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How public discourse about Ariana Grande’s weight is affecting more than just her.
Joyce Bridges, left, and Astrid Bridges.
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Four of this pastor’s wives are dead. Decades later, police are revisiting two of the cases as possible homicides.
A firefighter battles the Fairview Fire in Spokane County, Wash.
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A family-owned bootmaking facility is taking in exhausted firefighters battling Spokane wildfires.
People walking past an AMC Movie Theater in Times Square in New York City.
Americans are carving out more room in personal budgets for small luxuries to deal with economic gloom.

Karen Wandel's father, Libero Marinelli, Jr., was a widowed Army veteran.
Libero Marinelli Jr.’s journey from a public hospital to a for-profit body broker demonstrates the peril of an industry with little regulation, an NBC News investigation found.
A disgraced chiropractor found a new job selling bodies. In an industry with few guardrails, he soon faced accusations of mishandling human remains.
The University of North Texas Health Science Center built a flourishing business dissecting and exporting corpses.
The Health Science Center had received about 2,350 unclaimed bodies in the past five years. More than 830 of them were selected for use.
Survivors said they were disturbed and heartbroken to learn that their loved ones’ bodies may have been studied.

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Cyclospora and salmonella outbreaks put produce from Mexico in the spotlight

The outbreaks have raised alarm about Mexico’s food safety and water supply — and whether the FDA is up to the task of testing imports.
Green Jalapeño Peppers.
Green Jalapeño Peppers.
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20% of workers say they use AI for tasks that used to be given to colleagues, poll finds

A new poll of roughly 1,100 employed U.S. adults by Epoch AI and Ipsos found that almost 50% used AI at work.
An empty office chair and a computer screen illuminated with digital, AI chip texture in a cubicle.
An empty office chair and a computer screen illuminated with digital, AI chip texture in a cubicle.
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Virality of Perez Hilton’s graphic video shows the era of vigilant content moderation is over

X users shared clips of Hilton engaging in self-harm in a TikTok livestream that the platform said it “interrupted” before banning the account.
Murray's MiSfiTs Red Carpet Opening Night
Murray's MiSfiTs Red Carpet Opening Night
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AI wrote the code to make a $100 drone stalk a person using facial recognition

Exclusive: A new evaluation reveals how publicly available AI models from Anthropic and OpenAI can create software to control cheap drones.
A flying drone being clicked on by red computer cursors.
A flying drone being clicked on by red computer cursors.
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How Abdul El-Sayed won in Michigan — and what results reveal about future challenges

A younger and higher-educated base drove him to victory, according to an analysis of county voting patterns.
Abdul El-Sayed, US Democratic Senate candidate from Michigan, during a news conference following the March for the Many in Detroit, Michigan, on August 2, 2026.
Abdul El-Sayed, US Democratic Senate candidate from Michigan, during a news conference following the March for the Many in Detroit, Michigan, on August 2, 2026.

How grocery prices have changed since Trump took office

Eggs are down, but bread, meat and other items are on the rise.
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Human ‘safari’: Video shows civilian hunted by attack drone in Ukraine

The video exposes the terrifying reality of drone warfare for civilians a day after a deadly blast on a Russian beach.
A drone circles over a man at a market in Kherson, southern Ukraine, before detonating nearby, in an incident that Ukrainian authorities said occurred on August 4, 2026, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in this still image obtained from a handout video on August 4, 2026.
A drone circles over a man at a market in Kherson, southern Ukraine, before detonating nearby, in an incident that Ukrainian authorities said occurred on August 4, 2026, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in this still image obtained from a handout video on August 4, 2026.
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Pentagon drafts new nuclear strategy in case of regional war with China or Russia, sources say

Exclusive: The classified strategy informs nuclear options for the commander in chief during crises.
The Pentagon is seen from above
The Pentagon is seen from above
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I think I ate bad lettuce. What should I do?

Here’s how to avoid a serious cyclospora illness, according to health professionals.
Photo illustration of a grid with different images of lettuce.
Photo illustration of a grid with different images of lettuce.
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Climate change

Climate change

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Climate disasters are hitting like falling dominoes in this Western state

Utah has come to exemplify climate change’s snowballing effects. Drought and heat waves primed the land to burn, then fires raised the risk of floods.
Low snowpack in Colorado River Basin adds to drought
Low snowpack in Colorado River Basin adds to drought
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