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Heat, humidity, lingering fireworks smoke made DC on Sunday the city with worst air quality in world
The fireworks were not set off until after 11 p.m. on Saturday, July Fourth night, because of thunder-and-lightning storms.
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Lightning strike kills Florida man, injures three family members who were in the ocean
All four people were in the ocean at the time the lightning struck.
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Over 746K homes across US without electricity/ AC as widespread heatwave taxes power grids
Temperatures in New York City are forecast to reach 101 degrees and 104 in Washington, D.C., central to the country's July 4 and 250 birthday celebrations.
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California bans 'sell by' labels on perishable food, in attempt to cut down on waste
State and federal officials have long said the labels confuse consumers about when to throw away aging food products
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Swimmer bitten off Long Island beach in suspected shark attack
The incident occurred at Jones Beach State Park, which is on a barrier island in New York's Nassau County, about 30 miles from Manhattan.
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California returns stretch of rugged northern coast to Indigenous tribes
The 136-acre stretch of land is in California's Mendocino County.
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Tibetan man dies after setting himself on fire outside U.N. headquarters: police
The man was an exiled Tibetan who had set himself on fire in a protest for the country's independence, activists and a Tibetan media outlet said.
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Duo who climbed to top of Empire State Building are stars of Netflix doc 'Skywalkers: A love story'
The banner reads, "When the power of love beats the love of power the world knows peace."
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Trump tours beloved but shaggy DC public golf course he plans to remake, says work starts Sept 1
Trump announces date for construction of municipal golf course despite pushback
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Utah wildfire spreading rapidly, forcing evacuations
Air tankers and helicopters were unable to operate Friday as winds intensified
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New York City freezes rents for a million apartments as Mamdani's socialist vision takes shape
The Rent Guidelines Board passed the rules in a 7-1 vote, and they will impact about one million rent-controlled apartments for tenants with one-year or two-year leases.
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San Francisco disables automatic license plate readers after data improperly accessed
The audit didn't find that the queries involved immigration enforcement or reproductive rights investigations.
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Giant surf that hit Southern California created deadly 'sleeper waves,' killed three
On June 10, two Bay Area college students died after high tides and large waves swept them from a popular Santa Cruz-area beach while they were napping