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New Zealand becomes first country to ban single-use produce bags at grocery stores

The nation has banned the bags that typically hold vegetables and fruit. Recyclable, biodegradable or plant-based plastic bag are also included in the ban. (Image credit: Rob Carr/Getty Images)

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How to stay cool and safe during a heat wave

Scorching heat across the U.S. already has caused more than a dozen deaths in Texas alone and led to mounting misery from the Pacific Northwest to the South. And the official end of summer is still months away.

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See rainfall totals from around the Chicago area after widespread, intense flooding – NBC Chicago

See rainfall totals from around the Chicago area after widespread, intense flooding  NBC Chicago Chicago River flooding concerns, flash flooding closes expressways  CBS Chicago Heavy rains flood Chicago: 110 million under extreme weather alerts  Axios Chicago Flooding 2023: West Side residents cleaning up

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See rainfall totals from around the Chicago area after widespread, intense flooding – NBC Chicago

See rainfall totals from around the Chicago area after widespread, intense flooding  NBC Chicago RECORD RAINFALL: Chicago River floods onto Riverwalk  ABC 7 Chicago Heavy rains flood Chicago: 110 million under extreme weather alerts  Axios FOX 32 Chicago staff scrambles when rain floods

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See rainfall totals from around the Chicago area after widespread, intense flooding – NBC Chicago

See rainfall totals from around the Chicago area after widespread, intense flooding  NBC Chicago RECORD RAINFALL: Chicago River floods onto Riverwalk  ABC 7 Chicago Heavy rains flood Chicago: 110 million under extreme weather alerts  Axios CTA, Metra resume train services after high standing

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King of the Netherlands formally apologizes for country’s role in slavery on 150th anniversary of abolition

King Willem-Alexander said, “I ask forgiveness for the clear failure to act in the face of this crime against humanity.” Slavery was abolished in Suriname and the Dutch colonies in the Caribbean on July 1, 1863. Most enslaved laborers were

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What Killing Affirmative Action Means for the American Workplace

There is good reason Supreme Court Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson worked into her much-talked about dissent in the cases where the majority killed race-based affirmative action, her sense that education saves lives. So, I write this with no hyperbole

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Fourth of July Travel: Why Your Flight Cancelation or Delay Is Inevitable

This Independence Day weekend is likely to be the busiest travel weekend on record. And it could get messy for fliers.

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Ben Gvir said mulling general who called Gaza operation a ‘religious war’ as top cop

Ofer Winter also reportedly floated as possible candidate to head new national guard force the far-right minister is seeking to establish under his control

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Donald Trump’s Former Press Secretary Claims She Had an Astonishing Firsthand View of How He Handled Classified Documents With Mar-a-Lago Guests – Yahoo Entertainment

Donald Trump’s Former Press Secretary Claims She Had an Astonishing Firsthand View of How He Handled Classified Documents With Mar-a-Lago Guests  Yahoo Entertainment

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