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BBC News - US News

Hundreds of Canada wildfires prompt US air quality alerts as smoke spreads south - Smoke from more than 800 blazes has affected cities from Toronto to New York, as well as the US Midwest. 5 hrs ago - US & Canada

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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.

8 hours ago

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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US military to start screening for testosterone deficiency, Hegseth says -- Hegseth says he is authorising hormone screening to ensure US troops "operate at your absolute best".

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'I must get out into the free world', dissident who fled China on boat tells BBC -- Dong Guangping, who has resettled in Canada, recounts his perilous escape from China to South Korea.

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US Coast Guard suspends search for three missing people after boat sinks near Alcatraz -- One person is known to have died in Tuesday afternoon's disaster, and 20 were rescued.

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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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Watch: TikTok legend Gangster Granny on her love for Messi -- Online sensation 'Gangster Granny' has been courting the affection of the Argentine football star.

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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.

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Democrats said the focus on left-wing groups was "politically partisan" and could target political opponents.

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Trump Media is launching a fast, paid feed to its most influential posts for Wall Street traders.

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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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Students will need federal permission to stay longer than four years in the US and universities will lose the power to extend visas.

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Mary Jo 'MJ' Campbell was featured on multiple episodes of Keeping Up with the Kardashians over the years.

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A White House teleprompter operator is being investigated over allegedly using inside information to make nearly $100,000.

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A White House staffer has been accused of using inside knowledge of speeches to make nearly $100,000 on Kalshi.

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Isaac and Andrew Reyes suffered serious injuries but have since been discharged from the hospital.

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