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Philadelphia InquirerFriday, 17 July 2026
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Suffocating dome of wildfire smoke making Philly region’s air unhealthy
The haze, coming from Canada, is likely to stick around at least through Friday. The heat isn’t helping matters.
Frank Kummer and Rob Tornoe and Stephen Stirling and Dana Munro
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In Iran, Trump risks another ‘forever war’
With diplomacy at a dead end, at least for now, a frustrated president finds himself back at war, the ceasefire broken, the strait blocked.
Steven Erlanger
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N.J. prosecutors had Inquirer staffer’s notes during Norcross inquiry
The state attorney general obtained the documents during a case against the South Jersey power broker that was later dismissed.
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Mastriano demurs when asked if all U.S. leaders should be Christian
The right-wing lawmaker from Pennsylvania faced senators at a hearing on his nomination as an ambassador.
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