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Atlantic hurricane season ends with 14 named storms

Atlantic hurricane season ends with 14 named storms

MIAMI (AP) — An Atlantic hurricane season that had 14 named storms officially ended on Wednesday, leaving residents in the Florida Keys to celebrate even as others around Florida and Puerto Rico continue to grapple with the damage caused by Hurricane
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Judge OKs federal intervention in struggling water system

Judge OKs federal intervention in struggling water system

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S.
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US agencies sued over fate of rare Rio Grande minnow

US agencies sued over fate of rare Rio Grande minnow

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Environmentalists on Wednesday accused the U.S. government of not doing enough to ensure the survival of the Rio Grande silvery minnow as drought tightens its grip on one of the longest rivers in the West.
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Deep South tornado outbreak: 2 dead from twister in the dark

Deep South tornado outbreak: 2 dead from twister in the dark

MONTGOMERY, Ala.
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4 lion cubs saved from war in Ukraine arrive at US sanctuary

4 lion cubs saved from war in Ukraine arrive at US sanctuary

SANDSTONE, Minn. (AP) — Four lion cubs that were orphaned during the war in Ukraine have arrived safely at a Minnesota animal sanctuary that has pledged to provide them a permanent home.
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Sarika Cullis-Suzuki follows dad's footsteps to co-host CBC's 'The Nature of Things'

Sarika Cullis-Suzuki follows dad's footsteps to co-host CBC's 'The Nature of Things'

TORONTO — David Suzuki's daughter Sarika Cullis-Suzuki has been named the next co-host of “The Nature of Things.
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N.L. mayor, councillors flew on jet owned by billionaire with local energy interests

N.L. mayor, councillors flew on jet owned by billionaire with local energy interests

STEPHENVILLE, N.L. — A Newfoundland mayor says he and three council members did nothing wrong when they flew home from Germany aboard a private jet owned by a billionaire vying to build a major energy project in their town.
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Construction of 339 mile power line begins in NY

ALBANY, N.Y.
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List of areas the Alberta government accuses Ottawa of overreaching

List of areas the Alberta government accuses Ottawa of overreaching

EDMONTON — When the Alberta legislature resumed sitting Tuesday, the first bill introduced by the United Conservative Party government was one aimed at shielding the province from federal laws it deems harmful to its interests.
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Volcano knocks Mauna Loa carbon monitoring station offline

Volcano knocks Mauna Loa carbon monitoring station offline

The eruption of Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano has temporarily knocked off power to the world’s premier station that measures heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, but officials Wednesday say it won’t be a problem.
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