The Smokehouse Creek Fire in Texas exploded in size, growing from 40,000 acres to 200,000 acres in just six hours. Also in the news: Although Joe Biden won Michigan’s Democratic primary, some voters sent a powerful message to the president by opting for the “uncommitted” ballot option. Paris Fashion Week didn’t refrain from getting political.
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Here is the news to know Wednesday.
Texas nuclear weapons facility shut down as wildfires spread through Panhandle
Operators of the Pantex Plant, the nation’s primary nuclear weapons assembly and disassembly facility, said the plant would reopen early Wednesday after a massive wildfire prompted a state disaster declaration in Texas.
The Smokehouse Creek Fire, burning between the towns of Canadian and Stinnett, was among several wild weather events Tuesday, including tornadoes in Illinois and a swath of record-high temperatures in the eastern half of the nation.
Wildfire smoke map: Track fires and red flag warnings across the U.S.
Biden faces toughest opponent yet — ‘uncommitted’ in Michigan
President Joe Biden easily defeated Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., to win Michigan’s Democratic primary on Tuesday, but roughly 15% of voters cast their ballot for the “uncommitted” option instead of the president. This is the result of a campaign led by Arab-American activists to use the ballot box to pressure Biden to call for a cease-fire in…
