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Smithsonian artists and scholars respond to White House list of objectionable art

A painting by Rigoberto Gonzalez, titled <!-- raw HTML omitted -->Refugees Crossing the Border Wall into South Texas<!-- raw HTML omitted -->, was singled out by the White House in a list of artworks and exhibitions it found objectionable.

A page published by the White House entitled "President Trump Is Right About the Smithsonian" lists exhibits, educational sites and more that the administration seems to take issue with.

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Fans across the country raise their voices at 'KPop Demon Hunters' singalongs

A still from <!-- raw HTML omitted -->KPop Demon Hunters<!-- raw HTML omitted -->. A singalong version of the wildly popular Netflix animated movie is screening for one weekend only in theaters across the country.

Netflix's wildly popular movie about a fictitious all-girl rock band is hitting nearly 1,800 movie theaters around the country this weekend as a singalong version.

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Boxed in by shifting tariff rules, European shippers pause some U.S.-bound parcels

A warehouse worker uses a scanner to identify cartons of parcels of goods on a conveyor belt in a hangar at DHL

New customs regulations take effect August 29, and many European postal agencies and companies say until new systems are set up they can't ship some goods. Gifts worth less than $100 are not affected.

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Evacuations ordered as wildfire blazes California's famed Napa County

A firefighting helicopter drops water onto the Pickett Fire as it burns in the hills near a vineyard on Aug. 21, 2025 in Calistoga, California.

Firefighters are working to contain a blaze currently tearing through California's beloved wine country.

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Trump administration halts work on an almost-finished wind farm

Offshore wind blades and other equipment in New London, Conn. President Trump is a longtime critic of the wind industry.

The Revolution Wind farm was slated to start sending power to homes and businesses in Rhode Island and Connecticut starting next year.

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US seeks to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, center, leaves the Putnam County Jail, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Cookeville, Tenn.

Immigration officials said they intend to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda after he declined an offer to be deported to Costa Rica, according to a Saturday court filing.

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Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts again and shoots lava for 31st time since December

In this image released by the U.S. Geological Survey, the Kilauea volcano spews lava on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii.

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano resumed erupting Friday by shooting an arc of lava 100 feet into the air and across a section of its summit crater floor.

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Opinion: Wardrobe diplomacy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House on August 18, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Months after his explosive meeting at the White House, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy returned this week wearing a black blazer. His dress last time invited criticism from Trump supporters.

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RAINBOW CROSSWALK PROTEST

The rainbow crosswalk in front of Orlando's Pulse nightclub was removed by Florida transportation officials. The crosswalk was a memorial for those killed in a 2016 mass shooting at the gay bar.

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How international students feel arriving on campus after the revamped visa process

International students from around the world are arriving on American college campuses after a very rocky summer.

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Tinted sunscreen does something regular sun protection can't

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Most sunscreens protect skin from UV light but the tinted variety also block visible light. And that can be important for people with hyperpigmentation or melasma, especially those with darker skin.

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Photos: The perilous lives of 'artisanal coal miners'

Artisanal coal miner Emmanuel Siyabonga hauls a sack of coal to a client

'Artisanal miners' is the phrase used for South Africans who salvage coal from abandoned mines. It's a grueling and risky life. "Bit by bit it's killing something inside me," says one such miner.

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Photos: The perilous lives of miners in South Africa's abandoned mines

Artisanal coal miner Emmanuel Siyabonga hauls a sack of coal to a client

'Artisanal miners' is the phrase used for South Africans who salvage coal from abandoned mines. It's a grueling and risky life. "Bit by bit it's killing something inside me," says one such miner.

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Trump makes over the Rose Garden, Mar-a-Lago style

A view of the newly paved Rose Garden is seen at the White House in Washington, DC, on August 6, 2025. US President Donald Trump converted the grass portion of the Rose Garden into a patio space, inspired by his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida.

Trump has swapped out the grass in the Rose Garden with stone, turning what had been a lawn into a patio that bears a striking resemblance to one at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla.

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Judge blocks Trump from cutting funding over 'sanctuary' policies

An art installation, which displays black and white images of people detained or deported as a result of ICE raids in Southern California, stands outside the federal building in Los Angeles, Thursday, July 17, 2025.

A judge ruled the Trump administration cannot deny funding to Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles and 30 other cities and counties because of policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration efforts.

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As Trump touts D.C. arrests, experts caution they're not the best indicator of public safety

President Donald Trump speaks with members of law enforcement and National Guard soldiers on Aug. 21, 2025, in Washington.

The Trump administration says it has arrested more than 700 people in Washington, D.C., in its mission to crack down on crime. Experts say it's difficult to draw conclusions from that about public safety.

