Dangerous wildfire smoke blankets parts of the U.S.

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Wildfire smoke from Canada is seeping into large parts of the United States, pushing air quality to unhealthy levels from the Dakotas to the Midwest and East Coast. Pollution has reached dangerous levels in some areas, with the Washington Monument sitting behind a haze of smoke.

The air quality is expected to get worse throughout the day in D.C., where you can smell the smoke at times. Detroit, C…

Wildfire smoke from Canada is seeping into large parts of the United States, pushing air quality to unhealthy levels from the Dakotas to the Midwest and East Coast. Pollution has reached dangerous levels in some areas, with the Washington Monument sitting behind a haze of smoke.

The air quality is expected to get worse throughout the day in D.C., where you can smell the smoke at times. Detroit, C…

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