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White House teleprompter operator accused of making $100k from Trump speech bets -- A White House staffer has been accused of using inside knowledge of speeches to make nearly $100,000 on Kalshi.

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Trump alleges China meddled in 2020 election and questions voting security ahead of midterms -- China said Trump's claims were fabricated and US Democrats said he was paving the way to undermine November's elections.

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What to know about the Canadian and US wildfires and their impact -- Wildfires in Ontario have blanketed US and Canadian cities with dangerous smoke.

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Taco Bell removes lettuce from menu in US after links to explosive diarrhoea -- Lettuce from one supplier is being removed indefinitely "out of an abundance of caution", the company says.

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Clark 'a political football' says NBA chief Silver -- NBA commissioner Adam Silver believes the debate around the treatment of Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark is "not largely about officiating".

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At least one dead in Texas floods ravaging same area where campers died -- The same area devastated by floods last year's floods, which caused more than 130 deaths, is once again being hit.

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Pittsburgh bridge demolished in dramatic explosion -- The bridge will be replaced with a new, prebuilt span that crews will slide into place in the state's largest lateral slide project, authorities say.

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Texas will investigate ICE's fatal shooting of man in Houston, governor says -- The federal government is investigating the incident, but many have called for an independent probe and more scrutiny of ICE.

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Rubio calls for global crackdown on far-left extremism -- Democrats said the focus on left-wing groups was "politically partisan" and could target political opponents.

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Bodycam footage shows airlift of girl stranded by Texas floods -- Footage shows a rescuer reaching a family of three stranded by floods that destroyed their house in Uvalde county.

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Moment US Navy jet stuns packed Florida beach with low flypast -- A US Navy Blue Angels jet sent some beach items up in the air as it flew at a low altitude over a crowd in Pensacola Beach, Florida.

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Orange haze from Canada wildfires seen in Ontario and northern US -- There are currently 838 wildfires actively burning across the country, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre.

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Blanche grilled over handling of Epstein files and relationship with Trump -- The BBC's Tom Bateman was at the hearing as Todd Blanche made his case to be permanently appointed to lead the US Justice Department.

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Is Trump facing a popular backlash on immigration? -- The BBC's Sarah Smith looks at how the deaths of two men by ICE agents are impacting the US president's popularity.

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A Cold War bunker gets a luxury makeover as 'doomsday' condos -- A former Canadian government nuclear bomb shelter in rural Nova Scotia may soon be home to the country's first large-scale luxury survival shelter.

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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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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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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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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.

3 days ago

US Republicans accuse Canada of wildfire inaction -- Canadian leader Mark Carney says both countries have a responsibility to fight climate change.

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How the World Cup made an 'NFL-obsessed' American a football fan -- New fans tell the BBC they are fully invested after watching the World Cup on home soil, just don't ask them to stop calling it soccer.

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Trump Media to sell instant access to 'market-moving' social posts -- Trump Media is launching a fast, paid feed to its most influential posts for Wall Street traders.

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'You can taste the smoke': New Yorkers on air quality as fires burn across Canada -- Air quality alerts have been issued in New York City, as concerns smoke from Canadian fires will drift into New Jersey, where Sunday's World Cup final is due to take place.

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How testosterone testing will work in Hegseth's military -- US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced mandatory testosterone screening for military personnel aged 30 and over.

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Canada fires prompt US air quality alerts as smoke blankets major cities -- Smoke from more than 800 blazes has filled major cities from Toronto and New York, to parts of the US Midwest and Great Lakes.

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