Cuba is in crisis. The West is on fire. And Texas Democrats are fleeing the state.
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Cuba is in crisis. The West is on fire. And Texas Democrats are fleeing the state. It’s Alex. Let’s get to the news, ASAP. The Short List is a snappy USA TODAY news roundup. Subscribe to the newsletter here or text messages here. The record-breaking heat in the West was easing somewhat Monday, but a «heat dome» means temperatures could remain well above average highs all week, forecasters say. The weather is similar to what the region saw two weeks ago when extreme heat sweeping across the Pacific Northwest and western Canada broke records and fueled wildfires. The consequences are devastating. Currently, more than 300,000 acres are burning across six states. The largest, the so-called Bootleg Fire, has burned across 143,607 acres in Oregon and is 0% contained. In neighboring California, residents have been asked to reduce power consumption after the fire knocked out interstate power lines. Thousands of Cubans demonstrated Sunday against food and medicine shortages as the country experiences its worst economic crisis in decades, exacerbated by a surge in COVID-19 cases coupled with a low vaccination rate.
