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Trump administration reviewing ICE vetting process after Maine shootingJul 26, 2026 8:47 pm - The Trump administration is reviewing its process for vetting U.S. immigration officers after reports that a man allegedly involved in the fatal shooting of an immigrant in Maine had a history of violent outbursts, a senior White House official said Sunday.
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Trump wants to give US-Iran talks ‘some space’ as he weighs escalation, aide saysJul 26, 2026 8:24 pm - President Donald Trump wants to give ongoing talks with Iran “some space” as he considers whether to escalate attacks, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said Sunday.
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Largest known US cyclospora outbreak has now spread to nine states, including IllinoisJul 25, 2026 2:01 pm - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has linked four additional states to a multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak traced to shredded iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico.
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‘We were shovel ready’: A Minnesota forest hit by DOGE cuts is now ablazeJul 25, 2026 1:08 pm - Last year, the Trump administration delayed a $10 million grant that was supposed to help Minnesota thin out about 4,000 acres of dense, dry forest at high risk of burning. Most of that work never got started, according to five people familiar with the situation and a document reviewed by The Washington Post. And now, some of those areas are on fire.
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Trump orders warning signs near Smithsonian, escalating fight over historyJul 25, 2026 12:49 pm - President Donald Trump on Friday ordered the installation of signs outside the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History that warn people that the museum does not accurately reflect American history while pointing them to material that does — a dramatic escalation in his campaign to wrest control of how the nation’s story is told.
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Trump swings back toward diplomacy in escalating war with IranJul 24, 2026 6:37 pm - President Donald Trump leaned hard on Friday into what he said were negotiations with Iranian officials, seeming to emphasize diplomacy over military escalation after days of attacks by both sides and warnings that the White House was considering a sharp escalation of the war.
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A female World Cup ref on how to navigate male-dominant fields: ‘Take up space’Jul 24, 2026 3:58 pm - The stadium seemed bigger, Tori Penso thought as she walked onto the field in Atlanta last month. It was taller, somehow. Grander. Penso knew, logically, that Mercedes-Be...
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There’s a new way to treat sprains. Hint: Ice is out.Jul 24, 2026 8:25 am - For decades, at-home treatments for common, non-traumatic sports or similar injuries, such as sprains, centered on rest, ice, compression and elevation. But there’s growing evidence that the full RICE approach may, in fact, impede recovery, not speed it.
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What a podiatrist really thinks about flip-flopsJul 24, 2026 8:19 am - A podiatrist says that having a variety of comfortable footwear options is a good strategy to maintain foot health — and for many people, that strategy can include flip-flops.
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7 things a morning headache can reveal about your healthJul 24, 2026 8:17 am - Waking up to a throbbing headache is never a pleasant way to start the day. Around one in 13 people experience recurring morning headaches, research suggests, with women and those between the ages of 45 and 64 more likely to have them.