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Scientists say August was Earth's hottest month they've measured

Visitors pass by the cooling fog device at Gwangmyeong Cave tourist site in Gwangmyeong, South Korea, Aug. 6, 2026.

The European climate service Copernicus said the Earth just sweltered through its hottest month on record in August. Scientists said the heat surge is mostly due to human-caused climate change.

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Trump officials revive a bid to alter the U.S. census and reshape voting maps

The Trump administration is making a new push to exclude millions of U.S. residents from a key census count that the 14th Amendment says must include the "whole number of persons in each state."

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A pilot of the Amazon cargo plane in Miami crash warned it was coming in too fast

This photo provided by the NTSB on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, shows the flight data recorder from from the Amazon cargo jet that barreled off a runway at Miami International Airport.

For nearly two minutes, one of the pilots of the Amazon cargo plane that careened off a Miami runway repeatedly warned his counterpart they were going too fast, according to flight information.

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Fetterman, already at odds with his party, makes surprise video for GOP convention

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Penn., is displayed on a screen as he delivers a video message during the Republican National Midterm Convention at the American Airlines Center in Dallas on Wednesday.

The Pennsylvania Democrat has already had a strained relationship with many inside his party. In the video, he spoke about working with Trump but did not outright praise him.

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A huge 11th-century tapestry of the Norman Conquest has (carefully) traveled to England

Part war propaganda, part comic strip, the 230-foot Bayeux Tapestry is back in England for the first time in 900 years. It depicts the 1066 Battle of Hastings, which ended Anglo-Saxon rule.

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After 900 years, the Bayeux Tapestry returns to England and goes on display in London

The scene depicting King Harold

The nearly 230-foot long Bayeux Tapestry is back in England for the first time in 900 years. It depicts the 1066 Battle of Hastings, a turning point in English history that ended Anglo-Saxon rule.

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Conductor Julian Wachner receives suspended sentence for possession of child sex abuse material

Julian Wachner conducting the Choir of Trinity Wall Street with the Trinity Baroque Orchestra in 2013.

The formerly prominent, widely recorded conductor was sentenced Wednesday to nearly six years of probation for five counts of possession of child sex abuse material in Indianapolis.

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Fold the phone: Apple's new CEO unveils a foldable iPhone

Apple CEO John Ternus holds the iPhone Duo during Apple

New Apple CEO John Ternus announces the iPhone Duo, which folds like a passport and is the most radical iPhone design update in nearly 20 years.

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Special education head at Education Department abruptly resigns

The Department of Education building in Washington, D.C.

The leader of the Education Department's special education office told employees she is resigning less than four months in the role and as the agency overall is morphing and shrinking.

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Andrew Tate is denied bail and will remain in jail during his extradition fight

Attorney Joe McBride, right, represents Andrew and Tristan Tate as they fight extradition to the U.K. on charges of rape and human trafficking. McBride spoke to the media before an Aug. 27 bond hearing in Miami.

Prosecutors told the court that Andrew and Tristan Tate boasted about having multiple passports and flying on private jets. But the Tates' lawyers argued they were only playing a role for their fans.

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Greetings from Paris, where the 2024 Olympics balloon rises again

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The floating Olympic cauldron, held aloft by a giant glowing balloon, is still making regular appearances two years after the 2024 Paris Games, showing up all summer long in the nighttime Paris sky.

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A new Anthropic model seeks to test how AI could impact the U.S. economy

Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company behind the Claude assistant, has created an interactive tool to show how AI might affect the U.S economy a little or a lot in the next few years.

Will artificial intelligence nibble around the edges of the economy or upend it altogether? A new, interactive model from Anthropic lets people tests their assumptions.

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Whatever happened to the measles outbreak that shocked a country this year?

The measles ward at Dhaka Shishu Hospital is full, even five months after the start of a massive outbreak in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh has seen over 50,000 confirmed or suspected cases of measles this year. The death toll among children just surpassed 1,000. How are officials trying to bring the outbreak under control?

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Trump officials propose sweeping changes to the census that would reshape voting maps

Demonstrators holding signs saying "EVERY PERSON COUNTS" rally outside the Supreme Court in 2019 in Washington, D.C., as the justices hear arguments over the first Trump administration

A Trump census proposal would stop asking about race and exclude millions of U.S. residents from a count that the 14th Amendment says must include the "whole number of persons in each state."

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U.S. military destroys 5 Iranian oil tankers. And, the Smithsonian head resigns

Honoree Lonnie G. Bunch III, the 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian, speaks on stage during the National Archives Foundation Records of Achievement Award Ceremony and Gala 2023 at the National Archives Museum on Dec. 4, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

The U.S. military says it has destroyed five Iranian oil tankers as the conflict continues to escalate. And, Smithsonian head Lonnie G. Bunch III says he plans to step down by the end of the year.

