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Japan Cabinet panel urges ending use of nuke power

By MARI YAMAGUCHIAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) - A Japanese Cabinet panel called Friday for phasing out of nuclear power over the next three decades in a major shift for Japan as it overhauls energy policy following the Fukushima meltdowns. Adopting the proposals would be a break with Japan's

Intense systems of thunderstorm soak Southwest

By GILLIAN FLACCUS and KEN RITTERAssociated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - Wild summer thunderstorms slammed parts of the Southwest, stranding residents in Navajo Nation in their homes in northern Arizona and leaving an already squalid mobile home community in Southern California deep in water

Barker Canyon Fire Now At 29,000 Acres

Press Release: Electric City, Wash., - Nearly 150 firefighters worked in winds gusting to 40 miles per hour yesterday attempting to corral the 29,000-acre Barker Canyon Fire Complex that was started by lightning Saturday night, September 8, at two spots – one approximately 13 miles

Animal Shelter: Both Dogs In 'Chomping Spree' Now Dead

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - A boxer involved in a series of dog attacks last month in Everett was killed last week at the city animal shelter.    The boxer and a pit bull got loose and attacked five people Aug. 25, including a police officer, in what another officer called a "chomping