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What Happened Today – August 2, 2026

Yellow and black Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk firefighting helicopter carrying a water snorkel over smoke and forest at the Sinlahekin Fire in Washington

Northwest Helicopters' Black Hawk "Bumblebee" worked the Sinlahekin Fire as wildfires burning into Spokane destroyed more than 600 structures and forced 60,000 evacuations. (Public domain photo via InciWeb)

Illinois went and found the people Washington stopped feeding. About 148,000 Illinois residents have lost food assistance since new federal work rules hit in May, veterans, people in their sixties, and parents of teenagers among them. On Saturday the state began depositing $400 onto the grocery cards of every affected person. Nobody had to fill … Read more

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