🥵 Axios PM: It's too hot

Plus: Little League scandal | Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Open in app View in browser   Presented By U.S. Travel Association   Axios PM By Mike Allen · Jun 18, 2024 Good afternoon. Today's newsletter, edited by Sam Baker, is 504 words, a 2-min. read. Thanks to Sheryl Miller for copy editing.     1 big thing: Sweltering cities Map showing maximum air temperatures forecast for Friday. Image: Pivotal Weather Millions of Americans will likely be sweltering under record-high temperatures this weekend, Axios' Jacob Knutson and Andrew Freedman report. ♨️ A particularly strong heat dome has enveloped the Midwest, mid-Atlantic and Northeast, blanketing big cities in stifling conditions. New York City will likely see highs in the low 90s over the next three days, and then again next week, according to National Weather Service forecasts. Washington, D.C., should peak over the weekend, with highs between 97°F and 99°F, with temperatures continuing in the 90s through next week, potentially all the way until the end of June. Philadelphia is set to see high temperatures of 90°F or higher through June 24, according to the NWS forecast, with an expected peak of 99°F on Friday. 🌡️ Overnight lows could set dozens of records — a key indicator of a dangerous heat wave. Temperatures aren't expected to dip below 70, even at night, in Chicago, Boston, St. Louis, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and several other cities. Share this story.     2. 🏆 Boston celebrates Jayson Tatum celebrates after winning the 2024 NBA Championship yesterday. Photo: Nathaniel S. Butler/NBA via Getty Images 🎉 Boston will formally celebrate the Celtics' 18th NBA title on Friday, with one of the city's signature duck boat parades, Axios Boston's Steph Solis reports. 🦆 A handful of duck boats — the bus/boat hybrids that usually spend their days showing tourists around Boston Harbor — will kick off the festivities outside TD Garden at 11 a.m. Mayor Michelle Wu predicted that more than 1 million people will show up, despite the heat.     A message from U.S. Travel Association Biometric technology eases and secures the travel process     Secure biometric technology makes air travel safer and more seamless. Here's how: The majority of recent air travelers are comfortable using biometrics to board a plane, get through security or check in for a flight, making the air travel experience efficient and hassle-free. Learn more.     3. Catch me up Rep. Matt Gaetz addresses "Turning Points: The People's Convention" this past weekend in Detroit. Photo: Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images 🏛️ The House Ethics Committee is picking up where the Justice Department left off in probing Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.). Explosive allegations range from sexual misconduct to accepting bribes. Go deeper. 🤖 Scoop: Forbes sent a letter to the CEO of AI search startup Perplexity accusing the company of stealing text and images in a "willful infringement" of Forbes' copyright rights. CEO Aravind Srinivas defended the company's practices on X. More from Sara Fischer. 🚓 Justin Timberlake was charged with drunken driving at 12:30 a.m. today in the Hamptons. Police in Sag Harbor, N.Y., said he ran a stop sign in a 2025 BMW and veered out of his lane. Timberlake, 43, told the officer he had one martini and was following friends home. Go deeper.     4. Little League scandal rocks Philly suburb Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios   A youth baseball game came to a halt in a small Philadelphia suburb last month when parents started pointing up at the sky. It wasn't a ball, or a bird, that caught their eye — but rather, a banner, towed by an airplane, calling out a parent by name. ⚾️ The Springfield Little League stunt has caused a scandal in the Montgomery County town, angering community members and prompting an investigation, Axios Philadelphia's Isaac Avilucea writes. The flyover targeted a father who had complained about league scheduling. Parents flocked to a township board meeting last week to decry the flyover, which many perceive as bullying and evidence of a toxic culture among adults in the league. Share this story.     A message from U.S. Travel Association Travel is an essential driver of the U.S. economy     Travel is essential to economic growth and job creation in states and communities nationwide. The proof: In 2023, travelers in the United States directly spent $1.3 trillion, producing an economic footprint of $2.8 trillion and supporting more than 15 million American jobs. 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