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Thousands of endangered tortoises are rescued in Madagascar after their sanctuary is flooded

Thousands of endangered tortoises are rescued in Madagascar after their sanctuary is flooded

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A community in southern Madagascar has pulled together to save thousands of critically endangered tortoises swept away from their sanctuary and left swimming for their lives in floods this month caused by a tropical cyc
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Major storm lashes Ireland and Scotland as hurricane-force winds down power lines and ground flights

Major storm lashes Ireland and Scotland as hurricane-force winds down power lines and ground flights

LONDON (AP) — Millions of people in Ireland and northern parts of the U.K. were urged to stay at home Friday as hurricane-force winds disabled power networks and brought widespread travel disruptions.
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Thousands of endangered tortoises are rescued in Madagascar after their sanctuary is flooded

Thousands of endangered tortoises are rescued in Madagascar after their sanctuary is flooded

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A community in southern Madagascar has pulled together to save thousands of critically endangered tortoises swept away from their sanctuary and left swimming for their lives in floods this month caused by a tropical cyc
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California will spend $2.5 billion to help the Los Angeles area recover from wildfires

California will spend $2.5 billion to help the Los Angeles area recover from wildfires

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will spend $2.5 billion to help the Los Angeles area recover from recent deadly wildfires under a relief package signed Thursday by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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USDA secretary nominee says politics shouldn't influence California wildfire response

USDA secretary nominee says politics shouldn't influence California wildfire response

Efforts by the U.S. Forest Service to fight wildfires in California shouldn't be influenced by politics, President Donald Trump's nominee to head the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Thursday at her Senate confirmation hearing.
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Hurricane-force winds anticipated in Ireland and UK as Storm Éowyn spirals in from Atlantic

Hurricane-force winds anticipated in Ireland and UK as Storm Éowyn spirals in from Atlantic

LONDON (AP) — Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland are braced for one of the most intense storms in decades, with forecasters warning of extremely rare hurricane-force winds and a danger to life. The national forecasters for Ireland and the U.K.
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The Latest: California Republicans uneasy over Trump’s threat to condition wildfire aid

The Latest: California Republicans uneasy over Trump’s threat to condition wildfire aid

President Donald Trump is remaking the traditional boundaries of Washington, asserting unprecedented executive power and daring anyone to stop him.
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Mayotte's students are returning to school amid cyclone devastation

Mayotte's students are returning to school amid cyclone devastation

MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte (AP) — Students in the French territory of Mayotte are preparing to return to school on Monday, just over six weeks after the worst cyclone to hit the islands off Africa in nearly a century laid waste to entire neighborhoods and vi
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Cracks emerge in House GOP after speaker's threat to saddle California wildfire aid with conditions

Cracks emerge in House GOP after speaker's threat to saddle California wildfire aid with conditions

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Republicans are pushing back against suggestions by President Donald Trump , House Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republicans that federal disaster aid for victims of wildfires that ravaged Southern California should com
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PHOTO COLLECTION: California Wildfires Hughes Fire

PHOTO COLLECTION: California Wildfires Hughes Fire

This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors. The Associated Press
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