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When fire threatened a California university, the school says it knew what to do

When fire threatened a California university, the school says it knew what to do

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — The wildfire alert came in the middle of the night as some college students in Southern California were cramming for final exams and others were woken up in their dorms.
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Atmospheric river and potential bomb cyclone will bring messy, dangerous weather to East Coast

Atmospheric river and potential bomb cyclone will bring messy, dangerous weather to East Coast

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S. East Coast is due for a whiplash-inducing stretch of weather that will be rainy, windy and potentially dangerous, due in part to an atmospheric river and developing bomb cyclone .
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Monarch butterflies to be listed as a threatened species in US

Monarch butterflies to be listed as a threatened species in US

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — U.S.
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A Nobel Prize-powered gift from Geoffrey Hinton is boosting a Canadian water charity

A Nobel Prize-powered gift from Geoffrey Hinton is boosting a Canadian water charity

The Canadian winner of this year's Nobel Prize in physics is pouring hundreds of thousands of dollars from his winnings into a small Ontario-based organization.
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Supreme Court leans toward Utah oil railway plan, but may not make broad environmental ruling

Supreme Court leans toward Utah oil railway plan, but may not make broad environmental ruling

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed to favor a Utah oil railroad expansion in arguments on Tuesday, but appeared more skeptical of putting strict new limits on a key national environmental law.
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U.S. wildlife officials plan to list monarch butterflies as threatened species

U.S. wildlife officials plan to list monarch butterflies as threatened species

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — U.S.
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Chinese gold mining threatens a protected UN heritage site in Congo

Chinese gold mining threatens a protected UN heritage site in Congo

OKAPI WILDLIFE RESERVE, Congo (AP) — Scattered along the banks of the Ituri River, buildings cram together, cranes transport dirt and debris scatters the soil. The patches of trees are a scant reminder that a forest once grew there.
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China's CATL forms joint venture with Stellantis to build electric vehicle battery factory in Spain

China's CATL forms joint venture with Stellantis to build electric vehicle battery factory in Spain

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Chinese electric battery company CATL and automaker Stellantis will build a major battery factory in northern Spain, the partners announced Tuesday.
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Iran to shut offices, colleges and schools in Tehran because of air pollution

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran announced Tuesday that all governmental offices, universities, and schools in the province of Tehran will be closed for two days because of poor air quality, state TV reported.
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Chinese electric battery maker CATL and Stellantis to build battery factory in Spain

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Chinese electric battery giant CATL and automaker Stellantis announced Tuesday that they will build a major battery factory in northern Spain.
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