Torrential rains in Brazil leave at least six dead
Flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rains in southern Brazil have claimed at least six lives over the past week, authorities said Sunday.
Flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rains in southern Brazil have claimed at least six lives over the past week, authorities said Sunday.
Environment
Nov 19, 2023
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Massachusetts will no longer buy single-use plastic products, the governor announced to start the week.
Environment
Sep 18, 2023
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Pandemic-related school closures at neighborhood public schools led parents to wonder what other options they had. Many voted for the people they hope will give them more choices as they chose state superintendents on their ...
Education
Nov 18, 2022
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In California, 41 out of 58 counties are now officially under drought conditions.
Environment
May 13, 2021
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Experts say voluntary physical distancing in the United States was essential to slowing the spread of COVID-19 in the early days and weeks of the pandemic, even before such measures were mandatory. A group of researchers ...
Social Sciences
May 25, 2020
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As debate and protests about lockdowns and opening up flare up across the nation, experts are considering why governors decided to lockdown states in the first place.
Political science
Apr 23, 2020
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Self-driving vehicles with no humans on board will be able to operate in Florida—once they're finally ready for prime time—under a bill signed Thursday by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jun 13, 2019
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Thousands of lost jobs or a victory against a monolith: reactions were sharply divided Thursday after Amazon abandoned its plans for a new headquarters in New York.
Business
Feb 15, 2019
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Tourists keen for a close-up look at komodo dragons in their natural habitat could be hit with an alarming bill, if one Indonesian politician gets his way.
Ecology
Nov 23, 2018
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California restaurants will soon stop providing plastic straws unless customers explicitly ask for them, under a new law signed on Thursday by the state's environment-friendly governor.
Environment
Sep 21, 2018
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