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Charlottesville -
A white nationalists' rally erupted into deadly violence Saturday as a car plowed into a crowd while demonstrators and counter-protesters clashed, spurring President Donald Trump to condemn "hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides."
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Vancouver -
Over 240 wildfires raging in Canada's western province of British Columbia have prompted the evacuation of over 3,000 people and the province's first state of emergency in over 14 years.
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Firefighters in Southern Arizona are struggling today with a fast-moving wildfire that has already burned over 21,000 acres. Called the Goodwin Fire, it has forced the evacuation of thousands of residents.
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Red Deer -
A city in central Alberta, Canada experienced an extreme weather event Tuesday night that left a large swath of the community looking like a hurricane had torn through the area.
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Baton Rouge -
On Wednesday, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards signed an emergency proclamation declaring the Louisiana Coast in a state of crisis and emergency. The emergency proclamation was sent to President Trump and members of Congress.
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Jacksonville -
Florida Governor Rick Scott declared a state of emergency on Tuesday as over 100 wildfires blazed across the state. Since February, over 68,000 acres have been burned.
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Santiago -
The entire town of Santa Olga was ravaged Wednesday, as the death toll in the wildfires that have swept through central and southern Chile since November rose to 10. The fires have been fanned by strong winds, high temperatures, and a prolonged drought.
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A winter storm packing heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain hit the South of the U.S. on Friday, bringing many cities and towns to a standstill in a region unaccustomed to lots of snow, causing traffic accidents and school and church closings.
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A fire that started out as a small patch alongside the road next to Interstate 15 in Cajun Pass on Tuesday morning has exploded in the hot and dry conditions, growing to over 30,000 acres in just 24 hours.
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Palm Beach -
Florida Governor Rick Scott declared a state of emergency in Martin and St. Lucie counties on Wednesday after beaches and waterways became clogged with a thick, guacamole-like blue-green algae.
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White Sulphur Springs -
At least 14 people have lost their lives and 100 homes have been damaged or destroyed after powerful storms swamped West Virginia Thursday night, prompting Governor Earl Ray Tomblin to declare a state of emergency in 44 counties.
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Orlando -
A lone gunman armed with a pistol and assault rifle killed 50 people and injured 53 more at a LGBT nightclub in Orlando, Florida called the Pulse, in what is being called the worst mass shooting in U.S. history.
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Caracas -
It is evident that Venezuela's President Nicholas Maduro is going to do anything, including locking the country down, to avoid a recall referendum that would kick him out of office.
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Toronto -
First Nation leaders from northern Ontario declared a public health emergency on Wednesday, citing a shortage of basic medical supplies and an epidemic of suicides among young people.
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Los Angeles -
Newly discovered information is shedding a different light on the massive methane gas leak in Southern California's Porter Ranch community. First discovered on October 23, 2015, the full implications of the leak were not known until weeks later.
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Los Angeles -
Porter Ranch, California's massive gas leak has garnered enough attention that Governor Jerry Brown was forced to declared a state of emergency on Wednesday, ordering the mobilization of all state agencies to respond to the growing crisis.
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Until this year, Brazil had few cases of microcephaly, a debilitating and ultimately deadly disorder in which newborns are born with abnormally small brains.
Then the country recorded almost 3,000 cases after reporting less than 200 cases in 2014.
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Flint -
People in Flint, Michigan have been drinking treated water from the Flint River for the past 18 months. Now their children have elevated lead levels in their blood, and the new mayor has declared a state of emergency.
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Los Angeles -
On Tuesday, after acknowledging their failure in stemming the surge of homelessness in the city, municipal officials in Los Angeles, California took the drastic step of announcing they were declaring a "state of emergency."
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Sacramento -
With a severe drought now in its fourth year and at least 18 wildfires raging across the state, California Governor Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency for all of the state.
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The governor of Florida has signed a new bill that allows gun owners in the state to carry concealed firearms without a permit during a state of emergency.
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Des Moines -
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad on Friday declared a state of emergency, with over 17 million chickens and turkeys dead, dying, or scheduled to be euthanized because of the widening spread of the avian flu virus.
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Sacramento -
An out-of-control wildfire is now threatening more than 2,000 homes and an additional 1,500 smaller structures in Northern California. State fire officials say the fire has more than doubled in size in one day but is only five percent contained.
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Bangkok -
Thai anti-government protesters today paraded through the capital city Bangkok, defying the state of emergency imposed by the government on Tuesday.
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Egypt's interim government has lifted both the state of emergency and curfew, coming two days before it was supposed to come to an end, after a court ruling ordered both to be lifted.
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Egypt will extend it's state of emergency for another two months, the news was announced through the interim president's spokesman.
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Egypt's presidency has declared a state of emergency after scores of people were killed when security forces stormed protest camps occupied by supporters of former president Mohammed Morsi, who was deposed in early July.
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Calgary -
Since the massive floods hit last week, causing more than 100,000 people to be evacuated, some consumers are reporting being gouged for such items as water and ice.
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Maiduguri -
In a live broadcast on TV Tuesday, President Goodluck Jonathan admitted that Boko Haram insurgents have taken control of some villages and towns in the northeastern region of the country. He declared a state of emergency in three states of the region.
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Albany -
New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, has declared a state of emergency as Winter Storm Nemo makes its way northward along the east coast of the United States.
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Oil Derrick in the Louisiana Bayou. Rainforest Action Network - Flickr CC2.0
Winter 2013: Morningside Heights, NY zoolien
Egyptian security crackdown leaves 149 dead BBC via screengrab
Infrared image of natural gas leak in Porter Ranch, California. CBS News
Over 240 wildfires are raging through central British Columbia. British Columbia Government
Egyptian security crackdown leaves hundreds dead Al Jazeera via screengrab
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