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Northern California fire swallows town of Greenville in flames

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Mountain town in northern California devastated by wind-driven wildfire

A wildfire tore through the northern Sierra Nevada town of Greenville in California, leaving much of the downtown in ashes and crews braced for another explosive run of flames in the midst of dangerous weather.

Do athletes get money for medals? Why do divers use tiny towels? Your Olympic questions answered

Sports Olympics August 5

Belarus Olympic sprinter used Google translate to plead for help in Tokyo

Sports Olympics Summer Sports August 5

11 killed in Texas crash of overloaded van carrying migrants

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Thursday

Seven U.S. states with the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates account for half of the country's new cases and hospitalizations in the last week, the White House said on Thursday.

Biden to aim for 50% electric vehicles by 2030 with industry support

U.S. President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Thursday aimed at making half of all new vehicles sold in 2030 zero-emissions vehicles and will propose new vehicle emission rules to cut pollution through 2026, the White House said.

Countries pressing ahead with booster shot plans despite WHO plea

Israel, Germany and France will go ahead with COVID-19 vaccine boosters from September, disregarding an appeal by the World Health Organization to hold off until more people are vaccinated across the globe.

5 key things to watch for in the UN climate report

Science August 5

Australia pledges $1B to address treatment of Indigenous people

Thousands of Lebanese call for justice 1 year after massive explosion

Parents of Canadian child killed in Beirut blast say lack of justice is 'enraging'

Bone-dry conditions could lead to rapid spread of California's largest wildfire

WHO calls for moratorium on COVID-19 booster shots through September

Extreme heat could make Athens uninhabitable, warns city's chief heat officer

Radio The Current August 4

Grammys commit to more hiring diversity for 2022 show

Jonathan Landrum Jr.

Entertainment August 4

Belarusian Olympic runner who feared going home lands in Poland

Sports Olympics Summer Sports Track and Field Track August 4

Melting ice imperils 98% of emperor penguin colonies by 2100

Science August 4

Hijackers have left tanker in Gulf of Oman, British navy says

How extreme is this year's extreme weather? Here's a closer look

Science August 4

Biden calls on N.Y. Gov. Cuomo to resign over sexual harassment allegations

Exiled Belarusian activist found hanged in Ukraine

Missouri governor pardons couple who pointed guns at Black Lives Matter demonstrators

Canada ready to push back against Joe Biden's Buy American pledge, trade minister says

Politics August 3

U.S. announces 60-day moratorium on evictions in areas with high COVID-19 levels

Florida breaks record for COVID-19 hospitalizations again

Belarusian Olympian who says she faced punishment back home leaves for Europe

Boeing's Starliner launch to International Space Station scrubbed due to glitch

Science August 3

Incoming president says Iran will seek end to 'tyrannical' U.S. sanctions

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