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UN report: Africa food insecurity on the rise even as global trend shows improvement

UN report: Africa food insecurity on the rise even as global trend shows improvement

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Food insecurity is rising in many parts of Africa, with the number of people unable to afford a healthy diet surpassing 1 billion — some two-thirds of the continent’s popula...

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Calmer weather helps contain Oakland, California, fire that forced evacuations

Calmer weather helps contain Oakland, California, fire that forced evacuations

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Firefighting crews took advantage of calmer weather Sunday to increase containment of a small wildfire in Oakland, California, that burned two homes and forced more than 500...

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Firefighters still on hand more than a week after start of trash fire in Maine

Firefighters still on hand more than a week after start of trash fire in Maine

ORRINGTON, Maine (AP) — It’s going to take about two weeks to remove smoldering debris from a Maine town’s trash incinerator after a fire burned in the waste for a week, officials said Tuesday. F...

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Los Angeles firefighters brace for fierce winds

Los Angeles firefighters brace for fierce winds

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Additional water tankers and scores of firefighters arrived at the Los Angeles area on Monday ahead of fierce winds that were forecast to return and threaten the progress made s...

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UN report warns of famine, aggravated by conflicts and climate shocks

UN report warns of famine, aggravated by conflicts and climate shocks

ROME (AP) — Severe food crises threaten hundreds of thousands of people in vulnerable areas, including the Palestinian territories, Sudan, South Sudan, Haiti, and Mali, said a report released Thur...

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After millions lose access to internet subsidy, FCC moves to fill connectivity gaps

After millions lose access to internet subsidy, FCC moves to fill connectivity gaps

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Biden administration is moving to blunt the loss of an expired broadband subsidy program that helped more than 23 million families afford internet access by using money from...

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