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N.Y. tour bus crash leaves 5 passengers dead and many others injured

First responders work to rescue victims at the scene of a tour bus that crashed and rolled over on the New York State Thruway near Pembroke, N.Y., on Friday.

A tour bus returning to New York City from Niagara Falls with 54 people on board crashed and rolled on a highway near Pembroke, killing five passengers and injuring many others, authorities said.

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Famine is declared in Gaza: What does it take to make this pronouncement?

A malnourished Palestinian child is examined at a Gaza hospital. A U.N.-backed panel has now declared that famine is underway in northern Gaza and warned it could extend to central and southern Gaza by late September.

An announcement of famine — as has now happened regarding Gaza — is a complicated decision. Here's what must be considered before such a declaration is made.

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Intel will give the U.S. government a 10% stake, Trump says

The Intel headquarters in Santa Clara, California, US, on Wednesday, April 23, 2025.

The president's highly unusual announcement underscores the Trump administration's desire to take control over U.S. businesses.

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from federal custody pending criminal trial

Senator Chris Van Hollen, right, sits with Kilmar Abrego Garcia — the Salvadorian citizen deported by the Trump administration — in El Salvador on April 17, 2025.

The case of Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man originally from El Salvador, raised basic questions of due process in Trump's crackdown on undocumented immigrants after he was arrested and sent to a maximum security prison in El Salvador, violating a U.S. immigration judge's 2019 order prohibiting his deportation to his home country.

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Release of Uvalde school shooting documents raises questions for victims' families

Family members of the victims of the 2022 Uvalde school shooting where 19 students and two teachers died, recently got a look at newly released files from the Uvalde Consolidated School District and Uvalde County from the day of the shooting. More than three years after the tragedy, their suffering lingers without answers to their questions about how the security protocols failed that day.

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Justice Department releases transcripts from its conversations with Ghislaine Maxwell

In this July 2, 2020, file photo, Audrey Strauss, acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, points to a photo of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell during a news conference in New York.

Maxwell spoke with top DOJ officials over the course of two days in late July. Asked about President Trump, she said she had never witnessed him "in any inappropriate setting in any way."

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The EV tax credit ends soon — but there's a little bit of wiggle room for car buyers

A selection of Kia EV6 sedans, which are fully electric vehicles, are displayed at a dealership, Friday, July 18, 2025, in Manchester, N.H.

A federal EV tax credit worth up to $7,500 ends Sept. 30. But the IRS has just clarified that shoppers don't need to actually have the keys in hand by the deadline to get the credit.

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Canada removes some of its retaliatory tariffs on the U.S.

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Canada is dropping retaliatory tariffs to match U.S. tariff exemptions for goods covered under the United States-Mexico-Canada trade pact, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Friday.

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See how new voting maps in Texas and California would shift the political landscape

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The major parties' redistricting battle escalated this week, with lawmakers in the country's two most populous states each taking a notable step toward a new congressional map.

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Joe Gruters, a Trump ally, elected new head of Republican National Committee

Joe Gruters, shown here in 2020, was elected to Florida

Joe Gruters, a Trump-backed Florida state senator, was elected on Friday to serve as the Republican Party's new chairman. Former chair Michael Whatley is running for U.S. Senate in North Carolina.

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Nothing lasts forever, except maybe the Goo Goo Dolls

The Goo Goo Dolls will drop their new EP, <!-- raw HTML omitted -->Summer Anthem<!-- raw HTML omitted -->, on August 22.

The band's frontman John Rzeznik talks about their new EP Summer Anthem and how, as he approaches 60, he might consider taking guitar lessons.

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Fed Chair Jerome Powell signals possible rate cut, sending stocks sharply higher

Fed Chair Jerome Powell, pictured here, signaled a potential rate cut at his much anticipated speech in Jackson Hole, Wyoming — but stopped short of promising a rate cut at the next Fed meeting in September.

Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell signaled a possible interest rate cut in the months to come, sending stocks sharply higher.

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She's bracing and saving to pay $2,800 a month for ACA health insurance next year

Ellen Allen, 63, needs health insurance to be able to keep paying for an expensive eye drop medicine that prevents blindness.

Raiding retirement savings. Pondering job changes or even marriage. People who buy their own health insurance are strategizing ahead of major price hikes in 2026. Open enrollment starts Nov. 1.

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FBI searches home of former Trump adviser John Bolton

Then-National Security Advisor John Bolton (R) listens to President Trump talk to reporters at the White House in February 2019 in Washington, DC.

The FBI said its search of Bolton's home was authorized by a court, but declined to provide further details. Bolton is a frequent critic of the president.

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