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Today in History, 1995: North Dakota doomed to depopulation, New York Times article says

On this day in 1995, a New York Times Magazine article sparked discussion about North Dakota s population decline and questioned the state s future as rural areas lost residents. Here is the complete story as it appeared in the paper that day: Is anybody out there? Times claims N.D. doomed to...

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Japan retracts mistaken magnitude 9.9 quake alert

The alert set off loud emergency alerts on millions of mobile phones in Japan. Japan's weather agency clarified later that a 6.9-magnitude quake occurred near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula at a depth of 160 kilometres (100 miles).

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Orange County Norte Fire burns homes, prompts evacuations

The Norte Fire in Orange County has grown to nearly 600 acres as of Friday night. Homes have burned and evacuations are in effect. KTTV's Cristy Fajardo has an active live report from the frontlines of the fire.

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Asean climate monitor issues highest alert level over toxic haze

Ongoing fires in Indonesia that have blanketed parts of Southeast Asia with toxic haze have triggered the highest-level alert by the regional bloc’s climate and fire monitor. “Activation of Alert Level 3 for the Southern Asean region,” the Singapore Asean Specialised Meteorological Centre (ASMC)...

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