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Calmer weather helps contain Oakland, California, fire that forced evacuations

Calmer weather helps contain Oakland, California, fire that forced evacuations

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Firefighting crews took advantage of calmer weather Sunday to increase containment of a small wildfire in Oakland, California, that burned two homes and forced more than 500...

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Los Angeles firefighters brace for fierce winds

Los Angeles firefighters brace for fierce winds

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Additional water tankers and scores of firefighters arrived at the Los Angeles area on Monday ahead of fierce winds that were forecast to return and threaten the progress made s...

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After millions lose access to internet subsidy, FCC moves to fill connectivity gaps

After millions lose access to internet subsidy, FCC moves to fill connectivity gaps

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Biden administration is moving to blunt the loss of an expired broadband subsidy program that helped more than 23 million families afford internet access by using money from...

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Papua New Guinea is granted a National Rugby League team starting in 2028

Papua New Guinea is granted a National Rugby League team starting in 2028

SYDNEY (AP) — A team from rugby league hotspot Papua New Guinea will enter the National Rugby League beginning in 2028 after officially being granted a license on Thursday. Australian Prime Minist...

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New Zealanders save more than 30 stranded whales by lifting them on sheets

New Zealanders save more than 30 stranded whales by lifting them on sheets

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — More than 30 pilot whales that stranded themselves on a beach in New Zealand were safely returned to the ocean after conservation workers and residents helped to ref...

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Syria faces crisis and Gaza heads toward famine, World Food Program official says

Syria faces crisis and Gaza heads toward famine, World Food Program official says

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The deputy executive director of the U.N. World Food Program has been on whirlwind visits to hotspots in the Middle East and Sudan to assess dire humanitarian situations and ...

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