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Fighting Wildfires With Night-Flying, Water-Siphoning Helicopters
Southern California is the most technologically advanced area in the world for fighting wildfires. Fennessy could call on dozens of fire engines and more than 2,200 firefighters from Orange, Los Angeles,
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G-7 Leaders Face Demands to Pay Up After Green Growth Promises
Group of Seven leaders are facing calls to spell out how much money they will commit to help developing countries move away from fossil fuels and tackle climate change.
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Will Migration From Mexico Head Into Dangerous Seas?
The U.S. has 95,000 miles of coastline, yet most migration from Mexico is over land. Near a rugged peninsula off San Diego, a 40-foot cabin cruiser carrying undocumented migrants capsized and splintered on Sunday,
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On Eve of Derby, Deadly Doping Scandal Hangs Over Horse Racing
The conversation between the two horsemen is so raw and vulgar that it reads like something straight out of a Martin Scorsese flick. “You know how many f—ing horses he f—ing killed and broke down that I made disappear?
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Anti-Asian Atmosphere Chills Chinese Scientists Working in the U.S.
As universities such as Harvard and NYU put researchers under scrutiny, some schools seek to avoid a “loyalty oath.”
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High-Tech Tools Join the Hunt for Forgotten Mines
In Afghanistan, Angola and Libya, digging out the deadly remnants of war takes nerves of steel and increasingly sophisticated mapping technology.
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Midair Crash Warnings Sought for Air-Tour Hot Spots Like NYC
Planes carrying tourists in busy sightseeing corridors including New York City and Hawaii should be required to carry traffic-monitoring devices to prevent deadly midair collisions, such as one over Alaska in 2019,
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Midair Collision Warnings Sought for Air-Tour Hot Spots Like NYC
Planes carrying tourists in busy sightseeing corridors such as New York City and Hawaii should be required to carry traffic-monitoring devices to prevent deadly midair collisions, such as one over Alaska in 2019,
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Californians Forced to Flee as River in Sky Threatens Mudslides
Authorities have ordered evacuations in parts of California as a drenching storm known as an atmospheric river is poised to dump rain and snow, potentially setting off mudslides in a state that’s still recuperating from its worst-ever fire season.
