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A fin whale decomposing on an Oregon beach creates a sad but 'super educational' spectacle

A fin whale decomposing on an Oregon beach creates a sad but 'super educational' spectacle

It's not yet known what killed an endangered fin whale, but people can marvel at the large marine mammal as it decomposes on an Oregon beach.
B.C.'s 2024 vintage faces wipeout, as wine report predicts up to 99% loss due to cold

B.C.'s 2024 vintage faces wipeout, as wine report predicts up to 99% loss due to cold

KELOWNA, B.C. — Winery owner Rolf de Bruin was well aware of the stakes as temperatures plunged to -24 C in Lillooet, B.C., in mid-January.
'Economic reconciliation': Mi'kmaw communities invest in Nova Scotia battery plants

'Economic reconciliation': Mi'kmaw communities invest in Nova Scotia battery plants

OTTAWA — A corporation co-owned by 13 Mi'kmaw communities is investing in new battery plants with Nova Scotia Power in what both parties are calling a step toward reconciliation. The project, announced Thursday by Wskijinu'k Mtmo'taqnuow Agency Ltd.
Endangered right whale floating dead off Georgia is rare species' second fatality since January

Endangered right whale floating dead off Georgia is rare species' second fatality since January

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The carcass of a North Atlantic right whale found floating off the coast of Georgia marks the second known death in the past month for the critically endangered whale species.

11 cold-stunned sea turtles returned to Atlantic after rehabilitation in Florida

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Workers from Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Florida have released 11 cold-stunned Kemp’s ridley sea turtles back into the Atlantic Ocean.
Crew rescued from Newfoundland fishing boat pushed ashore by seething winter storm

Crew rescued from Newfoundland fishing boat pushed ashore by seething winter storm

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Lights from fishing boats illuminating heavy snowfall helped guide four crew members off a teetering vessel Wednesday night that had run aground that morning in Newfoundland as a massive storm set in.
Volkswagen-backed Scout Motors, in nod to past, toasts start of construction of electric SUV plant

Volkswagen-backed Scout Motors, in nod to past, toasts start of construction of electric SUV plant

BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. (AP) — Scout Motors celebrated the start of construction on its $2 billion electric SUV plant in South Carolina on Thursday not with a line of people in suits with shovels but with a nod to the company's gasoline-powered past.
High air pollution levels in Thai capital spark order for city employees to work from home

High air pollution levels in Thai capital spark order for city employees to work from home

BANGKOK (AP) — City employees in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, were ordered Thursday to work from home for two days, and those in the private sector were encouraged to do so as well, as air pollution soared to unhealthy levels.
North Dakota takes federal government to trial over costs to police Dakota Access Pipeline protests

North Dakota takes federal government to trial over costs to police Dakota Access Pipeline protests

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota is set to take the federal government to trial Thursday for the costs of responding to the Dakota Access Pipeline protests, the culmination of an unusual and drawn-out court fight.
Hard work and too many statistics: An EU farmer's frustration grows with every click of the mouse

Hard work and too many statistics: An EU farmer's frustration grows with every click of the mouse

LEDEGEM, Belgium (AP) — On a farm in northern Belgium, not far from the hundreds of tractors blocking Europe's second-biggest port to demand more respect for farmers, Bart Dochy was switching on his computer, waiting for a government program to load
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