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SAVANNAH, Ga.—Violent storms killed at least two people, one in Georgia and another in Texas, on Tuesday as hail, strong winds and tornadoes tore across the ...
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The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on March 31 announced that it will not regulate the chemical called perchlorate in drinking water. Perchlorate is widely used in rocket ...
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Tonga—a Polynesian island nation—was isolated from the rest of the world—after a massive volcanic eruption over the weekend, cutting off phone and internet lines. The eruption ...
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Homes and buildings were damaged and trees were blown down as a line of intense thunderstorms rolled across several Southern states, authorities said. There were no ...
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Insurers are bracing for a hit of some $1 billion from physical damage to offshore rigs and structures from Hurricane Ida, according to preliminary estimates from ...
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska—The largest earthquake in the United States in the last half century produced a lot of shaking but spared Alaska any major damage in a ...
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TAIPEI, Taiwan—A series of more than 20 earthquakes struck the east coast of Taiwan on Wednesday morning, causing some damage. The Central Weather Bureau reported 22 ...
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BERLIN—Heavy summer storms caused widespread damage and flooding Tuesday in Germany and Switzerland, where an airport hangar partially collapsed in the southern town of Magadino. Swiss ...
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A three-story apartment building in South Florida was evacuated after an inspector discovered structural damage in a vacant unit.
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The death toll from the collapse of a condominium tower near Miami, Florida, has risen to nine, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Sunday. Meanwhile officials ...
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The oceanfront condominium building that collapsed near Miami had “major structural damage” to a concrete structural slab below its pool deck
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Rioters in Oregon's largest city on Thanksgiving caused thousands of dollars in damage, authorities said.
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Flooding and mudslides have stranded hundreds of people in scenic hot springs and hiking areas in central Japan, killing 60 people in the southern region.
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A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck just southwest of Puerto Rico on July 3. There were no reported casualties.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz asked President Trump to declare a state of disaster due to the "extensive fire damage to public infrastructure caused by unrest.
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Hurricane Dorian regained enough strength on Sept. 7 to once again become a Category 2 storm, ahead of an expected landfall in the Canadian province of ...
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ATLANTA—A strong storm system barreling through the South killed an 8-year-old girl in Florida and threatened to bring tornadoes to large parts of the Carolinas and ...
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A 20-year-old Marysville woman has been charged with criminal mischief after police say she caused more than $4,000 worth of damage to a New Cumberland hotel ...
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SAN FRANCISCO—A gas explosion in San Francisco shot a tower of flames into the sky and burned five buildings including one of the city’s popular restaurants ...
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Cannabis use causes long-term damage to the developing brains of teenagers, a new study suggests. The study by Canadian scientists found that the impact of cannabis ...
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TOKYO—A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.7 on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido caused a landslide that engulfed houses early on Thursday, Sept. 6, injuring and trapping ...
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Historic flooding has taken a toll on Peru’s roads, destroying main thoroughfares, like the Pan-American Highway, and paralyzing traffic in coastal parts of the country. According ...
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VISSO, Italy—Officials in central Italy began early Thursday to assess the damage caused by a pair of strong earthquakes in the same region of central Italy ...