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Five States Offer to Host US Nuclear Waste Under Trump’s Plan

By Ari Natter
Jul 28, 2026 8:11 am - Tennessee, Utah and three other US states are offering to take atomic waste in exchange for federal government help in spurring development of the long-dormant domestic nuclear energy sector.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow new limits on mail ballots

By Justin Jouvenal
Jul 27, 2026 6:32 pm - The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to clear the way for a sweeping executive order that would place major new restrictions on mail-in voting for November’s midterm elections.
US walks out on France at UN meeting to protest ally’s criticism of America’s human rights record

By EDITH M. LEDERER
Jul 27, 2026 6:13 pm - U.S. diplomats walked out as their French counterparts were speaking at the United Nations on Monday after America’s close European ally criticized the Trump administration's human rights record.
Trump demands Senate cancel August break until it passes voting bill

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and MARY CLARE JALONICK
Jul 27, 2026 6:01 pm - President Donald Trump on Monday demanded that Senate Majority Leader John Thune cancel the chamber’s upcoming August break until senators pass a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill, even as Republicans lack the votes to advance it.
Pentagon relabels U.S. casualties caused by Iran amid scrutiny of wartime transparency

By Tara Copp
Jul 27, 2026 5:42 pm - The Pentagon has reclassified service members who were killed and wounded during renewed hostilities with Iran in a way that separates them from other troops who have died or been injured as a result of the conflict, a move that critics say obscures the human cost of the Trump administration’s war and could have long-term implications for survivors.
Instagram, Facebook Ran AI ‘Nudify’ Ads from China, Report Says

By Newley Purnell
Jul 27, 2026 3:56 pm - Meta Platforms Inc.’s Facebook and Instagram have served thousands of ads for AI “nudify” apps in breach of the company’s policies, delivered by one of its few advertising partners in China, according to the nonprofit Tech Transparency Project.
ICE extends no-bid contract for major detention center in Texas, rejecting calls for closure

By RYAN J. FOLEY
Jul 27, 2026 3:44 pm - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to keep one of its largest and most expensive detention facilities open for at least another year despite calls to close it over reported human rights abuses, according to a notice published last week.
French wildfire created a monster cloud, unleashing lightning that ignited more fires

By THOMAS ADAMSON
Jul 27, 2026 3:41 pm - A wildfire in southwest France grew so powerful that its smoke column became a thunderstorm, generating lightning that struck the ground and ignited new fires beyond the original blaze, French officials said.
The wildfire smoke is back, filling skies as far south as Florida

By Ben Noll
Jul 27, 2026 3:32 pm - Smoke from dozens of fires burning across Oregon, Washington and British Columbia is pouring across the United States and Canada.It will cause hazy skies and reduce air quality in some areas this week.
Mediators see progress in efforts to halt Iran war as drone attacks rattle region

By SAMY MAGDY and ELENA BECATOROS
Jul 27, 2026 8:19 am - Mediators have achieved progress in getting the United States and Iran back to negotiations, regional officials said Monday, after both sides paused attacks following a period of rapidly escalating tensions. But scattered attacks by armed groups across the region underscored the lingering tensions.

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