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Sweden’s wine industry is flourishing, driven by warming temperatures due to climate change and new varieties of grapes suited to this region. As drought, heatwaves and other extreme weather events hurt traditional wine growing regions, Sweden sees som…
Here’s the latest for Saturday, August 19th: California braces for Hurricane Hilary; Wind-driven wildfire in eastern Washington; Thousands gather in Niger to volunteer for junta; Egyptian activist freed.
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Jason Brolund, chief of the West Kelowna fire department, said on Friday that residents will face a difficult night as wildfires burn close to the city. (Aug. 19)
An influx of Mauritanians are migrating to the U.S. through a point of entry in Nicaragua, enabled by the country’s immigration policy. Many find their way to Cincinnati, where a community of Mauritanians are helping new arrivals get situated. (Aug. 19…
Hotels on Maui are filling with those displaced by the raging wildfires. Ernesto and Adoracion Garcia joined a dozen other relatives at the Hyatt Regency after being left homeless by the fire (Aug. 18)(AP video: Mike Householder)
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The Iowa State Fair is a must stop for White House hopefuls less than five months before Iowans cast the first votes in the GOP contest, and Republican voters attending the fair are weighing their feelings about former President Donald Trump. (Aug. 19)…
Native Hawaiians and others from a Maui community devastated by a ferocious fire say they worry Hawaii’s governor is moving too quickly to rebuild what was lost (Aug. 18)(AP video: Mike Householder)
President Joe Biden and the leaders of Japan and South Korea agreed to expand security and economic ties at a historic summit at the US presidential retreat of Camp David, cementing a new agreement amid ongoing threats from China and North Korea. (Aug….
A prosecutor urged a judge Friday to impose a life sentence on the teenager who killed four students at his Michigan school, arguing that his methodical planning and “appetite for violence” should keep him locked up forever. (August 18)
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