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GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — The popular Blue Lagoon geothermal spa, one of Iceland’s biggest tourist attractions in the country's southwest, was reopened Sunday after authorities said a nearby volcano had stabilized after erupting four days earlier.

OTTAWA — The owners of a Sarnia, Ont., plastics plant that has been emitting dangerous levels of the cancer-causing chemical benzene for years say they need more time to comply with tougher federal rules.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Recovery from a May 10 tornado outbreak has cost Florida's capital city $50 million so far, Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey said Friday.

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Donald Trump says the Biden administration's policy to promote electric vehicles is a “radical plan” that would kill the economy in automaking states.

The Abbot Pass hut stood for decades in a rugged saddle between two iconic peaks, overlooking the limpid turquoise of Banff National Park's Lake Louise — a destination for alpinists from around the world until the ground melted beneath it and forced

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Flooding, high river levels and heavy rain led to the death of a firefighter and disrupted train travel in southern Germany on Sunday.

CALGARY — Plant biologist Marcus Samuel has been working for more than a decade to improve the climate resilience of crops.

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Mount Ibu erupted again on Sunday and spewed thick, gray ash 7,000 meters (16,000 feet) into the air, officials said.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon authorities have closed the state's entire coastline to mussel harvesting due to an “unprecedented” outbreak of shellfish poisoning that has sickened at least 20 people.