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Flash floods inundate homes and overturn cars in San Diego as heavy rains sweep through much of US

Flash floods inundate homes and overturn cars in San Diego as heavy rains sweep through much of US

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Flash floods inundated homes and overturned cars in San Diego on Monday as torrential rain swept through a large swath of the U.S., toppling trees and overflowing streets across California.
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New Mexico governor proposes $500M to treat fracking wastewater

New Mexico governor proposes $500M to treat fracking wastewater

SANTA FE, N.M.
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Storm Isha batters Britain and Ireland, killing 2 motorists and leaving many thousands without power

Storm Isha batters Britain and Ireland, killing 2 motorists and leaving many thousands without power

LONDON (AP) — Two motorists were killed, tens of thousands of people were left without electricity and hundreds of trains were canceled Monday after the latest winter storm lashed Britain and Ireland with heavy rain and wind gusts that topped 100 mph
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Memphis residents endure day 4 of water problems as freezing weather bursts pipes across the South

Memphis residents endure day 4 of water problems as freezing weather bursts pipes across the South

MEMPHIS, Tenn.
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U.S. Department of Justice preparing legal brief as both sides appeal Line 5 decision

U.S. Department of Justice preparing legal brief as both sides appeal Line 5 decision

WASHINGTON — The U.S. government has been asked to explain to a federal appeals court precisely how it believes the country's 1977 pipeline treaty with Canada should impact efforts to shut down the controversial cross-border Line 5.
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Alberta farmers face growing risk of soil erosion events as drought persists

Alberta farmers face growing risk of soil erosion events as drought persists

CALGARY — Nearly a century after the mass agricultural disaster known as the Dirty '30s, drought conditions on the Prairies are once again raising the risk that farmers' valuable topsoil will go blowing in the wind.
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Storm Isha's rain and winds are expected to batter parts of the UK and Ireland and disrupt travel

Storm Isha's rain and winds are expected to batter parts of the UK and Ireland and disrupt travel

LONDON (AP) — Britain and Ireland braced Sunday as Storm Isha unleashed rain and potentially deadly winds that were expected to batter a wide swath of land and disrupt travel into the start of the work week.
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'Burn, beetle, burn': Hundreds of people torch an effigy of destructive bug in South Dakota town

'Burn, beetle, burn': Hundreds of people torch an effigy of destructive bug in South Dakota town

RAPID CITY, S.D.
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Indonesia's Mount Merapi unleashes lava as other volcanoes flare up, forcing thousands to evacuate

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Mount Merapi erupted Sunday, spreading searing gas clouds and avalanches of lava down its slopes as other active volcanoes flared up across the country, forcing the evacuation of thousands.
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Brutally cold weather reaches deep into lower United States, causing dozens of deaths

Brutally cold weather reaches deep into lower United States, causing dozens of deaths

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Much of the U.S. remained gripped by deadly Arctic weather Sunday — with subfreezing conditions reaching as far south as Texas and Florida. But the numbing cold is expected to ease up in the coming days.
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