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Grand Canyon's main water line has broken dozens of times. Why is it getting a major fix only now?

Grand Canyon's main water line has broken dozens of times. Why is it getting a major fix only now?

On a scorching day in June 2013, the Grand Canyon discouraged hikers from making a long trek to the bottom because there would be no potable water. A set of historic cabins and bunks also would be closed overnight because of a water pipeline break.
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Typhoon Yagi kills 14 in Vietnam as officials warn of heavy rain that can cause flooding

Typhoon Yagi kills 14 in Vietnam as officials warn of heavy rain that can cause flooding

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — At least 14 people have died and 176 others injured in Vietnam after Typhoon Yagi slammed the country's north, state media said Sunday, as officials warned of heavy downpours despite its waning power.
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As Volkswagen weighs its first closure of a German auto plant, workers aren't the only ones worried

As Volkswagen weighs its first closure of a German auto plant, workers aren't the only ones worried

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen is considering closing some factories in its home country for the first time in the German automaker's 87-year history, saying it otherwise won't meet the cost-cutting goals it needs to remain competitive.
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Evacuations ordered as wildfire burns in foothills of national forest east of LA

Evacuations ordered as wildfire burns in foothills of national forest east of LA

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Evacuations were ordered Saturday as a wildfire scorched the foothills of a national forest east of Los Angeles, amid a days-long heat wave that pushed temperatures into the triple digits across the region.
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Evacuations ordered as wildfire burns in foothills of national forest east of LA

Evacuations ordered as wildfire burns in foothills of national forest east of LA

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Evacuations were ordered Saturday as a wildfire scorched the foothills of a national forest east of Los Angeles, amid a days-long heat wave that pushed temperatures into the triple digits across the region.
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Repair work will keep 60-year-old ferry out of service for half a year: BC Ferries

Repair work will keep 60-year-old ferry out of service for half a year: BC Ferries

VICTORIA — The company operating British Columbia's ferries says divers have recovered a propeller that fell off one of its vessels and triggered an oil spill earlier this week, but notes it will take six months to complete the needed repairs.
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Evacuations ordered as wildfire burns in foothills of national forest east of LA

Evacuations ordered as wildfire burns in foothills of national forest east of LA

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Evacuations were ordered Saturday as a wildfire scorched the foothills of a national forest east of Los Angeles, amid a days-long heat wave that pushed temperatures into the triple digits across the region.
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Just how rare is a rare-colored lobster? Scientists say answer could be under the shell

Just how rare is a rare-colored lobster? Scientists say answer could be under the shell

BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) — Orange, blue, calico, two-toned and ... cotton-candy colored? Those are all the hues of lobsters that have showed up in fishers' traps, supermarket seafood tanks and scientists' laboratories over the last year.
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Montreal byelection candidates go door-to-door on early voting day

Montreal byelection candidates go door-to-door on early voting day

MONTREAL — Advanced voting kicked off on Friday in Montreal’s LaSalle-Émard-Verdun riding, and party leaders are helping get out the vote as the federal byelection on Sept. 16. draws nearer.
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Environment solution: New metals refinery for nickel and cobalt opens in Ohio

Environment solution: New metals refinery for nickel and cobalt opens in Ohio

In a step forward for efforts to acquire the metals crucial to addressing climate change, on Monday a new plant that can extract nickel and cobalt from scrap material opens in Fairfield, Ohio.
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