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Which City Known As The 'Honey Capital Of The World'?
Sioux City, Iowa, known as the honey capital of the world, produces diverse honey varieties fueled by rich local flora and a century-old cooperative.
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Snow, Strong Wind Batter Parts Of US With Threat Of Thunderstorms, Tornadoes
A broad and erratic patchwork of severe weather rumbled across much of the U.S. on Sunday, dumping heavy snow and making roads impassable in the Upper Midwest while damaging high winds swept across the Plains.
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'$150, Hope': US Senate Pays Tribute To Indian-American Businessman Sunil Puri
The US Senate paid tribute to Indian-American businessman and philanthropist Sunil Puri, with Senator Dick Durbin recalling his journey from a young immigrant arriving from India with little money to a civic leader who helped transform Rockford.
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Freezing Cold In Minnesota, But This Ice Cream Shop Opening Still Drew Long Queues
The annual opening of the Dairy Queen "heritage store" brings the hope of spring and a familiar promise for people who need something to look forward to, especially with unrest in the world, owners Troy and Diane DeLeon said.
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US Air Travel Severely Hit, 1,100 Flights Cancelled, Nearly 4,000 Delayed
Airlines canceled more than 1,000 US flights during the peak Christmas travel period on Friday, with severe winter storm warnings and heavy snow forecast across parts of the Midwest and northeast.
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Secret Rain Pattern May Have Driven Long Spells of Dry and Wetter Periods Across Horn of Africa: Study
Scientists have identified a hidden rainfall pattern that could reshape global farming. Research shows crops suffer greater drought stress when rain comes mainly from land rather than oceans. The findings highlight rising risks in the U.S. Midwest and East Africa and suggest that forest conservation and better land management could help protect rai...
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Winter Storm Disrupts Thanksgiving Travel; Heavy Snow, Flight Delays Hit US
A major snowstorm in the Midwest and Great Lakes brought winter to some Thanksgiving travellers, and forecasters said the northeast US could get its own early winter storm next week.
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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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Google Secures $3-Billion US Hydropower Deal In Largest Clean Power Pact
Google has agreed to secure as much as 3 gigawatts of US hydropower in the world's largest corporate clean power pact for hydroelectricity, the company said, as Big Tech pursues the expansion of energy-hungry data centers.
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Video: Deadly Tornadoes Shred Homes In Midwest US, 27 Killed, Dozens Injured
An unstable spring weather system spawned several tornadoes overnight in the United States' Midwest and Ohio River Valley, killing at least 27 people, and leaving dozens of others injured in Missouri, Kentucky and Virginia.
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'Felt Vibration Of Tornado': 23 Dead Across US Amid Harsh Weather Conditions
Storm systems sweeping across parts of the U.S. Midwest and South have left at least 23 people dead, many of them in Kentucky, where what appeared to be a devastating tornado crumbled buildings and flipped over a car on an interstate.
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Severe Weather Could Cause Tornadoes, Golf Ball-Sized Hail In US Midwest
Area from Minnesota to much of Wisconsin, northeast Illinois, northern Indiana, western Michigan and northwest Ohio has been marked under red zone.
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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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Part Of North America Is Sinking Into Earth's Mantle: Study
A chunk of ancient oceanic crust buried deep beneath the Midwest is pulling parts of North America's crust down into the Earth's mantle, scientists have found.
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"Midwest Burnin' In Your Dumpster Fire": China AI Videos Mock Trump Tariffs
China's state-run media has taken to the internet with AI-generated videos, featuring dancing robots and fraught consumers, to chide US President Donald Trump and tariffs they say threaten high inflation and economic distress for Americans.
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Which City Known As The 'Honey Capital Of The World'?
Sioux City, Iowa, known as the honey capital of the world, produces diverse honey varieties fueled by rich local flora and a century-old cooperative.
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Snow, Strong Wind Batter Parts Of US With Threat Of Thunderstorms, Tornadoes
A broad and erratic patchwork of severe weather rumbled across much of the U.S. on Sunday, dumping heavy snow and making roads impassable in the Upper Midwest while damaging high winds swept across the Plains.
-
'$150, Hope': US Senate Pays Tribute To Indian-American Businessman Sunil Puri
The US Senate paid tribute to Indian-American businessman and philanthropist Sunil Puri, with Senator Dick Durbin recalling his journey from a young immigrant arriving from India with little money to a civic leader who helped transform Rockford.
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Freezing Cold In Minnesota, But This Ice Cream Shop Opening Still Drew Long Queues
The annual opening of the Dairy Queen "heritage store" brings the hope of spring and a familiar promise for people who need something to look forward to, especially with unrest in the world, owners Troy and Diane DeLeon said.
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US Air Travel Severely Hit, 1,100 Flights Cancelled, Nearly 4,000 Delayed
Airlines canceled more than 1,000 US flights during the peak Christmas travel period on Friday, with severe winter storm warnings and heavy snow forecast across parts of the Midwest and northeast.
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Secret Rain Pattern May Have Driven Long Spells of Dry and Wetter Periods Across Horn of Africa: Study
Scientists have identified a hidden rainfall pattern that could reshape global farming. Research shows crops suffer greater drought stress when rain comes mainly from land rather than oceans. The findings highlight rising risks in the U.S. Midwest and East Africa and suggest that forest conservation and better land management could help protect rai...
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Winter Storm Disrupts Thanksgiving Travel; Heavy Snow, Flight Delays Hit US
A major snowstorm in the Midwest and Great Lakes brought winter to some Thanksgiving travellers, and forecasters said the northeast US could get its own early winter storm next week.
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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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Google Secures $3-Billion US Hydropower Deal In Largest Clean Power Pact
Google has agreed to secure as much as 3 gigawatts of US hydropower in the world's largest corporate clean power pact for hydroelectricity, the company said, as Big Tech pursues the expansion of energy-hungry data centers.
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Video: Deadly Tornadoes Shred Homes In Midwest US, 27 Killed, Dozens Injured
An unstable spring weather system spawned several tornadoes overnight in the United States' Midwest and Ohio River Valley, killing at least 27 people, and leaving dozens of others injured in Missouri, Kentucky and Virginia.
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'Felt Vibration Of Tornado': 23 Dead Across US Amid Harsh Weather Conditions
Storm systems sweeping across parts of the U.S. Midwest and South have left at least 23 people dead, many of them in Kentucky, where what appeared to be a devastating tornado crumbled buildings and flipped over a car on an interstate.
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Severe Weather Could Cause Tornadoes, Golf Ball-Sized Hail In US Midwest
Area from Minnesota to much of Wisconsin, northeast Illinois, northern Indiana, western Michigan and northwest Ohio has been marked under red zone.
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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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Part Of North America Is Sinking Into Earth's Mantle: Study
A chunk of ancient oceanic crust buried deep beneath the Midwest is pulling parts of North America's crust down into the Earth's mantle, scientists have found.
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"Midwest Burnin' In Your Dumpster Fire": China AI Videos Mock Trump Tariffs
China's state-run media has taken to the internet with AI-generated videos, featuring dancing robots and fraught consumers, to chide US President Donald Trump and tariffs they say threaten high inflation and economic distress for Americans.
