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Your Fourth of July cookout will cost you less this year, according to American Farm Bureau

Good news for your Fourth of July cookout — it’s more affordable than last year. Families can expect to pay $67.73 for a party of 10, down 3% from last year’s record high, according to a survey from the American Farm Bureau Federation.

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British woman whose death sparked conspiracy theories accidentally drowned, coroner rules

Nicola Bulley – a British woman whose missing person case triggered feverish conspiracy theories and criticism of the police investigation – died from drowning after she accidentally fell into cold water in January, UK’s PA Media reported.

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City of Houston Status Report: Electric Vehicle Implementation Reaches Milestone

The City of Houston recently marked a milestone with the overall implementation of electric vehicles in its municipal fleet despite national supply chain issues and inflationary pressure.

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Rainforest destruction soared in 2022 despite global pledges to halt deforestation, new report finds

The destruction of the world’s rainforests ramped up last year, despite global pledges to end deforestation by 2030, according to a new report.

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DOJ issues scathing rebuke of Bureau of Prisons detailing multiple failures that led to Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide

The Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General on Tuesday issued a scathing rebuke of the Bureau of Prisons detailing the multiple failures that led to the death of high-profile financier Jeffrey Epstein following his arrest in 2019 but found no evidence to contradict the “absence of criminality” in his death.

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Why we need more Black blood donors to treat sickle cell anemia

Living with sickle cell anemia, each day feels like a silent battle against my body’s limitations.

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It’s one of the world’s oldest spirits. Now it’s making a comeback

Arak might just be one of the most interesting spirits you’ve never heard of – and the Middle Eastern drink is having a revival across the globe.

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Starbucks promises ‘clearer’ guidelines after Pride Month decor clash with union

Starbucks will clarify its policy on Pride decorations following criticism and strikes at unionized stores.

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Prosecutor says there’s ‘insufficient evidence’ for murder charge against woman arrested in shooting of a Black mother who knocked on her door

A woman accused of fatally shooting her neighbor through a closed door earlier this month will not face murder charges, Florida officials said.

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Racism, sexism and class-based discrimination ‘widespread’ in English cricket, independent report finds

An independent report into the culture of cricket in England and Wales has found racism, class-based discrimination, elitism and sexism to be “widespread” and “deep rooted” in the sport.

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Justice Thomas renews attacks on landmark First Amendment decision in fiery dissent

Justice Clarence Thomas on Tuesday renewed his yearslong attack on a landmark First Amendment decision, with the conservative jurist again calling for the Supreme Court to revisit the “flawed” ruling in the 1964 case.

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He’s lived in a Cape Cod dune shack for nearly 80 years. Now this 94-year-old artist faces eviction

Salvatore Del Deo is a 94-year-old artist and Korean War Veteran who has made a dune shack in Provincetown, Massachusetts, his part-time home for the past 77 years.

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Diageo ends its 15-year partnership with Diddy following lawsuit

Spirits maker Diageo has cut ties with Sean “Diddy” Combs, ending a lucrative 15-year partnership that recently culminated in a racial discrimination lawsuit.

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UC Davis nurse heads into year-long NASA mission studying life on Mars

A local woman is learning what it's like to live on Mars right now and she didn't even have to leave Earth. Alyssa Shannon is an Advanced Practice Nurse with UC Davis Health. She was one of only four people selected by NASA to take part in a one-year analog mission to simulate living on Mars.

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‘What’s a Uyghur?’: Miami mayor and 2024 GOP hopeful Suarez fumbles question on China

Miami mayor and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Francis Suarez indicated in an interview on Tuesday that he was unfamiliar with the plight of Uyghur Muslims, a predominantly Muslim ethnic minority in China whose treatment has been the subject of worldwide condemnation for years.

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Inflation hurts. But White House economists find that it’s even worse in every other G7 nation

The United States is recovering faster than its peers from the historic bout of inflation squeezing families and souring the mood of the nation, according to a new analysis from White House economists.

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Klimt’s ‘last masterpiece’ sells for record-breaking $108.4 million

The last portrait completed by Gustav Klimt became the most expensive artwork ever to sell at a European auction Tuesday, when it sold for a staggering £85.3 million ($108.4 million) in London.

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More than 4,200 US flights delayed or canceled due to severe storms

Claude Ronnie Msowoya and his family spent three days trying to get to Johannesburg, South Africa, only to be forced to return to the start of his journey by train, without his baggage.

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Texas’s nighttime temperatures are a symptom of a new, more dangerous kind of heat wave

A brutal heat wave is expanding across Texas and the South this week, impacting millions of Americans with triple-digit temperatures and extreme humidity that is cranking up the heat index, making it feel hotter than 110 degrees in some of the region’s most populous cities.

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Child among five killed in Egyptian building collapse

At least five people, including a child, have died and four others were injured after a building collapsed in the Egyptian city of Alexandria on Monday, state newspaper Al-Ahram reported.