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Wildfire flareup prompts new evacuations in Southern California mountain communities

Wildfire flareup prompts new evacuations in Southern California mountain communities

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Evacuation orders and warnings were in place Monday for Southern California residents near a wildfire that is largely contained after the blaze flared up over the weekend.
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Biden plans survey of devastation in North Carolina as Helene's death toll tops 130

Biden plans survey of devastation in North Carolina as Helene's death toll tops 130

ASHEVILLE, N.C.
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Taiwan shuts schools and offices ahead a direct hit from powerful typhoon

Taiwan shuts schools and offices ahead a direct hit from powerful typhoon

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan closed schools and offices and evacuated hundreds from vulnerable areas around the island Tuesday ahead of a strong typhoon expected to hit its populated western coast after lashing northern Philippine islands.
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Harvesting hops for beer produces a lot of waste. These German groups are seeking to fix that

Harvesting hops for beer produces a lot of waste. These German groups are seeking to fix that

MUNICH (AP) — Two students in Munich, sipping beers on their dormitory couch in 2022, chatted about a recent lecture describing the use of banana fibers in Colombia to make sustainable building materials.
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Harvesting hops for beer produces a lot of waste. These German groups are seeking to fix that

Harvesting hops for beer produces a lot of waste. These German groups are seeking to fix that

MUNICH (AP) — Two students in Munich, sipping beers on their dormitory couch in 2022, chatted about a recent lecture describing the use of banana fibers in Colombia to make sustainable building materials.
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Along Mexico's Pacific coast, flooding from Hurricane John left devastated towns and 15 dead

Along Mexico's Pacific coast, flooding from Hurricane John left devastated towns and 15 dead

COYUCA DE BENITEZ, Mexico (AP) — Along Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, floodwaters receded Monday, leaving behind devastated towns and 15 dead, after John struck the coast once as a hurricane and again as tropical storm last week.
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Shelter-in-place order for more than 90,000 Georgia residents is lifted after chemical fire

Shelter-in-place order for more than 90,000 Georgia residents is lifted after chemical fire

Authorities on Monday night ended a shelter-in-place order for more than 90,000 people east of Atlanta following a weekend chemical plant fire that sent a massive plume of dark smoke into the Georgia sky and led to complaints about a strong chemical
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As many forests fail to recover from wildfires, replanting efforts face huge odds - and obstacles

As many forests fail to recover from wildfires, replanting efforts face huge odds - and obstacles

BELLVUE, Colo. (AP) — Camille Stevens-Rumann crouched in the dirt and leaned over evergreen seedlings, measuring how much each had grown in seven months.
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Supplies arrive by plane and by mule in North Carolina as Helene's death toll tops 130

Supplies arrive by plane and by mule in North Carolina as Helene's death toll tops 130

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Widespread devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene came to light Monday across the South, revealing a wasteland of splintered houses, crushed cargo containers and mud-covered highways in one of the worst storms in U.S.
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Takeaways from AP's report on how shrimp farmers are exploited as supermarkets push for low prices

Takeaways from AP's report on how shrimp farmers are exploited as supermarkets push for low prices

BANGKOK (AP) — A new investigation focused on three of the world’s largest producers of shrimp released on Monday claims that as big Western supermarkets make windfall profits, their aggressive pursuit of ever-lower wholesale prices is causing misery
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