To many Democrats who’ve been critical of the Israeli prime minister, Netanyahu merely confirmed what they already knew.
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Usha Vance said she deplored the U.S. Capitol riot. Now she’s pro-Trump.
JD Vance’s wife lamented the social breakdown that fueled Trump’s political support. Less than 4 years later, her husband is his running mate.
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IVF mistakes are opening new front in the fight over reproductive rights
At stake is a $40 billion U.S. industry that is expected to triple in size over the next decade as more people delay having babies until later in life – and more women freeze eggs in anticipation.
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Trump calls Harris a ‘bum,’ complains about Biden’s withdrawal
The former president urged attendees to vote – ‘Vote early. Vote absentee. Vote on Election Day. I don’t care how, but you have to get out and vote,’ he said – and promised that in four years, ‘we’ll have it fixed so good you’re not going to have to vote.’
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Life and death in the heat: What it feels like when Earth’s temperatures soar to record highs
On Wednesday, there were 21 heat-related deaths at a hospital in Morocco as temperatures spiked to 118.9 degrees Fahrenheit in the region of 575,000 people, most lacking air conditioning.
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Firefighters get some help from cooler temperatures after California’s largest wildfire explodes
The Park Fire’s intensity and dramatic spread led fire officials to make unwelcome comparisons to the Camp Fire, which burned out of control in 2018.
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TikTok collected U.S. users’ views on abortion, gun control and religion, Justice Department says
Government lawyers wrote in court documents that the sensitive data would up on Chinese servers accessible to ByteDance employees in China.
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Israeli airstrike hits school sheltering people in Gaza, killing at least 30
The strikes came as officials from the U.S., Egypt, Qatar and Israel are scheduled to discuss ongoing hostage and cease-fire negotiations.
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Mexico wasn’t told of cartel arrests until kingpins were in U.S. custody
The arrests of Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada and Joaquín Guzmán López on Thursday were a historic coup for U.S. agents.
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Wreckage of schooner that sank in 1893 found in Lake Michigan
The ship was en route from Bay City, Michigan, to South Chicago, Illinois, when it sank in Lake Michigan during a storm on Sept. 30, 1893.