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Third large quake in a week hits Solomon Islands
[Updated at 11:43 a.m. ET] A magnitude-7.0 earthquake occurred at 10:26 a.m. ET in the vicinity of the Santa Cruz Islands in the Pacific Ocean, at a depth of 27 kilometers (16.8 miles), 25 kilometers...
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Strong quake reported in Pacific
A 6.9 magnitude earthquake has been reported in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of far eastern Russia, the U.S. Geological Survey said Thursday. The location is near the Kuril Islands, more than 50...
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Florida brush fire prompts evacuation of 300 homes
A fast-moving brush fire near Daytona Beach forced the evacuation of 300 homes and spread to 1,000 acres Saturday, Greg Dunn of the Florida Forest Service said. Interstate 95 in Volusia County was...
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Florida calls off search for man in sinkhole
Authorities in Florida gave up the search Saturday for a man presumed dead after a sinkhole opened beneath the bedroom of his family's suburban Tampa home, swallowing him up. The effort to recover the...
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Central Florida wildfire scorches 1,900 acres
A wildfire jumped a road in central Florida, scorching homes and wiping out trees as it charred more than 1,900 acres, a fire official said Sunday. Some 24 structures in Marion County had been burned...
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Fire that destroyed dozens of cabins in Tennessee is contained
[Update 7:35 p.m.] Heavy rain has brought the wildfire in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, under control, the state's emergency management agency says. The fire is contained to about 5 acres, and all crews...
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Alaska volcano spews ash 20,000 feet
An Alaska volcano exhibiting "elevated seismic activity" has spewed ash clouds skyward - as high as 20,000 feet above sea level - an observatory reported Wednesday. As was the case a day earlier, the...
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Earthquake rattles eastern Canada
People on both sides of the border felt an earthquake originating around the Quebec and Ontario borders, the Canadian government said. Natural Resources Canada gave it a preliminary magnitude of 5.2;...
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Floods hit northern India, killing 150
Rescue workers in northern India are scrambling to save tens of thousands of people left stranded by devastating floods that have killed as many as 150 people in the region. Triggered by unusually...
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Survivors recount horror of India floods
Barrages of water, mud and rocks have hit scores of towns and villages in the Indian state of Uttarakhand in the past week, devouring homes, shrines, roads and vehicles. Uttarakhand's chief minister,...
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