Crews have made steady progress overnight against a Northern California wildfire that has thousands of people under evacuation orders. But officials are worried about winds and hot temperatures …
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7/4/24
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In 1984, President Ronald Reagan answered the age question with a clever joke that reset his campaign from a stumbling debate performance to a 49-state landslide and a second term. The wobbles came …
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By LAURIE KELLMAN
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7/4/24
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A federal district court judge has temporarily halted parts of a nondiscrimination rule that would have kept insurers and medical professionals from denying hormone therapy, gender transition …
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By DEVNA BOSE
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7/3/24
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Two more people charged with conspiring to bribe a Minnesota juror with a bag of $120,000 in cash in exchange for the acquittal of defendants in one of the country’s largest COVID-19-related fraud …
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By MICHAEL GOLDBERG
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7/3/24
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Vice President Kamala Harris has been one of President Joe Biden’s staunchest defenders following his shaky performance in last week’s debate, but she’s also emerged as a potential option to …
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By MEG KINNARD
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7/3/24
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Former President Donald Trump is turning to his social media platform to declare “total exoneration” after the Supreme Court ruled presidents have broad immunity when it comes to their actions …
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By MELISSA GOLDIN
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7/3/24
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A snake in the U.K. has drawn attention to the ability of some female species to reproduce without a mate. The boa constrictor gave birth to 14 babies last week at a school in the city of Portsmouth …
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By The Associated Press
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7/3/24
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The leader of a conservative think tank planning for a massive overhaul of the federal government says we are in the midst of “a second American Revolution” that will be bloodless “if the left …
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By ALI SWENSON
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7/3/24
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Suburban Chicago mom Keely Roberts counts the days, not years, since a deadly shooting at an Independence Day parade in 2022 injured her and left one of her twin boys paralyzed from the waist down. …
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By SOPHIA TAREEN
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7/3/24
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Those miniature bikes with no pedals seem to be everywhere these days, and the kids riding them are getting younger and younger. So it begs the question, at what age should children learn to ride a …
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By ALBERT STUMM
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7/3/24
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Firefighters are battling a growing wildfire in northern California that has forced at least 13,000 people to evacuate with another day of extreme heat expected. The Thompson fire sent up a huge …
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7/3/24
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Democratic Party leaders are publicly standing by President Joe Biden after a disjointed debate performance. But there’s plenty of private worry about whether the 81-year-old president is up to the …
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By BILL BARROW
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7/3/24
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet Thursday for the second time in as many months as they travel to Kazakhstan for a session of an international group founded …
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By EMMA BURROWS
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7/3/24
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More than 100 people have been killed in a stampede in northern India following a Hindu religious gathering. Thousands had gathered Tuesday at a makeshift tent for an event in Hathras district in …
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By The Associated Press
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7/2/24
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ABC News says George Stephanopoulos will conduct the first extended interview with President Biden since his alarming debate performance against Donald Trump last week. Stephanopoulos will speak to …
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7/2/24
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The last two remaining survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre are asking the Oklahoma Supreme Court to reconsider the case they dismissed last month. Attorney Damario Solomon Simmons on Tuesday …
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By SEAN MURPHY
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7/2/24
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A Texas judge has ruled against the state attorney general in his effort to shut down a migrant shelter in El Paso that he claimed encourages illegal migration. Judge Francisco X. Dominguez ruled …
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By VALERIE GONZALEZ
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7/2/24
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Melting of Alaska's Juneau icefield accelerates, losing snow nearly 5 times faster than in the 1980s
A new study says the melting of Alaska’s Juneau icefield, home to more than 1,000 glaciers, is accelerating. The snow covered area is now shrinking 4.6 times faster than it was in the 1980s. …
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By SETH BORENSTEIN
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7/2/24
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Biniam Girmay grew up in Eritrea watching the Tour de France on TV each July with his father. He idolized three-time world champion Peter Sagan but never even dared to dream of matching the Slovakian …
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By ANDREW DAMPF
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7/2/24
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It’s been 100 years since a Scottish runner famously refused to race on a Sunday at the Paris Olympics because of his Christian beliefs. But devout top athletes say elite sports performance still …
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By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO and DEEPA BHARATH
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7/2/24
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