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Exclusive: Efforts to resurrect the woolly mammoth to modern day reaches Alaska classrooms
The company seeking to bring back woolly mammoths to modern day also wants to make sure schoolchildren’s interest in science doesn’t go extinct.
Southern California under first ever tropical storm watch, fixing USWNT: 5 Things podcast
Southern California is under a tropical storm watch for the first time, how social media pushes hate on users: 5 Things podcast
Restaurant workers who lost homes in Maui fire strike a chord with those looking to help
“We are currently taking the time to talk to each person in our work ‘ohana to assess the extent of their losses and how we can best help with their specific needs,” reads a GoFundMe page created by the group Na Hoaloha Ekolu.
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Maui hotels are taking in those with no place to go following the devastating wildfires
Hotels on Maui are filling with those displaced by the raging wildfires. Ernesto and Adoracion Garcia joined a dozen other relatives at the Hyatt Regency after being left homeless by the fire (Aug. 18)(AP video: Mike Householder)
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Trump’s shadow looms over the Iowa State Fair
The Iowa State Fair is a must stop for White House hopefuls less than five months before Iowans cast the first votes in the GOP contest, and Republican voters attending the fair are weighing their feelings about former President Donald Trump. (Aug. 19)…
Residents who fled deadly Lahaina fire ask for time to grieve, slower rebuild
Native Hawaiians and others from a Maui community devastated by a ferocious fire say they worry Hawaii’s governor is moving too quickly to rebuild what was lost (Aug. 18)(AP video: Mike Householder)
Maryland reports state’s first case of locally acquired malaria strain in over 40 years
The Maryland Department of Health confirmed the state’s first case of a locally acquired strain of malaria in more than 40 years on Friday.
‘Lolita the whale’ made famous by her five decades in captivity, dies before being freed
The orca at the Miami Seaquarium became famous as Lolita before her name was changed to Toki and plans were made to move her. Toki died Friday.
San Francisco launches driverless shuttle service
San Francisco has launched an autonomous shuttle service a week after regulators approved the expansion of robotaxis despite safety concerns. San Francisco is one of a growing number of cities worldwide testing out driverless buses. (August 18) (AP Vid…