
Why are Canadian wildfires affecting the U.S.?
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Want to know a better term for "global warming?" "Global weirding." Freak snowstorms in Texas? Wildfires in Siberia?
And this past week, another wall of weirdness wafted over the Eastern U.S.: thick, smelly smoke from the 400 wildfires burning in Canada. Right now, about 11 million acres are on fire. That's bigger than Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware and New Jersey combined.
Two anomalies were at play simultaneously: First, Canadian wildfires that have burned 15 times more area than average; and winds that blew the smoke south, and then stalled.

Trump's military parade tomorrow isn't the first in the U.S. — but they're rare. Here's a look back.
Washington — President Trump is hosting a parade celebrating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army on Saturday, bringing tanks and soldiers to the streets of Washington, D.C., for the capital's first major military parade in more than three decades.

A military parade through the streets of Washington, D.C., is being held to celebrate the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary on Saturday, June 14 — which also happens to be President Trump's 79th birthday. Army officials say about 6,600 soldiers, 150 vehicles and more than 50 aircraft are set to participate.