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Tropical storm warning is issued for parts of the Carolinas

MIAMI (AP) — A tropical storm warning has been issued for a stretch of the Southeast seacoast amid the threat of heavy rain and coastal flooding from bad weather off the Carolinas, the National Hurricane Center said Sunday.
A shy penguin wins New Zealand's bird election after campaign filled with memes and tattoos

A shy penguin wins New Zealand's bird election after campaign filled with memes and tattoos

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — It's noisy, smelly, shy – and New Zealand’s bird of the year.
Profiles in clean energy: She founded a business to keep EV charging stations up and running

Profiles in clean energy: She founded a business to keep EV charging stations up and running

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kameale Terry saw it coming before almost anyone else did. She realized the expanding network of electric vehicle charging stations across the U.S. would need a workforce to maintain it.
Profiles in clean energy: She founded a business to keep EV charging stations up and running

Profiles in clean energy: She founded a business to keep EV charging stations up and running

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kameale Terry saw it coming before almost anyone else did. She realized the expanding network of electric vehicle charging stations across the U.S. would need a workforce to maintain it.

Shanghai cancels hundreds of flights as Typhoon Bebinca draws near

BANGKOK (AP) — Shanghai's airports are canceling hundreds of flights Sunday as they brace for impact from Typhoon Bebinca, which is due to make landfall in the early hours of Monday morning, the authorities said. Flights past 8 p.m.
Tropical Storm Ileana weakens to a depression

Tropical Storm Ileana weakens to a depression

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Storm Ileana has weakened to a tropical depression, the National Hurricane Center said Sunday.
Rising floodwaters trigger evacuations in Czech Republic and Poland

Rising floodwaters trigger evacuations in Czech Republic and Poland

PRAGUE (AP) — Another night of torrential rains pounding Central Europe forced massive evacuations in the hardest hit areas in the Czech Republic, where floods reached extreme levels on Sunday.
Federal judge temporarily blocks Biden administration rule to limit flaring of gas at oil wells

Federal judge temporarily blocks Biden administration rule to limit flaring of gas at oil wells

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge in North Dakota has temporarily blocked a new Biden administration rule aimed at reducing the venting and flaring of natural gas at oil wells.
Cooler weather in Southern California helps in wildfire battle

Cooler weather in Southern California helps in wildfire battle

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of firefighters aided by cooler weather made progress Saturday against three Southern California wildfires, and officials in northern Nevada were hopeful that almost all evacuees from a blaze there could soon be home.
4 people found dead in eastern Romania as rainstorms leave hundreds stranded

4 people found dead in eastern Romania as rainstorms leave hundreds stranded

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Four people in eastern Romania have been found dead after torrential storms dumped unprecedented rain, leaving hundreds stranded in flooded areas, emergency authorities said Saturday.