Oregon Prepares for a Challenging Summer of Water Shortages and High Fire Risk

After a warm winter that brought more rain than snow, the state’s snowpack was the lowest it has ever been.

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Trump Is Fighting the World’s Stupidest Culture War

“He sees fossil fuels as manly and renewables as woke.”

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Person Fatally Struck by Frontier Airlines Jet at Denver Airport Is Identified

The individual, a 41-year-old man, breached a fence at the airport on Friday minutes before being struck by a Frontier Airlines jet, officials said.

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American Passengers Exposed to Hantavirus Begin Quarantine in U.S.

Eighteen people from a cruise ship that faced a hantavirus outbreak are being monitored at medical facilities in Nebraska and Georgia. One tested positive for the Andes virus, health officials said.

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First-Time Home Buyers Are Staying on the Sidelines as Costs Rise

The effects of the war in Iran have raised mortgage rates and lowered consumer confidence, making it even harder for house hunters.

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European Union Hits Israeli Settlers With Sanctions

Israel criticized the European Union’s announcement that it will apply sanctions to Israeli settlers over violence against Palestinians.

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The Platner Trap

The exact wrong answer to a Republican Party that’s flirting with fascism is a man who chose to put vile Nazi imagery on his own body.

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With Commissioner Under Pressure, F.D.A. Opens Door to Flavored Vapes

Though illicit e-cigarettes have flooded in from China, the new policy could allow major tobacco companies to sell from prime shelf space at thousands of stores.

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Rudy Giuliani Once Helped a Fellow Mayor Get Health Care

As the former mayor seeks help from the World Trade Center Health Program, an episode where he helped his predecessor John V. Lindsay carries resonance.

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Beware of Wolves, but Straw Houses Could Help With Climate Change

Near Hudson, N.Y., a Princeton University team erected a cottage made from the agricultural byproduct, which they said is more sustainable than bricks or concrete.

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All Those A.I. Note Takers? They’re Making Lawyers Very Nervous.

A trendy productivity hack, A.I. note takers are capturing every joke and offhand comment in many meetings. They could also potentially waive attorney-client privilege.

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