Wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota pushes further into US, engulfing DC in eerie haze
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The Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, and the U.S. Capitol, are barely visible from an overlook in Arlington, Va., as heavy smoke from wildfires shrouds the landscape in Washington, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Visitors wear face masks, as smoke from wildfires blankets the sky, Friday, July 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)The U.S. Capitol is seen from a street in Washington as heavy smoke from wildfires shrouds the atmosphere, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)The U.S. Capitol is seen, as smoke from wildfires blankets the sky, Friday, July 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)A person takes a selfie from the Top of The Rock observation deck at the Rockefeller Center during an air quality health advisory due to wildfire smoke, in New York, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)
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The Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, and the U.S. Capitol, are barely visible from an overlook in Arlington, Va., as heavy smoke from wildfires shrouds the landscape in Washington, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)