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Wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota pushes further into US, engulfing DC in eerie haze

Millions of people in the Great Lakes, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states are muddling through another day of hazy, unhealthy air as smoke from wildfires in Minnesota and Canada push south and east

The Independent UK

Code Purple: Millions Across NYC, Philly, and DC Suffocating Under Record-Breaking Toxic Haze

New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. are under a Code Purple air quality alert as Canadian wildfire smoke descends on the East Coast

International Business Times UK

Leavitt's First Briefing Back Covers the Waterfront — But Talks Around the Week's Deadliest Immigration Story

Leavitt's first briefing since maternity leave covered election hype, cooling inflation, and a betting scandal — but sidestepped the deadliest immigration story of the week.

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National Guard deployment to DC will last through Trump's term

President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to the nation’s capital is being extended by more than two years and will last until the end of his term

The Independent UK

Lindsey Graham’s funeral is more complicated than you might think. World leaders may be to blame

A South Carolina funeral service is expected to take place ‘within a day but no more than two days’ of a service in Washington, DC, one Republican says

The Independent UK

Trump’s $1.2B DC makeover is draping the capital in tarps and gold — and draining Americans’ pockets

IN FOCUS: The builder-in-chief is providing taxpayers with a string of architectural facelifts they had no idea they even needed — or would be expected to pay for, writes Andrew Feinberg as he runs down Washington’s sudden public works boom

The Independent UK

D.C. Wants To Charge Robotaxis $6 Million. Unions Still Say No.

A proposed bill would legalize commercial autonomous vehicles in D.C. under one of the country’s most expensive regulatory frameworks, but unions still want the brakes applied.

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"Nice to see ya!" Watch grindcore legends Napalm Death play the heaviest Tiny Desk Concert in history

Grindcore innovators and British extreme music legends Napalm Death have followed in the footsteps of Dua Lipa, Sabrina Carpenter and Turnstile

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Kim Jong-un's Alleged Nuclear Threat to Washington and Tel Aviv Amid Iran War: What Has Been Verified?

Viral posts claim Kim Jong-un threatened Washington and Tel Aviv over Iran. Here's what official sources and verified reporting have confirmed

International Business Times UK

Restaurant at Trump’s DC golf club hit with string of health code violations over persistent pests

The golf club dismissed the health inspection’s findings as ‘baseless and politically motivated’

The Independent UK

They Fight review – boxing drama is an emotional gutpunch

Anchored by an indelible André Holland performance, the film finds tenderness and warmth amid its gritty Washington DC backdrop

The Guardian - US

A new statue trolling Trump and his war with Iran has appeared on the DC National Mall

The trophy comes from the same group of anonymous artists who put a statue of Trump and Jeffrey Epstein on the National Mall last year

The Independent UK

Trump shares post from far-right pundit calling for deportation of ‘hardcore communist b*******’

The president shared a video from far-right pundit Michael Savage that ripped into New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for being a Democratic Socialist

The Independent UK

Trump Team Claims 116-Year-Old DC Law 'Does Not Apply to the United States' to Force Through 250-Foot 'Triumphal Arch'

The Trump administration seeks to bypass Washington's building height law for a 250-foot Triumphal Arch near Arlington, challenging longstanding federal construction rules.

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Another one of Trump’s DC ‘beautification’ projects falls apart weeks after reopening

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Bari Weiss’ CBS News airs Kanye West footage in P Diddy report as staffers call July 4 production ‘amateur hour’

Some CBS staffers were left ‘mortified’ by the network’s Fourth of July broadcast, according to a report

The Independent UK

Trump wants to ignore the law to push his giant arch through the approval process

Trump’s team argued a Washington, DC, law that limits building heights does not apply to federal projects

The Independent UK

Family of Black woman on DC train surrounded by white nationalists in ‘defining image’ of America breaks silence

Her brother called her ‘one of the amazing ones’

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Medical Daily

NYC, DC, and Atlantic City All Broke Long-Standing Temperature Records Last Week

LaGuardia hit 104°F (broke 1966 record +3°F), DC hit 103°F July 4 (hottest ever), Atlantic City hit 106°F (all-time record). Here is the full East Coast 2026 heat record.

Medical Daily

Washington, D.C., Was Just Hit with a Purple Air Quality Alert, the Second-Highest Level on the Air Quality Index

Washington D.C. hit Purple AQI — "Very Unhealthy" — after July 4 fireworks and heat. EPA says ALL adults should reduce outdoor activity. Here's the health risk and what to do.

The Independent UK

Trump bragged about his July 4 celebrations in DC but one guest was noticeably absent - Barron

Barron Trump made his most recent media appearance at the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House for his father’s 80th birthday

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‘Like running a marathon’: For one evening, Washington DC just had the worst air quality of any major city in the world

Washington DC briefly held the title for the worst air quality of any major city in the world this past Sunday. It was all courtesy of a massive, 40-minute fireworks display that pushed local pollution levels into dangerous territory. According to CNN, the extreme heatwave resulted in triple-digit temperatures on…

The Independent UK

These US cities are the most car-crash prone

Drivers in or visiting northeastern US cities should pay extra attention while behind the wheel

Medical Daily

Fourth of July Fireworks Pollute the Air in Ways That Are Invisible but Dangerous for Millions with Asthma and Heart Disease

The AQMD issued hazardous PM2.5 advisories for July 4–5. DC hit Code Red air quality on July 5. Here's the post-fireworks health risk window for asthma, COPD, and heart disease.

International Business Times UK

NASA Leader Jared Isaacman Ignored Direct FAA 'Too Dangerous' Warnings To Fly His Vintage Jet Over Crowded DC Air Show

NASA's Independence Day flyover using privately owned jets raises questions after FAA's safety rejection. The reclassification as a government operation remains legally unresolved.

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