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India cuts rice exports, triggering panic-buying of food staple by some Indian expats in the US

NEW YORK (AP) — Chatter on one of Prabha Rao's WhatsApp groups exploded last week when India announced that it was severely curtailing some rice exports to the rest of the world, triggering worry among the Indian diaspora in the United States that ac
Atlanta 'Cop City' activists say they're confident of getting 70K signatures. But big hurdles remain

Atlanta 'Cop City' activists say they're confident of getting 70K signatures. But big hurdles remain

ATLANTA (AP) — “Excuse me, are you a city of Atlanta voter? Do you know about ‘Cop City?’” Clipboards in hand, canvassers Sienna Giraldi and Gabriel Sanchez approached shopper after shopper at a Kroger supermarket lot on a recent evening collecting s
Montreal program letting residents plant sidewalk gardens provides numerous benefits

Montreal program letting residents plant sidewalk gardens provides numerous benefits

MONTREAL — On a quiet residential corner of Montreal's St-Henri neighbourhood, plots of dirt carved out of the sidewalk, each hosting a solitary tree, have become verdant oases along the city block.

Burning cargo ship off Dutch coast will be towed to a new location after flames and smoke subsided

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Salvage crews were preparing Saturday to tow a car-carrying cargo ship that has been burning for days to an anchor point in the North Sea after flames and smoke on board subsided, the Dutch government said.
A drought alert for receding Lake Titicaca has Indigenous communities worried for their future

A drought alert for receding Lake Titicaca has Indigenous communities worried for their future

HUARINA, Bolivia (AP) — A 70-year-old man's feet sink into the soil as he passes abandoned boats where there used to be the water of Lake Titicaca .
Typhoon Doksuri is downgraded to tropical storm status as it leaves southern China

Typhoon Doksuri is downgraded to tropical storm status as it leaves southern China

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Typhoon Doksuri weakened into a tropical storm late Friday night after bringing heavy winds and rain that left more than a million people without power in southern China.
Hundreds allowed to return home as wildfire crews make progress in B.C.

Hundreds allowed to return home as wildfire crews make progress in B.C.

VANCOUVER — Evacuation orders and alerts covering hundreds of properties in southern British Columbia were rescinded or downgraded Friday as fire crews fought back against wildfires that have ravaged the province.
Typhoon Doksuri makes landfall in China after bringing deadly landslides to Philippines

Typhoon Doksuri makes landfall in China after bringing deadly landslides to Philippines

BEIJING (AP) — Typhoon Doksuri made landfall in China after bringing deadly landslides to the Philippines.
NFL teams are adapting to unrelenting heat as training camps ramp up

NFL teams are adapting to unrelenting heat as training camps ramp up

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Extreme heat moves east where many will see their hottest days of the year

Extreme heat moves east where many will see their hottest days of the year

NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Reyes sought shade under a tree in the Bronx on a day that felt like it was over 100 degrees (38 degrees Celsius) because of the heat and humidity.
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