Thursday expected to be busiest travel day of Fourth of July holiday
Highways are going to be packed this Holiday weekend and the worst of it is expected to start on Thursday.
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When Stephen Nixon recently noticed a “beautiful” spotted lanternfly by his bag as he skateboarded in Brooklyn, he heeded the request of city officials. Kill-on-sight requests in New York City and elsewhere are a part of public campaigns to fight an invasive insect now massing and feeding on plants around much of the eastern United States. Pretty with red wing markings, the spotted lanternfly is nonetheless a nuisance and a threat — the sort of insect that inspires people to post about squishing and stomping them on social media.
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Florida International LB Luke Knox dies at 22
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Finnish PM Sanna Marin says she has taken drug test after video of ‘wild’ dance party
Finland’s 36-year-old prime minister says she has taken a drug test to prove she does not use illicit narcotics after a video surfaced online this week showing her dancing at a “wild” party with her friends.
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The daughter of Courtney Love and the late Kurt Cobain shared that she is full of gratitude as she celebrates her 30th birthday.
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The dissonance Thursday between the written statements in response to Watson's NFL punishment and what was actually said in front of microphones suggests utter shamelessness.
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Braves outfielder Marcell Ozuna arrested for DUI
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Revelry and Unease in Alaska as Cruises Return
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