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Hundreds of homes near Houston still under evacuation orders as pipeline fire burns for second day
DEER PARK, Texas (AP) — A pipeline fire that erupted in a suburban Houston neighborhood burned throughout a second day and into the night Tuesday with still no definitive word on when the blaze would finally go out, when nearby residents may be able
Sep 17, 2024 8:16 PM
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US judge unlikely to rule until next week as Arizona tribe fights to extend ban on lithium drilling
PHOENIX (AP) — Members of an Arizona tribe urged a federal judge Tuesday to extend a temporary ban on exploratory drilling for a lithium project near lands they have used for religious and cultural ceremonies for centuries.
Sep 17, 2024 7:03 PM
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Zimbabwe and Namibia will kill scores of elephants to feed people facing drought
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe and Namibia have announced plans to slaughter hundreds of wild elephants and other animals to feed hunger-stricken residents amid severe drought conditions in the southern African countries.
Sep 17, 2024 6:18 PM
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Cities in Central Europe reinforce riverbanks ahead of more flooding
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Soldiers and firefighters used sandbags to reinforce river embankments and delivered food and drinking water to cut-off communities as the worst flooding in years moved Tuesday across a broad swath of Central Europe, taking live
Sep 17, 2024 6:00 PM
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Fortified bouillon cubes are seen as a way to curb malnutrition in Africa
IBADAN, Nigeria (AP) — In her cramped, dimly lit kitchen, Idowu Bello leans over a gas cooker while stirring a pot of eba, the thick starchy West African staple made from cassava root.
Sep 17, 2024 5:46 PM
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US nuclear repository is among the federally owned spots identified for renewable energy projects
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S.
Sep 17, 2024 4:58 PM
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Brazil court drops a suspect in Amazon slayings of a British journalist and an Indigenous advocate
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A federal court in Brazil dismissed charges Tuesday against one of three men arrested for the killings of Indigenous peoples expert Bruno Pereira and British journalist Dom Phillips in the Amazon, ruling there wasn’t enough ev
Sep 17, 2024 4:58 PM
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Phoenix ends its streak of 100-degree days at 113 consecutive days
PHOENIX (AP) — After a meltdown summer, Phoenix finally is getting just a glimpse — ever so briefly — of a cooldown. The National Weather Service said Tuesday’s high temperature was 93 degrees Fahrenheit (33.8 Celsius) at 4 p.m. MST.
Sep 17, 2024 4:16 PM
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B.C. forest watchdog says province should improve watershed management
VICTORIA — British Columbia's forests watchdog says a complaint about "excessive" logging has led to a call for the province to improve how it manages watersheds.
Sep 17, 2024 3:53 PM
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Surrey, B.C., ER doctors call for 'new leadership' amid 'toxic' work environment
SURREY, B.C. — British Columbia politicians are celebrating connecting more people with family doctors, but it comes as emergency room physicians at Surrey Memorial Hospital say conditions there continue to crumble.
Sep 17, 2024 3:51 PM
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