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2024 on its way to exceeding weather damages past $25 billion

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A deadly outbreak of tornadoes last month caused $4.7 billion in damages across the Southern, Southeastern and Central (More…)

After string of small quakes: Expert attention is directed at some of LA’s oldest neighborhoods where casualties would be higher than a San Andres Megaquake

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Southern California was recently rattled by several small earthquakes. They produced minor shaking but nonetheless left psychological aftershocks (More…)

Alarmed US doctors and scientists are investigating whether COVID-19 is to blame for spike of rare and deadly cancers

 

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The group of medical experts banded together to launch research studies and share data after concluding there (More…)

Phoenix, Las Vegas, Death Valley break temperature records with millions affected by heat alerts

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Phoenix reached a sweltering 113 degrees Fahrenheit on Thursday — beating the previous daily record for this time (More…)

Pride month is here and Mpox remains a threat

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As the LGBTQ+ community gears up for Pride celebrations this month, the US Centers for Disease Control and (More…)

If it can happen there… Uganda’s National ID Card system is integral to banking, voting and targeting critics

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Nick Opiyo had just ordered lunch in a Kampala restaurant when armed, uniformed security forces swarmed his table, (More…)

Why Biden’s new executive order on the border crisis doesn’t really matter

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Biden’s policy shift has triggered a tsunami of illegal immigration By December 2020, the U.S. had the most (More…)

AstraZeneca COVID vaccine is being withdrawn worldwide after the pharmaceutical giant admits it causes a rare and dangerous side effect

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Covid vaccines may have contributed to a rise in excess deaths observed across the western world since the (More…)

Extreme heat wave brings scorching record highs to Southwest

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Phoenix is forecast to hit a whopping 113 degrees Fahrenheit; Las Vegas may reach 112; and Death Valley, (More…)

Multiple tornadoes down trees and power lines in D.C. region

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The D.C. region is still recovering from storm and tornado damage after a wild weather event on Wednesday (More…)