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Midwest flooding cancels Wisconsin State Fair and cuts power

Midwest flooding cancels Wisconsin State Fair and cuts power

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Flash flooding canceled the final day of the Wisconsin State Fair on Sunday as continued heavy rainfall in half a dozen Midwest states forced motorists to abandon their vehicles, cut power to thousands of households and closed busy roadways. Organizers of the Wisconsin State Fair said they were scrapping the final day of the 11-day event after …

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Flooding cancels last day of Wisconsin State Fair, water rescues in Milwaukee

Flooding cancels last day of Wisconsin State Fair, water rescues in Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE — Flash flooding canceled the final day of the Wisconsin State Fair on Sunday as continued heavy rainfall in half a dozen Midwest states led to water rescues, power outages and road closures. Organizers of the Wisconsin State Fair said they were canceling the final day of the 11-day event after rains flooded the fairgrounds in West Allis, which …

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Trump admin cancels $156M grant to help Floridians afford solar panels – Tampa Bay Times

Trump admin cancels 6M grant to help Floridians afford solar panels – Tampa Bay Times

Trump admin cancels $156M grant to help Floridians afford solar panels  Tampa Bay Times EPA terminates $7 billion Solar for All program  CBS News Lowering energy bills for low-income households will be more difficult with EPA cut, groups say  ABC News EPA plans to end a program that makes solar power available to low-income Americans  NPR E.P.A. Moves to Cancel $7 Billion in Grants …

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EPA cancels $7 billion Biden-era grant program to boost solar energy

EPA cancels  billion Biden-era grant program to boost solar energy

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday terminated a $7 billion grant program intended to help pay for residential solar projects for more than 900,000 lower-income U.S. households, in the latest Trump administration move hindering the nation’s shift to cleaner energy. The funding, part of the Biden-era’s Solar for All program, was awarded to 60 recipients including states, …

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Microsoft Cancels Another Xbox Game, Just Cause Dev’s Contraband – Report

Microsoft Cancels Another Xbox Game, Just Cause Dev’s Contraband – Report

Microsoft’s wave of game cancellations continues today with the news that Just Cause developer Avalanche’s day-one Game Pass release Contraband has been cancelled. Citing sources, this was first confirmed by reporter Jason Schreier. The game was planned for PC and Xbox Series X|S. Game File’s Stephen Totilo, meanwhile, said Avalanche has “stopped active development” on Contraband but didn’t use the …

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RFK Jr. Cancels $500 Million In Funding For mRNA Vaccine Research

RFK Jr. Cancels 0 Million In Funding For mRNA Vaccine Research

Topline Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the cancellation of contracts and grants worth nearly $500 million earmarked for the development of mRNA vaccines, the latest in a series of moves by the long-time vaccine critic who had repeatedly cast doubts about the safety and efficacy of such shots despite pushback from scientists. HHS Secretary Robert …

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US cancels mRNA vaccine contracts worth $500 million – DW – 08/06/2025

US cancels mRNA vaccine contracts worth 0 million – DW – 08/06/2025

The US government has decided to halt the funding of 22 projects focused on the development and manufacturing of mRNA-based vaccines that help fight respiratory diseases like COVID-19 and the flu. The decision, announced by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., stemmed from his personal and unproven theories about the efficacy of vaccines and marks the latest attempt in a …

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Kennedy Cancels Nearly $500 Million in mRNA Vaccine Contracts – The New York Times

Kennedy Cancels Nearly $500 Million in mRNA Vaccine Contracts  The New York Times RFK Jr cancels $500m in mRNA vaccine development in the US  BBC RFK Jr’s health department to halt $500m in mRNA vaccine research  The Guardian RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development  AP News RFK Jr. announces end to some mRNA contracts, including for flu, covid  The Washington Post …

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Russia cancels tsunami warning for Kamchatka after quake, dormant volcano erupts – Reuters

Russia cancels tsunami warning for Kamchatka after quake, dormant volcano erupts  Reuters Illinois family among hundreds who watched cruise ship leave without them during tsunami warning  KSDK Cruise Ships Sailed to Safety Amid Tsunami Warnings, Leaving Some Passengers Behind  The New York Times Visualizing the Russia earthquake and tsunami in maps and charts  CNN Science news this week: A magnitude 8.8 megaquake and whether …

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Netflix cancels Arnold Schwarzenegger’s FUBAR after two seasons

Netflix cancels Arnold Schwarzenegger’s FUBAR after two seasons

Can we all agree, as a group, that it was kind of weird that Arnold Schwarzenegger had a streaming TV show that nobody much liked or cared about? Former governor, previously the world’s biggest movie star, and somehow also occupier of the lowest rung on Netflix’s algorithmically baked tower of recommendations? It was odd! Past tense employed there because this …

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