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New frontline of US border policy? A Texas pecan farm

Friday, August 11 by SRN News

By Adrees Latif and Daina Beth Solomon EAGLE PASS, Texas (Reuters) – The leafy trees on Magali and Hugo Urbina’s 350-acre orchard next to the Rio Grande river in Eagle Pass, Texas, should be bursting with pecans this time of year. Instead,... Read More.

Maui wildfire death toll more than 50 and may rise; recovery to take years

Friday, August 11 by SRN News

KAHULUI, Hawaii (Reuters) -Maui’s wildfires have killed at least 55 people, a toll expected to rise, and unleashed destruction on the resort town of Lahaina that will take many years and billions of dollars to rebuild, Hawaiian officials said on Thursday. Governor Josh Green said... Read More.

California turns to AI to help spot wildfires

Friday, August 11 by SRN News

By Daniel Trotta EL CAJON, California (Reuters) – California firefighters are using artificial intelligence to help spot wildfires, feeding video from more than 1,000 cameras strategically placed across the state into a machine that alerts first responders when to mobilize. In an... Read More.

US awards $1.2 billion to Oxy, Climeworks-led carbon air capture hubs

Friday, August 11 by SRN News

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Energy on Friday announced that projects in Texas and Louisiana to remove more than 2 million tonnes of carbon emissions will get over $1 billion in federal grants, a key step... Read More.

Maui wildfires death toll surpasses 50 as blaze mostly contained

Thursday, August 10 by SRN News

KAHULUI, Hawaii (Reuters) – The death toll from Maui’s wildfires rose to 53 on Thursday as the fast-moving conflagration that turned the resort town of Lahaina into smoldering ruins was 80% contained, officials said. The island that forms part of the U.S. state of Hawaii... Read More.

Black women-owned US venture capital fund counters conservative’s race lawsuit

Thursday, August 10 by SRN News

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -The founders of a venture capital fund devoted to funding Black women-owned businesses on Thursday defended their efforts to support underrepresented entrepreneurs in the face of a lawsuit by a conservative activist accusing it of racial discrimination. The Fearless Fund’s leaders and... Read More.

US suicide deaths reached record high in 2022, CDC data shows

Thursday, August 10 by SRN News

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of people who died by suicide in the U.S. hit an estimated record 49,000 in 2022, a 2.6% increase over the prior year, government data showed on Thursday. Over half of all U.S.... Read More.

Texas power use hits 3rd record this week in heat wave

Thursday, August 10 by SRN News

(Reuters) -Demand for power in Texas hit a record high on Thursday for the third time this week and the tenth time this summer as homes and businesses cranked up air conditioners to escape a lingering heat wave. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which... Read More.

As air conditioners fight heat wave, Texas power use hits 3rd record this week

Thursday, August 10 by SRN News

(Reuters) -Demand for power in Texas hit a record high on Thursday for the third time this week and the 10th time this summer as homes and businesses powered their air conditioners to escape a lingering heat wave. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which... Read More.

US Black women-owned venture capital fund mounts defense to conservative’s race lawsuit

Thursday, August 10 by SRN News

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – The founders of a venture capital fund devoted to funding Black women-owned businesses on Thursday defended their efforts to support underrepresented entrepreneurs in the face of a lawsuit by a conservative activist accusing it racial discrimination. The... Read More.

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