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Sixers' Ben Simmons laments 'terrifying' destruction of Australia wildfires

Ben Simmons Australia

Two Jersey Shore towns issue false tsunami alerts

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Grocery shopping hack: Foods labeled 'natural' don't mean they're healthy

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Monk's Cafe throwing fundraiser for Camp Fire Relief Fund

Natural Disasters

Aaron Rodgers' brother questions sincerity of $1 million California wildfire donation

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Map shows haze in Philly came from California wildfire smoke

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Children's Health

Many U.S. school districts unprepared for infectious disease outbreaks

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Kenney: Trump is compassionless ‘bully,’ ‘punk’ for removing Haitians’ protected status

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Giving birth is hard enough. Try it in the middle of a wildfire

Pa. lawmaker calls response to Puerto Rico a 'success story' during heated CNN interview

Groundbreaking medical-rescue drone unveiled at Philly conference

Natural Disasters

AFL-CIO members in New Jersey mobilize to help hurricane victims in Puerto Rico

As Puerto Rico suffers, state lawmaker rakes Trump: ‘U heartless, amoral dung-panini!’

Cooper, Norcross Foundation to send medical personnel, supplies to Puerto Rico

Jimmy Fallon donated $20,000 to Penn students' Hurricane Maria fundraiser

Kenny Chesney helps boys trapped by Hurricane Irma get to mom in Philadelphia

Yuengling joins celebrities, businesses in donating thousands to hurricane relief efforts

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Christie slams Ted Cruz, calls him 'disgusting' while talking hurricane relief

Natural Disasters

Parts of Wharton Forest on way to Shore closed by smoke and fire

Wharton State Forest smoke

Five charged for allegedly filing for relief funds intended for Superstorm Sandy victims

Philly Italian restaurants pitch in to help Italy's earthquake survivors

Natural Disasters

Local animal organization helps pets displaced by historic Louisiana flood

Pet Carriers

Animal Activists

Pennsylvania animal shelters taking in pets from flood-ravaged West Virginia

Natural Disasters

N.J. Pine Barrens forest fire burning through hundreds of acres

Jersey Shore dune war trudges on

Sand Dune Wars

Strong quake off Japanese islands

Japan

Natural Disasters

Anheuser-Busch pauses beer production to aid flood victims in Texas, Oklahoma

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New flood warning for Houston after deadly storms kill 17

Texas Floods

Natural Disasters

Texas teen dies in floodwaters while driving from H.S. prom

Texas Flood Victim

Natural Disasters

Mapping Mount St. Helens magma progresses, 35 years after eruption

Mount St. Helens

Starbucks moves Ethos water bottling out of drought-hit California

Natural Disasters

Ways to help Nepal's earthquake victims

Rolling Stones' Jagger, Wood record Nepal quake charity single

Rolling Stone

Natural Disasters

Boy found alive in Nepal rubble five days after quake

Natural Disasters

All climbers at camps high up Everest airlifted to safety

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Parks and Recreation

Hot times at Yellowstone: huge magma chamber found deeply buried

Yellowstone

Philippines braces for typhoon over Easter

Typoon

Natural Disasters

20-foot deep sinkhole in North Jersey forces home evacuations

Sinkhole

Volcano Villarrica erupts in southern Chile, villages evacuated

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