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An air tanker drops fire retardant while trying to keep the Grubbs Fire from spreading in the Palermo community of Butte County, Calif., on Wednesday. Firefighters stopped the fire at around 10 acres, but the Thompson fire near Oroville, Calif., is still burning.

An air tanker drops fire retardant while trying to keep the Grubbs Fire from spreading in the Palermo community of Butte County, Calif., on Wednesday. Firefighters stopped the fire at around 10 acres, but the Thompson fire near Oroville, Calif., is still burning. Noah Berger/AP hide caption

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Most evacuation orders are lifted, but a Northern California wildfire is still burning

The "vast majority" of the 17,000 people under orders or warnings because of the Thompson fire north of Sacramento were able to go home. But an intensely hot weekend could make things worse.

A National Hurricane Center graphic shows the estimated arrival time of tropical-force winds in Mexico and Texas over the weekend.

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Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Mexico, with its sights set on Texas next

Hurricane Beryl made landfall near Tulum as a Category 2 storm early Friday, following a destructive streak through the Caribbean. It's forecast to gain strength as it moves over the Gulf of Mexico.

These are some of the prominent Democratic leaders who are viewed as potential future presidential contenders: Vice President Harris, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro.

These are some of the prominent Democratic leaders who are viewed as potential future presidential contenders: Vice President Harris, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images; Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images; Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images; Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Tierny L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images
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These Democrats could replace Biden. And, Labour wins U.K. election

Biden says he's staying in the 2024 race. If he changes his mind, these Democrats could be potential candidates, this year or in 2028. And, Labour gets a historic victory in the U.K. elections.

UK Election Results, Colorado River Crisis, Florida Climate Change

Labour Leader Keir Starmer celebrates winning the 2024 general election with a speech at Tate Modern on Friday in London.

Labour Leader Keir Starmer celebrates winning the 2024 general election with a speech at Tate Modern in London on Friday. Ricky Vigil/Getty Images Europe hide caption

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Britain swings to the center-left in historic U.K. election landslide

After 14 years of Conservative rule, Britons elected a new prime minister and parliament dominated by the Labour Party, which hadn't won a national election since Tony Blair, nearly 20 years.

A person looks at an election poster board for Tokyo gubernatorial election Monday, July 1, 2024, in Tokyo.

A person looks at an election poster board for Tokyo gubernatorial election Monday, July 1, 2024, in Tokyo. Tokyo elects a new governor on Sunday but residents say personal publicity stunts have overtaken serious campaigning — there are nearly nude women in suggestive poses, pets, an AI character and a man practicing his golf swing. Eugene Hoshiko/AP hide caption

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Year of Global Elections

With suggestive poses and pets, 'wacky' election campaigning tests Tokyo's patience

This year's wackiness — notably from non-candidates renting campaign billboard space — is proving exceptional, and residents have flooded election offices with angry calls and messages.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis arrives to take part in a Ukraine peace summit near Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 15.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis arrives to take part in a Ukraine peace summit near Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 15. Mitsotakis' administration says making six days of work mandatory is necessary due to a shrinking population and a shortage of skilled workers. Denis Balibouse/POOL/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Business

Greece's new 6-day workweek law takes effect, bucking a trend

An employee who must work on a sixth day would be paid 40% overtime, according to the new law.

Tourists are seen photographing an eruption of Old Faithful at Yellowstone National Park in this 2011 file photo. On Thursday, a man was killed in an exchange of gunfire with law enforcement park rangers after he was reported to have a weapon and issuing threats, according to the National Park Service.

Tourists are seen photographing an eruption of Old Faithful at Yellowstone National Park in this 2011 file photo. On Thursday, a man was killed in an exchange of gunfire with law enforcement park rangers after he was reported to have a weapon and issuing threats, according to the National Park Service. Julie Jacobson/AP hide caption

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A person is dead after a shootout with park rangers at Yellowstone

Park rangers said the individual, who has not been identified, opened fire after being confronted over reports that they were armed and making threats.

