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President Donald Trump plans to speak on the National Mall before what is being billed as a historically enormous fireworks show that will rain down over...
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About 4,000 to 5,000 Americans drown each year. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Headlines and links readers to the original publisher f...
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Ukraine says it can now hit military and energy targets deep inside Russia. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR World and links readers to the origi...
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Pope Leo XIV will spend July 4th in Lampedusa, Italy, one of Europe's busiest migrant landing points. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR World and...
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Foreign dignitaries are gathering in Iran for a week of funeral ceremonies for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, more than four months after he was killed in U.S.-I...
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President Trump ushered in America's 250th anniversary with a darkly political speech that swerved from the typically apolitical, unifying speeches past p...
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In a letter sent to Americans on the July 4 anniversary, Leo insisted that protecting the unborn and all human life also means "welcoming, protecting and...
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The tragedy in Wisconsin's Walworth County in a part of Southern Wisconsin that has long served as a favorite vacation getaway for residents of the Chicag...
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Alternative for Germany, or AfD, sought to show unity as it voted to extend the terms of Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla, who have headed it for four year...
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Fireworks, from bottle rockets to Roman candles, start a lot of fires in the U.S. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Headlines and links r...
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Messi's goal in the 29th minute was the 20th of his World Cup career, extending his record and moving him two ahead of France's Kylian Mbappé on the all-t...
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Organizers called off the Independence Day Parade late Friday, citing an extreme heat warning with temperatures expected to reach up to 115 degrees. Newsi...
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In a culture obsessed with famous couplings it may have been the apex celebrity wedding, with perhaps only royal unions getting more attention. Newsiline...
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Mourners wept at the sight of Khamenei's coffin alongside those of his family members also killed in the airstrike, with some chanting: "Our word is one!...
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Spread by parasitic worms that can infect via a splash of water, schistosomiasis causes debilitating symptoms. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR N...
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While the language was similar to several other speeches Trump has given in recent days, it was notable for being delivered in a national park that commem...
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The shake-up is believed to be an effort to ensure the military's loyalty to the Communist Party and its leader, Xi Jinping. Newsiline summarises this rep...
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Poets like Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes have written movingly about America. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links readers to the o...
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Red, white, and blue stars glitter like a sparkler being waved on a dark night in this new image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. Newsiline summarises...
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As America turns 250, voters from our Swing Shift project talk about the state of the country. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links re...
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Cape Verde didn't win a match at the World Cup, and somehow, that didn't seem to matter. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links readers...
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Iran began a dayslong funeral Saturday for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, months after an airstrike killed him at the start of the war. N...
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As the United States grew from a series of small colonies into a global superpower, it took bold, transformative steps on the world stage, but it has also...
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Americans across the East Coast are preparing for one of the hottest Independence Days in recorded history. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS News...
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In our news wrap Friday, Iran began funeral ceremonies for its late supreme leader, hundreds more in Venezuela have been confirmed dead after last week's...
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By some estimates, Russia has taken 1.5 million casualties in its war against Ukraine, including a half million killed since the war began. Newsiline summ...
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This weekend marks one year since catastrophic floods at Camp Mystic killed 28 people, most of them young girls. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS...
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As the country celebrates its 250th anniversary, rising seas and coastal erosion are putting some of America's most historic places at risk. Newsiline sum...
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David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including major Supreme Court decisions and...
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This week, PBS News launched "In Pursuit of Happiness," a six-episode podcast series hosted by Judy Woodruff, exploring the people, culture and ideas that...
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It's a glitzy window into the role that ostentatious – and almost always gilded — gifts are playing by those seeking to curry favor with the U.S. Newsilin...
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Monaco authorities say the bomb was detonated remotely. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Headlines and links readers to the original pub...
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Superfans and sleuths appear to have their hunches confirmed on Friday, as dozens of black cars dropped off elegantly dressed guests outside of Madison Sq...
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Just days after authorities removed 16 siblings from a squalid home and arrested their parents and grandparents, the question looms over their southern Oh...
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Despite efforts by U.S. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR World and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.
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Launched in 2004, Swift is sinking faster than ever because of recent solar storms. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Headlines and links...
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Georgia's votes in that year's presidential race were counted three times, including once by hand, and each count affirmed Democrat Joe Biden's win. Newsi...
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Venezuela's interim president defends the government's handling of the deadly earthquakes amid mounting criticism. Newsiline summarises this report from N...
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Khamenei's flag-draped coffin sat at Tehran's Grand Mosalla alongside family members killed in the Israeli airstrike that came in the first moments of the...