Wildfire haze hangs over eastern US -- and World Cup final

NEW YORK – Heavy, acrid wildfire smoke blanketed much of the eastern United States on Saturday, marring preparations for the weekend’s highly awaited World Cup final to be held in an open stadium in New Jersey. The wildfires burning in Canada have sent the noxious smog billowing across the border, with residents in New York, the US capital Washington and the American Midwest urged to stay indoors due to dangerously low air quality. At one point on Saturday, the smoke made New York the most polluted city in the world, followed closely by Toronto and Washington, according to air tracker […]...

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