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Lightning kills 22 people, mostly farm laborers, in southeast India's Andhra Pradesh state

HYDERABAD, India – Lightning has killed 22 people, mostly farm laborers working in fields, across the southeastern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The state’s chief minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, says the fatalities occurred Sunday evening when thunderstorms and rain lashed eight districts in Andhra Pradesh. A district cricket official says …

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Gretchen's Take: Americans are going to love 'No B.S. backyard barbecues'

I like the idea of “No B.S. backyard barbecues!” and I think Senator Scott Brown’s series with politicians has hit on a nerve in America right now — that at this point in the election cycle — tons of American voters don’t want any B.S. It all makes sense then …

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France ends export subsidies for coal plants, cleaning up act before hosting UN climate talks

PARIS – The French government is ending export subsidies for building coal plants abroad, as the country tries to clean up its environmental reputation before hosting landmark U.N. climate talks. Prime Minister Manuel Valls announced Thursday the immediate end to the coal credits, primarily used by French group Alstom, which …

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