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Hawaii just banned your favorite sunscreen to protect its coral reefs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save From Banana Boat to Coppertone, major sunscreen brands will soon have to revamp their products or stop selling them in Hawaii. State lawmakers passed legislation in May that would ban skin-care companies from selling and distributing sunscreens on the islands that contain two chemicals deemed…
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England reaches World Cup semifinals, beats Sweden
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SAMARA, Russia — England achieved something David Beckham’s generation never managed: It reached the semifinals of the World Cup. Harry Maguire and Dele Alli scored with headers in a 2-0 win over Sweden on Saturday, earning England’s youthful team a match against either Croatia or…
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Crews at Lake Christine fire in Colorado mark Storm King anniversary
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save EL JEBEL • It is not lost on nearly 400 firefighters who have descended on the tiny Colorado mountain town of El Jebel that they are battling a blaze similar to the 1994 Storm King fire outside nearby Glenwood Springs that took the lives of…
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South Korean women protest against ‘spy cam porn’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SEOUL, South Korea — Thousands of South Korean women gathered in Seoul on Saturday to demand stronger government action to fight the spread of intimate photos and video taken by hidden cameras, which they say has women living in constant anxiety and distress. Police said…
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New wildfires sweep through California, burning homes
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save GOLETA, Calif. — Firefighters battling wildfires throughout the U.S. West that have torched hundreds of homes hoped for some help from the weather Saturday even as new fires swept sweltering Southern California. A fire on the California-Oregon border that destroyed 40 buildings and claimed at…
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Wolters, Marquez lead Rockies past Mariners
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SEATTLE — Tony Wolters wasn’t even supposed to play Friday night against the Seattle Mariners. Tom Murphy was in Colorado’s lineup to catch starting pitcher German Marquez, only to receive word that he needed to return home to Denver to be with his wife, Lindsay,…
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EPA accelerates cleanup of Pueblo Superfund neighborhoods
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save PUEBLO — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it will accelerate the cleanup of three Pueblo neighborhoods that were contaminated by a smelter. The agency said Friday it will increase funding for the Colorado Smelter Superfund site to as much as $15 million a year,…
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Sky Sox split one-run games with Cakes
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Rafael Ortega hit an RBI triple in the top of the eighth inning to help lead the New Orleans Baby Cakes to a 6-5 win over the Colorado Springs Sky Sox in the second game…
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Immigrant PhD candidate rocked by sudden US Army discharge
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SAN FRANCISCO — Growing up in eastern China, Panshu Zhao fell in love with America. He read the Bible his parents gave him, watched Hollywood movies and studied the ideals of democracy. He jumped at the chance to attend graduate school at Texas A&M University.…
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Brazil vs. Belgium 2018 World Cup quarterfinal: Belgium stuns Brazil, 2-1
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Belgium 2, Brazil 1 With a blistering counterattack and sturdy goaltending, Belgium shocked Brazil, 2-1, in the World Cup quarterfinals Friday in Kazan, Russia, to become one of the tournament’s last four teams standing. Brazil’s loss continued a string of World Cup upsets that previously…