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Two US troops killed and one missing after Iranian attack in Jordan -- Iran and the US have traded strikes as hostilities re-escalated this week, with Tehran targeting US military facilities across the Gulf region. -- World

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Taco Bell removes lettuce from menu in US after links to explosive diarrhoea parasite -- About 1,645 people in five states were infected by the parasite after having Taco Bell, according to US health officials.

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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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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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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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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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Brad Pitt's children are dropping their dad's surname - here's why I did the same -- Hannah had used her mother's maiden name on her social media for years before she legally made the change.

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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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Andrew Tate and brother arrested in US after more charges laid against them in UK -- The Crown Prosecution Service says it has requested their extradition from the US, while their lawyer says they are "innocent".

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Private jets flock to Montana - but locals can't afford the trailer park -- Rents in Bozeman, Montana have skyrocketed as wealthy out-of-towners flock to the city to experience the American West.

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Trump threatens new Canada tariffs over fires sending 'filthy' air into US cities -- Canadian leader Mark Carney says both the US and Canada have an equal responsibility to fight climate change, which experts say are worsening wildfire conditions.

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Toronto, New York and Washington top list of most polluted cities as wildfires burn -- Canadian officials say that fire activity in Ontario is beginning to ease, with air quality expected to improve in US cities too.

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Control, threats, disfiguring surgery: My life inside Jeffrey Epstein's 'cult' -- "Anya" gives the BBC a rare account of how sex-criminal financier Epstein lured and abused his "assistants".

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He made history in Congress - then the Supreme Court changed its mind -- Residents say they're afraid that if Shomari Figures loses his seat, their federal-funding could disappear with him.

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What this desert city can teach the world about tackling heat deaths -- Maricopa County in Arizona has some of the hottest temperatures, but it has reduced the number of heat-related deaths.

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Giant sinkhole appears on Sunset Boulevard from burst water pipe -- A century-old water pipe burst in West Hollywood, triggering a giant sinkhole and flooding nearby streets. Officials said no injuries were reported.

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