In this photo made available by Iranian state-run TV, IRIB, Iranian presidential candidate Saeed Jalili, left, a hard-line former nuclear negotiator, and reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian greet one another at the conclusion of a debate at the TV studio in Tehran, Iran, on June 1, 2024.

In this photo made available by Iranian state-run TV, IRIB, Iranian presidential candidate Saeed Jalili, left, a hard-line former nuclear negotiator, and reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian greet one another at the conclusion of a debate at the TV studio in Tehran, Iran, on June 1, 2024. Morteza Fakhri Nezhad/AP/IRIB hide caption

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Year of Global Elections

Iran holds runoff presidential vote pitting hard-liner against reformist

An initial round of voting June 28 saw no candidate get over 50% of the vote, forcing the runoff. The candidates are running to replace the late president, who was killed in a helicopter crash.

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden met Hawaii Gov. Josh Green in August 2023 after devastating wildfires struck Maui Green was one of the Democratic governors who met with Biden to talk about the presidential campaign. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden met Hawaii Gov. Josh Green in August 2023 after devastating wildfires struck Maui. Green was one of the Democratic governors who sat down with Biden to talk about the presidential campaign. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

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Biden is still weighing whether to stay in the race, Hawaii governor says

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, a Democrat and a close ally of President Biden, says it's still unclear whether Biden will maintain his bid for a second term. "The president has to make this decision," Green told NPR.

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Britain's Labour Party leader Keir Starmer gives a thumbs up to his supporters after he was elected for the Holborn and St Pancras constituency, in London on Friday.

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U.K. Labour Party sweeps to power in historic election win

Labour leader Keir Starmer will officially become prime minister later in the day, leading his party back to government less than five years after it suffered its worst defeat in almost a century.

Marvin Cox, community outreach director with the Metropolitan Action Commission on June 25, in Nashville. As temperatures reached into the upper 90s, the Metro Action Commission was offering free window AC units to seniors, families with young children and people with medical conditions.

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As heat waves intensify, more public housing residents may get help with AC bills

For decades, public housing providers could subsidize heating bills but not air-conditioning. New Biden administration guidance changes that, but critics say it doesn’t go far enough.

Public housing buildings can now pay for residents' ACs, providing relief to many

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Miki Sudo (right) and Mayoi Ebihara compete in the women's division of Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, Thursday, at Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Sudo won by eating a record 51 hot dogs.

Miki Sudo (right) and Mayoi Ebihara compete in the women's division of Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, Thursday, at Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Sudo won by eating a record 51 hot dogs. Julia Nikhinson/AP hide caption

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Miki Sudo sets record for hot dog eating and Patrick Bertoletti wins men’s contest

The previous men's champ, Joey “Jaws” Chestnut, didn’t attend the competition this year over a sponsorship tiff.

Students cheers from the stands during the celebrations for Ghana 65th Independence Day at the Cape Coast Stadium on March 6, 2022. - Independendence Day is an official state holiday for the citizens of Ghana both within and in the diaspora and celebrates and honors the Heroes of Ghana who led the country to attain its independence. Ghana was the first African State to attain independence on March 6, 1957. (Photo by Nipah Dennis / AFP) (Photo by NIPAH DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Students cheers from the stands during the celebrations for Ghana 65th Independence Day on March 6, 2022. The country gained independence on March 6, 1957. The author of this article recalls his boyhood celebrations — which involved uniforms, marching and a free bottle of soda. Nipah Dennis/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Goats and Soda

His first Independence Day in the U.S. blew his mind. It wasn't just the fireworks

"Who could have colonized a great country like America?" That's what this Ghanaian thought when his American wife told him it was Independence Day.

Family members often provide caregiving for people with dementia and it can take a financial and emotional toll.

Family members often provide caregiving for people with dementia and it can take a financial and emotional toll. Ocskaymark/iStockphoto/Getty Images hide caption

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Medicare explores a new way to support caregivers of dementia patients

TRADEOFFS

The government is launching an experimental program to ease the burden on caregivers of people with Alzheimer's. The idea is to keep patients healthier without exhausting their families.

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