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Thousands battle Western wildfires as smoke puts millions under air quality alertsJul 28, 2024 2:36 pm - FOREST RANCH, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires across the western United States and Canada put millions of people under air quality alerts Sunday as thousands of firefighters batt...
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Harris raised $200 million in first week of White House campaign and signed up 170,000 volunteersJul 28, 2024 2:35 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign has raised $200 million since she emerged as the likely Democratic presidential nominee last week, an eyepopping ...
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Wind power can be a major source of tax revenue, but officials struggle to get communities on boardJul 28, 2024 6:00 am - PIPER CITY, Ill. — In Scott Saffer's science classroom, kids bake cookies in a decked-out kitchen, care for fish, turtles and a snake, and have access to a workshop full ...
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Wind farms' benefits to communities can be slow or complex, leading to opposition and misinformationJul 28, 2024 6:00 am - After NextEra proposed a wind farm in Greeley County, Nebraska two years ago, Robert Bernt, a dairy farm owner in the area, helped to mobilize community members against t...
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Celine Dion makes musical comeback at Paris Olympics with Eiffel Tower serenadeJul 27, 2024 8:15 am - Celine Dion made a triumphant return Friday with a very public performance: closing out the Paris Olympics' opening ceremony from the Eiffel Tower.
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Wood pellets production boomed to feed EU demand. But it's come at a cost for Blacks in the SouthJul 27, 2024 5:00 am - GLOSTER, Miss. — This southern Mississippi town's expansive wood pellet plant was so close to Shelia Mae Dobbins' home that she sometimes heard company loudspeakers. She ...
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Bette Midler, Susan Sarandon and Sheryl Lee Ralph of ‘The Fabulous Four’ cherish longtime friendsJul 26, 2024 3:42 pm - From “Beaches” to “First Wives Club” and “Hocus Pocus,” Bette Midler has starred in a number of projects where women aren't just at the center of the story — but also female friendship is a major theme.
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Autopsy confirms Sonya Massey died from gunshot wound to head, as attorney calls shooting senselessJul 26, 2024 2:50 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Autopsy findings released Friday on Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman fatally shot in her Illinois home by a now-fired sheriff's deputy charged in her...
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Mental health clinics across the U.S. are helping Latinos bridge language and access barriersJul 26, 2024 1:38 pm - Mental health experts, community clinics and politicians are working to create new programs to break down barriers that Latinos might face to getting therapy or treatment.
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‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ is already breaking box office records, with more possible soonJul 26, 2024 11:35 am - "Deadpool and Wolverine" has gotten off to a supercharged start at the box office, breaking the Thursday preview record for an R-rated movie. The comic-book film sold an estimated $38.5 million worth of movie tickets from preview screenings Thursday, Disney said Friday.