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Maple syrup from New Jersey: You got a problem with that?

Maple syrup from New Jersey: You got a problem with that?

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Welcome to New Jersey, known around the world for Tony Soprano, Turnpike tolls, chemical plants, and ...
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To make water last year-round, Kenyans in dry regions are building sand dams on seasonal rivers

To make water last year-round, Kenyans in dry regions are building sand dams on seasonal rivers

MAKUENI, Kenya (AP) — On a dry riverbed one recent sunny morning, residents of Kasengela village toiled away mixing cement and sand to make concrete.
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Hardy souls across New England and New York dig out after major winter storm

Hardy souls across New England and New York dig out after major winter storm

BOSTON (AP) — Thousands of hardy souls across New England spent Sunday digging out after a major weekend storm dumped more than two feet of snow in some areas, caused multiple road accidents, downed power lines and left hundreds of thousands across t
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Linda Bean, an entrepreneur, GOP activist and granddaughter of outdoor retailer LL Bean, has died

Linda Bean, an entrepreneur, GOP activist and granddaughter of outdoor retailer LL Bean, has died

Linda L. Bean, a granddaughter of famed outdoor retailer L.L. Bean who became an entrepreneur, philanthropist and conservative activist, has died at age 82.
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Stranded orca dies, now there's an effort to save calf, B.C. marine group

Stranded orca dies, now there's an effort to save calf, B.C. marine group

ZABALLOS, BRITISH COLUMBIA — A British Columbia marine research group says a female killer whale died Saturday after being stranded in shallow water near the Village of Zeballos on the west side of Vancouver Island.
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Search for 6-year-old girl who fell into rain-swollen creek now considered recovery, not rescue

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — The search for a 6-year-old girl who was swept away in a rain-swollen southeastern Pennsylvania creek has become a recovery mission rather than a rescue mission, authorities said Sunday.
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Alberta scientists band together to shift climate change focus to health impacts

Alberta scientists band together to shift climate change focus to health impacts

EDMONTON — Bodies and minds are just as affected by climate change as sea ice and forests, says University of Alberta scientist Sherilee Harper. "Climate change impacts everything we care about," she said. "It's not just an environmental issue.
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Protests in remote Ladakh enter 3rd week. Locals demand protection of fragile ecology, land autonomy

Protests in remote Ladakh enter 3rd week. Locals demand protection of fragile ecology, land autonomy

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Thousands of people in the remote region of Ladakh have been protesting for over two weeks in freezing temperatures, demanding constitutional provisions from the Indian government to protect their territory's fragile ecology an
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Short season on Ontario southern ice road makes First Nation life unpredictable

Short season on Ontario southern ice road makes First Nation life unpredictable

This winter marked the shortest ice road season anyone can remember on Temagami First Nation.
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Nevada's first big-game moose hunt will be tiny as unusual southern expansion defies climate change

Nevada's first big-game moose hunt will be tiny as unusual southern expansion defies climate change

RENO, Nev. (AP) — In what will be a tiny big-game hunt for some of the largest animals in North America, Nevada is planning its first-ever moose hunting season this fall.
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