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New York City’s air quality was rated as “moderate” early Sunday morning after falling to an “unhealthy” level overnight as smoke from wild fires in Canada continues to impact the U.S. East Coast.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken had “candid” talks with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing, the two countries said, as both looked to project a positive but cautious tone about a visit that’s meant to bring some semblance of normalcy back to a strained relationship.

ATLANTA — When Michael Pitre was coaching high-school football in southern California at the start of his career, the idea that someday he would be in the NFL as a position coach responsible for a top-10 draft pick was not so much a distant dream as a non-possibility.

CHICAGO — Monday, on the other side of the Orioles’ weekend series at Wrigley Field, will mark 10 years since Trey Mancini played his first game in Baltimore’s organization. Before the matchup between his new and old teams began, he spoke about what the portion of the past decade spent…

PITTSBURGH — Hall of Famer-to-be Patrick Peterson does the "All Things Covered" podcast with his cousin, former Steelers Super Bowl champion Bryant McFadden. He tells McFadden he loves Mike Tomlin, loves his new teammates, loves playing for the Steelers and loves their chances of making the playoffs and competing for…

Tampa, Fla. — A grandfather heading to church on Easter Sunday. A teenager, fresh off his night shift sorting boxes at Amazon. A retired dancer, walking home after treating herself to a pedicure.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — You can call them the history patrol troop, these sharp-eyed museum curators.

Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the latest scion of the Kennedy clan to seek the presidency, has a set of unusual fans: some of the most influential tech executives and investors in America. Kennedy’s strong anti-vaccine views are, for this group, a sideshow.

States’ to-do lists just got a little longer: Decide how — or whether — to oversee building, planting and water quality in some wetland areas.