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Smoke from Canadian wildfires is forecast to impact New York City on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. This image from Monday, June 2, 2025, shows a wildfire burning northeast of Summit Lake, British Columbia, Canada. (BC Wildfire Service/The Canadian Press via AP)

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