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State officials pass monumental bill to cut rising energy costs for residents: 'It will cut through the red-tape'

State lawmakers in Oregon moved to provide relief for bill-burdened residents as a large share of Americans grappled with soaring energy costs.
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Officials spark backlash after revealing plan to accept controversial imports into the country: 'Large shipments only when needed'

"The Government will design an import model that brings LNG in large shipments and only when needed, minimising exposure to ...
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Lawmakers propose new regulations that could protect renters from dangerous living conditions: 'Landlords have a responsibility'

Arizona lawmakers are seeking to protect renters from both kinds of weather extremes with new legislation that would impose ...
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High-tech tools take fight against trafficking to the next level

A variety of emerging technologies and tactics for fighting wildlife trafficking are helping officials protect vulnerable ...
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Experts issue warning as harmful 'jumping worms' spread across US: 'Such a disturbance'

According to TribLive in Pennsylvania, Asian jumping worms are becoming invasive after first being documented in the U.S.
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Experts thrilled after capturing 'magical' footage of rare creature in wild: 'Well done'

Wildlife officials in Azad Jammu and Kashmir reported a hopeful discovery after footage emerged footage of a rare wild goat ...
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Hiker captures video after large rattlesnake blocks trail: '[He] has been eating good'

David Graves, a hiker in Central Alabama, had one such encounter when he ran into a massive rattlesnake slithering across the trail he was on in Oak Mountain Park.
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Experts reveal details after record-setting shark resurfaces off US coast: 'Weighing nearly 1,700 lbs'

CBS News contextualized the sighting of the massive shark, which OCEARCH described as "weighing nearly 1,700 lbs" in their caption. Contender measures nearly 14-feet-long and was first tagged at the ...
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Officials celebrate ambitious project along crucial waterway — here's what's happening

The Thoothukudi Forest Department in India has restored more than 285 acres of mangrove habitat along Tamil Nadu's coastline.
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AI safety researcher leaves leading tech giant with foreboding message for world: 'Unfolding in this very moment'

An AI Safety researcher has left Anthropic and warned that the world is in peril amid rapid expansion for generative AI tools and large language models.
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Experts issue warning as strange paradox jeopardizes major city: 'Days with no supply at all'

Sao Paulo is dealing with both too much water and not enough, as reservoir levels sit at 32% of capacity despite huge rainstorms.
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Researchers unveil plans for groundbreaking facility that could unlock nearly limitless energy: 'It's exciting to witness'

Researchers are collaborating with a Tennessee-based fusion company to push a new fusion facility in the state.