Why heat is so dangerous in the U.K.; the lead lurking in America's pipes; bombshell moments from the Jan. 6 committee

The best games of the year so far, picked by NPR staff. [View this email online]( [NPR]( by Carol Ritchie First up [Firefighters walk a residential street under a smoky sky.]( Carl Court/Getty Images Here's what we're following today: The U.K. is ill-equipped to deal with extreme heat. Temperatures as high as 104 degrees — yesterday's all-time record-breaker — are supposed to occur only once in a century, but officials say, with climate change, such dangerous extremes could come [as often as every three years](. With the midterms in their sights, few Republicans are defending Donald Trump in the court of public opinion — mostly because he's no longer in office, says one former Republican National Committee official. "So [it's not their job to defend him]( and sometimes you just don't want to defend the indefensible." Dan Cox, backed by Donald Trump, has won the Republican primary for governor in Maryland. Cox, a first-term state lawmaker in the Maryland House of Delegates, [helped spread the former president's lies]( that he won the 2020 election. The Jan. 6 committee hearings have produced some eye-popping moments. Ahead of its final — at least for now — hearing in prime time tomorrow, we look back at [14 standout, bombshell moments](. Dr. Caitlin Bernard, the Indiana doctor who provided an abortion for a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio, has threatened to sue Indiana's Republican attorney general for "[false and misleading statements]( he made about her. --------------------------------------------------------------- Newsletter continues after sponsor message --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Today’s listen [Pills in bubble packaging.]( Meredith Rizzo/NPR A 75-year-old woman became entangled in COVID conspiracy theories. After she got infected, she rejected effective treatments and sought out black market drugs instead. Doctors say that decision contributed to her death. 🎧 [Listen as her daughter]( tells the story or [read it here](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Editors' pick [An image provided by the Environmental Protection Agency shows examples of a lead pipe, left, a corroded steel pipe, center, and a lead pipe treated with protective orthophosphate. ]( Environmental Protection Agency Millions of lead pipes remain in America's drinking water system 36 years after the EPA banned their installation. Experts warn that lead from these "underground poisonous straws" can spike suddenly. The only permanent solution is to remove them, [but no one knows how many lines exist]( or where they are. --------------------------------------------------------------- Before you go [Two little girls reach out to a Rosita character.]( __jodiii__/Screenshot by NPR - Sesame Place Philadelphia apologized after a video emerged in which an employee in a Rosita costume appeared to [ignore two Black girls]( during a parade. - Once a place of kids' dreams and parents' holiday shopping nightmares, Toys R Us is expected to return to [brick-and-mortar locations this year]( ahead of the holiday season. - Netflix lost nearly a million subscribers in the second quarter — but that's good news: It's a little less than half of the [2-million subscriber loss the company had predicted]( in April. - Whether you want action, adventure, story-driven play or challenges for kids, 2022 has delivered a deep roster of long-awaited games. Here are the [best games of the year so far]( picked by NPR staff. --------------------------------------------------------------- Stream your local NPR station. Visit NPR.org to find your local station stream. [Find a Station]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Enjoying this newsletter? Forward to a friend! They can [sign up here](. Looking for more great content? [Check out all of our newsletter offerings]( — including Music, Politics, Health and more! You received this message because you're subscribed to Daily News emails. This email was sent by National Public Radio, Inc., 1111 North Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20002 [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy]( [NPR logo]