Only about 2% of properties in the state are covered, with drought dulling people’s sense of the risk.
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Supreme Court justices interviewed as part of leak probe
The head of the investigation says nothing implicated the nine.
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Three active-duty Marines charged in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
No defense lawyers for the men were listed in the court docket, so it was not immediately clear whether they have attorneys to comment on their behalf.
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Denny’s sign topples in Kentucky, killing woman
Her husband and daughter are injured when their car is partially crushed.
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Feds try to improve fishing data with new monitoring rules
The U.S. mandates observers to work onboard fishing boats to collect data and make sure fishermen adhere to rules and quotas.
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Russia claims progress in eastern Ukraine
The Kremlin is hungry for good news from the battlefield after months of setbacks.
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Google cuts 12,000 jobs as tech industry layoffs widen
Google became the latest tech company to trim staff after rapid expansions during the COVID-19 pandemic have worn off.
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Protesters stream to Peru capital demanding president resign
Last month’s ouster of President Dina Boluarte’s predecessor launched weeks of deadly unrest and cast the nation into political chaos.
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Polar bear emerged unseen from snowstorm to kill mom, son
Officials in Alaska say a mother and her 1-year-old boy were killed by a polar bear this week as she walked about 150 yards from a school to a health clinic.
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David Crosby, who embodied the Woodstock generation, dies at 81
He helped write the soundtrack of an era with the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash, then nearly died from drug abuse.