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Month: July 2024

For at least a decade Quinault Nation has tried to escape the rising Pacific. Time is running out

Associated Press TAHOLAH, Wash. (AP) — Standing water lies beneath the home Sonny Curley shares with his parents and three children on the Quinault reservation a few steps from the Pacific Ocean in Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. The back deck is rotting, and black mold speckles the walls inside, leaving the 46-year-old fisherman feeling drained if

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Increasingly popular ‘parametric insurance’ helps farmers and others hit hard by extreme weather

MINDANAO, Philippines (AP) — Joemar Flores, a spindly 28-year-old, gestured across his family’s farmland, nestled between a steep hill and a river, and expressed gratitude for the rice paddies in the distance. They’re still there, producing food and an income for him, thanks in part to a novel form of insurance that is increasingly being

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Woman found guilty for shaking baby to death

By Web staff Click here for updates on this story     SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — A Shreveport woman accused of shaking a baby to death was found guilty Thursday in Caddo District Court. After presentation of prosecution and defense cases, and deliberation by Judge Hathaway, the court found Burns, also known as Tatianna Washington, guilty as

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US senators call out Big Tech’s new approach to poaching talent, products from smaller AI startups

AP Technology Writers Three U.S. Senators are calling for action against a new practice big technology companies are using to swallow up the talent and products of innovative AI startups without formally acquiring them. Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Peter Welch and Ron Wyden sent a letter Friday urging antitrust enforcers at the Justice Department and

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The Japanese visitor arrested at Hilo International Airport after two inert grenades were found in his carry-on bag was released pending further investigation.

Police reveal how a Japanese visitor obtained 2 inert grenades that led to an airport evacuation

By Marisa Yamane Click here for updates on this story     HILO, Hawaii (KITV) — The Japanese visitor arrested at Hilo International Airport after two inert grenades were found in his carry-on bag was released pending further investigation. That’s according to a Hawaii Police Department spokeswoman, who also told Island News that Akito Fukushima, 41, of

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Michigan bus driver, students injured after vehicle hydroplaned, crashed into semi-truck

By Sara Powers Click here for updates on this story     DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — A Michigan school bus carrying 11 special needs students hydroplaned and crashed into a semi-truck Wednesday morning, officials said. At about 9:30 a.m., Michigan State Police troopers and Blackman Township officers responded to westbound I-94 near US-127 after receiving a report

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