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Zen the border collie teaches other dogs how to rescue people in Italy's avalanche-prone Dolomites
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Zen, a 5-year-old border collie, circled friskily around a mound of snow as he picked up a scent, his quick movements signaling to his handler that someone was buried deep below.
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Over 50,000 Hydro One customers without power in Ontario
About 55,000 Ontarians are without power Monday as Hydro One's 4,800 crew members make efforts to get the lights back on after last week's ice storm.
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Heavy rains flood Congo's capital, killing at least 22 people
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Major flooding in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa has killed at least 22 people and cut off access to over half of the city and the country's main airport, authorities said Sunday.
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Rising rivers threaten US South and Midwest after barrage of rain and tornadoes
FRANKFORT, Kentucky (AP) — Rivers rose and flooding worsened Sunday across the U.S. South and Midwest, threatening communities already waterlogged and badly damaged by days of heavy rain and wind that killed at least 18 people.
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Winter storm with snow and strong winds forecast for Channel-Port aux Basques, N.L.
CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES — Environment Canada is warning residents in the Channel-Port aux Basques, N.L., area to prepare for hazardous winter conditions.
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What to know about the severe storms and flash flooding hitting parts of the US
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Parts of the South and Midwest, still reeling from violent storms, tornadoes and flooding that have killed more than a dozen people , face new flooding and tornado warnings that forecasters said could last for days.
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At least 16 dead in flooding and tornadoes as storms slash from Texas to Ohio
DYERSBURG, Tennessee. (AP) — Another round of torrential rain and flash flooding came Saturday for parts of the South and Midwest already heavily waterlogged by days of severe storms that also spawned deadly tornadoes.
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Boy's death in Kentucky flooding raises questions about why school district didn't cancel classes
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A 9-year-old Kentucky boy who died in floodwaters while walking to catch his school bus was remembered by his classroom teacher as the “sweetest, kindest boy.
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Tens of thousands still without power in Ontario after pair of storms
Rain and localized flooding complicated the weeklong effort to restore power to thousands of Ontario homes and businesses, officials said Saturday, as a series of punishing spring storms threatened to keep hard-hit communities in the dark into next w
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UN urges relief efforts in Myanmar as earthquake death toll rises
BANGKOK (AP) — The death toll from last week’s massive earthquake in Myanmar rose to 3,455, state media said Saturday, as U.N. agencies and foreign aid donors ramped up their emergency relief efforts. The 7.
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