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Trump threatens to bomb bridges and power plants unless Iran resumes talks - Trump's comments aired as the two countries exchanged fire for the fourth day in a row and the US resumed blockading Iranian ports. 3 hrs ago - World

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Trump retreat over Hormuz tolls suggests he is struggling to end Iran war -- The abrupt about-face from the US president was the latest twist in a conflict that has now lasted more than four months.

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Supreme Court justice describes wearing bulletproof vest and 'swatting' hoax at home -- Two justices appeared before Congress to ask for $228m (£170.3m) in security funding as threats continue to rise - both in person and online.

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'I changed 10 times in 10 years': Why Gen Z see job-hopping as the future -- The lily-padding trend sees young people repeatedly move jobs to try to advance in the workplace.

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Millions in Canada swelter as heatwave continues to move east -- High temperatures are expected to continue for Canada, as well as for parts of the US Midwest and Northeast, into Wednesday.

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'Miracle on the Hudson' pilot Captain Sully reveals Alzheimer's diagnosis -- The 75-year-old says he was recently diagnosed and the disease is at an early stage.

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Watch: 'It smells like a dumpster' - Stinky corpse flowers make rare bloom -- The flowers, often compared to smelling of rotten meat, stinky cheese, or boiled cabbage, last just 24 to 48 hours in bloom.

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Trump pays writer E Jean Carroll $5m in damages over sexual abuse and defamation -- The president had sought to delay the payment as he tried to persuade the Supreme Court to overturn the judgement.

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'Explosive diarrhoea' outbreak remains a mystery as officials struggle to find sources -- Experts say there were likely multiple points of contamination in the US food supply - complicating investigations.

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What we know about fatal ICE shooting in Maine -- An ICE officer shot and killed a man in Maine - BBC Verify has been examining video footage of the incident.

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There's no evidence this Mitch McConnell rehab photo is AI -- The 84-year-old Republican hasn't been seen in public for weeks and says he is recovering from a fall.

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Meet 'Gus', the world's most expensive Tyrannosaurus rex -- The sale price of the 67 million-year-old fossil exceeded the previous record set by a stegosaurus in 2024.

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Watch: Moment Darline Graham is sworn in to senate seat -- The sister of late US Senator Lindsey Graham will serve as his temporary replacement after the South Carolina lawmaker died from an aortic tear.

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Watch: Maine residents protest latest ICE shooting -- An ICE agent fatally shot a Colombian national during an immigration enforcement operation in the town of Biddeford.

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Hours each day in an iron lung kept her breathing, her will to live kept her alive -- The sister of the last known polio patient in the US to use the life-saving machine speaks to the BBC about her sister's life.

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Gas prices drive down US inflation - but will it last? -- While the US inflation rate fell in June, concerns remain over price rises increasing again due to the renewed conflict in the Middle East.

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The SpaceX IPO made history. One month on has it lost momentum? -- A month on from the firm's stock market debut, the reality of how SpaceX currently makes money has seemed to come into clearer focus.

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What to know about 'explosive diarrhoea' parasite outbreak in US -- The source of the cyclosporiasis outbreak, which has spread across at least 34 states, is unclear.

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From Trump critic to ally, Lindsey Graham was a political survivor of the Maga era -- The senator's career was marked by a willingness to adapt to America's dramatically changing political climate, writes the BBC's North America correspondent.

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US Congress takes next step to make daylight saving time permanent -- The House of Representatives passed a Trump-backed bill that would end decades of Americans having to reset their clocks twice a year.

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One dead and three missing after boat sinks near Alcatraz -- Witnesses reported seeing a boat in rough seas which began to take on water and was turned over, authorities say.

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ICE told to halt most vehicle stops after pair of fatal shootings -- It marks a major policy shift for the immigration enforcement agency, which has faced criticism in the past year over allegations of excessive use of force.

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