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Over 4,000 told to evacuate flooding in Hawaii as officials warn 120-year-old dam could fail

HONOLULU (AP) — Muddy floodwaters from severe rains inundated streets, pushed homes off their foundations, swallowed vehicles and prompted evacuation orders for thousands of residents…

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Early Southwest heat is latest in parade of weather extremes as Earth warms

WASHINGTON (AP) — The dangerous heat wave shattering March records all over the U.S. Southwest is more than just another extreme weather blip. It’s the…

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Oil prices ease and Asian shares are mixed as energy supply worries over Iran war remain

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Friday following Wall Street losses, and oil prices pared earlier gains on the intensifying Iran war,…

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ABC cancels ‘Bachelorette’ season with Taylor Frankie Paul, citing 2023 video

LOS ANGELES (AP) — ABC has scrubbed the upcoming season of “The Bachelorette,” starring Taylor Frankie Paul, three days before its planned premiere, citing a…

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Dolores Huerta ends her silence, champions decades of advocacy for marginalized groups

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It was Dolores Huerta who coined the slogan “Si, se puede” in 1972 when bringing together farmworkers in Arizona to fight…

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EU scrambles to contain energy costs from war in Middle East

BRUSSELS (AP) — Leaders from across the European Union are meeting Thursday to grapple with rising oil and gas prices caused by the war raging…

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Tehran intensifies attacks on Gulf energy facilities after Israel hits Iranian gas field

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran intensified its attacks on its Gulf Arab neighbors’ energy infrastructure Thursday, setting Qatari liquified natural gas facilities ablaze…

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César Chavez Day events renamed, postponed or canceled after sexual abuse allegations

Many of the upcoming celebrations and holidays honoring the late farmworker labor leader César Chavez are being renamed, postponed or completely canceled in the wake…

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French bulldog frenzy may be cooling in US, but dachshunds are riding high

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans still dig French bulldogs, retrievers and German shepherds. But dachshunds are increasingly hot dogs. For the first time in over…

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Iran lashes out with attacks on Israel and Gulf neighbors as Israel hits Beirut

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran lashed out following the killing of one of its top leaders in an airstrike with attacks on its…

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