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Residents of east Yuma neighborhood say water rates from Cactus State up more than 300 percent with concerns about water quality. Company officials responded to KAWC.
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Historic drought had western states entering summer anxious about wildfires. Some suffered significant destruction and death, but there were wins, too.
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A car hit an Australian federal independent lawmaker on Monday, critically injuring her in an apparent deliberate attack, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. The driver was arrested. -
Hint: It's not only because California counts slowly. -
A large underwater wave moved up the West Coast, raising sea levels. Scientists say it's driven by El Niño and it's going to happen again. -
Ukraine and Russia exchange strikes as relations between U.S. and Ukraine deteriorate, the midterms are on track to be the most expensive on record, French president denounces violent protests.
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Michigan's Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is campaigning in the GOP stronghold of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, an area that hasn't voted for a Democrat in Congress in over a decade.
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Solar power is transforming agriculture in Pakistan. But in a country already facing water scarcity and extreme weather, some fear their widespread use could cause problems.
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Protesters in Arizona are decrying the removal of 250-year-old cottonwood trees for border wall expansion. This after a judge temporarily halted it in and near Big Bend National Park in Texas.
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On Monday voters in the oil-rich Canadian province of Alberta are deciding whether to take the first step toward a future referendum on independence. -
Trump said in a post on social media that Netanyahu "has been a Great Warrior Prime Minister, and an even greater Partner for Peace in combatting the Islamic Republic of Iran." -
President Trump continues his efforts to remake Washington, D.C. He wants to turn an area used by the public into a world-class golf course. -
Katie Zacharia's short time as White House press secretary has brought renewed attention to the high-profile role.
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