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Hassett: Fuel prices 'still higher than we would like’
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on Sunday expressed concern about continued high fuel prices amid the o…
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How clean air clubs are protecting Americans from wildfire smoke
Mutual aid groups that gave out PPEs in Covid are now loaning air purifiers and distributing masks to fume-addled commun…
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Captain charged after woman and five-month-old die in New York boat capsizing
Manuel Hernandez charged with 13 counts of reckless endangerment after boat overturned in New York harborThe captain of …
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Taylor Swift songs removed from Trump and White House’s social media posts
Rage-baiting efforts of Trump accounts silenced after posts such as a video linking her Red album to RepublicansSome of …
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Ocasio-Cortez says new age progressives ‘answer to no master’
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Sunday shared support for progressives in the Democratic Party, backi…
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A forgotten mission: NASA once planned to send astronauts to Venus
One of the concepts, a Venus flyby mission, would have been a bold undertaking indeed.…
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Is it wrong to send your kid to private school?
Editor’s note, August 9, 8 am ET: We’re bringing you some of our best-loved Your Mileage May Vary columns…
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Moderate Democrat Ed Case defies progressive challenge in Hawaii primary
Case, who has represented island state’s first district in US Congress since 2019, beat state senator Jarrett Keohokalol…
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Netanyahu rejects plan to disarm Hamas in rare break with Trump
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected President Trump’s plans to disarm Hamas and establish a Pal…
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Ocasio-Cortez posts videos confirming she's freezing her eggs
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said Saturday on her Instagram story that she is freezing her eggs. “Usually, I k…
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Remember the lessons of Watergate — so we're not doomed to relearn them
With the nation reaching the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Linda Gustitus reflects on how the Wa…
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Max Miller is refusing to drop his bid for reelection. Here's what voters think
Voters in Ohio's 7th Congressional district react to calls for Rep. Max Miller to drop his bid for reelection. He ran un…
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‘America’s saddest murder trial’: mental health in focus in Lindsay Clancy case
Jurors hear from host of medical experts as defence says postpartum psychosis caused young mother to kill childrenIt’s b…
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Live updates: El-Sayed, Ocasio-Cortez set for Sunday show appearances
Fresh off his primary victory earlier this week, Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is set to appear on two news p…
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Trump posts examples of alleged Reflecting Pool vandalism amid push for Pirro to revisit decision
President Trump on Saturday posted photos of alleged vandalism to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool amid a push for U…
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A new playbook for controlling universities
More than ever, colleges and universities are divided over how to respond in what are likely to be no-win contests.…
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Darline Graham tests value of a famous name vs. lack of experience in South Carolina primary
President Donald Trump has endorsed her, and she's backed by the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which is runn…
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Politics chat: Progressive candidates in primaries, Trump's influence on midterms
Republicans are trying to hang fringe positions on Democrats but may not be able to withstand the economic headwinds in …
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Montana's Democratic candidate is facing pressure to drop out by the deadline
Monday, Aug. 10, is the deadline to remove names from Montana's ballot. The Democrat in the Senate race there is being p…
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Top Democrats simulate election threats as Trump continues assault on voting
Chuck Schumer and other senators took part in exercises in which legal experts laid out election disruption scenariosIn …
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How to staycation better
I have to be honest about something that is a great source of personal shame: I am really, really bad at taking time off…
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The doomsday threat we’re ignoring
Of all the extinction-level threats vying for our attention, AI, climate change, and nuclear war tend to get most of the…
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Press access spat adds to fears of circus around Luigi Mangione murder trial
Lawyers for man accused of killing healthcare CEO Brian Thompson raise red flags about limits on reportersWeeks before L…
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Case fends off challenge from his left in Hawaii Democratic House primary
Rep. Ed Case (D-Hawaii) was projected to win his Democratic primary on Saturday, fending off a a progressive challenger,…