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Homes that were under construction sit destroyed after recent severe weather that passed through the area in Haslet, Texas, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

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Extreme weather expected Saturday gets rarely used 'high risk' designation

By JEFF MARTIN JEFF MARTIN - Associated Press
Sat,03/15/25-12:17AM, 306 Reads
ATLANTA (AP) — A dynamic storm system threatening to spawn powerful tornadoes and hail as big as baseballs has earned a relatively rare designation from forecasters: A “high risk” day of severe weather.
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This image taken from video Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, shows a breach at a tailing dam at a Sino-Metals Leach Zambia mine near Kitwe. (AP Photo/Richard Kille )

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A river ‘died' overnight in Zambia after an acidic waste spill at a Chinese-owned mine

By RICHARD KILLE AND JACOB ZIMBA RICHARD KILLE AND JACOB ZIMBA - Associated Press
Fri,03/14/25-11:36PM, 170 Reads
KITWE, Zambia (AP) — Authorities and environmentalists in Zambia fear the long-term impact of an acid spill at a Chinese-owned mine that contaminated a major river and could potentially affec
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Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaybani, left, speaks during a news conference with his Iraqi counterpart Fouad Hussein following their meeting, in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March.14, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

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Head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed, Iraqi prime minister says

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press
Fri,03/14/25-9:53AM, 163 Reads
BAGHDAD (AP) — The head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed in Iraq in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with U.S.-led coalition forces, the Iraqi prime minister announced Friday.
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A resident walks on a street during a general blackout in Havana, Cuba, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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Cuba suffers another massive power outage leaving millions in the dark

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Fri,03/14/25-9:17PM, 142 Reads
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba suffered a massive power outage Friday night affecting Havana and the country's provinces that left millions in the dark.
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