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Yellowstone Park Reopens After Changes Wrought by Flood
WAPITI, Wyo. (AP) — Visitors returned Wednesday morning to a changed landscape in Yellowstone National Park as it partially reopened following record floods that reshaped the park’s rivers and canyons, wiped out numerous roads and left some areas famous for … Source: Claims Journal
Read More‘Heightened Alert’: Abortion Providers Brace for Ruling
In her first week on the job at a Philadelphia abortion clinic, Amanda Kifferly was taught how to search for bombs. About a year later, protesters blocked the entrances and exits of the The Women’s Centers, at one point pulling … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreClimate Change a Factor in ‘Unprecedented’ South Asia Floods
SYLHET, Bangladesh (AP) — Scientists say climate change is a factor behind the erratic and early rains that triggered unprecedented floods in Bangladesh and northeastern India, killing dozens and making lives miserable for millions of others. Although the region is … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreGeorgia Plaintiff Who Fired Attorney Still Bound by Settlement Agreement
A motor-vehicle accident victim who fired his lawyer and asked for more money must still accept the $17,500 settlement that his counsel agreed to before she was dismissed, the Georgia Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday. An appellate panel reversed a … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTesla Worker Rejects $15M Payout in Race Bias Lawsuit
A Black former elevator operator at Tesla Inc’s flagship California assembly plant on Tuesday rejected a $15 million award in his lawsuit alleging racial abuse by coworkers, opening the door for a new trial after a judge slashed a $137 … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMonterrey Suffers Weeks-Long Water Cutoff Amid Drought
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — The industrial hub of Monterrey has long been one of Mexico’s most prosperous cities, so its almost 5 million residents were shocked when they lost the most basic of services: water. A combination of an intense … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSouthern NJ Forest Fire is Mostly Contained; No Injuries
A forest fire burning in southern New Jersey was 85% contained as of midday Tuesday, and firefighters were confident it would not spread beyond perimeter lines they had created. The fire in Wharton State Forest is believed to have been … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAfghanistan Earthquake Kills at Least 1,000, More Trapped in Rubble
KABUL —The death toll from an earthquake in Afghanistan on Wednesday hit 1,000, disaster management officials said, with more than 600 injured and the toll expected to grow as information trickles in from remote mountain villages. Houses were reduced to … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreDozens Dead, Thousands Homeless in Bangladesh, India Floods
SYLHET, Bangladesh (AP) — Villagers in northeastern Bangladesh crowded makeshift refugee centers and scrambled to meet boats arriving with food and fresh water as massive floods, which have killed dozens of people and displaced hundreds of thousands there and in … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNuclear Industry Hopes to Expand Output with New Reactors
The U.S. nuclear industry is generating less electricity as reactors retire, but now plant operators are hoping to nearly double their output over the next three decades, according to the industry’s trade association. The massive scaling-up envisioned by the utilities … Source: Claims Journal
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