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New Zealand Firefighters Say Tongariro Wildfire Is Coming Under Control

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New Zealand Firefighters Say Tongariro Wildfire Is Coming Under Control

A wildfire that swept across thousands of hectares of New Zealand’s Tongariro National Park appears to be coming under control, officials said. Residents are being allowed back into the area following an earlier evacuation. Rain and the efforts of firefighters have seen “a significant decrease in active fire activity,” Fire and Emergency New Zealand incident […]

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Steering Control System Failure Led to Collision in Houston Ship Channel

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Hundreds May Have Been Exposed to Rabies in Grand Teton National Park Cabins

A steering control system component failure on a multi-purpose carrier resulted in a collision with a bulk carrier in the Houston Ship Channel in 2023, causing more than $1 million in damage, the National Transportation Safety Board said in an August investigation report. The multi-purpose carrier BBC Africa lost steering as it was departing the

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Firing of Fed Official Could Give Trump Control Of Interest Rates For Years

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Firing of Fed Official Could Give Trump Control Of Interest Rates For Years

Key Takeaways If courts allow President Donald Trump to remove a key Federal Reserve official, his nominees could have the power to set interest rates as Trump wishes. Trump will have appointed five of the seven Fed governors if he replaces Lisa Cook on the Fed board. That would not constitute a majority on the

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Rural California Wine Country Fire Burning Out of Control

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Rural California Wine Country Fire Burning Out of Control

Firefighters will battle intense heat and dry weather Friday as they work to control a fast-moving blaze in the heart of California’s wine country. The Pickett Fire exploded in the hills above the tourist town of Calistoga in the Napa Valley Thursday afternoon, triggering evacuations from nearby wineries and a handful of rural neighborhoods. What

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