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Pakistani premier claims US military equipment left behind in Afghanistan is now in militant hands

Pakistani premier claims US military equipment left behind in Afghanistan is now in militant hands

Pakistan’s caretaker prime minister claimed on Monday that U.S. military equipment left behind during the American withdrawal from Afghanistan has fallen into militant hands and ultimately made its way to the Pakistani Taliban.
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Tens of thousands still stranded by Burning Man flooding in Nevada desert

Tens of thousands still stranded by Burning Man flooding in Nevada desert

Tens of thousands of partygoers stranded at the Burning Man counterculture festival by a late summer storm hoped muddy roads would reopen Monday and allow them to begin their exodus from the northern Nevada desert.
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Burning Man flooding strands tens of thousands at Nevada site; authorities are investigating 1 death

Burning Man flooding strands tens of thousands at Nevada site; authorities are investigating 1 death

Tens of thousands of people gathered for the Burning Man festival remained stranded in the Nevada desert on Sunday after storms that swept through the area, as authorities investigated a possible death and worked to open exit paths by the end of the Labor Day weekend.
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U.S. company gets $2.6M to relinquish oil lease on sacred Native American land

U.S. company gets $2.6M to relinquish oil lease on sacred Native American land

The deal would resolve a decades-long dispute over the 25-sq.-km. oil, gas lease in the mountainous area
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Biden will get a firsthand look at hurricane’s toll in Florida

Biden will get a firsthand look at hurricane’s toll in Florida

Republican governor and 2024 presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis won’t be meeting with the president
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With drones and webcams, volunteer hunters join a new search for the Loch Ness Monster

With drones and webcams, volunteer hunters join a new search for the Loch Ness Monster

The two-day event is being billed as the biggest survey of the lake in 50 years
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The British Museum says it has recovered some of the stolen 2,000 items

The British Museum says it has recovered some of the stolen 2,000 items

Head of trustees admitted the 264-year-old institution doesn’t have records of everything in its vast collection
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Maui wildfires: Bare electrical wire, poles were little match for strong winds

Maui wildfires: Bare electrical wire, poles were little match for strong winds

Hawaiian Electric said it has ‘long recognized the unique threats’ from climate change
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2 arrested for arson as multiple wildfires continue to burn across Greece

2 arrested for arson as multiple wildfires continue to burn across Greece

Officials have blamed arson for several fires in Greece over the past week
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How to assist victims of Maui’s deadly wildfires

How to assist victims of Maui’s deadly wildfires

The outpouring of support in the wake of deadly wildfires on Maui has been nearly universal, with many people seeking opportunities to either make donations or volunteer.
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