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The bridge between the United States and Canada has been under construction for years. But the tension between countries is undermining the joy 0
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- July 22, 2026
DETROIT– The tense relationship between the United States and Canada is ruining the celebration of an extraordinary project between the two countries: a new six-lane bridge named after a famous Canadian who played hockey for the Detroit Red Wings. After years of planning and billions of dollars in construction, the Gordie Howe International Bridge is
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Endangered right whales could wait nearly a decade for new U.S. protections.0
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- July 22, 2026
SCARBOROUGH, Maine– New protections for endangered right whales in the North Atlantic would be postponed for nearly a decade under a plan that cleared a key hurdle in Washington last week with the full support of the fishing and lobster industries. Environmentalists say this could mean the end for missing whales, which can drown after
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From the Mexican border to Washington: a small Texas town fights against Trump’s wall plan 0
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- July 22, 2026
WASHINGTON– On one hand: a small community in rural Texas. On the other: the Trump administration. A small Texas town along the border with Mexico is fighting the government’s efforts to build a border wall across a levee system to protect the community. The city argued in court Tuesday that the wall could cause flooding
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2 couples from Honduras were among 5 adults who drowned in an Ohio river 0
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- July 22, 2026
POWELL, Ohio– The sky was mostly clear and weeks of sweltering heat were finally over when José Mario Pineda Días, 33, and his 28-year-old wife, Marina Suyapa Regalado, set out with their two children to leisurely fish in an Ohio river. They were joined by a second Honduran couple and an adult friend. A photo
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Wisconsin Democrats want to allow absentee voters to cast new primary ballot 0
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- July 21, 2026
MADISON, Wisconsin.- A chaotic Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor, in which numerous candidates dropped out and re-entered the race, threatened to leave thousands of voters who already returned their ballots with worthless votes for the state’s highest office. That possibility led the state Democratic Party on Tuesday to appeal to the state elections commission, urging
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Appeals court rejects Biden’s attempt to block release of ghostwriter interview recordings 0
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- July 21, 2026
WASHINGTON– A federal appeals court rejected a request by Joe Biden to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of his interviews with a memoir ghostwriter before he was elected president. A divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit stayed its decision until Aug. 3 to
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