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Wildfire smoke prompts Napa County air advisory
Napa Valley Register· 3 days agoUpdated at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday — Smoke and ash from wildfires in Sonoma and Colusa counties led Bay Area air quality officials to extend a health advisory...
Wonder of the World 'falling apart' as crowds of tourists 'wearing down' temple
Daily Express· 6 days agoIt may have been crowned the winner of the new Seven Wonders of the World competition in 2007, but...
Huge earthquake 2,500 years ago rerouted the Ganges River, study suggests
Live Science via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe Ganges is one of the largest rivers in the world, flowing for about 1,600 miles (2,500 km). It...
The Original War Game
The Wall Street Journal· 7 days agoThe invention of Kriegsspiel, a detailed tabletop simulation of battle, revolutionized 19th-century warfare and laid the groundwork for today’s role...
Japan’s space junk cleaner hunts down major target
The Register· 5 days agoAsia in brief The space junk cleaning mission launched by Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has successfully hunted down one of its targets. The Commercial Removal of Debris Demonstration ...
6 things you need to know about sand mining
Mining Technology via Yahoo Finance· 4 days agoThink of the materials we mine, and you’ll probably think first of gold and other precious metals, of coal, of base metals like nickel and of battery...
Cricket T20 World Cup Hoped To Return To The U.S. Within A Decade
Forbes· 7 days agoAfter years of unfulfilled dreams and failed ventures, cricket has finally made a splash in the U.S....
Unraveling the Scientific Mismatch: The Amazon’s Surprising Drought Response
SciTechDaily· 2 days agoA research team discovered that the Amazon rainforest’s drought response varies regionally,...
AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EDT
Idaho State Journal· 5 days agoReeling from a string of defeats, anti-abortion groups and their Republican allies in state governments are using an array of strategies to counter proposed ballot initiatives intended to protect ...
78 countries at Swiss conference agree Ukraine's territorial integrity must be basis of any peace
San Francisco Chronicle· 5 days agoOBBÜRGEN, Switzerland (AP) — Nearly 80 countries called Sunday for the “territorial integrity” of...