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U.S. gasoline average climbs back above $4 a gallon

AAA’s daily national average reached $4.003 on July 20, extending a rapid rise tied to renewed instability around the Strait of Hormuz.

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Spain defeats Argentina in extra time to win the 2026 World Cup

Ferran Torres scored in the 106th minute as Spain beat Argentina 1–0 in New Jersey and secured its second men’s world championship.

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Consumer sentiment rebounds, but higher fuel costs cloud the outlook

The University of Michigan's preliminary July index rose to a five-month high of 54.4, though most responses preceded renewed fighting with Iran and the latest rise in gasoline prices.

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Federal rule ends automatic protections for newly threatened species

The Fish and Wildlife Service will again decide protections species by species while giving greater weight to economic and national-security impacts in habitat decisions.

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New York Legionnaires’ cluster records its first death

The Upper East Side outbreak has reached at least 67 confirmed cases as investigators continue testing and disinfecting building cooling towers.

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Justice Department clears the new U.S. TikTok venture for federal devices

A new legal opinion says the 2022 government-device ban no longer covers the restructured U.S. service, though individual agencies retain discretion over workplace use.

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FDA lowers a longstanding standard for pasteurized orange juice

A final federal rule reduces the minimum soluble-solids level and allows a limited share of mandarin or tangerine juice in products sold as pasteurized orange juice.

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Chip selloff deepens as Wall Street ends the week lower

Semiconductor shares recorded their worst week in more than a year, adding a new test for the AI-led market rally as oil prices stayed elevated.

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Single-family construction slips as U.S. building permits reach a 10-month low

June data show a third monthly decline in single-family starts and weaker permits, even as a surge in apartment projects lifted total housing starts.

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New U.S. rule sets fixed admission periods for students and foreign journalists

A final Homeland Security rule replaces open-ended duration-of-status admissions with fixed terms and a new federal extension process beginning September 15.

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U.S. asks foreign governments to refocus counterterrorism work on far-left violence

Secretary of State Marco Rubio convened officials from more than 60 countries, opening a new international push that critics say rests on a disputed assessment of the threat.

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Trump releases election documents while renewing disputed 2020 claims

The president used a national address to press for tighter voting rules and publish federal records, but presented no evidence that the 2020 result was changed.

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U.S. retail sales edged up 0.2 percent in June as spending held up

Federal data show a fifth monthly gain in retail spending, although the increase was smaller than May's and the figures are not adjusted for inflation.

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