Politics & Policy
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Trump threatens to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America, amid tariff standoff with Canada
Trump announced Monday he would increase tariffs on an array of Canadian products to 50%, following the collapse of trade talks.
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New blood test for Alzheimer's disease gets FDA approval
The Rouche test was developed in collaboration with Eli Lilly and is intended for people 55 years and older with “signs, symptoms, or complaints of cognitive decline.”
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8-year-old girl in Louisiana dies from brain-eating amoeba infection, family says
The amoeba thrives in freshwater bodies around the U.S. and can enter the body through the nose. The infection it produces is almost always fatal. There are, on average, fewer than 10 cases annually.
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GovTrack rated Kamala Harris 'most liberal' U.S. senator in 2019 but webpage has disappeared
The original link to the page leads to a “Page Not Found” error.
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U.S. economy grew at 2.8% rate in the second quarter, exceeding expectations
Economists forecast the measure, the country's Gross Domestic Product, for this quarter would be about 2%.
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Musk denies news reports he's donating $45 million a month to Trump-aligned PAC
Musk says he is donating to America PAC at a "much lower level" than $45 million each month.
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'Not going to be nice': Trump slams Harris as 'radical left lunatic' during rally
Trump, who likes to give nicknames to his political rivals, said "Lyin Kamala Harris" was behind all of the problems the country currently faces, and vowed that he would not be nice to her in the upcoming election.
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Oregon study says numbers make people care more about climate change
The researchers looked at tweets and Reddit posts about climate change.
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Washington energy choice initiative officially qualifies for the November ballot
Backers of the initiative turned in more than 546,000 signatures earlier this month. State law required the submission of 324,516 valid signatures from registered Washington voters to qualify.
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California EV sales down compared to prior year, leaving EV mandate in question
The most growth has been in non-plug in hybrids, which grew 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year in California.
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Woke 2.0: ESG critics say the same movement marches on, only with a new name
ESG critics say that, far from being in retreat, the movement has just rebranded and regrouped. Its goals remain the same, but they’re being pursued under different strategies.
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62% of voters are concerned cheating will affect the 2024 election: poll
A total of 37% of likely voters nationwide were "very" concerned.
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DNC instructs potential Harris challengers to declare their candidacy by Saturday
Candidates will have to announce their intent to run between Thursday night and Saturday at 6 p.m. ET.