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Trump Admin Cancels $4.9 Billion Loan Guarantee For Green Power Project
The Trump administration on Wednesday cancelled a $4.9 billion federal loan guarantee for a new high-voltage transmission line for delivering solar and wind-generated electricity from the Midwest to the eastern US.
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Farallon Slab Beneath Midwest Pulls Crust Downward, Causing Widespread Thinning
A tectonic slab buried 660km beneath the central US is pulling surface materials downward, causing the Earth's crust to thin across a wide region. The slab, a remnant of the Farallon plate, has been identified through seismic imaging and simulations as the cause of this geological activity. Researchers say this underground movement extends beyond t...
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3 Killed As Powerful Tornadoes, Storms Roar Through 3 US States: Officials
Devastating storms pounded three central US states Thursday night, spawning massive tornadoes and claiming at least three lives, officials said Friday.
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"My Dream To Be In Ayodhya": Israeli Envoy As He Visits Ram Mandir In Mumbai
As Ayodhya celebrated the return of Shri Ram to his avowed birthplace, with celebratory chants and drumrolls echoing in the ancient city, the Consul General of Israel to Midwest India, Kobbi Shoshani, paid a visit to Shree Ram Mandir in Mumbai.
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Intense Blizzard Disrupts Presidental Campaign In US, Over 2,000 Flights Cancelled
Plunging temperatures, whipping wind and buckets of snow derailed the final stretch of caucus campaigning in the US state of Iowa Friday as Republican presidential hopefuls delivered their last pitches to voters.
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Watch: On India's Republic Day, Israeli Diplomat Plays "Jana Gana Mana" On Piano
The unique style of wishing Indians on Republic Day has garnered a lot of attention on social media, with people appreciating the creative effort of the envoy.
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In US Midwest, Minus 5.5 Degrees "Feels Like Spring" After Brutal Cold
Bone-chilling cold that paralysed a large part of the United States this week and caused at least 18 deaths eased on Friday as an errant Arctic air mass retreated, setting the stage for a warmer-than-normal weekend in areas of the Midwest and Northeast.
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As Polar Vortex Retreats, California Braces For Storm
As the U.S. Midwest and East Coast thawed out from days of bitter, deadly cold, Californians on Friday battened down the hatches ahead of a fierce winter storm carrying heavy rains and high winds that could touch off urban flooding and mudslides.
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US Student Found Unconscious Near University In Minus 21 Degrees, Dies
An eastern Iowa community is grieving an 18-year-old college student who local officials believe died after exposure to the subzero temperatures pervading the Midwest.
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Watch: Woman Walks Out With Wet Hair In US. The Cold Air Does This
A torrent of polar air brought record-low temperatures to much of the American Midwest on Wednesday. But how cold is it exactly? Well, temperatures are reaching minus 29 degrees Celsius in certain parts of the Midwest, making it colder than the South Pole.
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Shattering Arctic Blast Keeps The US Midwest In A Deep Freeze
Millions of people across the Midwest are enduring a freeze normally reserved for the Arctic Circle as temperatures in some areas dropped below minus-50 degrees Thursday. The second day of frightful cold, bottoming out to record lows, was blamed for several deaths across the region, and fears grew for the most vulnerable populations.
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US Midwest Gets Colder Than The South Pole Due To Polar Vortex
A torrent of polar air brought record-low temperatures to much of the U.S. Midwest on Wednesday, making conditions so unbearable that trash haulers stopped making pickups and mail carriers suspended deliveries.
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"Hot Is The Word For It": Over 113 Million Americans Under Heat Warnings
Sweltering temperatures flirting with 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37 Celsius) will blister parts of the U.S. Midwest and East Coast on Monday and sizzle at least through the Independence Day holiday on Wednesday, the National Weather Service said.
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Ex-Students Say They Were Kept In Cells, Screams Piped In Through Speakers
A boarding school for troubled teenagers in Iowa that is being investigated by the FBI routinely kept pupils in small concrete "isolation boxes" for days or weeks and wouldn't let them out unless they sat in a specific posture for 24 hours, according to several former students.
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US Midwest Braces For More Flooding As Rain-Swollen Rivers Rise
Missouri and Illinois were bracing for more flooding today as rain-swollen rivers, some at record heights, overflowed their banks, washing out hundreds of structures and leaving thousands of people displaced from their homes.
