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Polar bear emerged unseen from snowstorm to kill mom, son

Polar bear emerged unseen from snowstorm to kill mom, son

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Summer Myomick bundled her baby against the freezing winds whipping off the Bering Sea and stepped outside into a blur of blowing snow.
Rare attack in Alaska renews interest in polar bear patrols

Rare attack in Alaska renews interest in polar bear patrols

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — For isolated communities at the top of the world, keeping the planet’s largest land predators -- polar bears -- out of town is key to coexistence.
Ukraine, climate, economy: Takeaways from glitzy Davos event

Ukraine, climate, economy: Takeaways from glitzy Davos event

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Elites from politics, business, academia and the arts on Friday wrapped up the World Economic Forum 's annual conclave in the Swiss town of Davos — where worries about the war in Ukraine , a warming planet and a cooling glob

Scientists say pollution not cause of UK mass crab deaths

LONDON (AP) — British scientists said Friday they don’t think pollution killed thousands of crabs that washed up on beaches in northeast England, though they are unsure what did cause the unusual die-off.
Man's body found in Serbia as Balkans struggles with floods

Man's body found in Serbia as Balkans struggles with floods

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A man's body has been pulled from a swollen river in southwestern Serbia and rescuers are searching for another man, state television said Friday, as floods across the Balkans closed down schools, hampered traffic and soaked h
VP Harris touts Arizona-California power transmission line

VP Harris touts Arizona-California power transmission line

TONOPAH, Ariz.
Group seeks reintroduction of sea otters along West Coast

Group seeks reintroduction of sea otters along West Coast

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A nonprofit group that aims to protect endangered species asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Thursday to reintroduce sea otters to a stretch of the West Coast from Northern California to Oregon.
Feds send $930 million to curb 'crisis' of US West wildfires

Feds send $930 million to curb 'crisis' of US West wildfires

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S.
Eby promises $50M to help get fire-damaged wood to B.C. mills

Eby promises $50M to help get fire-damaged wood to B.C. mills

VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby is promising $50 million from the upcoming budget to help transfer fire-damaged wood from remote areas to pulp mills.
Judge: Corps must discuss spillway use with fisheries agency

Judge: Corps must discuss spillway use with fisheries agency

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the U.S.