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US Supreme Court Allows White House Ballroom Construction to Proceed

The Supreme Court issued a 5-4 emergency order lifting lower-court restrictions on construction of a 90,000-square-foot pavilion and ballroom at the White House while preservation-related lawsuits continue.
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Smithsonian Launches Large-Scale 3D Digitisation Programme for Historical Collections
Major League Baseball Enters Final-Month Playoff Race With Wild Card Contests Tight
National Park Service Restricts Access in California and Oregon as Wildfire Risk Rises
US Authorities Issue Air-Quality Alerts After Smoke From Southeast Asian Fires Reaches American Cities
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