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Keurig to pay $1.5M to settle SEC charges related to K-Cup pod recyclability statements

The Securities and Exchange Commission says that Keurig Dr. Pepper Inc. will pay $1.5 million to settle charges that it made inaccurate statements about the the recyclability of its K-Cup single use beverage pods.
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As warming threatens polar bear tourism, a Canadian town adapts and thrives

As warming threatens polar bear tourism, a Canadian town adapts and thrives

CHURCHILL, Manitoba (AP) — Change has broken, remade and continues to reshape this remote town where tundra meets forest on the shore of Hudson Bay. The economic base collapsed when the military left town.
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As warming threatens polar bear tourism and the ground below, a Canadian town adapts and thrives

As warming threatens polar bear tourism and the ground below, a Canadian town adapts and thrives

CHURCHILL, Manitoba (AP) — Change has broken, remade and continues to reshape this remote town where tundra meets forest on the shore of Hudson Bay. The economic base collapsed when the military left town.
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A Libyan city scarred by disaster tries to rebuild a year after deadly flooding

A Libyan city scarred by disaster tries to rebuild a year after deadly flooding

DERNA, Libya (AP) — A year since two dams burst upstream from the eastern Libyan city of Derna , unleashing a wall of water that swept away thousands of people, its residents no longer hold out hope of finding many of their loved ones.
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Death toll from Vietnam storm rises to 87 with 70 people missing, state media say

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The death toll in Vietnam from Typhoon Yagi and subsequent heavy rain that triggered floods and landslides climbed to 87 on Tuesday, with 70 people missing and hundreds injured, state media said.
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Pollution of the potent warming gas methane soars and people are mostly to blame

Pollution of the potent warming gas methane soars and people are mostly to blame

The amount and proportion of the powerful heat-trapping gas methane that humans spew into the atmosphere is rising, helping to turbocharge climate change , a new study finds.
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Francine gains strength and is expected to be a hurricane when it reaches US Gulf Coast

Francine gains strength and is expected to be a hurricane when it reaches US Gulf Coast

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Tropical Storm Francine churned in the Gulf of Mexico with increasing strength and was expected to reach hurricane status on Tuesday before reaching landfall in Louisiana.
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Cool weather forecast offers hope in battling intense Southern California blaze

Cool weather forecast offers hope in battling intense Southern California blaze

MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE, Calif.
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In diesel-dependent East Timor, renewable energy transition remains slow despite government pledges

In diesel-dependent East Timor, renewable energy transition remains slow despite government pledges

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — East Timor is at an energy development crossroads.
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In diesel-dependent East Timor, renewable energy transition remains slow despite government pledges

In diesel-dependent East Timor, renewable energy transition remains slow despite government pledges

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — East Timor is at an energy development crossroads.
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