Studies have looked at numerous impacts that offshore wind power projects could have on fish and marine mammals, including noise, vibration, electromagnetic fields and heat transfer that could alter the environment, but more study is needed.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Russia, setting the stage for a meeting with Putin
Russia and North Korea say North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Russia, where he is expected to hold a highly anticipated meeting with President Vladimir Putin that has sparked Western concerns about a potential arms deal for Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
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Earthquake robbed Moroccan villagers of almost everything – loved ones, homes and possessions
Moroccan officials have so far accepted government-offered aid from just 4 countries – Spain, Qatar, Britain and the United Arab Emirates.
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Escaped murderer still at large in Pennsylvania slips out of search area, steals van, tries to contact ex-co-workers
Doorbell video images showed escaped prisoner Danelo Souza Cavalcante to be now clean-shaven and wearing a yellow or green hooded sweatshirt, a black baseball cap, green prison pants and white shoes, police said.
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22 years after 9/11, authorities identify remains of 2 victims killed at World Trade Center
More than 1,000 human remains from the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks have yet to be identified.
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9/11 Victim Compensation Fund seeks lawyers’ help to speed payment for survivors 22 years after terror attack
Lawyers specializing in 9/11 illness claims – who submit 86% of applications – often file an initial claim but wait weeks or months to send in the necessary documentation, the Victim Compensation Fund says.
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Vatican ordered investigation into Catholic clerics linked to abuse, Swiss Bishops’ Conference says
The group said in a statement that there were allegations against several active and retired bishops as well as other clergy for their handling of abuse cases.
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Islamist factions in a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon say they will honor a cease-fire
Fighting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah movement and Islamist groups has rocked southern Lebanon’s Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp since Friday.
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Israeli delegation attends UN heritage conference in Saudi Arabia in first public visit by officials
The delegation is led by the head of Israel’s Antiquities Authority and includes diplomats, the official said.
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Russian strikes on Ukraine kill 2 foreign aid workers and target Kyiv
The volunteers were on their way to assess the needs of civilians on the outskirts of Bakhmut, Road to Relief said, in reference to the eastern town that saw the war’s longest and bloodiest battle before falling to Moscow in May.