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Opposition is building to oil exploration off Virginia’s coast, and environmentalists hope a letter sent yesterday will delay noisy testing that could harm marine mammals and fish. Sandy Hausman has that story.
Lawmakers Ask Feds to Stop Atlantic Oil Exploration
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From NPR News- Freya the walrus drew crowds of fans. And that's why Norway decided to euthanize her August 14, 2022Authorities had warned people not to get close to her or pose for photos with the massive mammal. As a last resort, officials decided she posed a threat to humans and needed to be euthanized.
- After a stabbing attack, Salman Rushdie can talk and joke August 14, 2022The author is recovering, but it would be a long process, Rushdie's agent said. His injuries include a damaged liver and severed nerves in an arm and an eye.
- Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, nicknamed India's Warren Buffett, dies at 62 August 14, 2022Jhunjhunwala, a chartered accountant from the northern state of Rajasthan, began investing in the stock market while he was still in college, starting off with capital of just 5,000 rupees ($63).
- Police name the man they say crashed his car and killed himself near the U.S. Capitol August 14, 2022A 29-year-old man drove his car into a barricade and fired a gun into the air before killing himself, officials said. Authorities believe he did not appear to be targeting any members of Congress.
- Scholars confirm what itsy bitsy babies around the world already know August 14, 2022Studies have long shown that Western parents speak a singsongy high-pitched language to babies. Now researchers have gone to the Amazon, to the Hadza people and more to see if it's a global thing.
- Freya the walrus drew crowds of fans. And that's why Norway decided to euthanize her August 14, 2022
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- UK heatwave: Final day of 'extreme' heat with thunder on way August 14, 2022Temperatures have exceeded 30C in much of England and Wales - but rain is forecast.
- 500 more wildfires this year than whole of 2021 - fire chief August 14, 2022Tinder-dry and extremely hot conditions have created the perfect conditions for wildfires in the UK.
- Salman Rushdie's 'defiant sense of humour' remains, son says August 14, 2022The author was severely injured after being stabbed on stage at an event in New York State.
- Rail fares in England to rise below inflation rate, ministers say August 14, 2022The increase will also begin in March, rather than January, the government says.
- Egypt fire: Dozens dead in Giza Coptic church August 14, 2022The blaze broke out at a Coptic Christian church in the city of Giza causing a stampede.
- UK heatwave: Final day of 'extreme' heat with thunder on way August 14, 2022
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