Smoke from climate-fueled wildfires contributed to thousands of US deaths over 15 years, study says

Wildfires driven by climate change contribute to as many as thousands of annual deaths and billions of dollars in economic costs from wildfire smoke in the United States, according to a new study. The paper, published Friday in the journal Nature Communications Earth & Environment, found that from 2006 to 2020, climate change contributed to…

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum gives her daily morning press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Mexico rejected Trump plan to send troops across the border

MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Saturday that U.S. President Donald Trump proposed sending American troops into Mexico to help her administration fight drug trafficking but that she rejected it. What You Need To Know Mexico’s president has said that U.S. President Donald Trump proposed sending American troops into Mexico to help her administration…

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (Tatyana Makeyeva/Pool Photo via AP)

U.S.-Iran nuclear talks postponed, Oman says

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Planned negotiations between Iran and the United States this weekend over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program have been postponed, Oman announced Thursday. What You Need To Know Oman has announced that planned negotiations between Iran and the United States this weekend over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program have been postponed…

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