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Enlarge / Rain and rapidly melting snow caused the Yellowstone River and nearby streams to burst their banks in June 2022. The year 2022 will… Read More »The climate disasters in the US in 2022, from storms and floods to heat waves and droughts
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Michigan Governor Whitmer sworn in for a second term
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Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Commonwealth of Independent States Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan on October 14, 2022.Contributor/Getty Images The Russian Telegram account General SVR… Read More »Did Putin really shit himself? How an influential Telegram account spreads wild, unproven claims about the Kremlin’s inner workings
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