A heat dome threatens the Fourth of July weekend with extreme temps and power strain

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People try to stay cool during a heat wave in Manhattan on July 01, 2026 in New York City. New York City has issued an extreme heat warning as temperatures are expected to rise into the high 90s over the next few days, with a heat index over 100 degrees.
Temperatures are set to rise as a heat dome forms over parts of the US.

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Prime members can get a free e-book every month with Amazon First Reads: See the thrilling July 2026 picks

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Summer vacation season is upon us.

Why bulky laptop chargers are a relic of the past

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Laptop chargers are much easier to travel with these days, and there's one specific technology that is largely to thank.

Xreal ROG R1 is crazy expensive, but it's easily the best wearable monitor I've ever used

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I never thought I could live in a tiny home. Staying in a 250-square-foot Airbnb changed my mind.

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The reporter spent two nights in a tiny home Airbnb in Miami.

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I changed my location on a dating app to find love outside the US. It's worked better than I ever imagined.

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After a few weeks of changing my location on a dating app to find matches outside of the United States, I'd gotten close to a guy in Paris. Now, we're exclusive and I'm trying to relocate abroad.

Sarah Gallucci

T-Mobile caps off a month of freebies with a $60 jersey nobody asked for

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What you need to know

  • T-Mobile's newest Member Month perk is a $60 limited-edition Umbro soccer jersey available through the T-Life app starting July 7.
  • The jersey is an original Umbro x T-Mobile design, not tied to any club or national team.
  • Existing T-Life perks aren't going anywhere, so the Umbro collaboration is an extra option rather than a replacement.

T-Mobile has been giving away everything from fuel discounts to e

I bought a 6-bedroom villa in the Italian countryside for $50,000. Within a year, I'd left the US and fully moved in.

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Buying and renovating a historic villa in a Tuscan village hasn't always been easy, but I'm still happily settled here and glad I did it.

Graeme Warring

See inside Thomas Edison's New Jersey lab, where some of America's biggest inventions took shape

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Thomas Edison worked at his laboratory in West Orange, New Jersey, for nearly 45 years.

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Washington DC airport will shut down for 15 hours for America250 celebrations

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People at the Great American State Fair with a ferris wheel and the capitol in the background.
The Great American State Fair runs from June 25 to July 10.

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