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All the Beijing snow is human-made -- a resource-intensive, 'dangerous' trend as planet warms
CNN
Natural snow is becoming less reliable for winter sports, which has led venues to lean more on artificial. But that comes at a cost.
It is almost beautiful -- except that the venues are surrounded by an endless brown, dry landscape completely devoid of snow.
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At least 1 dead and several injured after a private jet crashed into another upon arrival in Arizona
At least one person is dead and several injured after a midsized business jet crashed into another jet as it arrived at Scottsdale Municipal Airport in Arizona Monday afternoon.
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The Trump administration’s dismantling of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and its sweeping freeze on foreign assistance has made it more difficult to track potential misuse of US taxpayer-funded humanitarian assistance, meaning it could end up unintentionally going to terrorist groups, according to a new report from the agency’s independent watchdog.
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California man finds 525-pound animal under his home after Los Angeles fires. The bear goes by Barry
A Southern California man returned home after evacuating last month’s devastating Los Angeles-area wildfires to discover an unexpected resident lurking beneath it.