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France rushes aid to Mayotte after Cyclone Chido leaves hundreds feared dead

France rushes aid to Mayotte after Cyclone Chido leaves hundreds feared dead

MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte (AP) — France used ships and military aircraft to rush rescuers and supplies to Mayotte on Monday after the tiny French island territory off Africa was battered by its worst cyclone in nearly a century.
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California's Pacific Gas & Electric could receive $15B in federal loans to modernize its power grid

California's Pacific Gas & Electric could receive $15B in federal loans to modernize its power grid

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
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Quebec adopts rule banning sale of most new gas-powered vehicles by 2035

Quebec adopts rule banning sale of most new gas-powered vehicles by 2035

QUÉBEC — The Quebec government has adopted regulations banning the sale of most new gasoline-powered vehicles as of 2035.
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Opposition growing in Boston over plan to renovate historic stadium for women's professional soccer

Opposition growing in Boston over plan to renovate historic stadium for women's professional soccer

BOSTON (AP) — As the quarterback for the storied Boston Latin Academy, Jack Shapiro has long relished playing some of his high school games at historic White Stadium.
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Authorities impose overnight curfew in cyclone-ravaged Mayotte as France rushes in aid

Authorities impose overnight curfew in cyclone-ravaged Mayotte as France rushes in aid

SAINT-DENIS, Reunion (AP) — An overnight curfew goes into force Tuesday evening as authorities try to stabilize Mayotte in the aftermath of Cyclone Chido , the most intense storm to hit the French Indian Ocean archipelago in 90 years.
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'Human error' caused spill of up to 8,000 litres of fuel off B.C.'s coast: government

'Human error' caused spill of up to 8,000 litres of fuel off B.C.'s coast: government

VICTORIA — Human error during a fuel transfer at a fish farm off the west coast of British Columbia has resulted in a spill into the water of up to 8,000 litres of diesel. The B.C.
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26 people arrested in crackdown on illegal deforestation along Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina border

26 people arrested in crackdown on illegal deforestation along Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina border

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Paraguayan authorities arrested 26 people in a crackdown on suspected illegal deforestation along the country's border with Brazil and Argentina, Interpol announced Monday.
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Authorities search for person missing after B.C. mudslide washed away home

Authorities search for person missing after B.C. mudslide washed away home

VANCOUVER — A search is ongoing for a person believed to have been caught in a mudslide that hit their home and closed British Columbia's Sea to Sky Highway over the weekend.
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Can U.N. summits save the planet? A faltering year of talks brings up questions about the process

Can U.N. summits save the planet? A faltering year of talks brings up questions about the process

The world's nations keep faltering in their efforts to join together to save the planet from several environmental crises.
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Can U.N. summits save the planet? A faltering year of talks brings up questions about the process

Can U.N. summits save the planet? A faltering year of talks brings up questions about the process

The world's nations keep faltering in their efforts to join together to save the planet from several environmental crises.
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