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Unhealthy air quality lingers across parts of U.S. from drifting Canadian wildfire smoke

Unhealthy air quality lingers across parts of U.S. from drifting Canadian wildfire smoke

CHICAGO (AP) — For Chicagoans planning a lengthy outdoor run Monday, “today is not necessarily the day for that,” according to Kim Biggs of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
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2 children, 1 adult dead in weekend river drownings outside Houston, authorities say

2 children, 1 adult dead in weekend river drownings outside Houston, authorities say

HOUSTON (AP) — Three people including two children have drowned in separate weekend incidents while swimming at night near rural Houston-area parks along the San Jacinto River, according to authorities.
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$5M bail for alleged getaway driver in mass shooting outside Cleveland bar

$5M bail for alleged getaway driver in mass shooting outside Cleveland bar

CLEVELAND (AP) — A second man charged in a recent downtown Cleveland mass shooting that left nine people wounded was ordered held on $5 million bail during a court hearing Monday where prosecutors said a third man was with the two suspects when the a
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Dozens of followers of Pakistan's Imran Khan quit his party and launch their own ahead of elections

Dozens of followers of Pakistan's Imran Khan quit his party and launch their own ahead of elections

ISLAMABAD (AP) — In a major blow to Pakistan’s former prime minister and top opposition leader Imran Khan, dozens of his followers quit his party on Monday to launch their own ahead of parliamentary elections expected later this year.
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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper tests positive for COVID-19 and will work remotely

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper tests positive for COVID-19 and will work remotely

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said he'll keep to a lower public profile this week after testing positive for COVID-19 on Monday. In a tweet, the Democratic governor described the case as mild and that he was feeling fine.
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Killing of opposition leader in Moldova's breakaway Transnistria region is under investigation

Killing of opposition leader in Moldova's breakaway Transnistria region is under investigation

CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldova's national police force has opened a homicide investigation after an opposition leader in the Russia-backed breakaway region of Transnistria was found fatally shot at his home, authorities said Monday.
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Israel's governing coalition presses ahead with plan to overhaul courts ahead of expected protests

Israel's governing coalition presses ahead with plan to overhaul courts ahead of expected protests

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel's governing coalition pushed ahead Monday with its contentious plan to overhaul the country's judiciary, despite growing opposition from within the country's military and a wave of mass protests expected this week.
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Vanishing whale's decline worse than previously thought, feds say

Vanishing whale's decline worse than previously thought, feds say

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A review of the status of a vanishing species of whale found that the animal's population is in worse shape than previously thought, federal ocean regulators said Monday.
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GOP presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy lists Senators Cruz, Lee as possible Supreme Court picks

GOP presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy lists Senators Cruz, Lee as possible Supreme Court picks

Biotech entrepreneur and Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy on Monday released a list of 16 people he'd nominate to the U.S.
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Two-vehicle wreck kills 5 in fiery crash on northeast Georgia highway

Two-vehicle wreck kills 5 in fiery crash on northeast Georgia highway

ALTO, Ga. (AP) — Five people are dead after a wreck on a busy northeast Georgia highway. State troopers say Avonlea Holtzclaw of Dahlonega was trying to cross U.S. 23 in a Ford Explorer Sunday afternoon when a driver going northbound hit her.
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