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Heavy equipment, snow shovels used to clean up hail piled knee-deep in small Colorado city

Heavy equipment, snow shovels used to clean up hail piled knee-deep in small Colorado city

DENVER (AP) — Residents in a small city in northeastern Colorado were cleaning up Tuesday after hail the size of baseballs and golf balls pounded the community, with heavy construction equipment and snow shovels used to clear ice that piled up knee-d
Severe turbulence during Singapore Airlines flight leaves several people badly injured. One man died

Severe turbulence during Singapore Airlines flight leaves several people badly injured. One man died

BANGKOK (AP) — A Singapore Airlines flight hit severe turbulence over the Indian Ocean and descended 6,000 feet (around 1,800 meters) in about three minutes, the carrier said Tuesday.
Head of FEMA tours deadly storm damage in Houston area as more residents get power back

Head of FEMA tours deadly storm damage in Houston area as more residents get power back

HOUSTON (AP) — As the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency toured the Houston area on Tuesday to assess the damage from last week’s deadly storms , local officials reassured residents still without power that their lights would be back on
Weather forecasters warn Pakistanis to stay indoors ahead of new heat wave

Weather forecasters warn Pakistanis to stay indoors ahead of new heat wave

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Authorities in Pakistan on Tuesday urged people to stay indoors as the country is hit by an extreme heat wave that threatens to bring dangerously high temperatures and yet another round of glacial-driven floods.
No more cute snaps of Mount Fuji over a convenience store. A screen was built to stop tourist crowds

No more cute snaps of Mount Fuji over a convenience store. A screen was built to stop tourist crowds

TOKYO (AP) — Sorry, the screen is now up — no more snapping cute photos of Mount Fuji from a popular sidewalk spot in the Japanese town of Fujikawaguchiko.
Resigned to a fate of constant displacement, India's river islanders return home in between floods

Resigned to a fate of constant displacement, India's river islanders return home in between floods

MORIGAON, India (AP) — Yaad Ali is dreading the rainy season’s arrival this year. The 56-year-old farmer from northeastern India’s Assam state lives with his wife and son on Sandahkhaiti island on India’s Brahmaputra River.
Family says Alaska photographer killed in moose attack knew the risks, died doing what he loved

Family says Alaska photographer killed in moose attack knew the risks, died doing what he loved

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The family of an Alaska man fatally attacked by an enraged moose trying to protect her newborn twin calves said he was a nature photographer who knew the risks of taking photos in the wild and died doing what he loved.
China is accelerating the forced urbanization of rural Tibetans, rights group says

China is accelerating the forced urbanization of rural Tibetans, rights group says

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China is accelerating the forced urbanization of Tibetan villagers and herders, Human Rights Watch said, in an extensive report that adds to state government and independent reports of efforts to assimilate rural Tibetans throug
Orphan orca's extended family spotted off northeast side of Vancouver Island

Orphan orca's extended family spotted off northeast side of Vancouver Island

ALERT BAY, B.C. — A killer whale pod related to an orphan orca calf that escaped a remote British Columbia tidal lagoon last month have been spotted off the northeast coast of Vancouver Island.
Petrochemical company fined more than $30 million for 2019 explosions near Houston

Petrochemical company fined more than $30 million for 2019 explosions near Houston

BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — A Texas petrochemical company has pleaded guilty to a violation of the Clean Air Act and agreed to pay more than $30 million in connection with two explosions that injured workers and caused the evacuation of thousands, the U.
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