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AP PHOTOS: Cascading disasters push residents of a Nepalese valley to the brink

AP PHOTOS: Cascading disasters push residents of a Nepalese valley to the brink

MELAMCHI, Nepal (AP) — In between the Himalayas' towering mountains, the town of Melamchi is no stranger to extreme weather, and its landscape bears the scars of years of floods and landslides.
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In NYC and elsewhere, climate protesters say pace of change isn't fast enough

In NYC and elsewhere, climate protesters say pace of change isn't fast enough

NEW YORK (AP) — Six years after a teenage Greta Thunberg walked out of school in a solitary climate protest outside of the Swedish parliament, people around a warming globe marched in youth-led protest, saying their voices are being heard but not suf
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California fire agency employee arrested on suspicion of starting 5 blazes

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection employee was arrested Friday on suspicion he started five brush fires in Northern California in recent weeks, officials said.
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Hotter summers are making high school football a fatal game for some players

Hotter summers are making high school football a fatal game for some players

BRANDON, Mississippi (AP) — Soon after Ashanta Laster reached the hospital, she was ushered into the emergency room where she saw doctors performing CPR on her teenage son. Laster had gotten a call that 17-year-old Phillip Laster Jr.
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California fire agency employee arrested on suspicion of starting 5 blazes

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection employee was arrested Friday on suspicion he started five brush fires in Northern California in recent weeks, officials said.
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Welcome back sprinklers: Calgary on track to ease water restrictions Sunday

Welcome back sprinklers: Calgary on track to ease water restrictions Sunday

CALGARY — Lawn sprinklers could make a comeback in Calgary on Sunday if all goes well with the restart of a troubled water pipe.
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The AI boom may give Three Mile Island a new life supplying power to Microsoft's data centers

The AI boom may give Three Mile Island a new life supplying power to Microsoft's data centers

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US stops hazardous waste shipments to Michigan from Ohio after court decision

US stops hazardous waste shipments to Michigan from Ohio after court decision

DETROIT (AP) — The federal government has stopped sending hazardous waste to a Michigan landfill from Ohio, a ripple effect after a judge intervened in a different matter and suspended plans for waste shipments from New York state, officials said Fri
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House backs measure to overturn Biden auto emissions rule that Republicans say would force EV sales

House backs measure to overturn Biden auto emissions rule that Republicans say would force EV sales

WASHINGTON (AP) — The GOP-controlled House approved a resolution Friday that would overturn a new Biden administration rule on automobile emissions that Republicans say would force Americans to buy unaffordable electric vehicles they don't want.
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US stops hazardous waste shipments to Michigan from Ohio after court decision

DETROIT (AP) — The federal government has stopped sending hazardous waste to a Michigan landfill from Ohio, a ripple effect after a judge intervened in a different matter and suspended plans for waste shipments from New York state, officials said Fri
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