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The Chrysler Building is covered in a smoky haze from wildfires in Canada as it blankets Manhattan on June 7, 2023 in New York City. New York topped the list of most polluted major cities in the world on Tuesday night, as smoke from the fires continues to blanket the East Coast.

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Another day of orange haze in store as New York endures world’s worst air quality

Steve Bannon outside of federal court in Washington

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Trump ally Bannon subpoenaed in special counsel Jack Smith's Jan. 6 grand jury probe

Agents from ICE, Homeland Security Investigations, and Guatemalan police stand at the scene

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Child labor investigation spreads to meatpacking, produce companies in 11 states

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Florida woman charged with fatally shooting her neighbor has a history of harassing area children, residents say

Shannen Doherty is seen at the 2019 American Humane Hero Dog Awards at The Beverly Hilton on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by John Salangsang/Invision for American Humane/AP Images)

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U.S. news

Shannen Doherty reveals breast cancer has spread to her brain in emotional post

Politics

Reps. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., left, and Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., during a House hearing on Oct. 21, 2021.

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Congress

Conservatives bring the House to a halt as anger at McCarthy's debt deal remains

President Joe Biden speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House

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White House

Biden vetoes GOP bill seeking to block student loan forgiveness plan

Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui in 2018.

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U.S. news

Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui, associate of Steve Bannon, to go to trial in 2024

Image: Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a campaign event, on May 30, 2023, in Clive, Iowa.

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2024 Election

How Ron DeSantis found a home in Florida’s swamp

Jay Johnston in Los Angeles on Sept. 20, 2009.

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Capitol riot

DOJ charges ‘Bob’s Burgers,’ ‘Arrested Development’ actor in Jan. 6 Capitol riot

OUT Politics and Policy

Pride organizers scramble to keep up with drag laws in Florida, Montana and Tennessee

War in Ukraine

McConnell says military is 'radically underfunded' in debt limit law, hardening standoff with McCarthy

2024 Election

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum launches his 2024 GOP presidential campaign

U.S. news

Lionel Messi of Paris Saint-Germain during a match against Clermont Foot at Parc des Princes on June 3, 2023, in Paris.

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Sports

Lionel Messi says he's joining Inter Miami in Major League Soccer, rejecting offer from Saudi Arabia

FILE - This July 1, 2018 file photo shows Malibu Creek State Park near Calabasas, Calif. The arraignment of a parolee charged with killing a man camping with his daughters at a Southern California state park in June and shooting at 10 people over the past two years has been postponed. Prosecutors said Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, that arraignment for Anthony Rauda was continued until Jan. 22 in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

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U.S. news

California campground gunman sentenced to 119 years in string of shootings that killed a father

Harrison Ford in "Raiders of the Lost Ark."

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U.S. news

Jury convicts Oregon man who rigged home with 'Indiana Jones' booby trap, injuring federal officer

Karla Jane Delcour

Franklin County Sheriff's Office

U.S. news

Man, 67, pleads guilty to strangling Missouri woman and dumping her body 3 decades ago

Guns in America

Father and son killed and 5 injured in shooting after high school graduation at VCU

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Black man shot in the mouth by Mississippi deputy to file federal civil rights lawsuit

U.S. news

‘I was appalled’: Michigan legislators aim to address education crisis affecting vulnerable youths

World

FILE - Air India aircrafts stand at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India, April 29, 2011. An Air India plane flying from New Delhi to San Francisco landed in Russia after it developed an engine problem, officials said on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. The plane, carrying 216 passengers and 16 crew members, landed safely at Russia’s Magadan airport in the country’s far east on Tuesday, Air India said in a statement.

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War in Ukraine

Stranded U.S.-bound passengers have taken off from Russia, Air India says

Evacuations continue in Khersonâs flooded areas after explosion at dam

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War in Ukraine

What could the Ukraine dam disaster mean for Russia's war?

