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    Oil prices hit a one-month high today, after President Trump said the U.S. would be “reimbursed” 20 percent of all cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz. Trump also said he would reinstate a blockade of Iranian ports.
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    Oil prices jump after Trump’s threats on Strait of Hormuz
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    New York became the first state in the nation to impose a moratorium on the construction of data centers. Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed an executive order pausing environmental permits for large data centers for up to a year.
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    Newly disclosed emails reveal confusion at the State Department during the Trump administration’s push last year to destroy almost $10 million worth of contraceptives in a Belgian warehouse that were intended for some of the world’s poorest nations.
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    Federal and state health officials are investigating whether Taco Bell played a role in one of the largest U.S. outbreaks of a gastrointestinal illness caused by a parasite that contaminates fresh produce, according to two individuals.
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    A federal immigration officer fatally shot a man Monday in Maine, leading the state’s attorney general to launch an investigation. Read the latest updates:
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    Cyclosporiasis, a gastrointestinal illness caused by the microscopic parasite cyclospora, is having an unusual surge right now. Experts suggest these tactics for effectively cleaning produce and reducing your chances of getting sick:
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    Can washing produce help prevent cyclosporiasis? What experts recommend.
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    New: RFK Jr is facing a Hatch Act complaint after intervening in congressional races. @RonWyden has asked the Office of Special Counsel to investigate RFK Jr’s offers to third-party candidates, where RFK Jr said he would help them if they dropped out.
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    Inflation cooled in June as gasoline prices tumbled. The consumer price index rose 3.5 percent in the 12 months ending in June, the Labor Department said, down from 4.2 percent in May, the fastest pace in three years.
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    Inflation eased in June as gas prices fell, but relief may not last
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    A top Senate Democrat has requested an investigation into whether Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. broke a federal law intended to prevent political appointees from interfering in elections, citing Washington Post reporting. Read more here:
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    Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett are set to testify before Congress today. The hearing will be focused on the court’s request for a $16.6 million budget increase to bolster security for the justices at work and at home.
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    Kennedy Center leaders installed by President Trump allegedly wasted taxpayer money on no-bid contracts that resulted in shoddy work at the performing arts venue, according to a Senate Democrat who sits on the center’s board.
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    Rusty columns, torn-up tile: What whistleblowers say about the Kennedy Center
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    An algorithm-fueled online ecosystem is once again abuzz. The internet’s reactionary machinery is churning at full force after Lindsey Graham’s sudden death and Sen. Mitch McConnell’s illness.
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    In an era of suspicion, political conspiracy theories flourish online
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    They’ve been married a long time, but this letter writer is “at a loss” over the wife’s chronic tardiness. “I have tried everything possible, including going to events separately, but nothing has worked.” Advice columnist Carolyn Hax weighs in:
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    South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) announced Darline Graham Nordone’s appointment from the statehouse in Columbia, hours after President Trump publicly called for her to fill the vacancy. wapo.st/4fcGGvb
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