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The following front-page stories received the most comments during the preceding week.

Some public health experts and advocacy groups are hailing Dr. Anthony Fauci as a hero ... read more


Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan's slugfest of a Democratic Senate primary, NBC News projects, clinching the nomination in a close race over Rep. Haley Stevens and establishing a Midwest beachhead for a progressive left... read more


Trump alone is responsible for 28.6% of it -- more than any other president in history. read more


Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., said in a letter to the White House that the military has "exceeded" the parameters of President Donald Trump's orders in striking alleged drug-smuggling vessels ... read more


Visuals Suggest U.S. Dropped 2,000-Pound Bomb on Home in Iran, Killing 3 read more


Mwangi Enos: I have covered the energy market's evolution through the Iran-Iraq War, from Chevron CEO Mike Wirth's early warnings about depleting buffers to Shell's CEO describing the diesel and gasoline squeeze that emerged as refineries pivoted to jet fuel. On July 31, ExxonMobil Chairman and CEO Darren Woods also added the most analytically precise observation I have heard from an oil executive. There is a disconnect between crude prices and pump prices. read more


Federal officials on Friday released an updated framework for the Colorado River, requiring Arizona, California and Nevada to significantly reduce their water use in the coming years. read more


A Senate committee on Thursday voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress and refer him to the Justice Department for potential prosecution ... read more


The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warns: "A rapidly intensifying El Nino event is set to dominate global weather patterns in the coming months, unleashing extreme weather across the planet. The periodic climate phenomenon threatens to heighten the risk of heatwaves, drought, and flooding around the globe. Countries in Africa and Europe are battling massive wildfires and monsoon season has caused havoc across South Asia." read more


A federal judge has rejected X.AI's request for a temporary restraining order that would have halted enforcement of Minnesota's AI nudification ban. The bill was passed with near unanimous support in both the Minnesota House and Senate earlier this year. The law bans the use of technology that generates fake nude images of real people. read more


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