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The Statue of Liberty stands shrouded in a reddish haze as a result of Canadian wildfires on June 06, 2023 in New York City. Over 100 wildfires are burning in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia and Quebec resulting in air quality health alerts for the Adirondacks, Eastern Lake Ontario, Central New York and Western New York.

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Unhealthy air quality levels to continue as smoke from Canada wildfires blankets large swath of U.S.

Investigators at the scene of a shooting at Virginia Commonwealth University campus in Richmond, Va., on June 6, 2023.

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2 killed, 5 injured in shooting after high school graduation at Virginia Commonwealth University

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

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Two California lakes are making comebacks with different results

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Anatomy of a Scandoval: What to know about the 'Vanderpump Rules' affair and the reunion finale shocker

This handout SkySat image taken and released by Planet Labs PBC on June 6, 2023 shows water flowing through the damaged Kakhovka HPP dam in southern Ukraine. The partial destruction on June 6, 2023 of the major Russian-held dam in southern Ukraine unleashed a torrent of water that flooded two dozen villages forcing mass evacuation, sparking fears of a humanitarian disaster near the war's front line. Moscow and Kyiv traded blame for ripping a gaping hole in the Kakhovka dam as expectations built over the start of Ukraine's long-awaited offensive.

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War in Ukraine

Why the destruction of Ukraine's Kakhovka dam could be so serious

Politics

Documents seized by the FBI from former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla.

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Trump investigations

Secret Service agents have testified in Trump classified documents probe

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks as Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., looks on at the Capitol on Nov. 17, 2022.

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Congress

Republicans angry with McCarthy over debt deal join Democrats to block gas stove bills

California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California on May 2, 2023.

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2024 Election

Gavin Newsom: Florida officials committed crimes sending migrants to California

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento in Sacramento, Calif., on June 5, 2023, where sixteen migrants from Venezuela and Colombia were brought on June 2, after being flown from Texas to Sacramento.

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Immigration

Florida confirms it arranged recent migrant flights to California

FILE - Rudy Giuliani speaks with reporters as he departs the federal courthouse, May 19, 2023, in Washington. Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City, says a woman’s lawsuit alleging he coerced her into sex and owes her nearly $2 million in unpaid wages is “a large stretch of the imagination” filled with exaggerations and salacious details “to create a media frenzy.”

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Politics News

Giuliani denies claims he coerced woman to have sex, says she's trying to stir 'media frenzy'

2024 Election

Chris Christie jumps into the 2024 GOP presidential race

Guns in America

Appeals court rules people convicted of nonviolent crimes can own guns

Trump investigations

Trump seeks to stop second E. Jean Carroll lawsuit

U.S. news

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U.S. news

Detroit housing court reopens with big changes and fears of more evictions

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Guns in America

Woman arrested in fatal shooting of her neighbor in Florida

Madison Schemit and her mother Jacki Rogé were injured in an attack outside of Mr. Chubby's Wings in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

U.S. news

High school athlete stabbed 15 times by her ex while leaving a restaurant, Florida officials say

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Death by Delay

Boppy’s recalled infant lounger is now linked to at least 10 deaths

U.S. news

What we know about the possible cause of the deadly Virginia plane crash

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U.S. judge blocks Florida ban on care for trans minors in narrow ruling, says ‘gender identity is real’

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Parallel reparations efforts gain momentum in California and Capitol Hill

Garrett Mahon, a supporter of the Greater Idaho Movement, looks out over land in the direction of the Idaho border, near his 600-plus acre timber property in Wallowa, Oregon, on May 13, 2023.

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U.S. news

Oregon breakaway effort is down to just 8 votes, deepening urban-rural divide

World

An investigator inspects a damage after a Ukrainian drone attacked an apartment building in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 30, 2023. In Moscow, residents reported hearing explosions and Mayor Sergei Sobyanin later confirmed there had been a drone attack that he said caused "insignificant" damage. (AP Photo)

Moscow attack

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

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex leaves after giving evidence at the Mirror Group Phone hacking trial in London on June 6, 2023.

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U.K. Royals

Prince Harry says tabloids have ‘blood on their hands’ in historic testimony

Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Oslo, Norway, on June 1, 2023.

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National Security

Antony Blinken to embark on high-stakes trip to China

U.K. Royals

Britain’s Princess Eugenie gives birth to her second son

Latino

In Mexico's most populous state, a party ends an almost 100-year dominance

U.K. Royals

Britain’s Princess Eugenie gives birth to her second son

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In Mexico's most populous state, a party ends an almost 100-year dominance

Business, Tech & Media

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

Monitors display Coinbase signage during the company's initial public offering at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York on April 14, 2021.

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Crypto

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

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Security

Microsoft to pay $20 million FTC fine over storage of Xbox information

Apple

Apple’s entry into VR is a ‘watershed moment,’ say top industry execs

Business News

Boeing warns new defect on 787 Dreamliners will slow deliveries

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Apple’s entry into VR is a ‘watershed moment,’ say top industry execs

Business News

Boeing warns new defect on 787 Dreamliners will slow deliveries

Pop culture

Pete Davidson in Las Vegas on Feb. 5, 2023.

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Pop Culture News

Pete Davidson has 'no idea what's going on' with the Staten Island ferry he bought

Taylor Swift performs during opening night of the Chicago Eras Tour on June 2, 2023, in Chicago, IL.

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Pop Culture News

Taylor Swift accidentally swallows a bug during Eras Tour concert

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#MeToo Reckoning

Cuba Gooding Jr. settles lawsuit that accused him of rape, avoiding N.Y. trial

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Elliot Page reveals secret romance with Kate Mara in 'Pageboy' memoir

Latino

Brazilian Astrud Gilberto, who sang 'The Girl From Ipanema,' is dead at 83

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Elliot Page reveals secret romance with Kate Mara in 'Pageboy' memoir

Latino

Brazilian Astrud Gilberto, who sang 'The Girl From Ipanema,' is dead at 83

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Health news

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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 affecting nearly 100 million across U.S.

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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

Cancer

To ease cancer drug shortage, FDA will allow imports from China

Cancer

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

Cancer

To ease cancer drug shortage, FDA will allow imports from China

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

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Climate in Crisis

Two California lakes are making comebacks with different results

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Climate in Crisis

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UFOs and aerial phenomena

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

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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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