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EU rushes out $300 billion roadmap to ditch Russian energy
BRUSSELS ((DailyNews)) — The European Union’s executive arm moved Wednesday to jump-start plans for the 27-nation bloc to abandon Russian energy amid the Kremlin’s...
New Mexico fires prompt forest closures; governor seeks aid
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. ((DailyNews)) — New Mexico’s governor said Tuesday that given the ferocity and swift movements of a record-setting wildfire burning in the northeastern...
In US, states struggle to replace fossil fuel tax revenue
SANTA FE, N.M. ((DailyNews)) — Government budgets are booming in New Mexico: Teacher salaries are up, residents can go to an in-state college tuition-free,...
No sea serpents, mobsters but Tahoe trash divers strike gold
STATELINE, Nev. ((DailyNews)) — They found no trace of a mythical sea monster, no sign of mobsters in concrete shoes or long-lost treasure chests.But...
Most Great Barrier Reef coral studied this year was bleached
CANBERRA, Australia ((DailyNews)) — More than 90% of Great Barrier Reef coral surveyed this year was bleached in the fourth such mass event in...
Cost of fighting New Mexico wildfires reaches $65M so far
Many homes near America’s largest wildfire survived the latest barrage of howling winds and erratic flames, but New Mexico’s governor said Tuesday the risk...
In drought-ravaged California, water use is up dramatically
SACRAMENTO, Calif. ((DailyNews)) — California’s water use jumped dramatically in March, state officials said Tuesday, as one of the driest stretches on record prompted...
Watery graves recall early Las Vegas’ organized crime days
LAS VEGAS ((DailyNews)) — Stories about long-departed Las Vegas organized crime figures are surfacing after a second set of unidentified human remains were revealed...
Bodies surfacing in Lake Mead recall mob’s time in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS ((DailyNews)) — Las Vegas is being flooded with lore about organized crime after a second set of human remains emerged within a...
Coral reefs provide stunning images of a world under assault
MIAMI ((DailyNews)) — Humans don’t know what they’re missing under the surface of a busy shipping channel in the “cruise capital of the world.”...