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Highway 14 still closed in the Gorge as Burdoin Fire spreads to 10,000 acres
State Highway 14 remains closed in the Columbia River Gorge as the Burdoin Fire continues to burn on more than 10,000 acres ...
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Texas Republicans aim to redraw House districts at Trump’s urging, but there’s a risk
U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, a Texas Democrat who represents a slice of the Rio Grande Valley along the border with Mexico, won his last congressional election by just over 5,000 v ...
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Over 5.2 million pools sold across the U.S. and Canada are under recall after reports of nine deaths
More than 5.2 million aboveground swimming pools sold across the U.S. and Canada over the last two decades are being recalled after nine drowning deaths were reported.
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Russia launches a major aerial attack on Kyiv hours before high-level talks on support for Ukraine
Russia unleashed one of its largest aerial assaults on Ukraine in recent months hours before the U.K. and Germany chaired a meeting on Monday to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans for NATO al ...
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3 Democrat-led states have rolled back Medicaid access for people lacking permanent legal status
For nearly 20 years, Maria would call her sister — a nurse in Mexico — for advice on how to manage her asthma and control her husband’s diabetes instead of going to the docto ...
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Israeli forces push into parts of a central Gaza city that the war had largely spared
Israeli ground troops for the first time Monday pushed into areas of a central Gaza city where several aid groups are based, in what appeared to be the latest effort t ...
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Wall Street rises toward records as Verizon begins a big week for profit reports with a beat
U.S. stocks are rising toward more records on Monday ahead of a week full of profit updates from big U.S. companies, which Wall Street expects to keep growing despite pressure from Pre ...
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A look at Starbucks and its Pumpkin Spice Latte, which returns to U.S. menus Aug. 26
Starbucks said Monday that its Pumpkin Spice Latte will return to store menus in the U.S. and Canada on Aug. 26.
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US envoy doubles down on support for Syria’s government and criticizes Israel’s intervention
A U.S. envoy doubled down on Washington’s support for Syria’s new government, saying Monday there is “no Plan B” to working with it to unite the country still reeling from years of civil ...
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Harvard seeks billions in funding restored at a pivotal hearing in its standoff with Trump
Harvard University appeared in federal court Monday in a pivotal case in its battle with the Trump administration, as the storied institution argued the government illegally cut $2.6 bil ...
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A Bangladesh Air Force training jet crashes into a Dhaka school, killing at least 19
A Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed into a school campus in the capital, Dhaka, shortly after takeoff on Monday, killing at least 19 people including the pilot an ...
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Number of people saved from burning Indonesian ferry rises to 575, rescuers say
The number of people saved from an Indonesian passenger ferry that caught fire at sea rose to 575, rescuers said Monday, but three died and two remained missing.