Today: September 23, 2024
Today: September 23, 2024

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In the Amazon, communities next to the world's most voluminous river are queuing for water

As the Amazon drought rages on, public authorities in Brazil are scrambling to deliver food and water to thousands of isolated communities throughout a vast and roadless territory, where boats are the only means of transportation

In the Amazon, communities next to the world's most voluminous river are queuing for water
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Hyundai is rapidly building its first US electric vehicle plant, with production on track for 2025

Construction of Hyundai's first U.S. plant dedicated to making electric vehicles is moving quickly

Hyundai is rapidly building its first US electric vehicle plant, with production on track for 2025
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White House wants $56 billion from Congress for disaster relief, child care and high-speed Internet

The White House is asking lawmakers for nearly $56 billion in emergency spending for disaster relief, child care funding and broadband

White House wants $56 billion from Congress for disaster relief, child care and high-speed Internet
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Forecasters were caught off guard by Otis’ growth. But warming means more hurricanes like it

Hurricane Otis unexpectedly turned from mild to monster in record time, and scientists are struggling to figure out what happened

Forecasters were caught off guard by Otis’ growth. But warming means more hurricanes like it
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Hurricane Otis survivors search for friends and necessities in devastated Acapulco

Survivors of a Category 5 storm that killed at least 27 people as it devastated Mexico’s resort city of Acapulco are searching for acquaintances and necessities and hoping aid will come quickly in the wake of Hurricane Otis

Hurricane Otis survivors search for friends and necessities in devastated Acapulco
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Snow piles up in North Dakota as region's first major snowstorm of the season moves eastward

An east-moving snowstorm, the first major one of the season, continued Thursday into North Dakota

Snow piles up in North Dakota as region's first major snowstorm of the season moves eastward
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Survivors of deadly Hurricane Otis grow desperate for food and aid amid slow government response

Survivors of the Category 5 storm that killed at least 27 people and devastated Mexico’s resort city of Acapulco are getting desperate amid a slow government assistance response

Survivors of deadly Hurricane Otis grow desperate for food and aid amid slow government response
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Families hunt for loved ones not heard from since Hurricane Otis pummeled Acapulco

Desperate families are making missing posters and joining online groups to find loved ones out of touch since Hurricane Otis devastated the Mexican Pacific coast city of Acapulco

Families hunt for loved ones not heard from since Hurricane Otis pummeled Acapulco
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Four tracts of federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico are designated for wind power development

The Biden administration has designated four tracts of federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico off the Texas and Louisiana coasts for development of wind energy

Four tracts of federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico are designated for wind power development
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Hawaii agrees to hand over site to Maui County for wildfire landfill and memorial

Hawaii’s land board says it will hand over state land on Maui to be used for a wildfire memorial and fire debris disposal

Hawaii agrees to hand over site to Maui County for wildfire landfill and memorial
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Mexican security authorities raise Hurricane Otis death toll to 39

Mexico’s security authorities have raised the death toll from the Category 5 Hurricane Otis that struck the country’s southern Pacific coast early Wednesday to 39

Mexican security authorities raise Hurricane Otis death toll to 39
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EPA to strengthen lead protections in drinking water after multiple crises, including Flint

The Environmental Protection Agency will soon strengthen lead in drinking water regulations, after decades when they essentially remained the same

EPA to strengthen lead protections in drinking water after multiple crises, including Flint
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Hurricane Otis death toll rises to 48, missing now number 36 as search and recovery work continues

Mexican authorities have raised the toll to 48 dead from Hurricane Otis, days after the fierce Category 5 storm struck the country’s southern Pacific coast and the tourist city of Acapulco

Hurricane Otis death toll rises to 48, missing now number 36 as search and recovery work continues
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Two hours of terror and now years of devastation for Acapulco's poor in Hurricane Otis aftermath

Hurricane Otis shredded Acapulco, Mexico, last week and tore apart the lives of hundreds of thousands of people

Two hours of terror and now years of devastation for Acapulco's poor in Hurricane Otis aftermath
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Bodycam video shows police saving residents from Maui wildfire, keeping people out of burn zone

Police who frantically tried to save people from the wildfire that devastated the historic Maui town of Lahaina this summer also faced another challenge: keeping people from heading back toward the flames

Bodycam video shows police saving residents from Maui wildfire, keeping people out of burn zone
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Southern California wildfire prompts evacuation order for thousands as Santa Ana winds fuel flames

Firefighters aided by aircraft are battling to contain a wind-driven wildfire that has damaged or destroyed at least nine buildings in rural Southern California and forced authorities to issue evacuation orders for 4,000 residents

Southern California wildfire prompts evacuation order for thousands as Santa Ana winds fuel flames
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Americans are still putting way too much food into landfills. Local officials seek EPA's help

A pair of recent reports from the Environmental Protection Agency put striking numbers on America's problem with food waste

Americans are still putting way too much food into landfills. Local officials seek EPA's help
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'My heart was always just with the sheep.' One Navajo's push to keep tradition vibrant

Growing up in Ganado, a small town in Navajo Nation in eastern Arizona, Nikyle Begay always wanted to visit their grandmother’s sheep

'My heart was always just with the sheep.' One Navajo's push to keep tradition vibrant
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King Charles III meets in private with the family of the Kenyan rebel leader hanged by the British

King Charles III has held a private meeting with the family of the executed leader of the Kenyan rebellion against British colonial rule

King Charles III meets in private with the family of the Kenyan rebel leader hanged by the British
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Storm Ciarán whips western Europe, blowing record winds in France and leaving millions without power

Record-breaking winds in France and across much of western Europe left at least seven people dead and injured others

Storm Ciarán whips western Europe, blowing record winds in France and leaving millions without power
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Some houses are being built to stand up to hurricanes and sharply cut emissions, too

Climate change is increasing billion-dollar disasters, many of them from intensifying hurricanes

Some houses are being built to stand up to hurricanes and sharply cut emissions, too
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Prince William says deeper global cooperation can win the fight against illegal wildlife trafficking

Britain’s Prince William says seven countries _ Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Singapore, Britain and the United States _ have committed at a wildlife summit to deepen their intelligence-sharing and other cooperation to combat money laundering by international gangs engaged in the illegal wildlife trade

Prince William says deeper global cooperation can win the fight against illegal wildlife trafficking
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Prince William awards the Earthshot Prize to 5 winners and credits the finalists for giving hope

An Indian maker of solar-powered dryers, a soil carbon marketplace and groups that work to make electric car batteries cleaner, restore Andean forests and deter illegal fishing were awarded the Earthshot Prize at a ceremony in Singapore

Prince William awards the Earthshot Prize to 5 winners and credits the finalists for giving hope
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Cheetahs become more nocturnal on hot days. Climate change may trigger fights among predators

A new study finds that endangered cheetahs are more likely to hunt at dawn and dusk on hot days, which increases their odds of conflict with other nocturnal predators

Cheetahs become more nocturnal on hot days. Climate change may trigger fights among predators
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Red hot October almost guarantees 2023 will be the hottest year on record

October was the fifth straight month that Earth set a record for the hottest month in recorded history

Red hot October almost guarantees 2023 will be the hottest year on record

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