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4 dead, 900 evacuated after landslides triggered by flash floods in southwest China

4 dead, 900 evacuated after landslides triggered by flash floods in southwest China

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Four people died and three others were missing after landslides hit a county in China’s southwestern Sichuan province on Tuesday, leading authorities to evacuate more than 900 people.
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Ex-Audi boss convicted of fraud in automaker's diesel emissions scandal

Ex-Audi boss convicted of fraud in automaker's diesel emissions scandal

BERLIN (AP) — Former Audi boss Rupert Stadler was convicted of fraud Tuesday in connection with the automaker's diesel emissions scandal, making him the highest-ranking executive found guilty over cars that cheated on emissions tests with the help of
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US Interior Secretary Haaland reflects on tenure and tradition amid policy challenges

US Interior Secretary Haaland reflects on tenure and tradition amid policy challenges

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It was never about making history for Deb Haaland, but rather making her parents proud.
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Trudeau taking cautious reaction to revolt to avoid fuelling Russian propaganda

Trudeau taking cautious reaction to revolt to avoid fuelling Russian propaganda

REYKJAVIK, ICELAND — Canada is monitoring the situation in Russia after a short-lived armed rebellion by a mercenary leader this weekend, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday, adding a cautious approach is needed to avoid fuelling Russian propag
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Was that actually a tsunami that hit Florida? Yes, but not the kind you think

Was that actually a tsunami that hit Florida? Yes, but not the kind you think

An unexpected culprit toppled beach chairs along the sand at normally calm Clearwater Beach, Florida, last Wednesday. West Coast surfers might snicker at the cause, but the National Weather Service confirms the rare 4-foot (1.
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Work begins to clean up train derailment in Montana's Yellowstone River

Work begins to clean up train derailment in Montana's Yellowstone River

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Work is underway to clean up rail cars carrying hazardous materials that fell into the Yellowstone River in southern Montana after a bridge collapsed over the weekend, officials said Monday.
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Tornado and other severe weather kill 3, damage homes, and knock out power in multiple states

Tornado and other severe weather kill 3, damage homes, and knock out power in multiple states

SHOALS, Ind. (AP) — A tornado struck an Indiana home, killing a man and injuring his wife, while two people died in Arkansas after a tree fell onto a house, as severe weather rumbled through several central states.
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Enbridge 'must cease' Line 5 operations on Bad River land by June 2026: judge

Enbridge 'must cease' Line 5 operations on Bad River land by June 2026: judge

WASHINGTON — The controversial Line 5 pipeline can keep moving fossil fuels through an Indigenous band's territory in Wisconsin for now, but operations on that property "must cease" on June 16, 2026, a U.S. judge says.
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As fuel taxes plummet, states weigh charging by the mile instead of the tank

As fuel taxes plummet, states weigh charging by the mile instead of the tank

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Evan Burroughs has spent eight years touting the virtues of an Oregon pilot program charging motorists by the distance their vehicle travels rather than the gas it guzzles, yet his own mother still hasn't bought in.
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Forest fire centre declares 2023 already worst year ever for Canadian wildfires

Forest fire centre declares 2023 already worst year ever for Canadian wildfires

MONTREAL — Canada surpassed the record for area burned by wildfires in a single year Monday as hundreds of fires continued to blaze in almost every province and territory.
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