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Canada wildfire smoke

Hazardous air conditions on East Coast as U.S. rushes firefighters to Canada

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Find out just how bad wildfire smoke has been in your area

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The 7 Morning Briefing

7 things to know today: Wildfire smoke; Ukraine; student loans; Lionel Messi; office push; and more

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To get workers back in office, Google issues ultimatum while Salesforce tries charity

Google is cracking down on remote work, while Salesforce is donating to charity for every day workers come in from June 12 to 23.

By Taylor Telford and Gerrit De Vynck

Listen: Uncovering modern slavery in D.C.’s suburbs

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USAID cuts food aid supporting millions of Ethiopians amid charges of massive government theft

By Katharine HoureldUpdated 43 minutes ago

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They were flying to the U.S. Then they spent 40 hours stranded in Russia.

Air India Flight 173, from New Delhi to San Francisco, made an emergency landing in a remote city, where passengers slept in a school gymnasium.

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House heads home after hard-right Republicans defy McCarthy, block legislation

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) admitted he was “blindsided” by the rebuke, but insisted the Republican caucus would emerge stronger.

By Amy B Wang, Marianna Sotomayor, Leigh Ann Caldwell and Paul Kane

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Book Review

Elliot Page’s memoir is also an urgent call for trans rights

In "Pageboy," the Oscar-nominated actor reflects on the arc of his career and the persistence of anti-queer attitudes in Hollywood.

By Brandon Tensley

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