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7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes offshore from southern Philippines
MANILA, Philippines — MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 hit off a southern…
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Swimmers face fecal contamination at beaches along US coastline
OGUNQUIT, Maine — Thousands of Americans will head to beaches for one last summer splash this Labor Day weekend, but…
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Tropical Storm Chantal forms off the coast of the Carolinas
MIAMI — Tropical Storm Chantal has formed off the southeast U.S. coast. The National Hurricane Center in Miamia says tropical…
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7.4 magnitude quake strikes off Chile, Argentina; no damage reported
SANTIAGO, Chile — An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck off the southern coasts of Chile and Argentina on…
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7.6 magnitude earthquake shakes the Caribbean southwest of Cayman Islands, USGS says
MEXICO CITY — A magnitude-7.6 earthquake shook the Caribbean Sea southwest of the Cayman Islands Saturday, according to the U.S.…
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Canoeist paddling 6,000-mile Great Loop out of gratitude for life
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Peter Frank has paddled from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in June to the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland this…
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Remains of man who went missing in Niagara Falls in 1990 identified
OSWEGO, N.Y. — A body that washed up on the shores of Lake Ontario in 1992 has been identified as…
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Huge surf pounds beaches on West Coast and in Hawaii with some low-lying coastal areas flooding
LOS ANGELES — Powerful surf rolled onto beaches on the West Coast and Hawaii on Thursday as a big swell…
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Indonesian maleo conservation faced setbacks due to development of a new capital city
MAMUJU, Indonesia — A pair of tall birds with black feathers and pinkish breasts crossed a noisy road to reach…
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