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60 million people bracing for flash flooding from Ohio to Massachusetts and Virginia

Flash flood threat, July 6, 2026. (ABC News)

(NEW YORK) -- More than 60 million people from Ohio to Massachusetts and Virginia are bracing for possible flash flooding on Monday following a deadlyholiday weekend heat wavethat left much of the East Coast sweltering in triple-digit temperatures.

New York City and Long Island appear to be in the center of the storm zone, with a level 3 out of 4 thr...

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Russian overnight bombardment of Kyiv kills 18, Ukrainian officials say

Ukrainian firefighters evacuate an elderly woman from the scene of an attack as Russian missiles and drones struck Kyiv overnight on Monday, killing at least ten people and heavily damaging apartment buildings on July 6, 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

(LONDON) -- A large Russian drone and missile strike on Kyiv killed at least 18 people and injured dozens in the ...

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In scathing report, White House accuses Smithsonian of presenting 'a radical view of American history'

A Smithsonian Institution sign is seen on the National Air and Space Museum on the National Mall on March 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

(WASHINGTON) -- The White House released a scathing 162-page report accusing the Smithsonian Institution of engaging in "extreme political activism" and presenting "a radical view of American history."

The report, which was published on...

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Microsoft is laying off 4,800 workers: 'AI is changing how work gets done'

A logo sits outside the Microsoft pavilion during the second day of the Mobile World Congress 2015 at the Fira Gran Via complex on March 3, 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. (David Ramos/Getty Images)

(NEW YORK) -- Microsoft said on Monday it will lay off 4,800 employees and that the job cuts would be especially pronounced in its Xbox department.

The layoffs will affect 2.1% of Microsoft's global workfor...

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George Clooney to receive Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at Venice Film Festival

George Clooney attends the 51st Chaplin Award Gala honoring George Clooney at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on April 27, 2026, in New York City. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for FLC)

George Clooney is getting the Golden Lion.

The actor is set to be honored at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement. The board of directors of La Biennale made th...

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'Large and growing' parasitic infection outbreak spreading in Michigan, health officials say

Cyclospora cayetanensis is a unicellular parasite that causes an intestinal infection called cyclosporiasis. (CDC)

(MICHIGAN) -- A "large and growing" outbreak of a parasitic infection is spreading in Michigan, health officialswarnedthis week.

As of Thursday, more than 300 cases of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal infection, have been confirmed, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services...

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Rhode Island News Summary

(Undated)  --  Here is the latest news: Police in Providence are continuing their search for four suspects who were involved in a home invasion. A Cumberland man has been sentenced to spend ...

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Rhode Island News Summary

(Undated)  --  Here is the latest news: The Rhode Island Attorney General has determined several Providence police officers used necessary force on a man who died in 2021.  A homicide i...

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Rhode Island News Summary

(Undated)  --  Here is the latest news:  Cicilline will leave Congress on June 1st.  Poker returns to Bally's Twin River this week.  A Pawtucket man reported missing has ...

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