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Nation & World

Published
March 20, 2023

No telling how much more snow coming for Sierra Nevada

A relentless winter at Lake Tahoe has now etched its way into the history books as the Sierra's second-snowiest on record.
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March 20, 2023

Inbreeding emerges as critical problem for endangered orcas, researchers say

Female killer whales take about 20 years to reach peak fertility, and the females may not be living long enough to ensure the growth of their population.
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March 20, 2023

Maine poet and author Richard Blanco receives a National Humanities Medal

Blanco and others were honored by President Biden during a ceremony at the White House.
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March 20, 2023

Gun used in deadly kidnapping of Americans in Mexico came from U.S.

According to a federal complaint filed Saturday, Roberto Lugardo Moreno has been charged with conspiring to illegally export a firearm.
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March 20, 2023

Trump indictment would be unprecedented moment in U.S. history

Law enforcement officials are bracing for protests and the possibility of violence after Trump called on his supporters to protest ahead of a possible indictment.

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March 20, 2023

Last wild Atlantic salmon can survive Kennebec River dams, federal agency says

The federal government reviewed the dams because Brookfield Renewables is seeking to relicense 1 of them and amend the licenses for 3 others.
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March 20, 2023

With overdoses climbing, states look at harsher fentanyl penalties

Imposing longer prison sentences for possessing smaller amounts of drugs represents a shift in states that in recent years have rolled back drug possession penalties.
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March 20, 2023

World on ‘thin ice’ as UN climate report gives stark warning

Humanity still has a chance, close to the last one, to prevent the worst of climate change’s future harms, a top United Nations panel of scientists said Monday
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March 20, 2023

Four guilty of conspiracy in latest Oath Keepers Jan. 6 trial

Unlike other Oath Keepers, they were not charged with seditious conspiracy – the most serious offense prosecutors have levied so far in the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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March 20, 2023

French government survives 2 no-confidence votes over pensions

The tensions in the political arena have been echoed on the streets, marked by intermittent protests and strikes in various sectors, from transport to energy and sanitation workers.