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June sizzled to a 13th straight monthly heat record, but July might break string
It's not that records are being broken monthly but they are being "shattered by very substantial margins over the past 13 months," a climate scientist said.
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Main French share index falls 0.4% after vote leaves National Assembly without clear majority for any political group
Main French share index falls 0.4% after vote leaves National Assembly without clear majority for any political group
4h ago
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China's state media say leader Xi Jinping has called on world powers to help Russia and Ukraine resume direct dialogue
China's state media say leader Xi Jinping has called on world powers to help Russia and Ukraine resume direct dialogue
5h ago
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South Korea says it'll withdraw its plan to suspend licenses of striking doctors to resolve the long medical impasse
South Korea says it’ll withdraw its plan to suspend licenses of striking doctors to resolve the long medical impasse
6h ago
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Searing heat wave grills large parts of the US, causes deaths in the West and grips the East
After causing deaths and shattering records in the West over the weekend, a long-running heat wave will again grip the U.S. on Monday, with triple digit temperatures predicted for large parts of the East Coast
7h ago
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Beryl makes landfall in Texas as a Category 1 hurricane, knocking out power to more than 750,000
The National Weather Service says Beryl has made landfall on the middle Texas coast near Matagorda with a dangerous storm surge and strong winds
7h ago
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Stock market today: Global stocks mixed after French election leaves no clear majority
Asian stocks have fallen while European markets are higher Monday after France’s elections left its legislature divided among left, center and far right, with no single political faction getting close to a majority
7h ago
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National abortion ban splits the Trump campaign and Republican activists writing the party platform
Republicans may remove a vow to ban abortion from their party platform for the first time in 40 years
7h ago
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Beryl has again strengthened into a hurricane as it bears down on southern Texas
Beryl has again strengthened into a hurricane as it bears down on southern Texas
7h ago
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Key events in the troubled history of the Boeing 737 Max
Boeing’s 737 Max is a more fuel-efficient version of the American aerospace company’s popular 737, the best-selling airliner ever
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