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The U.S. Mint is producing a new $1 coin featuring President Trump's image. He's only the second living president to get this honor, after Calvin Coolidge in 1926.
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The new $1 Trump coin doesn't just buck norms. Experts say it also breaks laws
Rachel Treisman
President Trump's face will appear on a new commemorative coin honoring the nation's 250th birthday. It's one of the many unusual places his likeness has popped up this year.
Taco Bell announced it is removing all iceberg lettuce from its supply chain and replacing it after federal health officials linked an outbreak of cyclosporiasis to a single supplier.
Mario Tama
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Iceberg lettuce at Taco Bell linked to cyclospora outbreak in 5 states
Allison Aubrey, Kristofor Husted
A tugboat guides a ship at the Khor Fakkan Container Terminal, the only natural deep-sea port in the region and one of the major container ports in Sharjah Emirate, along the Gulf of Oman, on July 14.
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The U.S.-Iran battle over the Strait of Hormuz raises risks for global waterways
Jackie Northam
People wear masks in Chicago on Thursday to protect themselves from smoke from Canadian wildfires. City officials are encouraging people to remain inside as data shows Chicago having some of the worst air quality of any large city in the world.
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Wildfire smoke is like smoking 'half a pack a day.' Here's how to protect yourself
Alejandra Borunda, Julia Simon
Texas Standard
Flood threat continues Friday as rainfall moves to West Texas
At least two people died after extreme flooding hit the Hill Country late Wednesday into Thursday morning.
Hemp beverage industry navigates the highs and lows at recent expo
Ramiro Cavazos, the ‘last link’ to early norteño music, remembered as a legend who paved the way
Wes Anderson to make a Houston homecoming benefitting a historic theater
Texas families — and the summer food programs they rely on — are feeling sting of inflation
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