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Trump orders that Lake Ontario be called ‘Lake America’

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Health risk: Insect bites from ticks are more common, and not just after a walk in the wild

A tiny bug poses a serious health risk in many states right now. Emergency room visits for tick bites have increased dramatically this year. The culprit is a crawling insect that's active in warm, humid areas and feeds on the blood of birds and ...

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Hundreds dead and thousands missing in Himalayan flooding

Millions of tons of ice and rock broke off a Himalayan glacier last week and plunged more than a mile into a river near the border of Nepal and Tibet, setting off flash flooding that killed at least 800 people. Rescue crews are racing against time to...

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This week's word in the news: EXTINGUISH

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FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Fargo police responded and attempted to put the fire out before the Fargo Fire Department extinguished the fire.
The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead -- 08/31/2026

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How did debt double in a decade?

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