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- Today in History: August 20, first women invited to join Augusta National golf club
- As hurricane season collides with immigration agenda, fears increase for those without legal status
- Ranger fired for hanging transgender flag in Yosemite and park visitors may face prosecution
- Even at the grocery store, Texas troopers don’t let Democrats out of sight after walkout
- Israel to mobilize 60,000 reservists ahead of an expanded Gaza City operation
- New work rules could deny food stamps to thousands of veterans
- When local cops act like ICE agents, we’re all less safe
- Texas’ Republican-controlled House approves new maps to create more winnable GOP congressional seats
- News Briefs
- Trump thinks owning a piece of Intel would be a good deal for the US. Here’s what to know
- Still hope for a return to sanity on A.I.
- Gavin Newsom wants an election in a hurry on his gerrymander. Here’s what has to happen
- Be brave, be courageous, don’t be shy
- Losses for big technology companies pull Wall Street lower again
- Annual fees over $500? Here’s when they make sense
- Experts say rural emergency rooms are increasingly run without doctors
- NATO defense chiefs hold ‘candid discussion’ on security guarantees for Ukraine
- Quick Fix: Sweet and Tangy Pork Kabobs with Corn on the Cob
- Poland calls a drone crash in the country’s east a Russian provocation amid peace talks
- ‘Night Always Comes’ review: Vanessa Kirby can’t save bleak crime drama
- A-hutting we will go: Rustic and cozy, Switzerland’s hiker huts are places for connecting
- Target CEO to step down amid company struggles
- Top White House officials turn to public appearances with troops as a tense Washington watches
- Israel approves settlement project that could divide the West Bank
- Hurricane Erin picking up steam as it edges along the East Coast
- Texas can’t put the Ten Commandments in certain school districts’ classrooms, judge says
- Kim’s sister says North Korea will never see the South as a diplomatic partner
- Many towns are unprepared to handle train derailments and hazmat spills
- Google’s Pixel 10 phones raises the ante on artificial intelligence
- US sanctions more ICC judges, prosecutors for probes into alleged American, Israeli war crimes
- How to protect yourself from Vibrio vulnificus, the bacteria found in some coastal waters
- Scientists get a rare peek inside of an exploding star
- Judge denies Justice Department request to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts
- Fed minutes: Most officials worried about inflation moving higher
- Dangerous heat descends on California and the Southwest, raising wildfire risk
- Obama applauds Newsom’s California redistricting plan as ‘responsible’ as Texas GOP pushes new maps
- What to know about the Menendez brothers’ parole hearings
- US attorney will no longer bring felony charges against people for carrying rifles or shotguns in DC
- FTC sues LA Fitness operators for ‘exceedingly difficult’ gym cancellation policies
- Man charged with killing an ‘American Idol’ exec and husband will undergo mental evaluation
- Gabbard slashing intelligence office workforce and cutting budget by over $700 million
- At least 600 CDC employees are getting final termination notices, union says
- Appeals court allows Trump to end temporary protections for migrants from Central America and Nepal
- Federal Reserve official says she won’t be ‘bullied’ by Trump into resigning
- Microsoft employee protests lead to 18 arrests as company reviews its work with Israel’s military
- Parents of kids swept away in Texas floods beg lawmakers to protect future campers
- Cheetah cubs destined for the illegal trade in exotic wildlife rescued in Somaliland
- Tortoise hatchlings born of century-old parents come out of their shells at Philadelphia Zoo
- It’s the time of year for Cape Verde hurricanes, the longest and most powerful storms
- China rushes to build out solar, and emissions edge downward
- Paris residents fight overtourism and ‘Disneyfication’ of beloved Montmartre neighborhood
- Brazilian police say ex-President Bolsonaro had planned to flee to Argentina seeking asylum
- Nourish your body with the best Garden of Life vitamins
- The Old Farmer’s Almanac says fall will be ‘steamy’
- Wayfair’s new ‘Verified’ storefront does the searching for you
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