 In the U.S., the National Weather Service projects a dangerous heat wave with record temperatures is expected to continue to sweep across much of the western U.S., as well as portions of southern New England and North Carolina. In a legal victory for billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, a U.S. district judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by former Twitter employees. They claim that Musk denied thousands of laid-off workers at least $500 million in severance after he acquired the company now known as X.