A top aide assigned to scrutinize the Trump-Russia investigation resigns from the Justice Department.

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A Line of Fire South of Portland and a Yearslong Recovery Ahead

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Remember Brexit?

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Bahrain Says It’s Time to Embrace Israel. The Gulf Hears a Saudi Voice.

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Trump Accuses Judge of ‘Stacking the Deck’ Against Him in Tax Ruling

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Rockets’ Danuel House Leaves N.B.A. Bubble After Violation

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Alexander Zverev Reaches U.S. Open Final, His First in a Grand Slam

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Court-appointed adviser blasts 'corrupt' DOJ move to drop Flynn case

It's not clear whether the brief by retired jurist John Gleeson will sway the District Court judge deciding Flynn's fate.

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7 deaths confirmed as wildfire rages in Northern California; at least 12 dead in state

Wildfires are blazing across California and in the Pacific Northwest. At least four have also died in Oregon, and a child died in Washington state.

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Post-COVID heart damage alarms researchers: 'There was a black hole' in infected cells

While more studies are needed, researchers and doctors throughout the country are warning of a likely connection between COVID-19 and a serious heart condition.

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Daughter of Trump supporter who died of COVID: 'The president is on record lying'

"We’re taught to follow our leaders especially during times of crisis. For people like my dad, he trusted Donald Trump," she said.

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Tropical development likely in East Pacific as system churns towards favorable conditions

After almost a week of quiet conditions following Tropical Storm Julio, AccuWeather meteorologists are monitoring a couple of tropical features brewing in the East Pacific Ocean.According to AccuWeather Tropical Expert Dan Kottlowski, forecasters will be focusing on an area of disturbed weather located about 300 miles to the southwest of the southwestern coast of Mexico.This feature has been designated Invest 92E by the National Hurricane Center. Invest 92E is expected to track slowly to the west-northwest through this weekend and into the beginning of next week. This path will take the storm through the warm waters of the Pacific Ocean and into an area of low to moderate wind shear.Wind shear is the change in speed or direction of the wind at different levels in the atmosphere and plays a strong role in the development and organization of tropical systems.CLICK HERE FOR THE FREE ACCUWEATHER APPThis environment could allow this tropical disturbance to become more organized by the beginning of next week, and there is a medium to high potential that 92E evolves into a tropical depression, or even a tropical storm, by Sunday or Monday."92E is expected to track to the west-northwest though the beginning of the week, away from the western coast of Mexico, and will not bring any direct impacts to land in the near future," added Kottlowski.While the storm is located far enough away from the coast that torrential rain and gusty winds will not reach Mexico, as the storm becomes more organized, it can kick up rough surf and an increased risk for rip currents along the Mexican coast.Shipping interests should monitor this system into at least the middle of next week to avoid the dangers of tracking through downpours, strong wind gusts and rough surf.The next system to reach tropical storm status, or to gain sustained winds of at least 63 km/h (39 mph), in the East Pacific basin would be given the name Karina."Another area of disturbed weather [is located] 400 miles to the southwest of the southern tip of Baja California and remains disorganized," said Kottlowski. He added that the chances for this to become an organized tropical system continue to diminish.Meanwhile, the Atlantic tropical basin remains active as forecasters continue to track Tropical Storm Paulette, Tropical Storm Rene and several disturbances.Keep checking back on AccuWeather.com and stay tuned to the AccuWeather Network on DirecTV, Frontier and Verizon Fios.

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People are making apocalyptic gender reveal party memes after one sparked a 12,000-acre fire in California

A gender reveal party in San Bernardino County, California, started the catastrophic El Dorado Fire, and people are making memes mocking the parties.

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US Navy scraps plan to fly fighter jet over New York City on 9/11 anniversary after it sparked outrage

The announcement that the Navy planned to conduct flight training on 9/11 prompted a New York congressman to ask: "Are you out of your mind?"

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College students caught hosting party despite positive COVID tests

"How many other people have COVID?" The officer asked. "They all do," the student replied, gesturing toward his housemates.

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Florida Supreme Court orders governor to pick new justice

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis must pick a new Supreme Court justice because the judge he picked to fill a high court vacancy is constitutionally ineligible to serve, the court said in an order issued Friday. The Florida Supreme Court ordered DeSantis to appoint another judge by Monday, nullifying the appointment of Judge Renatha Francis.

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Tom Ridge: Whistleblower allegation against Trump should outrage all Americans

The allegations should make anyone who had the responsibility to brief a U.S. president furious, and it should make all Americans shudder.

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US Marshals capture Oklahoma man accused of recording sexual assault of 6-month-old baby and posting it on social media

Brice Gage Watkins, 22, is facing one count of felony distribution of child pornography and other charges for the alleged sexual abuse of an infant.

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The US Postal Service has reportedly used outdated systems for years that left the agency vulnerable to hackers and a potential $1 billion loss

An audit of the USPS found flaws "that increase the risk of disclosure of sensitive information and potential impact to business operations."

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Return of Saddam-era archive to Iraq opens debate, old wounds

A trove of Saddam-era files secretly returned to Iraq has pried open the country's painful past, prompting hopes some may learn the fate of long-lost relatives along with fears of new bloodshed.

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Man arrested for setting fires in Washington state as blazes ravage West Coast

‘California, Oregon, and Washington - we are all in the soup of cataclysmic fire’

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Black Democrat urges governor to drop Black court nominee

A Black Democratic state lawmaker who is challenging the appointment of a Black woman to the Florida Supreme Court contended Thursday that Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is engaging in “racial tokenism” by choosing someone the court itself has already ruled is not eligible for the position. State Rep. Geraldine Thompson said in an online news conference that DeSantis only chose Renatha Francis for the high court because she shares his conservative ideology, not because he is trying to achieve racial diversity. Thompson says Francis doesn’t meet the constitutional requirement of being a Florida Bar member for at least 10 years, a point the Supreme Court noted two weeks ago when it ruled DeSantis had exceeded his authority by appointing an ineligible candidate.

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Fox News judge Andrew Napolitano: "More likely than not” that Trump slurred slain American troops

“He often says what first comes to his mind without thinking of the likely consequences," Napolitano says of Trump

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