Forensic experts examine several bags of human remains extracted from the bottom of a ravine

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Latino

8 young workers at drug cartel call center killed; bodies placed in bags

World

Pope Francis emerges from 3-hour abdominal opertion without complications

Moscow attack

Drone attack in Moscow may have targeted homes of Russian intelligence officials, U.S. officials say

World

Pope Francis emerges from 3-hour abdominal opertion without complications

Moscow attack

Drone attack in Moscow may have targeted homes of Russian intelligence officials, U.S. officials say

Business, Tech & Media

Tucker Carlson attends the final round of the Bedminster Invitational LIV Golf tournament in Bedminster, N.J., on July 31, 2022.

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News

Fox News tells Tucker Carlson he violated his contract with new Twitter show

Warner Bros. Discovery Upfront 2023

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News

Chris Licht out at CNN after tumultuous run as CEO

Phil Mickelson tees off on the 1st at the LIV Golf Invitational on June 9, 2022 in St Albans, England.

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Business News

Here's why the PGA Tour just merged with LIV Golf

U.S. news

Apple to stop autocorrecting swear word to 'ducking' on iPhone

Crypto

SEC’s crypto crackdown unlikely to affect traders in near term but could transform the industry

U.S. news

Apple to stop autocorrecting swear word to 'ducking' on iPhone

Crypto

SEC’s crypto crackdown unlikely to affect traders in near term but could transform the industry

Pop culture

Jamie Foxx at the "Creed III" European Premiere in London

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Culture & Trends

An unsubstantiated claim that Jamie Foxx was hospitalized after a Covid vaccination is going viral on social media

Iron Sheik attends the GQ Gentlemen Give Back Concert with Robin Thicke

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U.S. news

The Iron Sheik, pro wrestling legend and social media star, dies at 81

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Culture & Trends

How one of America's most famous illustrators brought homoerotic ads to the masses

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Jim Hines, 1968 Olympic 100-meter champion and NFL wide receiver, dies at 76

Pop Culture News

Taylor Swift accidentally swallows a bug during Eras Tour concert

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Jim Hines, 1968 Olympic 100-meter champion and NFL wide receiver, dies at 76

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Taylor Swift accidentally swallows a bug during Eras Tour concert

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A person runs in Brooklyn, N.Y., on a hazy morning resulting from Canadian wildfires on June 6, 2023.

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Health news

Is it safe to exercise outdoors when the air quality is poor?

Image: People walk through a Brooklyn Park on a hazy morning resulting from Canadian wildfires, on June 6, 2023 in New York .

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Health news

What to know about the health risks of wildfire smoke

Prescription Pills Spilled on Table

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Health news

More kids and teens are getting anxiety medication without therapy, report finds

Health Care

Merck sues U.S. government to halt Medicare drug price negotiation

Cancer

Lung cancer deaths cut in half with AstraZeneca pill, large trial finds

Health Care

Merck sues U.S. government to halt Medicare drug price negotiation

Cancer

Lung cancer deaths cut in half with AstraZeneca pill, large trial finds

Science

Image: One of eight aircrafts from New Brunswick that drops a mix of water and fire retardant makes a pass over the fire near Barrington Lake, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia province on May 31, 2023.

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Environment

Air quality levels in parts of the U.S. plunge as Canada wildfires rage

Owens Lake and the Owens Valley in Lone Pine, Calif., on March 23, 2023.

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Climate in Crisis

Two California lakes are making comebacks with different results

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U.S. Poet Laureate verses are soaring into space — literally

Climate in Crisis

World’s wheat supply at risk of a dangerous shock due to heat and drought, study warns

UFOs and aerial phenomena

NASA panel studying UFO sightings says stigma and poor data pose challenges

Climate in Crisis

World’s wheat supply at risk of a dangerous shock due to heat and drought, study warns

UFOs and aerial phenomena

NASA panel studying UFO sightings says stigma and poor data pose challenges

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