World's tallest flagpole project stokes divisions, Supreme Court deals Biden another defeat and beloved Oscar-winning actor Alan Arkin dies at 89

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World’s tallest flagpole project meant to unite divided Americans — but reportedly is having opposite effect …

• Time for new national anthem? …

Supreme Court overturns Biden’s student loan forgiveness program …

• Top court rules in favor of graphic artist who refused to make wedding websites for gay couples …

NYC mayor in hot water after comparing 84-year-old woman whose family fled Holocaust to a plantation owner … 

U.S. officials release new details about the technology used aboard Chinese spy balloon shot down off Atlantic Coast earlier this year …

Biden wanders off MSNBC set before interview is over …

Stock surge sends APPLE market cap soaring above $3 trillion … 

Wildfire smoke from Canada reportedly making it all the way to Europe …

FTC proposes new rules to crack down on fake online reviews …

6-year-old boy falls 40 feet after zipline harness breaks at amusement park …

Hundreds arrested in France after 3rd night of unrest in response to fatal police shooting of 17-year-old …

Court bars former president of Brazil from running for office again until 2030 … 

Prosecutor calls Kevin Spacey a ‘sexual bully’ at start of trial in London …

‘Compassion man’ leaves behind message for his killer — and legacy of empathy …

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CELLULOID HERO: Beloved character actor and Oscar-winner Alan Arkin dies at 89 … 

• Remarkable screen and stage career spanned more than half a century …

CUT AND RUN: Bloodbath at ESPN as network lays off as many as 20 top on-air stars …

BROUHAHA: Uproar between BUD LIGHT and Dylan Mulvaney escalates as ANHUESER-BUSCH responds to influencer’s sharp criticism … 

WORKAROUND: So-called ‘job-leaving agents’ on the rise in Japan …

LIFE GIVES LEMONS: Photos show Don Lemon frolicking on beach in the Hamptons during summer vacay …

MODEL BEHAVIOR: Naomi Campbell gives birth to 2nd child at age 53, saying, ‘It’s never too late’ …

SOARING PRICES: Bottles for SRIRACHA hot sauce selling for as high as $70 amid ongoing shortage …

DAISY DUDES? Social media divided over skimpy shorts for men … 

SURVEY SAYS: Overwhelming majority of bosses say Gen Zers make ‘difficult’ employees …

STAY IN YOUR LANE: PEPSI rolling out condiment made specifically for hot dogs … 

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STRATEGERY: Why NFL superstar chooses to be underpaid …

RUNNING FOR LIFE: 6 expert runners weigh in on things they absolutely can’t live without …

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SUPREME DISAGREEMENT: Sonia Sotomayor and Clarence Thomas deliver deeply differing messages on high court’s affirmative action ruling …

BARISTA CHAMP: The next frontier in coffee drinking is this $120 experience at a secret Tokyo address …

UNAMERICAN? The method that nabbed Bryan Kohberger is invaluable — but is it also a threat to privacy? …

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1. WORLD-CHANGING: Humans have pumped so much groundwater that Earth’s axis has shifted, study finds …

2. MANKLE CONTROVERSY: How short is too short for men’s pants? Fashion expert gets to bottom of bitter style debate …

3. CRACKDOWN: COSTCO says it’s taking measures to curb membership card sharing at stores across the U.S. by adding new protocol …

4. DIRECT MESSAGES: Amid all the abundant and flashy signage in NYC, take notice of the small whispers of hand-written signs all around the city …

5. SCATHING REPORT: Inspector General reaches conclusion on how disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein was able to commit suicide while in jail awaiting trial …

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