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Japan and China reach deal over Fukushima water release and move closer to resolving seafood ban

Japan and China reach deal over Fukushima water release and move closer to resolving seafood ban

TOKYO (AP) — Japan and China announced Friday that they have reached a deal resolving their disputes over the discharge of treated radioactive wastewater from the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean and Beijing's
Brazil drought punishes coffee farms and threatens to push prices even higher

Brazil drought punishes coffee farms and threatens to push prices even higher

CACONDE, Brazil (AP) — Silvio Almeida’s coffee plantation sits at an ideal altitude on a Brazilian hillside, whose clay-rich soil does well at retaining moisture from rainfall and a nearby reservoir.
A new life is proposed for Three Mile Island supplying power to Microsoft data centers

A new life is proposed for Three Mile Island supplying power to Microsoft data centers

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Takeaways from AP report on risks of rising heat for high school football players

Takeaways from AP report on risks of rising heat for high school football players

BRANDON, Mississippi (AP) — The month of August means the start of high school football in many parts of the country. But it's one of the hottest and, sometimes, most humid times of the year. And it's only getting worse with climate change.
Hotter summers are making high school football a fatal game for some players

Hotter summers are making high school football a fatal game for some players

BRANDON, Mississippi (AP) — Soon after Ashanta Laster reached the hospital, she was ushered into the emergency room where she saw doctors performing CPR on her teenage son. Laster had gotten a call that 17-year-old Phillip Laster Jr.
'Water is flooding everywhere' as torrential rains sweep through West and Central Africa

'Water is flooding everywhere' as torrential rains sweep through West and Central Africa

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Houses swept away to the very last brick. Inmates frantically fleeing the city's main prison as its walls got washed away by water rising from an overflowing dam.
'Water is flooding everywhere' as torrential rains sweep through West and Central Africa

'Water is flooding everywhere' as torrential rains sweep through West and Central Africa

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Houses swept away to the very last brick. Inmates frantically fleeing the city's main prison as its walls got washed away by water rising from an overflowing dam.
Seeking to counter China, US awards $3 billion for EV battery production in 14 states

Seeking to counter China, US awards $3 billion for EV battery production in 14 states

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is awarding over $3 billion to U.S.
Brazil drought punishes coffee farms and threatens to push prices even higher

Brazil drought punishes coffee farms and threatens to push prices even higher

CACONDE, Brazil (AP) — Silvio Almeida’s coffee plantation sits at an ideal altitude on a Brazilian hillside, whose clay-rich soil does well at retaining moisture from rainfall and a nearby reservoir.
Youth activists plan protests to demand action on climate as big events open in NYC

Youth activists plan protests to demand action on climate as big events open in NYC

NEW YORK (AP) — Activists geared up Friday for protests around the world to demand action on climate change just as a pair of major weeklong climate events were getting underway in New York City.
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