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Gusty winds complicate B.C. wildfire fight, but human-caused blazes also a factor

Gusty winds complicate B.C. wildfire fight, but human-caused blazes also a factor

VANCOUVER — Gusty winds and unsettled weather in parts of British Columbia helped kick up several wildfires over the weekend, forcing a number of evacuation orders and alerts.
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Tens of thousands march to kick off climate summit, demanding end to warming-causing fossil fuels

Tens of thousands march to kick off climate summit, demanding end to warming-causing fossil fuels

NEW YORK (AP) — Yelling that the future and their lives depend on ending fossil fuels, tens of thousands of protesters on Sunday kicked off a week where leaders will try once again to curb climate change primarily caused by coal, oil and natural gas.
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Libya was mired in chaos and corruption. For years, warnings the Derna dams may burst went unheeded

Libya was mired in chaos and corruption. For years, warnings the Derna dams may burst went unheeded

CAIRO (AP) — The warnings were clear but went unheeded. Experts had long said that floods posed a significant danger to two dams meant to protect nearly 90,000 people in the northeast of Libya .
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Evacuation orders issued near Peachland, more than 400 wildfires burn across B.C.

Evacuation orders issued near Peachland, more than 400 wildfires burn across B.C.

PEACHLAND, B.C. — An evacuation order has been issued for eight recreational properties due to the Glen Lake Wildfire, about 15 kilometres west of Peachland, B.C.
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Everything you need to know about this year's meeting of leaders at the UN General Assembly

Everything you need to know about this year's meeting of leaders at the UN General Assembly

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — For two years, it was the coronavirus pandemic. Then, it was Russia's war in Ukraine.
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Lots of indoor farms are shutting down as their businesses struggle. So why are more being built?

Lots of indoor farms are shutting down as their businesses struggle. So why are more being built?

CLEBURNE, Texas (AP) — Inside a bright greenhouse about an hour outside Dallas, workers in hairnets and gloves place plugs of lettuce and other greens into small plastic containers — hundreds of thousands of them — that stack up to the ceiling.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will sign climate-focused transparency laws for big business

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will sign climate-focused transparency laws for big business

NEW YORK (AP) — California Gov.
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Private Louisiana zoo claims federal seizure of ailing giraffe wasn't justified

ETHEL, La. (AP) — A private Louisiana zoo says that federal regulators overreached last week when they took away an ailing giraffe.
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Three minor earthquakes recorded off B.C. coast, near Port Hardy

Three minor earthquakes recorded off B.C. coast, near Port Hardy

PORT HARDY, B.C. — Three minor earthquakes rattled a seismically active area off British Columbia's coast on Sunday without causing any damages or triggering tsunami activity. Earthquakes Canada said a 4.
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Climate activists spray Berlin's Brandenburg Gate with orange paint

Climate activists spray Berlin's Brandenburg Gate with orange paint

BERLIN (AP) — German climate activists sprayed orange paint onto Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate on Sunday morning to urge the German government to take more urgent action against climate change.
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