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New Ontario minister touts progress on housing recommendations, but without detail

New Ontario minister touts progress on housing recommendations, but without detail

TORONTO — Ontario's new housing minister says the government has "fully implemented" 21 of its housing affordability task force's recommendations, but his office won't say which ones.
'Stop Cop City' activists arrested after chaining themselves to bulldozer near Atlanta

'Stop Cop City' activists arrested after chaining themselves to bulldozer near Atlanta

ATLANTA (AP) — Authorities arrested five activists, including two wearing clerical attire, who chained themselves to a bulldozer Thursday to halt construction of an Atlanta-area police and firefighter training center that opponents call “Cop City.
Severe flooding in Greece leaves at least 6 dead and 6 missing, villages cut off

Severe flooding in Greece leaves at least 6 dead and 6 missing, villages cut off

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Widespread flooding in central Greece left at least six people dead, six missing and dozens trapped, with severe rainstorms feeding raging torrents that burst dams, washed away roads and bridges, hurled cars into the sea and lef
Who's that singing? As fall migration arrives, apps that ID birds by sound have taken off

Who's that singing? As fall migration arrives, apps that ID birds by sound have taken off

I was sitting in solitude earlier this summer in an Adirondack chair in my backyard, when I realized I wasn't as alone as I'd thought.

Federal judge deals another serious blow to proposed copper-nickel mine on edge Minnesota wilderness

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge has dealt another serious setback to the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota, dismissing the company's lawsuit that sought to regain the c

Wetlands permit dispute pauses construction on $2 billion Scout Motors electric SUV plant

BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. (AP) — Construction work has been temporarily stopped on a $2 billion new electric vehicle plant in South Carolina being built by a Volkswagen Group-backed group trying to revive a brand that was a forerunner to today’s SUVs.
Missing windsurfer from Space Coast is second Florida death from Idalia

Missing windsurfer from Space Coast is second Florida death from Idalia

TITUSVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A windsurfer who went missing off Florida's Space Coast the day that Hurricane Idalia made landfall last week has been declared the state's second death from the Category 3 storm, officials said Wednesday.
Foreign Relations chair seeks answers from US oil firms on Russia business after Ukraine invasion

Foreign Relations chair seeks answers from US oil firms on Russia business after Ukraine invasion

The head of the U.S.
What are biofuels and why is it so confusing whether they are a source of clean energy or not?

What are biofuels and why is it so confusing whether they are a source of clean energy or not?

BENGALURU, India (AP) — India, the current president of the Group of 20 industrialized and developing nations, has proposed a global biofuel alliance that seeks to accelerate the development of sustainable biofuels to support the global energy transi

Japan prosecutors arrest ex-vice foreign minister in bribery case linked to wind power company

TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo prosecutors said Thursday they have arrested the former vice foreign minister of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet on suspicion of accepting more than 61 million yen ($414,000) in bribes from a wind power company in return for