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Mountain lion kills 1, injures another in California
GEORGETOWN, Calif. — A mountain lion in Northern California killed one man and injured another while the two were out…
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Bird flu is decimating seal colonies. Scientists don’t know how to stop it
PORTLAND, Maine — Avian influenza is killing tens of thousands of seals and sea lions in different corners of the…
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EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades after a partial ban was enacted
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos, a carcinogen that is still used…
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The spring equinox is here. What does that mean?
Spring is almost here — officially, at least. The vernal equinox arrives on Tuesday, marking the start of the spring…
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Ohio governor declares emergency after severe storms that killed 3
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s governor has declared a state of emergency in 11 counties across central Ohio struck by severe…
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Severe storms rake Indiana and Kentucky, damaging dozens of structures
MADISON, Ind. — Severe storms with at least one suspected tornado raked southern Indiana and northern Kentucky on Thursday, damaging…
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Dog deaths revive calls for end to Iditarod, the endurance race with deep roots in Alaska tradition
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — For the past five years, Alaska’s annual Iditarod sled dog race has gone off mostly free of…
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Fire chief in Texas city hit hard by wildfires dies while fighting a structure blaze
A Texas fire chief whose small town was among the hardest hit last week by historic blazes sweeping across the…
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California man is first in the US to be charged with smuggling greenhouse gases, prosecutors say
SAN DIEGO — A Southern California man was arrested Monday on suspicion of smuggling refrigerants into the U.S. from Mexico…
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More mountain snow expected even as powerful blizzard moves out of Northern California
TRUCKEE, Calif. — A powerful blizzard that closed highways and ski resorts had mostly moved through the Sierra Nevada by…
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