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Off Alaska coast, research crew peers down, down, down to map deep and remote ocean

Off Alaska coast, research crew peers down, down, down to map deep and remote ocean

KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — For the team aboard the Okeanos Explorer off the coast of Alaska, exploring the mounds and craters of the sea floor along the Aleutian Islands is a chance to surface new knowledge about life in some of the world's deepest and mo
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Heavy rains trigger floods and landslides in India's Himalayan region, leaving at least 33 dead

Heavy rains trigger floods and landslides in India's Himalayan region, leaving at least 33 dead

NEW DELHI (AP) — Heavy monsoon rains triggered floods and landslides in India’s Himalayan region, leaving at least 33 people dead and many others trapped, officials told local media on Monday.
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Crews clear roads after mudslide in the Italian Alps coats city streets in muck

Crews clear roads after mudslide in the Italian Alps coats city streets in muck

ROME (AP) — Civil protection crews cleared mud-covered roads in an Italian Alpine city Monday after a mountain mudslide sent water, soil and debris pouring into town, bursting riverbanks.
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Railway bridge collapses in southeastern Norway after last week's torrential rain

Railway bridge collapses in southeastern Norway after last week's torrential rain

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A railway bridge in southeastern Norway that ran across a river swollen by torrential rain collapsed on Monday, authorities said.
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Typhoon approaches western Japan, threatening to bring heavy rain and high winds during holiday week

TOKYO (AP) — A powerful typhoon was approaching Japan's main archipelago of Honshu on Monday, threatening to hit large areas of western and central Japan with heavy rain and high winds, as many people were traveling for a Buddhist holiday week.
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Hawaii churches offer prayers for the dead and the missing after devastating Maui wildfires

Hawaii churches offer prayers for the dead and the missing after devastating Maui wildfires

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Parishioners mourned the dead and prayed for the missing Sunday in Hawaii churches as communities began looking ahead to a long recovery from last week's wildfire that demolished a historic Maui town and killed more than 90 peo
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Maui officials and scientists warn that after the flames flicker out, toxic particles will remain

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — When flames swept through western Maui, engulfing the town of Lahaina, residents saw toxic fumes spewing into the air as burning homes, pipes and cars combusted, transforming rubber, metal and plastic into poisonous, particulat
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Wildfires close evacuation routes out of NWT towns, some being transported by air

Wildfires close evacuation routes out of NWT towns, some being transported by air

FORT SMITH, N.W.T.
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Russia evacuates 2,000 in Far East flooding

Russia evacuates 2,000 in Far East flooding

MOSCOW (AP) — Over 2,000 people have been evacuated from flooded areas of the Primorye region in Russia’s Far East, emergency officials said Sunday.
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Yes, inflation is down. No, the Inflation Reduction Act doesn't deserve the credit

Yes, inflation is down. No, the Inflation Reduction Act doesn't deserve the credit

WASHINGTON (AP) — Even President Joe Biden has some regrets about the name of the Inflation Reduction Act: As the giant law turns 1 on Wednesday, it's increasingly clear that immediately curbing prices wasn't the point.
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