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B.C. ostrich farm at heart of avian flu debate upbeat despite looming federal cull

B.C. ostrich farm at heart of avian flu debate upbeat despite looming federal cull

EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — The family that operates the British Columbia ostrich farm where some 400 birds face being euthanized by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says spirits remain high among protesters looking to stave off the cull.
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Quebec lifts open fire ban, reports no active blazes in key zone

Quebec lifts open fire ban, reports no active blazes in key zone

QUÉBEC — Quebec's Public Security Department says it has lifted its open fire ban in or near forests and says there no active fires in the intensive protection zone.
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India's monsoon floods kill at least 22 people in the country's northeast

India's monsoon floods kill at least 22 people in the country's northeast

GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Landslides and flash flooding triggered by days of torrential monsoon rains in India’s northeast have killed at least 22 people, officials said Saturday.
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A river dammed by a huge Swiss landslide is flowing again. That's a relief to authorities

A river dammed by a huge Swiss landslide is flowing again. That's a relief to authorities

GENEVA (AP) — A small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing through the debris, and the level of a newly created lake that raised worries about potential new destruction has fallen, authori
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Turmoil, worry swirl over cuts to key federal agencies as hurricane season begins

Turmoil, worry swirl over cuts to key federal agencies as hurricane season begins

WASHINGTON (AP) — With predictions for a busy hurricane season beginning Sunday, experts in storms and disasters are worried about something potentially as chaotic as the swirling winds: Massive cuts to the federal system that forecasts, tracks and r
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Ostriches at B.C. farm have version of avian flu not seen elsewhere in Canada: CFIA

Ostriches at B.C. farm have version of avian flu not seen elsewhere in Canada: CFIA

The type of avian flu infection present at a B.C. ostrich farm where a cull is planned is a mutation not seen elsewhere in Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Friday.
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States are rolling out red carpets for data centers. But some lawmakers are pushing back

States are rolling out red carpets for data centers. But some lawmakers are pushing back

HARRISBURG, Pa.
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Illegal killing of mother bear orphans five cubs in B.C., triggering investigation

Illegal killing of mother bear orphans five cubs in B.C., triggering investigation

British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service said an investigation is underway to find the person who illegally shot and killed a female black bear near Williams Lake, leaving behind five cubs.
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Inmates clear tornado damage to free Oklahoma family stuck for over a week

Inmates clear tornado damage to free Oklahoma family stuck for over a week

McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — A work crew of incarcerated people cleared the way for a woman and her three children to finally leave their rural Oklahoma property more than a week after a tornado caused widespread damage, state officials said.
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The Department of Energy axes $3.7 billion in clean energy project grants

The Department of Energy axes $3.7 billion in clean energy project grants

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Friday he canceled nearly $4 billion in project grants, in another massive blow to clean energy and greenhouse gas emissions reduction efforts in the U.S. under President Donald Trump's administration.
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