Phoenix drag queen is sharing monkeypox care kits; Exertional heat stroke is on the rise for athletes; How to watch NAU vs. ASU

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A look at some of today's top stories, the weather forecast and a peek back in history.

When Trey DeGroodt revealed that he had monkeypox, "my community came to my aid in my time of need." Now he makes care kits for others who need them.

It's harder, hotter and more hazardous being an athlete in a world with a warming climate. Scientists are trying to help with urine and foot tests.

Northern Arizona University visits Arizona State University to kick off their college football seasons. The PAC-12 Network will broadcast the game.

Today, you can expect it to be very warm, with an afternoon thunderstorm and a high near 108 degrees. Cleary to partly cloudy at night, with a low near 87 degrees. Get the full forecast here.

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Today in history

  • On this date in 1886, an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.3 devastated Charleston, South Carolina, killing at least 60 people, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

  • In 1962, the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago became independent of British colonial rule.

  • In 1992, white separatist Randy Weaver surrendered to authorities in Naples, Idaho, ending an 11-day siege by federal agents that had claimed the lives of Weaver’s wife, son and a deputy U.S. marshal. (Weaver was acquitted of murder and all other charges in connection with the confrontation; he was convicted of failing to appear for trial on firearms charges and was sentenced to 18 months in prison but given credit for 14 months he’d already served.)

  • In 2010, President Barack Obama ended the U.S. combat mission in Iraq, declaring no victory after seven years of bloodshed and telling those divided over the war in his country and around the world: “It is time to turn the page.”

  • In 2019, a gunman carried out a shooting rampage that stretched 10 miles between the Texas communities of Midland and Odessa, leaving seven people dead before police killed the gunman outside a movie theater in Odessa.

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