Hazardous Air Quality Hits U.S. From Canadian Wildfire Smoke. What You Need To Know - July 16

Dangerous smoke from more than 180 Canadian wildfires is blanketing parts of the Midwest and Northeast, turning skies orange from Toronto to Niagara Falls, air quality alerts are now in effect across more than a dozen states; Iran has released an Iranian-American woman who was barred from leaving the country for more than a year while the U.S. hits Iran for the fifth straight day; nearly half of all Democrats in the House have voted to end U.S. funding for Israel; President Donald Trump is set to deliver a primetime address Thursday night; two of Trump's top nominees faced contentious confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill; the Blue Angels are conducting a safety review after one of their jets buzzed a crowded Pensacola Beach; Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is rolling out a new program to screen troops for low testosterone; scientists say a massive great white shark recently spotted off the coast of North Carolina is now believed to be headed toward Cape Cod; a meteor that crashed into a New Jersey home in 2024 may hold key clues to the building blocks of life; Argentina and Spain are headed to the World Cup final, and the Knicks had a big night at this year's ESPY Awards, with the late Jason Collins honored with the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage.

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