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'Whale ballet': Video shows 3 humpbacks jump in unison, a birthday surprise for man and daughters

'Whale ballet': Video shows 3 humpbacks jump in unison, a birthday surprise for man and daughters

PORSTMOUTH, N.H.
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Judge gives deadline extension to organizers trying to stop 'Cop City' with signature campaign

Judge gives deadline extension to organizers trying to stop 'Cop City' with signature campaign

ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday significantly extended the deadline for Atlanta organizers who have been trying to gather more than 70,000 signatures to force a vote on the construction of a police and firefighter training center that crit
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Supreme Court allows construction to resume on the Mountain Valley Pipeline

Supreme Court allows construction to resume on the Mountain Valley Pipeline

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed construction to resume on a contested natural-gas pipeline that is being built through Virginia and West Virginia. Work on the Mountain Valley Pipeline had been blocked by the 4th U.S.
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GOP measures would undo protections for endangered lesser prairie chicken, northern bat

GOP measures would undo protections for endangered lesser prairie chicken, northern bat

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has approved two measures to undo federal protections for the lesser prairie chicken and northern long-eared bat — two endangered animals that have seen their populations plummet over the years.
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July has been so blistering hot, scientists already calculate that it's the warmest month on record

July has been so blistering hot, scientists already calculate that it's the warmest month on record

WASHINGTON (AP) — July has been so hot thus far that scientists calculate that this month will be the hottest globally on record and likely the warmest human civilization has seen, even though there are several days left to sweat through.
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Freeland says Ottawa to 'work harder' to provide relief to victims of N.S. flooding

Freeland says Ottawa to 'work harder' to provide relief to victims of N.S. flooding

BROOKLYN, N.S.
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Wildfire in Greece triggers explosions at an ammunition depot and the relocation of fighter jets

Wildfire in Greece triggers explosions at an ammunition depot and the relocation of fighter jets

RHODES, Greece (AP) — A wildfire whipped on by strong winds triggered a series of massive explosions Thursday at an air force ammunition depot in central Greece, while firefighters worked to tame multiple blazes in the country.
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Court-appointed manager of Mississippi capital water system gets task of fixing sewage problems

Court-appointed manager of Mississippi capital water system gets task of fixing sewage problems

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The independent manager working to fix the long-troubled water system in Mississippi's capital city will also be assigned to oversee repairs to the city’s deteriorating sewer system, under an order filed Wednesday.
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Suffocating heat wave in metro Phoenix starts easing after first major monsoon storm of the season

Suffocating heat wave in metro Phoenix starts easing after first major monsoon storm of the season

PHOENIX (AP) — The persistent heat wave that has suffocated Phoenix for most of July was slightly easing Thursday after the first major monsoon storm of the season kicked up dust and high winds and brought the first measurable rainfall in some areas
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Maine plans to use offshore wind for half its energy needs by 2040

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine will procure at least 3,000 megawatts of electricity from offshore wind turbines by 2040 under a bill signed Thursday by Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, enough to power about half of the state's electricity load.
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