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August 26, 2023 at 5:05 am

Bare electrical wire and leaning poles on Maui were possible cause of deadly fires

In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down power poles, slapping electrified wires to the dry grass below, there was...

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FILE – Linemen work on poles, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii, following a deadly wildfire that caused heavy damage days earlier. Hawaiian Electric Co. faces criticism for not shutting off the power amid high wind warnings and keeping it on even as dozens of poles began to topple. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File) NY312 NY312

August 15, 2023 at 12:02 pm

Videos put scrutiny on downed power lines as possible cause of deadly Maui wildfires VIEW

Videos showing downed power lines apparently sparking some of the early blazes in the Maui wildfires have become key evidence in the search for a...

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May 11, 2023 at 8:32 am

US ambassador accuses South Africa of providing weapons, ammo to Russia

The U.S. ambassador to South Africa has accused the country of providing weapons and ammunition to Russia.

April 3, 2023 at 8:01 am

‘We’ll kill you’: Troops film boys’ killings in Burkina Faso VIEW

A video in Burkina Faso showing men in military fatigues walking among the bloodied bodies of boys with their hands bound surfaced on social media...

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April 2, 2023 at 9:47 pm

‘We’ll kill you’: Troops film boys’ killings in Burkina Faso VIEW

A video in Burkina Faso showing men in military fatigues walking among the bloodied bodies of boys with their hands bound surfaced on social media...

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March 28, 2023 at 1:16 pm

EPA cites 2 oil and gas firms over Permian Basin pollution

Two Texas companies have resolved Clean Air Act violations with the Environmental Protection Agency by agreeing to reduce emissions of planet-warming methane and other harmful...

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First responders at the site of a badly damaged home in Kyiv, Ukraine after a Russian strike, on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022. Explosions rocked towns and cities around Ukraine on Thursday morning, and electricity went out in several regions as Russia launched what appeared to be one its biggest strikes to date on the country’s energy grid. (Laura Boushnak/The New York Times) XNYT61 XNYT61

December 29, 2022 at 9:32 pm

Evidence of Russian crimes mounts as war in Ukraine drags on VIEW

Ten months into Russia’s latest invasion of Ukraine, overwhelming evidence shows the Kremlin’s troops have waged total war, with disregard for international laws governing the...

December 21, 2022 at 11:22 pm

How the AP estimated 10,300 new graves in occupied Mariupol

The AP estimated at least 10,300 new graves in and around Mariupol by analyzing satellite imagery.

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November 20, 2022 at 1:47 pm

Company: Leak at Pennsylvania gas storage well plugged

The operator of a natural gas storage well in Western Pennsylvania says workers have successfully plugged a leak that had been spewing massive amounts of...

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November 18, 2022 at 3:32 pm

Leak at Pennsylvania gas storage well spewing methane

A vent at an underground natural gas storage well in Western Pennsylvania has been spewing massive amounts of planet-warming methane into the atmosphere for more...