Temperatures in the Mid-Atlantic and New England will likely peak in the mid- to upper 90s, which is ‘nothing to sneeze at even in the middle of the summer, let alone this early in the summer,’ said one meteorologist.
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Many Senate Republicans were done with Trump after Jan. 6. Now they want him back in the White House.
Republican senators’ embrace of the former president comes after years of ups and downs.
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Princess of Wales returns to public view after cancer diagnosis
Kate disclosed in March that she was undergoing chemotherapy for an unspecified form of cancer.
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The AI revolution comes for farmers growing a third of our food
Although AI is increasingly used in agriculture in large swathes of the developed world, from China to the US and Europe, its emergence in poorer nations and for subsistence farmers is relatively new.
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Las Vegas shooting survivors alarmed at U.S. Supreme Court’s strike down of ban on rifle bump stocks
The Trump-era ban on bump stocks, a rapid-fire accessory that allows a rate of fire comparable to that of machine guns, was nixed in a 6-3 majority opinion.
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa reelected for second term after late coalition deal
His African National Congress party will now co-govern South Africa, marking the nation’s first coalition in which no party has a majority.
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G7 leaders tackle migration, AI and economic security on second and final day of summit in Italy
‘We are working together and with others to address the pressing challenges of our time,’ the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations said on the summit’s last day.
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Micro communities for the homeless are sprouting up in U.S. cities
Faced with years of rising homelessness rates and failed solutions, city officials across the U.S. have been embracing rapid housing options emphasizing 3 factors: small, quick and cheap.
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On a warming planet, outdoor concerts need a new safety playbook
Concerts can increase that risk by increasing crowd density, as athletic fields are often converted into standing or seating room for ticket holders.
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Fed diverges from global peers in new era of higher for longer
The Fed staying on hold raises questions around harmful foreign-exchange volatility and risks undermining progress on getting inflation down, according to analysis by Bloomberg Economics.