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- Today in History: August 7, Twin Tower tightrope walk
- Trump’s broad tariffs go into effect just as US economic pain is surfacing
- Trump says he would meet with Putin even if the Russian leader won’t meet with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy
- South Korea, US militaries will stage large-scale drills this month to address North Korean threats
- Intel’s stock tumbles after Trump says its CEO must resign
- ERTH maps out super MAC collaboration
- US applications for jobless benefits up modestly but remain at a healthy level
- On the Democratic protests in Texas and Nebraska
- Newton’s third law rules Washington politics
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- U.S. atomic bombings didn’t save lives or end the war
- Americans get more than half their calories from ultra-processed foods, CDC report says
- Grand Jury investigates medical services at Lake County Jail
- Students have been called to the office — and even arrested — for AI surveillance false alarms
- Wall Street drifts as stock markets worldwide take Trump’s new tariffs in stride
- Congress looks to ease restrictions on veterans’ use of non-VA clinics and hospitals
- RFK Jr.’s vow to overhaul vaccine injury program echoes grievances of anti-vaccine movement
- Man charged with killing a top Minnesota House Democrat pleads not guilty
- Tips to help manage your buy now, pay later loans
- Why the search for meaning can cause ‘purpose anxiety,’ and what to do about it
- These 8 recipes will help you host a stellar summer cookout
- ‘Freakier Friday’ review: A multiplied Disney reboot for the age of anxiety
- Family TSA lines launch at airports across the US
- Hacks to ease some of summer’s biggest headaches when you fly
- Trump seeks to change how census collects data and wants to exclude immigrants in US illegally
- Trump’s redistricting fight mushrooms with Vance in Indiana and Florida joining the fray
- Soldiers hailed as heroes for tackling armed assailant at Georgia Army base
- Harvard scientists say research could be set back years after funding freeze
- Inside the fringe movement teaching Americans to punish officials with fake debt claims
- AI is fast-tracking climate research
- Chronically ill? In Kennedy’s view, it might be your own fault
- AI searches gave scarily specific self-harm advice to users expressing suicidal intent, researchers find
- Average rate on a 30-year mortgage drops to lowest level since April
- Toyota reports a 37% drop in profit, cuts its forecast due to Trump’s tariffs
- FBI forces out more leaders, including ex-director who fought Trump demand for Jan. 6 agents’ names
- Trump’s planned 100% computer chip tariff sparks confusion among businesses and trading partners
- Great Barrier Reef records largest annual coral loss in 39 years
- Trump energizes conservative Christians with new religious policies
- What to know as Trump’s immigration crackdown strips tuition breaks from thousands of students
- Trump’s push for drilling, mining sharpens debate for Alaska Natives about land they view as sacred
- July was Earth’s third-warmest on record, EU scientists say
- Israel is weighing its options in Gaza. Here are 4 scenarios for where things may be heading
- Japan deploys its first F-35B fighter jets to bolster defenses in the south
- Beauty queen accuses Rep. Cory Mills of threatening to release her nude videos
- Thailand and Cambodia to deploy ceasefire monitors despite deadlock over captured soldiers
- How India ended up facing steep US tariffs despite its strategic partnership
- Their deportation proceedings were closed for years. Trump officials are reviving them
- Texas Democrats plead for donations to extend their walkout and block Trump’s redistricting plan
- ICE has a new courthouse tactic: Get immigrants’ cases tossed, then arrest them outside
- Woman killed by neighbor before responding state troopers were ambushed by gunfire, police say
- Brandon Blackstock, Kelly Clarkson’s ex-husband and former manager, dies at 48
- Netanyahu says Israel plans to take over all of Gaza in bid to destroy Hamas
- Here’s what the new tariffs could cost each US household
- EPA cancels $7 billion Biden-era grant program to boost solar energy
- Judge orders temporary halt to construction at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center
- US Air Force to deny retirement pay to transgender service members being separated from the service
- US pauses most visa applications from Zimbabwe in another restriction on travelers from Africa
- Trump opens the door for private equity and crypto as 401(k) retirement plan options
- Trump orders colleges to prove they don’t consider race in admissions
- Trump orders federal regulators to probe alleged bank discrimination against conservatives
- Trump to nominate top economic aide Stephen Miran to Federal Reserve board
- Can Trump hold a census in the middle of a decade and exclude immigrants in the US illegally?
- This physician-scientist is taking on Trump on behalf of disadvantaged communities
- OpenAI launches GPT-5, a potential barometer for whether AI hype is justified
- Roblox rolls out open-source AI system to protect kids from predators in chats
- JD Vance went kayaking for his birthday. Secret Service had the river level raised
- Trump defends the US economy with charts after job reports showed warning signs
- Victims feeling exhausted and anxious about wrangling over Epstein files
- Trump administration asks high court to lift restrictions on Southern California immigration stops
- Hubble Space Telescope takes best picture yet of the comet visiting from another solar system
- Neo-Nazi group leader sentenced to 20 years in prison for planned Maryland power grid attack
- Trump honors Purple Heart recipients, including 3 who sent him medals after attempt on his life
- Judge stops hazardous waste shipments to Michigan landfill from five states
- Scientists thought this Argentine glacier was stable. Now they say it’s melting fast
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