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Some anglers praise forward-facing sonar, others say high-tech fishing ruins a day at the lake
The use of advanced sonar like forward-facing sonar to catch fish has some anglers divided about the point of heading out onto the lake.
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A Trump stronghold grapples with health risks of ICE detention sites
Some locals fear their city's stability will be jeopardized.
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Georgia’s vote-counting method will soon be banned. Lawmakers will try to find a fix this week
Georgia lawmakers are expected to try to clean up an election system mess when they return to the Capitol this week for a special session.
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Ukraine to start EU membership talks, ushering in years of reforms while fighting Russia’s war
Ukraine is officially opening negotiations for EU membership. It requires the country to commit to political reforms while fighting Russia.
The economy in the occupied West Bank is being dismantled, report says
A new report from the International Crisis Group is warning that the occupied West Bank's economy is nearing collapse due to Israeli restrictions.
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NASCAR in San Diego: How America’s Finest City landed its first Cup race, and what might be next
The three-day event begins with Friday's Craftsman Truck Series race, continues with an O'Reilly Auto Parts series race on Saturday and wraps next Sunday with the Anduril 250, the first-ever…
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Lawmakers fight to stop the Trump administration’s dismantling of a $386M ocean observatory project
Lawmakers are demanding the Trump administration's National Science Foundation stop dismantling the Ocean Observatories Initiative.
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Drone strikes kill over 1,000 civilians in Sudan in the first 5 months of 2026, UN rights chief says
A senior United Nations official reports that drone strikes have killed more than 1,000 civilians in Sudan in the first five months of 2026.
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Most AAPI adults say the US is no longer a great country for immigrants, new poll finds
A poll finds that most AAPI adults have experienced or witnessed upheaval because of the Trump administration’s immigration policies.
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Trump’s track record of insults and awkward moments with the G7 leaders he’s meeting in France
President Donald Trump is heading to France for the G7 summit, where he'll meet with targets of his anger or faced awkward moments with him.