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    Maddow Blog | Friday’s Mini-Report, 5.17.24

    Today’s edition of quick hits.

  • Associated Press

    An unusual autumn freeze grips parts of South America, giving Chile its coldest May in 74 years

    Chileans are bundling up for their coldest autumn in more than 70 years mere days after sunning in T-shirts — a dramatic change of wardrobe brought on this week by a sudden cold front gripping portions of South America unaccustomed to bitter wind chills this time of year. Temperatures broke records along the coast of Chile and in Santiago, the capital, dipping near freezing and making this month the coldest May that the country has seen since 1950, the Chilean meteorological agency reported. An unusual succession of polar air masses has moved over southern swaths of the continent, meteorological experts say, pushing the mercury below zero Celsius (32 Fahrenheit) in some places.

  • Associated Press

    Teachers criticize Newsom's budget proposal, say it would 'wreak havoc on funding for our schools'

    California's largest teachers union on Friday turned up the pressure on Gov. Gavin Newsom, announcing a public campaign aimed at blocking part of his plan to balance the budget because they say it “would wreak havoc on funding for our schools.” Newsom says his plan — a complex accounting maneuver — would shield public schools from $8.8 billion in immediate cuts.