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Scenes From the Smokehouse Creek Fire in Texas
The Smokehouse Creek fire is the largest on record in Texas. Since it started on Monday, the blaze has burned…
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Racial Turnout Gap Has Widened With a Weakened Voting Rights Act, Study Finds
The Black share of the electorate had been on the rise for decades, but in some counties, a Supreme Court…
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What Are the Largest Wildfires in U.S. History?
The Smokehouse Creek fire in the Texas Panhandle is now one of the largest fires the country has faced. Here…
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Voters Doubt Biden’s Leadership and Favor Trump, Times/Siena Poll Finds
The share of voters who strongly disapprove of President Biden’s handling of his job has reached 47 percent, higher than…
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Federal Regulators to Review Nonbinary Student’s Death in Oklahoma
The U.S. Department of Education said it had opened an investigation into whether a high school “failed to appropriately respond”…
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Oregon Is Recriminalizing Drugs, Dealing Setback to Reform Movement
Oregon removed criminal penalties for possessing street drugs in 2020. But amid soaring overdose deaths, state lawmakers have voted to…
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Paramedic Sentenced to Five Years in Death of Elijah McClain
The case was a rare prosecution of medical personnel that stirred strong reaction from paramedics following the case.
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McConnell’s Early Decision to Step Aside Fuels G.O.P. Fight to Succeed Him
Contenders to be the new Republican leader have quickly begun making overtures to colleagues for a rare opening at the…
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Texas Has Never Seen a Fire This Big. Here Is What We Know.
The Smokehouse Creek fire started on Monday. Since then, it has burned more than a million acres in the Panhandle,…
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Six Takeaways From Hunter Biden’s Testimony
The president’s son insisted his father had nothing to do with his business deals, offered a blunt and unflattering account…