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Wildfire Smokes Makes Air Hazardous for Millions in Midwest and East Coast
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7/16/2026 5:11 PM
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| The haze is likely to ease in the East this weekend but linger in the Upper Midwest, where some cities recorded extremely high pollution indexes on Thursday. |
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Canada’s Wildfires Are Burning Through the Night
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7/16/2026 3:08 PM
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| As overnight temperatures climb across Canada, fires that once spread more slowly after dark are burning around the clock, straining fire crews. |
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What to Know About Canada Wildfire Smoke and Air Quality in U.S. Cities
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7/16/2026 6:02 PM
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| A thick plume of smoke swept across the Midwest and New England, and those conditions could linger on Friday. |
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Ukraine Was on a Roll. Then a Clash Over War Strategy Exploded Into View.
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7/16/2026 3:01 PM
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| From an underground parking garage, Ukraine’s newly dismissed defense minister aired the most dramatic, public critique of the military command to emerge during the war. |
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Trump Has Dismantled Election Security Efforts. Here’s How.
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7/16/2026 7:16 PM
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| Since his return to the White House, the lead federal partner for states on election security has lost around a third of its work force. |
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What to Know About Trump’s Attacks on Mail Voting
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7/16/2026 7:13 PM
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| Many of President Trump’s attempts to curtail mail voting have been blocked by the courts. Before Trump, Republicans actually embraced absentee voting. |
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Trump Released Documents on China and the 2020 Election. Here’s What We Know.
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7/16/2026 7:50 PM
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| President Trump claimed that China had tried to acquire American voter data. Possessing such information would not allow votes to be manipulated. |
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Cyclospora Linked to Taylor Farms Lettuce Sent to Taco Bell
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7/16/2026 8:29 PM
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| Federal officials worked with Michigan investigators to trace the outbreak to iceberg lettuce, which may also have gone to other vendors. |
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Someone Used A.I. to Write an Unauthorized Biography of Me. I Don’t Recommend Reading It.
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7/16/2026 10:12 AM
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| Someone used A.I. to write my biography. Thousands more of those books are polluting Amazon. Who is behind all this drivel? |
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Republican Rifts Deepen Over $95 Billion Budget Plan for Iran War and SAVE Act
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7/16/2026 3:23 PM
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| A House panel approved the measure. But Republicans are divided over its size, cost and policy provisions, and many are concerned about the timing before the midterm elections. |
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How the NYT Reported on Khamenei’s Funeral in Iran
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7/16/2026 9:46 AM
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| Our correspondent talked about the challenges of covering major news while under surveillance and filing his work without reliable internet access. |
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Manhattan Building’s Buckled Columns Probably Lacked Required Reinforcements
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7/16/2026 8:11 PM
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| Drawings obtained by The New York Times show the columns called for additional steel plates, but engineers reviewing site photos said they appeared to be missing. |
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Republican Senator Thom Tillis Demands Todd Blanche Meet With Epstein Survivors
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7/16/2026 5:41 PM
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| Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina, a key vote on confirmation, had demanded the acting attorney general meet with victims. |
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White House Teleprompter Operator Bet on Trump Speeches, Kalshi Says
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7/16/2026 12:18 PM
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| A technical assistant to President Trump won around $100,000, according to the prediction market, which flagged the activity to the federal government. |
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Trump Administration Restricts Green Cards for Immigrants on Public Assistance
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7/16/2026 4:03 PM
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| The move is a significant change that could deter hundreds of thousands of immigrants from using such programs to meet basic needs. |
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Johan Guerrero, Maine ICE Shooting Victim, Relentlessly Pursued a Better Life, Partner Says
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7/16/2026 7:30 PM
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| The partner of Johan Guerrero, who was killed by an immigration agent this week, described him as a tireless worker and doting father who would do anything for his 3-year-old daughter. |
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Houston ICE Shooting: Lawyer Says Bags Held Salt, Not Drugs
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7/16/2026 4:36 PM
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| Federal investigators said a “crystal-like” substance in the bags looked like methamphetamine. A lawyer for the victim’s brother said it was salt. |
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Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Seeking Asylum Is Arrested by ICE
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7/16/2026 2:25 PM
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| Shaoping Wu was working as a contract delivery driver for Amazon when he was pulled over in Pennsylvania. He had championed personal and religious freedom for Chinese citizens. |
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For Families Facing a Deadly Brain Cancer, Scientific Progress Can’t Come Soon Enough
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7/16/2026 2:00 AM
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| Researchers have made important strides in understanding and treating diffuse midline gliomas, which were long seen as a death sentence for the children and adolescents they affect. |
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Astronomers Find an Atmosphere on a Nearby Earthlike Planet
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7/16/2026 1:17 PM
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| It’s the first potentially habitable world known to host an atmosphere, making it a lead contender in the search for life beyond our solar system. |
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The Odyssey, by Donald Trump
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7/16/2026 9:36 AM
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| The president lacks not only a coherent strategic concept but an elementary understanding of what strategy is. |
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Blue Angels’ Close Beach Flyby in Florida Results in No Punishments for Pilots
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7/16/2026 4:03 PM
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| The elite flying team had announced a safety review after videos posted on social media showed a fighter jet passing just above beachgoers on Wednesday. |