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Emergency services issued a red alert, the most severe warning, after Central America's most active volcano erupted on Monday morning, with conditions intensifying by nightfall.
Hundreds flee homes as Guatemala's Fuego volcano eruption continues
Emergency services issued a red alert, the most severe warning, after Central America's most active volcano erupted on Monday morning, with conditions intensifying by nightfall.
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Patti Scialfa's cancer is in remission after 8 years, husband Bruce Springsteen announces
Patti Scialfa's cancer is in remission after 8 years, husband Bruce Springsteen announces
Bruce Springsteen announces his wife and E Street Band musician Patti Scialfa's blood cancer is in remission. Scialfa revealed her cancer battle two years ago.
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🚨BREAKING: In a loss for voters, Missouri's top election official blocked the citizen-led referendum on the GOP’s new congressional gerrymander from appearing on the ballot this fall. While the battle isn’t over, the move denies Missourians right to block the map from use in the midterms.
More than 900 people in Washtenaw County, Michigan, have been sickened with cyclosporiasis since mid-June. Almost everyone has said the same thing: It’s excruciating, and one of the worst illnesses they’ve experienced.
Nurses chase cyclospora, aided by interviews, fast-food receipts — and the messy details
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Ukraine's AI-powered "Terminator" drones and robotic amphibious beach landings signal a new global arms race of autonomous weapons. NBC News' Matt Bradley reports.
NEW: Susan Collins opposes Todd Blanche for attorney general
Susan Collins opposes Todd Blanche for attorney general
Collins' opposition makes every remaining undecided Republican that much more important.
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Navy relieves commander of ballistic missile submarine USS West Virginia
Navy relieves commander of USS West Virginia
The naval service cited a “loss in confidence in his ability to command” as the reason for relieving Cmdr. Joseph Sammur as commanding officer of USS West Virginia’s Blue Crew. Cm…
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A St. Louis-area congressman faces a Democratic primary rematch Tuesday against the former congresswoman he previously ousted, a showdown that has again drawn the attention of a powerful pro-Israel organization. https://to.pbs.org/3RKI8gE
Live Results: Missouri midterm primaries
A St. Louis-area congressman faces a Democratic primary rematch Tuesday against the former congresswoman he previously ousted.
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Man charged with setting Spokane’s largest wildfire went to prison for killing his father
Man charged with setting Spokane’s largest wildfire went to prison for killing his father
A man who went to prison for manslaughter in his father’s 2010 killing in Arizona has been charged with intentionally setting the largest of the wildfires wreaking havoc on Washington state’s second-largest city.
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A federal appeals court says the Trump administration wrongly terminated a multibillion-dollar initiative to boost clean energy programs.
Divided federal appeals court says Trump administration was wrong to terminate climate program
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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As compounded GLP-1's proliferate, reports of eating disorders and adolescent use are on the rise.
Everyone’s on GLP-1s. But at what cost?
As compounded versions proliferate, reports of eating disorders and adolescent use are on the rise.
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Hormel’s next CEO has dishwashing roots, and a corporate turnaround to accomplish
Hormel’s next CEO has dishwashing roots, and a corporate turnaround to accomplish
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Todd Blanche is one vote away from confirmation
Todd Blanche is one vote away from confirmation
Utah Sen. John Curtis is the latest Republican to back the attorney general nominee.
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The vote followed a deal struck late Sunday between Blanche and two Republican senators who had been threatening to block his confirmation over the settlement of Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS regarding the president’s leaked tax returns.
Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general clears critical hurdle after deal with GOP holdouts
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US stocks leap toward a record as profits keep piling up and oil prices ease
US stocks leap toward a record as profits keep piling up and oil prices ease
The U.S. stock market is rallying toward a record on Tuesday as companies keep piling up profits and oil prices ease.
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reason.com/2026/08/03/w... Why Does Trump Want To Give Millions of Dollars to Right-Wing Europeans? Trump opposes foreign influence in American politics, but his State Department is offering millions of dollars to promote Western identity and opposition to “mass migration” abroad.
Why does Trump want to give millions of dollars to right-wing Europeans?
Trump opposes foreign influence in American politics, but his State Department is offering money to promote opposition to 'mass migration' abroad.
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Trump opposes foreign influence in American politics, but his State Department is offering millions of dollars to promote Western identity and opposition to “mass migration” abroad.
Why does Trump want to give millions of dollars to right-wing Europeans?
Trump opposes foreign influence in American politics, but his State Department is offering money to promote opposition to 'mass migration' abroad.
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US jury says Medtronic owes $88 million in first case to go to trial over Covidien's hernia mesh reut.rs/4xoK0Le
US jury says Medtronic owes $88 million in first case to go to trial over Covidien's hernia mesh
A federal jury on Tuesday awarded an Alabama man $88 million in the first case to go to trial out of thousands facing Medtronic by people claiming they were injured by hernia-repair mesh implants made by one of its units, according to the injured man's attorney.
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Can an HOA take your home? Why more owners are facing foreclosure fights
Can an HOA take your home? Why more owners are facing foreclosure fights
Some homeowners risk losing their homes over HOA debts. Here’s how foreclosures happen and what rights owners have.
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Judge puts hold on mask ban while allowing state law prohibiting cooperation between police and ICE to stand
US federal judge blocks New York’s ban on ICE officers wearing masks
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Susanna Hoffs is finally ready to tell these old stories
Susanna Hoffs is finally ready to tell these old stories
Due Sept. 18 from her Baroque Folk label, “The List” — Hoffs’ first set of original material in more than a decade — collects a dozen touching and witty songs based on tales from her life as an artist, wife, businessperson and mother.
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Miller on Tuesday called on the House Ethics Committee to investigate him.
Bernie Moreno Accuses Max Miller Of Holding Granddaughter’s Bunny ‘Hostage’
Miller on Tuesday called on the House Ethics Committee to investigate him.
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Mike Lee's SCREEN Act, which heads to Senate Commerce Committee for markup on Wednesday, would expand age verification requirements to a nearly limitless scope of websites, and is supported by the architects of Project 2025.
The SCREEN Act is a Christian Nationalist Nightmare
Mike Lee's SCREEN Act, which heads to Senate Commerce Committee for markup on Wednesday, would expand age verification requirements to a nearly limitless scope of websites, and is supported by the architects...
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Facing allegations of domestic violence against ex-wife Emily Moreno, Rep. Max Miller said via livestream on Sunday that he has no intention of withdrawing from the November ballot. As the calls for Miller to step aside get louder, Republicans are running out of time to replace him.
Rep. Max Miller’s withdrawal window closes in six days
Under Ohio law, August 10 is the deadline for the embattled congressman to withdraw if Republicans want to replace him on the ballot.
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The Baffler is hiring a part-time administrative coordinator to join us in our New York office. Help assist with the day-to-day operations of our magazine (invoicing, customer service, etc.) Apply by tomorrow (8/5) to be considered! thebaffler.com/jobs/adminis...
Administrative Coordinator (part-time)
The Baffler Foundation’s administrative coordinator will provide administrative and operations support to our magazine. The coordinator works closely with the business team and acts as a central…
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Soraya Fettih was forced to flee her home near Bordeaux because of the wildfires. She writes of the anger she feels as people lose their homes as the temperatures get hotter while fossil fuel companies make huge profits.
I spent the weekend fleeing wildfires. It makes me feel rage
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