DANGEROUS WILDFIRE SMOKE IMPACTING MORE THAN A DOZEN STATES

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Dangerous wildfire smoke is impacting over a dozen states Saturday as air quality alerts span from the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes to the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.

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• ABC News: Top Stories: Dangerous wildfire smoke is impacting over a dozen states Saturday as air quality alerts span from the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes to the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.

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• Topic: US — the feed headline centres on DANGEROUS, WILDFIRE, SMOKE, IMPACTING, MORE.
• Original feed: ABC News: Top Stories.
• Published: 18 Jul 2026, 11:54 UK.
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1. 18/07/2026, 11:54 PRIMARY FEED DANGEROUS WILDFIRE SMOKE IMPACTING MORE THAN A DOZEN STATES (ABC News: Top Stories • 2 hrs ago) [Story Intel]

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