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The spring equinox is here. What does that mean?

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Spring is almost here — officially, at least. The vernal equinox arrives on Tuesday, marking the start of the spring season for the Northern Hemisphere. What You...
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SoCal Storm Dumps Heavy Rain, Storm Prompt Water Rescues

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Torrential rain flooded homes and streets in Southern California’s coastal cities Thursday, stranding some drivers in typically idyllic Santa Barbara...
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Tornado deaths in mobile homes have been high this year

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ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — Many were not just killed at home. They were killed by their homes. Angela Eason had visited Brenda Odoms’ tidy...
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Watch: Destructive tornadoes strike Midwest

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SHOALS, Ind. (AP) — A tornado struck an Indiana home, killing one occupant and injuring another while two people died in Arkansas after a tree...
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Deadly tornado hits south Texas, damaging dozens of homes

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LAGUNA HEIGHTS, Texas (AP) — One person was killed when his mobile home was crushed as a powerful tornado tore through a community near the...
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5 will line up in night sky this week

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NEW YORK (AP) — Keep an eye to the sky this week for a chance to see a planetary hangout. Five planets—Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus and...
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Feds hope new website can prevent deaths from worsening heat

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government hopes a new website can help people and local governments beat the increasingly deadly heat of an ever-warming world. Days...
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Tornado rips through New Orleans and its suburbs, killing 1

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ARABI, La. — A tornado tore through parts of New Orleans and its suburbs Tuesday night, flipping cars and ripping roofs off homes and killing...