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Rising summer heat increases risk of child deaths in hot cars

Rising summer heat increases risk of child deaths in hot cars

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.
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Climate change is driving a rise in tick-borne diseases. Here's what to know.

Climate change is driving a rise in tick-borne diseases. Here's what to know.

TORONTO — A warming climate is driving a rise in Lyme disease and the introduction of lesser-known tick-borne diseases, public health specialists say.
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California energy regulator recommends pause on plan to penalize excess oil profits

California energy regulator recommends pause on plan to penalize excess oil profits

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California should pause Gov. Gavin Newsom's plan to penalize oil companies if their profits climb too high, a top energy regulator said Friday while unveiling proposals aimed at addressing high gas prices.
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Police dog injured after loaded gun goes off during post-arrest search in Ontario

Police dog injured after loaded gun goes off during post-arrest search in Ontario

Police in Halton Region say a search dog was injured earlier this week after finding a loaded firearm during a post-arrest search in Burlington, Ont.
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Brazil strikes deal with Musk's Starlink to curb criminal use in the Amazon rainforest

Brazil strikes deal with Musk's Starlink to curb criminal use in the Amazon rainforest

Brasilia, BRAZIL (AP) — Brazil’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office announced Friday a deal with Elon Musk’s Starlink to curb the use of its services in illegal mining and other criminal activities in the Amazon.
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Environmental groups sue to block migrant detention center rising in Florida Everglades

Environmental groups sue to block migrant detention center rising in Florida Everglades

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit Friday to block a migrant detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” now being built on an airstrip in the heart of the Florida Everglades .
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Home to North Carolina iconic attraction reopens after Hurricane Helene's devastation

Home to North Carolina iconic attraction reopens after Hurricane Helene's devastation

CHIMNEY ROCK, N.C.
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For Eastern US, temperatures swing high, then swing low. They'll soon go back up

For Eastern US, temperatures swing high, then swing low. They'll soon go back up

After days of blistering heat, the nation's sweaty East Coast got to open windows, step outside and get temporary relief on Friday as temperatures plummeted as much as 40 degrees and humidity dropped alongside.
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Nova Scotia invests in climate change adaptations for its seafood industry

Nova Scotia invests in climate change adaptations for its seafood industry

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government says it will spend $1.73 million to help 22 seafood companies and related organizations reduce their carbon footprints.
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Residents express amazement after seeing fireball streak across the southern sky

Residents express amazement after seeing fireball streak across the southern sky

ATLANTA (AP) — More than 200 people across a half-dozen southern U.S.
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