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BP defeated thousands of suits by sick Gulf spill cleanup workers. But not one by a boat captain

BP defeated thousands of suits by sick Gulf spill cleanup workers. But not one by a boat captain

John Maas spent years buying and outfitting a 17-foot aluminum boat called the Superskiff 1 so he could take customers fishing for sea trout and flounder in the Gulf of Mexico.
More people are evacuated after the dramatic eruption of an Indonesian volcano

More people are evacuated after the dramatic eruption of an Indonesian volcano

MANADO, Indonesia (AP) 鈥 More people living near an erupting volcano on Indonesia's Sulawesi Island were evacuated on Friday due to the dangers of spreading ash, falling rocks, hot volcanic clouds and the possibility of a tsunami.
Ottawa to force banks to call carbon rebate a carbon rebate in direct deposits

Ottawa to force banks to call carbon rebate a carbon rebate in direct deposits

OTTAWA 鈥 Canadian banks that refuse to identify the carbon rebate by name when doing direct deposits are forcing the government to change the law to make them do it, says Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault.
San Francisco mayor announces the city will receive pandas from China

San Francisco mayor announces the city will receive pandas from China

BEIJING (AP) 鈥 San Francisco is the latest U.S. city preparing to receive a pair of pandas from China, in a continuation of Beijing鈥檚 famed 鈥減anda diplomacy.
Laborers and street vendors in Mali find no respite as deadly heat wave surges through West Africa

Laborers and street vendors in Mali find no respite as deadly heat wave surges through West Africa

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) 鈥 Street vendors in Mali's capital of Bamako peddle water sachets, ubiquitous for this part of West Africa during the hottest months.
Hawaii Supreme Court chides state's legal moves on water after deadly Maui wildfire

Hawaii Supreme Court chides state's legal moves on water after deadly Maui wildfire

HONOLULU (AP) 鈥 The Hawaii attorney general's office must pay attorney fees for using last year's Maui wildfire tragedy to file a petition in 鈥渂ad faith鈥 that blamed a state court judge for a lack of water for firefighting, Hawaii's Supreme Court rul
Growing demand for minerals sparks Indigenous outcry over 'business as usual' mining practices

Growing demand for minerals sparks Indigenous outcry over 'business as usual' mining practices

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) 鈥 Indigenous representatives from 35 countries issued a declaration Thursday criticizing the fact that they are too rarely consulted about mining that takes place on or near their lands, an issue that has become more acute with
World Bank's Banga wants to make gains in tackling the effects of climate change, poverty and war

World Bank's Banga wants to make gains in tackling the effects of climate change, poverty and war

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥 There was no shortage of stressors to the global economy when Ajay Banga took charge at the World Bank almost a year ago: inflation eating at nations drowning in debt, a once-in-a-generation pandemic, climate disasters and Russia's
Three B.C. hunters fined and banned for unlawfully killing wildlife near Kamloops

Three B.C. hunters fined and banned for unlawfully killing wildlife near Kamloops

KAMLOOPS, B.C. 鈥 Three men from British Columbia's Lower Mainland have been fined and banned from hunting for 10 years each for "unlawfully killing wildlife," including a deer pregnant with two fawns.
Violinist tries to serenade B.C. orca calf to freedom, as others ready nets and boats

Violinist tries to serenade B.C. orca calf to freedom, as others ready nets and boats

ZEBALLOS, B.C. 鈥 Carol Love watches the tides at a Vancouver Island lagoon, and when the time is right, she starts to play her violin. She plays for an audience of one, a killer whale calf that has been trapped alone in the lagoon for almost a month.
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