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AP PHOTOS: From NYC's skyline to Washington DC's monuments, wildfire haze envelopes familiar sites

As firefighters in Canada battled hundreds of wildfires, the smoke spreading south engulfed New York City, Washington D.C. and beyond in a yellowish haze on Wednesday as people, many wearing masks, passed by familiar landmarks obscured by the smoky fog.

The Independent UK

Jodie Comer 'can't breathe' as she is forced to stop stage show due to New York air issues

Jodie Comer is said to have brought her stage performance to a quick halt moments into her matinee performance on Wednesday as New York continues to struggle with air issues due to Canadian fires

Daily Mirror

‘I can’t breathe’: Jodie Comer halts Broadway show due to breathing difficulties caused by New York air

Jodie Comer was forced to halt her one-woman show Prima Facie on Broadway on Wednesday due to breathing issues caused by New York’s air crisis.

Evening Standard

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No place like home as Lee McGregor aims to come back with a bang

LEE McGREGOR has drunk in all the hype and noise ahead of Josh Taylor’s world title defence in New York this weekend and fancies some of that for…

The National (Scotland)

MLB Postpones Two Games Due to Dangerous Air Quality on East Coast

The White Sox-Yankees game in New York and the Tigers-Phillies game in Philadelphia have been postponed.

Sports Illustrated

In State Legislatures, Targeted Bills and Bipartisan Support Were Key To Passing Housing Reforms

Meanwhile, big, partisan "everything bagel" zoning reform bills that tried to squeeze through the entire YIMBY agenda floundered.

Reason

WNBA Postpones Liberty vs. Lynx Game Due to Hazardous Air Quality in New York City

The league did not announce when the game is expected to be played in the future.

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Canada wildfires shroud New York in apocalyptic haze

NEW YORK - Smoke from Canadian wildfires shrouded New York in an apocalyptic smog Wednesday as cities along the US East Coast issued air quality alerts and thousands evacuated their homes in Canada.

Bangkok Post

US sports leagues postpone games amid air quality concerns from wildfire smoke

Several major US sports leagues have postponed games in New York and Philadelphia due to poor air quality caused by smoke from Canadian wildfires

The Guardian - US

Millions of people forced indoors as wildfire haze smothers US cities

Major US cities including New York are choking under a dangerous blanket of smoke from hundreds of wildfires raging in Canada.

The New Daily

Who Is Ed Herlihy? PGA Tour Chairman Involved In Historic PIF Deal

Herlihy worked with commissioner Jay Monahan and board member Jimmy Dunne in the merger, but what's his background?

Golf Monthly

Jodie Comer stops stage performance because of New York air: ‘I can’t breathe’

Actor was helped off stage from her one-woman show Prima Facie, and performances of Hamilton and Camelot cancelled, after city’s poor air quality prompted breathing issues

The Guardian - US

MLB will discuss postponing games in New York, Philadelphia due to wildfire smoke

Major League Baseball plans to discuss whether to postpone games in New York and Philadelphia on Wednesday night because of poor air quality caused by smoke from Canadian wildfires

The Independent UK

New York City’s air pollution is among the world’s worst—and similar crises are becoming more common. Here's how to be prepared for the next one

“If you have that itchy, watery sensation in your eyes, if you feel a little bit of difficulty taking a deep breath in, I adhere to as little time outside as possible when the air quality is bad.”

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Tom’s Guide

I was skeptical of the Dyson Zone — until NYC’s worst air quality ever

I wore the Dyson Zone in New York City, a place experiencing of the worst pollution in the world due to smoke from the Canadian wildfires. Here's how it worked.

The Guardian - UK

Paul Ickovic obituary

Photographer inspired by the ordinary lives of the people he met on the streets who believed in ‘shoot first, think later’

The Independent UK

From masks to AC units: All the dos and don’ts to keep safe from wildfire smoke

New Yorkers have been urged to limit their time outdoors and wear masks as wildfire smoke blankets city

France 24

Democracy at stake, say Senegalese youths protesting controversial arrest

Senegal on Tuesday shut down several of its overseas consulates including in Paris and New York after they were targeted by a fresh wave of protests that has rocked the West African country domestically and abroad. Young protesters clashed with security forces last week, resulting in at least 16 deaths…

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The Independent UK

FAA delays flights to LaGuardia as smoky conditions persist from Canada wildfires

New York City’s skies darkened on Wednesday afternoon as wildfire smoke drifted across Northeast

The Guardian - US

‘It’s too much’: New Yorkers don masks or stay inside amid smog crisis

New York City streets emptier than usual as smoke from Canada’s wildfires engulfs more than a dozen US states

WEKU

A haze is blanketing major swaths of the East Coast because of the Canadian wildfires

Some of the worst air quality was recorded in the Great Lakes region and in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and the Washington, D.C., metro area.

Daily Mirror

New York City 'left looking like Mars' as wildfire smoke causes 'surreal' orange glow

Wildfires in Quebec and Nova Scotia have caused smoke to drift across to densely populated areas on the eastern side of the US with an orange haze descending over New York City and Washington DC

Axios

Smoke from Canadian wildfires leads to record poor air quality in eastern U.S.

Air quality has plunged in the East and parts of the Midwest due to record-shattering Canadian fires.

The Guardian - US

Canada wildfires smoke: climate change ‘accelerated conditions’, says New York mayor as Canada battles more than 400 blazes – as it happened

Eric Adams remarks come as city briefly ranked world’s worst for air pollution; more firefighters to be mobilised as over 200 blazes are out of control

Evening Standard

Taylor vs Lopez: Fight time, undercard, latest odds, prediction, ring walks tonight

Josh Taylor faces Teofimo Lopez in New York tonight, defending his WBO light-welterweight world title.

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