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Tornadoes collapse buildings and level homes in Nebraska and Iowa

Tornadoes collapse buildings and level homes in Nebraska and Iowa

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Tornadoes wreaked havoc Friday in the Midwest, causing a building to collapse with dozens of people inside and destroying and damaging hundreds of homes, many around Omaha, Nebraska.
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Orca's escape from B.C. lagoon will be talked about for 'generations,' say nations

Orca's escape from B.C. lagoon will be talked about for 'generations,' say nations

ZEBALLOS, B.C.
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Most drivers will pay $15 to enter busiest part of Manhattan starting June 30

Most drivers will pay $15 to enter busiest part of Manhattan starting June 30

NEW YORK (AP) — The start date for the $15 toll most drivers will be charged to enter Manhattan's central business district will be June 30, transit officials said Friday.
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15-year hunting ban and $10K penalty for man who baited, killed B.C. grizzly

15-year hunting ban and $10K penalty for man who baited, killed B.C. grizzly

ELKFORD — The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says a man has been fined $10,000 and banned from hunting for 15 years for illegally killing a grizzly bear near Elkford, B.C.
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Cap on plastic production may be too complicated for global treaty: Guilbeault

Cap on plastic production may be too complicated for global treaty: Guilbeault

OTTAWA — A global treaty to end plastic waste can be ambitious and successful without firm caps on plastic production, which are hard to design and harder to get agreement on, Canada's environment minister said Friday.
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Animal groups are urging tourists not to visit Wyoming after a man hit a wolf then took it to a bar

Animal groups are urging tourists not to visit Wyoming after a man hit a wolf then took it to a bar

CHEYENNE, Wyo.
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Help is coming for a Jersey Shore town that's losing the man-vs-nature battle on its eroded beaches

Help is coming for a Jersey Shore town that's losing the man-vs-nature battle on its eroded beaches

NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — A long-running sandstorm at the Jersey Shore could soon come to an end as New Jersey will carry out an emergency beach replenishment project at one of the state's most badly eroded beaches.
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Bin there, dumped that: Trash cans to be reinstalled along Montreal's Lachine Canal

Bin there, dumped that: Trash cans to be reinstalled along Montreal's Lachine Canal

MONTREAL — Parks Canada will reinstall around 30 garbage bins along Montreal's Lachine Canal after some visitors expressed frustration at their sudden disappearance earlier this month.
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At least 70 people killed by flooding in Kenya as more rain is expected through the weekend

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Flooding and heavy rains in Kenya have killed at least 70 people since mid-March, a government spokesperson said Friday, twice as many as were reported earlier this week.
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Cenovus fined $2.5 million for biggest oil spill in Newfoundland and Labrador history

Cenovus fined $2.5 million for biggest oil spill in Newfoundland and Labrador history

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Cenovus Energy has been ordered to pay a $2.5-million fine for its role in the largest offshore oil spill ever recorded in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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