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Asheville has been largely cut off after Helene wrecked roads and knocked out power and cell service

Asheville has been largely cut off after Helene wrecked roads and knocked out power and cell service

ASHEVILLE, N.C.
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Urban communities that lack shade sizzle when it's hot. Trees are a climate change solution

Urban communities that lack shade sizzle when it's hot. Trees are a climate change solution

DETROIT (AP) — Along a busy road in west Detroit, there's little respite from the sun for residents stopping for gasoline, attending places of worship or bringing children to daycare.
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Urban communities that lack shade sizzle when it's hot. Trees are a climate change solution

Urban communities that lack shade sizzle when it's hot. Trees are a climate change solution

DETROIT (AP) — Along a busy road in west Detroit, there's little respite from the sun for residents stopping for gasoline, attending places of worship or bringing children to daycare.
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Dozens dead and millions without power after Helene's deadly march across southeastern US

Dozens dead and millions without power after Helene's deadly march across southeastern US

PERRY, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Helene caused dozens of deaths and billions of dollars of destruction across a wide swath of the southeastern U.S.
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A rare condor hatched and raised by foster parents in captivity will soon get to live wild

A rare condor hatched and raised by foster parents in captivity will soon get to live wild

By all accounts, Milagra the "miracle" California condor shouldn’t be alive today.
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NY judge denies governor’s bid to toss lawsuits seeking to reinstate Manhattan congestion fee

NY judge denies governor’s bid to toss lawsuits seeking to reinstate Manhattan congestion fee

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge on Friday denied Gov. Kathy Hochul’s request to toss out lawsuits challenging her decision to halt a new congestion fee for drivers into Manhattan.
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Tropical Weather Latest: Helene weakens into a post-tropical cyclone as rescue efforts persist

Tropical Weather Latest: Helene weakens into a post-tropical cyclone as rescue efforts persist

Hurricane Helene weakened into a post-tropical cyclone on Friday after making landfall overnight in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm.
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App State cancels football game against Liberty in North Carolina after Helene causes flooding

App State cancels football game against Liberty in North Carolina after Helene causes flooding

Appalachian State's home football game against Liberty in Boone, North Carolina, scheduled for Saturday was canceled because of the impacts of severe weather on the area from Tropical Storm Helene, the school announced Friday.
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Brazilian lake shocks park visitors with its bright green transformation

SAO PAULO (AP) — The lake in Sao Paulo’s iconic Ibirapuera Park has turned green in recent weeks, as Brazil grapples with a historic drought , both amusing and alarming parkgoers.
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Environment, energy ministers offer Jagmeet Singh a briefing on carbon pricing

Environment, energy ministers offer Jagmeet Singh a briefing on carbon pricing

OTTAWA — Two Liberal ministers are inviting NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh to a briefing about carbon pricing so he can "better understand" how it helps fight climate change while putting more money back in families' pockets.
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