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Blue marshlands store as much carbon as green forests, says study
VANCOUVER - Estuaries edged by tall grasses and wildflowers that are home to birds, crabs, tiny fish and other wildlife are more effective than young coastal forests at capturing and storing carbon di...
May 08, 2022
Saudi king admitted to hospital for medical tests
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Saudi Arabia's octogenarian monarch underwent medical tests on Sunday, state-run media reported, just weeks after he had the battery of his pacemaker changed. The re...
May 08, 2022
Beijing loyalist John Lee elected as Hong Kong's next leader
HONG KONG (AP) - John Lee was elected as Hong Kong's next leader Sunday by an election committee comprised of nearly 1,500 largely pro-Beijing members. Lee received 1,416 votes in the chief executive ...
May 07, 2022
Pavelski scores twice for Stars in 4-2 win over Flames to take series lead
DALLAS - Joe Pavelski scored twice, including the game-winner, for the Dallas Stars in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Calgary Flames to take a 2-1 lead in their playoff series. Radek Faska also scored an...
May 07, 2022
Last women and children evacuated from Ukrainian steel mill
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) - Russian forces kept up their barrage of southern Ukraine, hitting the major Black Sea port of Odesa with cruise missiles and bombarding the steelworks up the coast in Mari...
May 07, 2022
CF Montreal extends unbeaten streak to seven games with 4-1 win over Orlando
MONTREAL - CF Montreal dominated Orlando City on their way to a 4-1 win on Saturday to stretch their Major League Soccer unbeaten streak to a club-record seven games. Joel Waterman, Djordje Mihailovic...
May 07, 2022
Bradley goes low in mud again, leads Wells Fargo by 2
POTOMAC, Md. (AP) - Keegan Bradley did nothing special on the only easy scoring day this week at the Wells Fargo Championship, opening with an even-par 70 that left him around the cut line. Since the ...
May 07, 2022
Paddlers locate statue of giant hand that was carried away by swollen river
WINNIPEG - A statue of a hand that disappeared after it washed off the bank of a swollen river in Winnipeg earlier this week has been rescued, thanks to a group of canoeists and kayakers who set out S...
May 07, 2022
Springer, Tapia have 3 RBIs, Blue Jays beat Guardians 8-3
CLEVELAND (AP) - George Springer and Raimel Tapia each drove in three runs in the first four innings against Shane Bieber, powering the Toronto Blue Jays to an 8-3 win over the Cleveland Guardians in ...
May 07, 2022
Amazon tribes turn the tables on intruders with social media
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - It was dusk on April 14 when Francisco Kuruaya heard a boat approaching along the river near his village in Brazil's Amazon rainforest. He assumed it was the regular delivery boa...
May 07, 2022