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  • The ‘Taylor Swift effect’ aims to provide water during Brazil's life-threatening heat waves

    RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian climatologist Núbia Beray Armond for years had been sounding the alarm about Rio de Janeiro's need for an extreme heat plan including water distribution. Interest was tepid until a disastrous Taylor Swift concert — and now her phone won't stop ringing.
  • Burning Man latest foe of 'green energy' project in Nevada

    RENO, Nev. (AP) — Add Burning Man to the list of plaintiffs challenging one of the growing number of “green energy” projects in the works in Nevada.
  • Vatican Swiss Guard slayings back in spotlight with new book

    ROME (AP) — The mother of a Swiss Guard member accused of committing one of the most sensational crimes in recent Vatican history – fatally shooting his commander and the senior officer's wife before killing himself -- is turning to the United Nations and Pope Francis in hopes of getting some closure nearly a quarter-century after the slayings.
  • ‘Serial’ case: Adnan Syed released, conviction tossed

    BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore judge on Monday ordered the release of Adnan Syed after overturning Syed’s conviction for the 1999 murder of high school student Hae Min Lee — a case that was chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial,” a true-crime series that transfixed listeners and revolutionized the genre.
  • Mastodons: Nova Scotia was home to hairy, elephant-like creatures 80,000 years ago

    HALIFAX - The remains of a massive, woolly beast that once trod on the land that would become Nova Scotia will go on display this weekend at the Museum of Natural History in Halifax.
  • Review: Journey to the origins of the Earth

    “Otherlands: Journeys in Earth's Extinct Ecosystems,” by Thomas Halliday (Random House)
  • For celebrations, English fizz is on the rise

    LONDON (AP) — English sparkling wine has been gaining prestige in recent years, with some experts comparing it to Champagne in taste and quality.
  • Russia: Black Sea oil spill much bigger than first thought

    MOSCOW (AP) — Russian prosecutors on Wednesday opened a criminal probe into an oil spill off the country's Black Sea coast that appeared to be far bigger than initially expected and left traces of pollution along the scenic coastline.
  • Boom in Native American oil complicates Biden climate push

    NEW TOWN, N.D. (AP) — On oil well pads carved from the wheat fields around Lake Sakakawea, hundreds of pump jacks slowly bob to extract 100 million barrels of crude annually from a reservation shared by three Native American tribes.
  • Riot? Insurrection? Words matter in describing Capitol siege

    NEW YORK - At first, viewed from a distance, it was a rally or protest. Then it became an assault, a riot, an insurrection, domestic terrorism or even a coup attempt. The language used by the American media to describe last week's Capitol siege proves one thing whatever your perspective: Words matter.

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