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Most of the world's sugar comes from sugarcane. But the plant is so difficult to harvest that farmers often set their fields on fire first to get rid of leaves and unwanted pests. That's how most sugarcane is harvested in Florida, the largest producer of sugar in the US. Residents who live near the fields say the giant smoke clouds are is making them sick.

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A violent storm struck the Bayesian, a luxury yacht anchored off the coast of Italy. Six people are still missing, including the British tech tycoon Mike Lynch.

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Millions have already been raised for the 2024 presidential race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. But where does that money come from? Here's how the ultrarich can sway an election.

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New Zealand is the world's largest kiwi exporter, shipping out over $1 billion of fruit annually. But a little over a decade ago, a deadly plant disease called PSA nearly wiped out the industry. A scientist named Russell Lowe saved it with a new breed called SunGold, which has overtaken green varieties as the most popular kind.

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Jeff Turner counterfeited over $1 million in US currency. He forged the 1996-series $100 bill and later the 2013 "blue note." He was indicted on federal conspiracy charges in 2019 and cooperated with the Secret Service, eventually serving 10 months in prison.

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Columbia University President Minouche Shifak resigned, making her the third Ivy League president to step down in the wake of campus protests over the Israel-Hamas war.

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British police arrested over 1,000 people who took part in anti-Muslim and anti-immigration protests after three children were stabbed to death during a dance class.

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In a two-hour livestream on X, Donald Trump and Elon Musk talked about the upcoming election, Vice President Kamala Harris, and the assassination attempt against the former president.

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The US artistic swimming team has made a comeback by qualifying for the Olympics for the first time in 16 years. They're led by coach Andrea Fuentes, a four-time Olympic medalist and a 16-time world championship medalist. We follow the team through their demanding training regimen as they prepare for their final event before the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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Butler County police released bodycam footage of officers scrambling to find the gunman who shot Donald Trump at a rally on July 13 after a "Secret Service failure."

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