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'Mother Nature has no mercy': Man gets stuck waist-deep in Alaska mud flats, drowns as tide comes in

'Mother Nature has no mercy': Man gets stuck waist-deep in Alaska mud flats, drowns as tide comes in

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A man who was walking on tidal mud flats with friends in an Alaska estuary got stuck up to his waist in the quicksand-like silt and drowned as the tide came in before frantic rescuers could extract him, authorities said.
Breakthrough proposal would aid drought-stricken Colorado River as 3 Western states offer cuts

Breakthrough proposal would aid drought-stricken Colorado River as 3 Western states offer cuts

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Arizona, Nevada and California said Monday they’re willing to cut back on their use of the dwindling Colorado River in exchange for money from the federal government -- and to avoid forced cuts as drought threatens the key water supp

California officials say communities near refilling Tulare Lake now unlikely to flood

SACRAMENTO, Calif.
Book Review: In 'Brave the Wild River,' the true story of 2 scientists who explored the Grand Canyon

Book Review: In 'Brave the Wild River,' the true story of 2 scientists who explored the Grand Canyon

PHOENIX (AP) — “Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon” by Melissa L. Sevigny (W. W.
Nigeria opens Africa’s biggest oil refinery as it tries to boost struggling sector

Nigeria opens Africa’s biggest oil refinery as it tries to boost struggling sector

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday opened Africa’s biggest oil refinery, with hopes it would help the energy-rich country achieve self-sufficiency and become a net exporter of refined petroleum products.
Ford to buy lithium for electric car batteries from Quebec's Nemaska Lithium

Ford to buy lithium for electric car batteries from Quebec's Nemaska Lithium

MONTREAL — A Quebec company building a lithium mine and production plan has signed an 11 year deal to sell products to Ford for use in electric car batteries.
Emergency beach repairs start in New Jersey shore town amid $33M legal fight

Emergency beach repairs start in New Jersey shore town amid $33M legal fight

NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — A bulldozer began moving sand along a stretch of badly eroded beach Monday in a Jersey Shore town where the bitter fight over how to protect its rapidly shrinking shoreline has led to $33 million worth of litigation.

Concern rising in Myanmar that supplies needed for recovery from Cyclone Mocha are coming too slowly

BANGKOK (AP) — As residents of Myanmar’s Rakhine and Chin states worked Monday to repair the devastation from last week’s Cyclone Mocha, concern is rising about whether the urgent needs for shelter, food, drinking water and medical assistance can be
Germany rejects criticism it watered down language on gas at G7 summit

Germany rejects criticism it watered down language on gas at G7 summit

BERLIN (AP) — The German government on Monday rejected criticism that it pushed to weaken existing commitments for phasing out natural gas at a summit of leaders from the Group of Seven major industrialized democracies, saying the concluding statemen
In the Amazon, Brazilian ecologists try new approach against deforestation and poverty

In the Amazon, Brazilian ecologists try new approach against deforestation and poverty

CARAUARI, Brazil (AP) — In a remote corner of the Amazon, Brazilian ecologists are trying to succeed where a lack of governance has proved disastrous.
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