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Trump Admin Cancels $4.9 Billion Loan Guarantee For Green Power Project
The Trump administration on Wednesday cancelled a $4.9 billion federal loan guarantee for a new high-voltage transmission line for delivering solar and wind-generated electricity from the Midwest to the eastern US.
-
Farallon Slab Beneath Midwest Pulls Crust Downward, Causing Widespread Thinning
A tectonic slab buried 660km beneath the central US is pulling surface materials downward, causing the Earth's crust to thin across a wide region. The slab, a remnant of the Farallon plate, has been identified through seismic imaging and simulations as the cause of this geological activity. Researchers say this underground movement extends beyond t...
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3 Killed As Powerful Tornadoes, Storms Roar Through 3 US States: Officials
Devastating storms pounded three central US states Thursday night, spawning massive tornadoes and claiming at least three lives, officials said Friday.
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"My Dream To Be In Ayodhya": Israeli Envoy As He Visits Ram Mandir In Mumbai
As Ayodhya celebrated the return of Shri Ram to his avowed birthplace, with celebratory chants and drumrolls echoing in the ancient city, the Consul General of Israel to Midwest India, Kobbi Shoshani, paid a visit to Shree Ram Mandir in Mumbai.
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Intense Blizzard Disrupts Presidental Campaign In US, Over 2,000 Flights Cancelled
Plunging temperatures, whipping wind and buckets of snow derailed the final stretch of caucus campaigning in the US state of Iowa Friday as Republican presidential hopefuls delivered their last pitches to voters.
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Watch: On India's Republic Day, Israeli Diplomat Plays "Jana Gana Mana" On Piano
The unique style of wishing Indians on Republic Day has garnered a lot of attention on social media, with people appreciating the creative effort of the envoy.
-
In US Midwest, Minus 5.5 Degrees "Feels Like Spring" After Brutal Cold
Bone-chilling cold that paralysed a large part of the United States this week and caused at least 18 deaths eased on Friday as an errant Arctic air mass retreated, setting the stage for a warmer-than-normal weekend in areas of the Midwest and Northeast.
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As Polar Vortex Retreats, California Braces For Storm
As the U.S. Midwest and East Coast thawed out from days of bitter, deadly cold, Californians on Friday battened down the hatches ahead of a fierce winter storm carrying heavy rains and high winds that could touch off urban flooding and mudslides.
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US Student Found Unconscious Near University In Minus 21 Degrees, Dies
An eastern Iowa community is grieving an 18-year-old college student who local officials believe died after exposure to the subzero temperatures pervading the Midwest.
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Watch: Woman Walks Out With Wet Hair In US. The Cold Air Does This
A torrent of polar air brought record-low temperatures to much of the American Midwest on Wednesday. But how cold is it exactly? Well, temperatures are reaching minus 29 degrees Celsius in certain parts of the Midwest, making it colder than the South Pole.
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Shattering Arctic Blast Keeps The US Midwest In A Deep Freeze
Millions of people across the Midwest are enduring a freeze normally reserved for the Arctic Circle as temperatures in some areas dropped below minus-50 degrees Thursday. The second day of frightful cold, bottoming out to record lows, was blamed for several deaths across the region, and fears grew for the most vulnerable populations.
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US Midwest Gets Colder Than The South Pole Due To Polar Vortex
A torrent of polar air brought record-low temperatures to much of the U.S. Midwest on Wednesday, making conditions so unbearable that trash haulers stopped making pickups and mail carriers suspended deliveries.
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"Hot Is The Word For It": Over 113 Million Americans Under Heat Warnings
Sweltering temperatures flirting with 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37 Celsius) will blister parts of the U.S. Midwest and East Coast on Monday and sizzle at least through the Independence Day holiday on Wednesday, the National Weather Service said.
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Ex-Students Say They Were Kept In Cells, Screams Piped In Through Speakers
A boarding school for troubled teenagers in Iowa that is being investigated by the FBI routinely kept pupils in small concrete "isolation boxes" for days or weeks and wouldn't let them out unless they sat in a specific posture for 24 hours, according to several former students.
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US Midwest Braces For More Flooding As Rain-Swollen Rivers Rise
Missouri and Illinois were bracing for more flooding today as rain-swollen rivers, some at record heights, overflowed their banks, washing out hundreds of structures and leaving thousands of people displaced from their homes.
