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Cooler weather in Southern California helps in wildfire battle

Cooler weather in Southern California helps in wildfire battle

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of firefighters aided by cooler weather made progress Saturday against three Southern California wildfires, and officials in northern Nevada were hopeful that almost all evacuees from a blaze there could soon be home.
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Tropical Storm Ileana heads northward over the southern Gulf of California, bringing heavy rains

Tropical Storm Ileana heads northward over the southern Gulf of California, bringing heavy rains

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico issued a tropical storm warning Saturday along the coast, from Altata to Huatabampito, and has discontinued all watches and warnings for Baja California Sur after rain from Storm Ileana pounded the resort-studded Los Cabos a
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4 people found dead in eastern Romania as rainstorms leave hundreds stranded

4 people found dead in eastern Romania as rainstorms leave hundreds stranded

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Four people in eastern Romania have been found dead after torrential storms dumped unprecedented rain, leaving hundreds stranded in flooded areas, emergency authorities said Saturday.
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Cooler weather in Southern California helps in wildfire battle

Cooler weather in Southern California helps in wildfire battle

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of firefighters aided by cooler weather made progress Saturday against three Southern California wildfires, and officials in northern Nevada were hopeful that almost all evacuees from a blaze there could soon be home.
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Death toll in Myanmar from Typhoon Yagi reaches 74. Dozens of other people are missing

Death toll in Myanmar from Typhoon Yagi reaches 74. Dozens of other people are missing

BANGKOK (AP) — The death toll in Myanmar from flooding and landslides caused by Typhoon Yagi has reached at least 74, with 89 people missing, Myanmar’s state television said Saturday.
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'Challenges every single muscle': Champion tree climber turns work into passion

'Challenges every single muscle': Champion tree climber turns work into passion

WINNIPEG — Climbing up trees, wrangling with ropes and navigating twisted odd-angled limbs may not be everyone's idea of a great day.
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Tropical Storm Ileana heads northward over the southern Gulf of California, bringing heavy rains

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Ileana forced residents and tourists in Mexico’s resort-studded Los Cabos to stay inside as rain pounded the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula.
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Young climate activists ask US Supreme Court to revive their lawsuit against the government

Young climate activists ask US Supreme Court to revive their lawsuit against the government

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Young climate activists in Oregon have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to revive their long-running lawsuit against the federal government in which they argued they have a constitutional right to a climate that sustains life.
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Power outages bring frustration to New Orleans residents post-Francine

Power outages bring frustration to New Orleans residents post-Francine

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two days after Hurricane Francine knocked out power for nearly half a million people in Louisiana, Alexandra Canary was still waiting for the electricity in her area to come back online.
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Four-day rescue operation freed a humpback whale off northern B.C.: DFO

Four-day rescue operation freed a humpback whale off northern B.C.: DFO

A humpback whale was so entangled in fishing gear, ropes and buoys that it took four days for a Fisheries Department crew to unravel the mess.
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