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harming the Mekong that feeds millions

Cambodia hopes a new canal will boost trade. But it risks harming the Mekong that feeds millions. By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press PREK TAKEO, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia has broken ground to build a $1.7 billion, China-funded canal to eventually link its capital Phnom Penh to the Gulf of Thailand. The hope is that the 180-kilometer-long (110 miles) canal will cut transport costs and reduce dependence on Vietnamese ports. Cambodia’s plans to build the massive canal linking the Mekong to a port on on its own coast on the Gulf of Thailand are raising alarm that the project could ...

‘Terrifying’ twister damages homes and trees in English town but causes no casualties

LONDON (AP) — A rare tornado touched down in England, toppling trees, tearing off roof tiles and terrifying residents. Nobody was injured by the twister that struck Aldershot, a town about 50 kilometers (30 miles) southwest of London, at midday Friday as thunder and rain pounded down. “The trees in the back garden were bent over and it was freaking us out,” local resident Louise Le Poidevin said. “Everything was lifted off the ground, the leaves were in a big spiral going round. I thought the doors and windows would come in, the noise was terrifying, then a gazebo came flying ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Tonight, a 20 percent chance of showers adn thunderstorms before 9 p.m. Partly cloudy, witha low around ...

Today in History: Sept. 20, Billie Jean King wins “Battle of the Sexes”

By The Associated Press Today is Friday, Sept. 20, the 264th day of 2024. There are 102 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 20, 1973, in their so-called “Battle of the Sexes,” tennis star Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3, in the ...

Vermont caps emergency motel housing for homeless, forcing many to leave this month

By LISA RATHKE Associated Press BERLIN, Vt. — This fall, hundreds of the most vulnerable people experiencing homelessness in Vermont must leave state-funded motel rooms where they’ve been living as the state winds down its pandemic-era motel voucher program. The move is prompting outcry from municipal leaders and advocates who say many don’t have a place to go. The biggest exodus — about 230 households — is expected Thursday when they reach a new 80-day limit stay in the motel rooms that the Legislature imposed starting in July. Those affected include families, people ...