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Cargo jet tried to abort unsteady landing before Miami crash, flight data indicates

An Amazon cargo plane sits at Miami International Airport after overshooting a runway on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, in Miami.

Flight data suggest an Amazon cargo plane tried to abort an unsteady landing at Miami International Airport before smashing into a van and killing five people inside, according to information investigators released Tuesday.

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National Guard Member arrested after pulling gun on fellow guard member in D.C.

Members of the National Guard walk past the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool before the March on Washington, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, in Washington.

A member of the Georgia National Guard deployed in Washington, D.C., as part of a task force to fight crime, has been arrested for pulling a gun on a fellow Guard member in an alleged dispute over regulation haircuts.

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National Guard member arrested in DC, accused of drawing gun on fellow Guard member

Members of the National Guard walk past the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool before the March on Washington, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, in Washington.

A member of the Georgia National Guard deployed in Washington, D.C., as part of a task force to fight crime, has been arrested for pulling a gun on a fellow Guard member in an alleged dispute over regulation haircuts.

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COMIC: If we fight, is our love doomed? And other honest questions about conflict

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Arguing with a partner or a loved one can be anxiety-inducing. Conflict resolution facilitator Priya Parker explains how to start and end a fight — while easing dread for everyone.

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Republicans kick off a 'Trumpapalooza' of a midterm convention Wednesday in Texas

President Trump arrives for a campaign rally with Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC) on August 21 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Republicans have never held a midterm convention before. But there's also never been a president like Donald Trump. Billed as a "Trumpapalooza," the unprecedented event kicks of in Dallas Wednesday.

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Mail-in voters weigh flying to vote in person and other backup plans amid uncertainty

A person drops mail into a blue U.S. Postal Service collection box in New York City in 2020.

Voters and election officials are navigating uncertainty about mail-in voting for the midterms as the legal fight drags on over the U.S. Postal Service plan for President Trump's bid for restrictions.

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Citing the 'Deep State,' Trump overhauls the intelligence community

President Trump monitors U.S. military operations in Venezuela with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (left) and CIA Director John Ratcliffe (center) at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., on Jan. 3. U.S. forces captured Venezuela

The catastrophic 9/11 attacks forced the intelligence community to radically revamp its ways of doing business. Now, critics say, President Trump is dismantling much of what was built since then.

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Judges may face unprecedented decisions this election. A new guide seeks to help

In this file photo from 2024, Pennsylvania poll workers demonstrate how ballots are are received, processed, scanned, and securely stored.

The idea of law enforcement taking possession of ballots in the middle of an active election used to be considered impossible. Now, it's a scenario voting officials — and judges — are training for.

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Back-and-forth strikes between the U.S. and Iran continue, U.K. imposes sanctions on Israeli settlements, accusing settlers of "ethnic cleansing," Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III resigns.

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TSA brings back gate access for some people without plane tickets 25 years after 9/11

FILE - Travelers walk through a TSA security checkpoint at Reagan National Airport in Washington,  March 24, 2026.

The move is a start toward reviving a tradition that largely disappeared after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks 25 years ago this week.

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U.S. military says it destroyed 5 Iranian oil tankers after attacks on Navy warship

A motorboat travels past commercial vessels anchored amid haze in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026.

The U.S. military said it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday in response to the latest attacks on its warships and American targets in Jordan, the latest burst of back-and-forth strikes.

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New report shows the economic toll of ICE raids

A poster calling on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to get out of the community hangs on a door in the Little Village neighborhood on January 22, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.

A new study shows the steep economic cost of 2025's ICE raids in Chicago. Fear kept many immigrants home, draining the area of more than $1.26 billion in lost retail, restaurant, and sales-tax revenue.

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Kenya's foreign trader crackdown sparks fear among migrant communities

Burundian nationals queue outside their embassy in Nairobi to obtain travel documents, amid uncertainty following Kenya

Kenya's president orders a crackdown on foreigners running small businesses, amid accusations of xenophobia.

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Australian social media users to be offered choice to opt out of algorithms

FILE - A teenage boy uses his phone in Sydney, Nov. 8, 2024.

A government statement said on Tuesday social media platforms would be required to send a notification to new and existing users offering them a choice over their default feed.

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U.K. bans goods from occupied West Bank as Israel and U.S. warn of repercussions

The Israeli settlement of Har Homa, backdropped by the Israeli-occupied Palestinian West Bank city of Bethlehem (R), is seen in the Israel-annexed East Jerusalem on August 14, 2026.

Britain announces a ban on goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, prompting warnings of US repercussions and an angry response from Israel.

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