At least 117 people in 34 U.S. states have been sickened by contaminated cantaloupe, including 61 who were hospitalized and two who died.
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Israeli airstrikes resume after weeklong truce with Hamas ends
The resumption of the war threatens to compound the suffering in Gaza.
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TikTok ban in Montana blocked by court as free speech threat
Montana lawmakers in May made the state the first in the U.S. to pass a complete ban on the app.
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Cities must replace harmful lead pipes within 10 years under new Biden plan
Millions of people consume drinking water from lead pipes and the EPA said tighter standards would improve IQ scores in children and reduce high blood pressure and heart disease in adults.
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A new study says about half of Nicaragua’s population wants to emigrate
Their motivation: a mix of economic decline and repression from President Daniel Ortega’s government.
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McCarthy privately recounts terse phone call with Trump after ouster
During the call, the former president detailed the reasons he hadn’t intervened during the effort to remove Kevin McCarthy as speaker.
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What if Donald Trump is convicted? The 2024 Republican convention rules don’t address the issue
The Republican National Committee’s rules don’t include any provisions specific to the unprecedented scenario unfolding.
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DNA found on Gilgo Beach murder victims matches suspect’s wife, reports say
Investigators matched suspected serial killer Rex Heuermann’s wife, Asa Ellerup’s DNA to samples collected from the victims’ bodies, sources told Newsday and ABC News.
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Thousands of fake Facebook accounts shut down by Meta were primed to polarize voters ahead of 2024
The accounts sported fake photos, names and locations as a way to appear like everyday American Facebook users weighing in on political issues.
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U.S. prosecutors say plots to assassinate Sikh leaders were part of a campaign of planned killings
The goal was to kill at least four people in the two countries by June 29, and then more after that, prosecutors contend.