Cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce expands to 15 states

Six states were added to the multistate outbreak since the last update -- Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire and North Carolina.

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Trump, MAGA already pushing conspiracies about Michigan mail voting

It’s no surprise the president and prominent election deniers are already planting the seeds of a voting conspiracy to lean on if El-Sayed beats GOP candidate Mike Rogers.

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No evidence? No problem. Trump pushes ahead on false claims that Reflecting Pool was vandalized

Jeanine Pirro this week found out there’s a trade-off between loyalty to President Donald Trump and being loyal to reality.

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Major Epstein Update: CBS Tried to Kill Epstein Interview—I Share the Truth, New Mexico Takes Trump to Court, Truth Commission Issues Report

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Trump is trying to steal the most expensive airplane in the world.

I remember way back in 2016 wondering how Trump did it. If you went to Wikipedia and typed “Trump’s rallies,” what popped up on your screen was incredible. It was a seemingly never-ending list of citi...

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Trump Said Qatari Jet Was Destined for His Library. That May Change. (Gift Article)

A White House official says no final decision has been made about which plane will go on display at the Trump presidential library. That leaves the fate of the Qatari jet unclear.

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C.I.A. Sets Up Secret Cuba Task Force as Trump Pressures Havana (Gift Article)

The task force will allow the spy agency to quickly direct more financial, human and technical resources at the island, with the goal of creating fissures among the Cuban political elite.

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Cost of Trump’s Namesake Warships Likely to Rise by 50 Percent or More (Gift Article)

President Trump’s goal of building a “golden fleet” of 15 battleships could cost $275 billion, according to a government estimate.

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Riot Fest Offering Free Tickets To Douglass Park Neighbors Thursday

Riot Fest is hosting a ticketing and job hiring event Thursday in Little Village, where neighbors who live near Douglass Park can register for free tickets to the September fest.

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Thousands Of Books Are Piling Up In Chicago Libraries Due To Staffing Shortage

The backlog has librarians scrambling to find space and keep track of books in the system. Library workers say it's a ripple effect of a delivery driver shortage — and patrons have started checking ou...

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A Shadowy Group Plotted to Overthrow the President. One Man Stood in Their Way.

A Marine general's refusal to lead a fascist coup may have saved U.S. democracy in 1933.

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AP Exclusive: Trump's immigration crackdown has detained more than 50 military spouses and parents

An Associated Press investigation reveals that President Donald Trump’s administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops.

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Reflecting Pool Turns Into Quicksand for Jeanine Pirro

INSIDE: Abdul El-Sayed ... Max Miller ... Sean O'Mara

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US Mortgage Rates Rise to 6.81%, Highest Level in a Year

(Bloomberg) -- US mortgage rates rose last week to the highest level in a year, curbing demand for home loans in an already subdued housing market.Most Read from BloombergTrump Says Iran Talks Going W...

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Durbin, Duckworth question FAA's extension of O'Hare flight caps

The flight caps at O'Hare have been quietly extended until October 2027.

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Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary in major victory for Democrats’ progressive wing

Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan’s Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in a massive victory for the party’s progressive wing in a battleground state.

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Is Todd Blanche Going to Drop the Cold, Dead Hand of Anthony Comstock on America’s Women if He's Confirmed?

So, what the heck is the Comstock Act and why is Todd Blanche so enthusiastic about it?

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An Angry Trump Struggles to Understand Iran’s Defiant Leaders (Gift Article)

Iran’s leaders have perplexed several American presidents, perhaps none more than President Trump.

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WestJet reaches tentative CUPE deal slowly resuming normal Cancun International flights - Riviera Maya News

Cancun, Q.R. -- WestJet flights into Cancun International are slowly resuming normal operations after a tentative deal was reached.

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Opinion | What Democrats’ primary battles are really about

Stephanie Ruhle: The fight between the Democratic establishment and outsider DSA candidates isn’t about revolution — it’s about the economy.

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Wesley Bell wins Missouri House primary as Cori Bush comeback bid fails

Wesley Bell wins in St Louis rematch dominated by Israel-Palestine issue

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The EPA Heralds Its Omaha Cleanup as a Success. But We Found Many Yards Still Have Toxic Levels of Lead.

The agency spent hundreds of millions on lead remediation in Omaha, Nebraska, home of the nation’s largest residential Superfund site. New soil tests by the Flatwater Free Press and ProPublica show th...

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The Weekly Matterboard, "Nudification" Edition

We rate the importance of a "nudification" ban, Trump's plunging approval rating, the Todd Blanche saga and more

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'No way to assuage them': Cornyn blows off Epstein survivors after giving Blanche a pass

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) dismissed the concerns of survivors of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein just moments after he voted to allow acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to get a full v...

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Divided federal appeals court says Trump administration was wrong to terminate climate funds

A federal appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration improperly ended a multi-billion-dollar program for clean energy projects.

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Michigan U.S. Senate Primary 2026: Live Election Results (Free Access)

Get live results and maps from the 2026 Michigan primary election.

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Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis

Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage

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