Local MP Caroline Dinenage said the passengers were instead taken by water to Dover. Hampshire police said six people were arrested after some protesters became hostile toward officers.

In UK health

Doctors at a dedicated NHS clinic for children with ketamine-related bladder damage say they are seeing patients as young as 13.

In Michigan’s Senate race

Former Vice President Kamala Harris joined Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed at a Detroit campaign event. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has also endorsed him, weeks after criticizing his response to an attack on a synagogue in the state.

On the Iran war

Several Republican candidates called Monday for an end to the war. Democrats are seeking another Senate vote before the election to curtail the conflict, though some Republicans who say they want the war to end say they will not support that effort.

In Texas prisons

A federal judge ruled that extreme heat in Texas prisons violates the Constitution and ordered the state to install air-conditioning throughout its prison system by 2029. The decision could affect tens of thousands of incarcerated people.

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