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Drag story hour at library canceled after suspicious package and threats, authorities say
LANCASTER, Pa. — LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — A scheduled “Drag Queen Story Hour” at a Pennsylvania library that had drawn…
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7.6-magnitude earthquake strikes off the Philippines and a tsunami warning is issued
MANILA, Philippines — A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck Saturday off the southern Philippine coast, prompting…
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Iceland town evacuated over volcano told it will be months before they can go home
It will be months before it’s safe for evacuated residents to go home. ByThe Associated Press November 18, 2023, 9:15…
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French authorities say school where teacher fatally stabbed evacuated over bomb alert
French authorities say a high school where a teacher was fatally stabbed in an attack last week has been evacuated…
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Illinois semitruck accident kills 1, injures 5 and prompts ammonia leak evacuation
TEUTOPOLIS, Ill. — A semitruck carrying a toxic substance overturned in Illinois, causing “multiple fatalities” and dangerous air conditions that…
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Aid shipments and evacuations as Azerbaijan reasserts control over breakaway province
LONDON — More badly needed humanitarian aid was on its way to the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh via both Azerbaijan…
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An evacuation order finds few followers in northeastern Ukraine despite Russia’s push in the region
KUPIANSK, Ukraine — The thunder of mortar fire echoes in the distance as 5-year old David approaches his mother with…
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Firefighters douse Maui brush fire that prompted evacuations near site of deadly Lahaina blaze
A brush fire on the Hawaiian island of Maui prompted evacuations in a residential neighborhood of Lahaina before firefighters brought…
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Evacuations ordered as Northern California fire roars through forest near site of 2022 deadly blaze
A wildfire pushed by gusty winds from a thunderstorm is racing through national forest land near California’s border with Oregon,…
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Deadly flooding in China worsens as rescues continue and areas downriver brace for high water
BEIJING — Heavy rain and high water levels on rivers in northeastern China were threatening cities downstream on Friday, prompting…
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