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Floods in Nepal and China have killed more than 900 people, with over 4,700 missing. Rescue teams are trying to reach hundreds of hydropower workers trapped in mud-filled mountain tunnels. The death toll has been found far from where the flood originally struck.
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M&S Food is rolling out Too Good To Go surprise bags of surplus bakery items for £3.80 across 350 UK stores after a trial. The bags contain at least £10.20 worth of bakery goods and can be ordered through the app before closing. Executives from both companies describe the partnership as a practical step to reduce food waste.
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An opinion piece argues that D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb’s climate-related consumer protection lawsuit against energy companies threatens First Amendment rights and could chill political speech nationwide. It contends the legal theory is weak because the challenged statements are true or banal, and that it targets energy companies regardless of their climate messaging.
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman promised to repeal New York’s zero-emission vehicle mandate by 2035, framing Gov. Kathy Hochul’s climate policies as a 'war on drivers.' The article presents Blakeman’s criticism, Hochul’s pro-EV statements, and her campaign’s response tying him to Trump-era energy and tariff costs.
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A powerful El Niño has created a record-quiet Atlantic hurricane season, with no hurricanes formed as of mid-September 2026 and storm activity at only 7% of normal. Experts caution that one late-forming storm could still be catastrophic, while the Pacific has seen unusually high activity.
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Rescuers from China and India are helping Nepal after catastrophic flooding and a glacier collapse left nearly 770 dead and more than 3,000 missing. The article reports the rising toll, rescue efforts for trapped hydropower workers, and scientists' initial assessment of the disaster's cause.
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China responded to concerns raised in Nepal about whether Beijing could have provided advance warning of catastrophic floods that killed at least 682 people and left more than 3,000 missing. Some Nepali media and social-media speculation had pointed to a possible Tibetan lake burst or Chinese infrastructure as causes.