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Wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota pushes farther into the US and engulfs DC in haze 51%
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7/17/2026, 8:29:46 PM
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BS Summary: This article contains 13 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Optimism Bias, and Loss Aversion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 30.6% saturation with 153 hits. Analysis detected 683 faulty-reasoning hits from 500 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 50.5% and a BS Rank of 51% (10,853 of 21,886 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 50.40% of the article peer group.
Wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota pushes farther into the US and engulfs DC in haze
NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of people in the Great Lakes, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states muddled through another day of unhealthy air from uncontrolled wildfires on Friday.
The thick smoke enveloped the nation’s capital in a gloomy, eerie haze and prompted Major League Baseball’s Cleveland Guardians to postpone their game against Pittsburgh Pirates in Ohio.
Warnings of dangerous conditions were expected to remain in effect through Saturday across a wide swath of the U.S., though there’s potential for temporary improvement with storms forecast in some affected areas during the weekend.
Stewart Verdery awoke Friday to take in his usual sunrise view of the city’s famous landmarks from a rooftop, only to be greeted by a darkened horizon and no monuments in sight.
“It’s pretty crazy to wake up at sunrise and not see the sun when it’s not even raining,” he said by phone after posting a video of the surreal scene on X.
“And it smells like somebody’s having the world’s largest cookout.”
Smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets downtown Cleveland, forcing the postponement of a baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cleveland Guardians in Cleveland, Friday, July 17, 2026.
(AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Oravec said winds will continue pushing the wildfire smoke east in the U.S., though conditions should be better on game day than on Saturday.
On Friday, communities in Minnesota, Illinois and Michigan, including Detroit, again registered some of the worst air quality in the world, according to IQAir, an air quality monitoring website.
Not far behind Detroit was Washington, D.C., where the smoke created eerie scenes.
The Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial and other national landmarks were enveloped in an orange-hued haze throughout much of the day.
People, particularly those with heart or lung disease, older adults and children, were urged to limit or avoid going outside until air quality improved.
Long-term exposure to smoky conditions can complicate existing health problems and lead to chronic and deadly issues, including respiratory illness, cardiovascular and neurological diseases and premature death, officials warned.
Saturday brings a high chance of thunderstorms across much of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, which will help dampen the bad air.
Organizers of the All-American Soap Box Derby in Ohio hope air quality improves enough to allow for Saturday’s championship races.
The major annual competition in Akron scrubbed Friday’s events over air quality concerns.
“I think they made the right choice,” said Dayna Lincoln, a pediatric nurse practitioner from Hodgdon, Maine, whose family drove 15 hours for their 9-year-old daughter’s race on Saturday.
“I’m glad they’re not forcing the kids out into it,” she said.
“There are kids with asthma and adults with respiratory conditions who could really suffer.”
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Associated Press reporters Jim Morris in Vancouver, British Columbia, John Seewer in Toledo, Ohio, and Cybele Mayes-Osterman in Chicago contributed to this story.
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