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A Realtor showing one of the homes found it destroyed by a tree, a police chief said.
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During the heatwave last summer, George Ames and his family and friends congratulated themselves on having found the perfect wild swimming spot. It was somewhere they had first visited during the pandemic, when wild swimming caught the national mood.
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The Dogs of Chernobyl Are Experiencing Rapid Evolution, Study Suggests
A new study analyzed the DNA of feral dogs living near Chernobyl, compared the animals to others living 10 miles away, and found remarkable differences.
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Graphic video shows an entire 5-foot long alligator being removed from stomach of an 18-foot python
The giant Burmese python captured in Florida's Everglades had swallowed the alligator whole, which scientists discovered during a necropsy.
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Highway 1 repairs underway at site of major Big Sur slide. What about rest of road?
Months after landslides closed a key stretch of Highway 1 near Big Sur, Caltrans says it’s identified “additional areas of concern.”
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These 5 counties have led NC population growth since the pandemic, Census Bureau says
Two suburban Triangle counties and three on the coast outpaced the rest.
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Jacksonville Naval Museum announced that the USS Orleck will be closed until further notice as officials prepare for its move to Pier 1.
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CDC team falls sick probing Ohio train derailment
A team of CDC health investigators in East Palestine, Ohio, reported nausea, headaches and coughing.
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Anglers praised for removing massive carp from Oklahoma lake
An Oklahoma charter-fishing business was lauded by the state this week for snagging and removing a "massive" bighead carp from Grand Lake.
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Tornado touches down north of Springfield, damaging homes, businesses
The storm hit Sangamon County shortly before 6 p.m. Friday after moving through the Jacksonville area.
- KABC – Los Angeles
4.2-magnitude quake hits San Diego County, shaking felt in OC and IE
A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck San Diego County, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, with shaking felt in Orange County and the Inland Empire.
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California’s beleaguered bullet train faces another hurdle: flooding from melting snow
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- Fox Weather
Tornadoes, damaging wind gusts race across Northeast
A storm system that spawned dozens of tornadoes in America's heartland made its presence known on Saturday across the Northeast with hundreds of reports of gusty winds as well as few tornadoes.
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Tornadoes reported in south central Wisconsin, as storm passes Milwaukee
The tornado watch and thunderstorm warning ended for southern Wisconsin and the storm passed, but caused damage elsewhere.
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Deepest ever fish caught on camera off Japan
Scientists film a species of snailfish swimming at an extraordinary depth, breaking the current record.
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California's historic winter to fill SoCal's largest reservoir previously drained due to drought
Thanks to the multitude of storms that have hit California since the beginning of the year and a massive Sierra snowpack, additional water supplies are now available for millions across the state.
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Report by feds, anglers cites offshore wind impacts on fish
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A wet winter has brought calamity to some parts of California. But in much of the state, the weather has ushered in a welcome recovery, nourishing crops, wetlands and threatened species -- and even proving a balm to the soul.