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Puerto Rico issues an island-wide heat advisory for the first time as power outages persist

Puerto Rico issues an island-wide heat advisory for the first time as power outages persist

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Meteorologists on Tuesday for the first time issued a heat advisory for the entire island of Puerto Rico, struggling with chronic power outages as it broils under an unrelenting sun. All 78 of the U.S.
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A big boost for a climate solution: electricity made from the heat of the Earth

A big boost for a climate solution: electricity made from the heat of the Earth

One method of making electricity cleanly to address climate change has been quietly advancing and on Tuesday it hit a milestone. A California utility is backing the largest new geothermal power development in the U.S.
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Doctors treat thousands of heatstroke victims in southern Pakistan as temperatures soar

Doctors treat thousands of heatstroke victims in southern Pakistan as temperatures soar

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A days-long intense heat wave has disrupted normal life in Pakistan, especially in its largest city, Karachi, where doctors treated thousands of victims of heatstroke at various hospitals, health officials said Tuesday.
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A potential Trump VP pick backs a controversial CO2 pipeline favored by the Biden White House

A potential Trump VP pick backs a controversial CO2 pipeline favored by the Biden White House

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is one of Donald Trump’s most visible and vocal backers, sprinting around the country to drum up support for the former president’s comeback bid while auditioning to be his running mate.
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Vietnam's VinFast looks to tiny EV, priced at less than $10,000, to change its fortunes

Vietnam's VinFast looks to tiny EV, priced at less than $10,000, to change its fortunes

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnamese automaker VinFast, for a short time the third-most valuable car company in the world, has a big problem: It just can’t sell enough cars. Idle factories bleed money and the company’s financial health is at stake.
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At least 24 killed by flooding, landslides after days of heavy rains in Ivory Coast’s largest city

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Flooding and landslides in Ivory Coast’s largest city of Abidjan have left at least 24 people dead following a week of heavy rains, four times the usual volume in some cases, authorities said Tuesday.
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Takeaways: A possible Trump VP pick grapples with supporting a CO2 pipeline

Takeaways: A possible Trump VP pick grapples with supporting a CO2 pipeline

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has emerged as a serious contender to be Donald Trump's running mate .
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Team combs fire-ravaged New Mexico community for remains of the missing

Team combs fire-ravaged New Mexico community for remains of the missing

As residents return to a fire-ravaged village in the mountains of southern New Mexico, the mayor on Monday warned them that some parts of Ruidoso remain off limits as special search and rescue teams comb the charred rubble along the hardest-hit stree
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Midwestern flooding collapses a bridge, forces evacuations and kills at least 2

Midwestern flooding collapses a bridge, forces evacuations and kills at least 2

NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. (AP) — Flooding in the Midwestern U.S.
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Dior’s Mount Olympus: A sporty couture homage to the Paris Games

Dior’s Mount Olympus: A sporty couture homage to the Paris Games

PARIS (AP) — Dior staged an homage to sport on the eve of the Paris Olympics on the grounds of the Musée Rodin on the first day of Paris Couture Week on Monday.
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