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Pelosi digs in against coal as Trump rolls back Obama emissions rules
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Subtropical Storm Ernesto forms in the central Atlantic
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California Cancer Victim Awarded $289 Million Settlement from Monsanto over RoundUp
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Perseid meteor shower lights up Georgia skies
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NASA unveils astronauts who will relaunch human space flights from U.S.
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Calif. Vows to Fight Feds' Fuel-Efficiency Roll Back
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Longest lunar eclipse of the 21st century visible in the Netherlands
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Storms, heavy rain continue Tuesday
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Blood moon likely on Friday as longest lunar eclipse takes place
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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches spacecraft higher than ever
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New Orleans zoo reopens after loose jaguar incident
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Beryl weakens to Tropical Storm
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United States border agents are now boarding Canadian fishing boats looking for immigrants
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