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Philadelphia area digs out from damage left by a severe series of microburst storms

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Residents in some Philadelphia neighborhoods and surrounding counties were cleaning up Sunday from widespread damage caused by a line of severe, short thunderstorms that passed through. The storms, called microbursts, passed through Saturday afternoon, downing trees and power lines, flooding a handful of streets and causing structural damage. A building that collapsed in a West Philadelphia neighborhood threw bricks into the street, crushing cars and blocking trolley tracks. The National Weather Service said at least four of the microbursts brought straight-line ...

'Moana' crashes with underwhelming splash in opener

The Walt Disney Company's live action "Moana" may be the No. 1 movie at the domestic box office, but it did not make a big splash in its first weekend in theaters. The movie, which cost a reported $250 million to produce, earned just $43 million from ticket sales in the U.S. and Canada, ...

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Granville receives data center proposal

LEWISTOWN — Granville Township officials received a proposed data center land development plan just minutes before the township office closed Friday, prompting discussion during an emergency supervisors meeting Sunday attended by residents from Mifflin County and surrounding ...

Hundreds of firefighters battle wildfire in southern Spain that killed at least 12

BEDAR, Spain — Hundreds of firefighters backed by helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft struggled on Saturday to contain one of Spain's deadliest wildfires that erupted earlier this week and killed a least 12 people. The blazes, which also lashed France this week, came as parts of Western Europe are facing their third heat wave in six weeks. Europe is the world's fastest-warming continent, with temperatures increasing twice as fast as the global average since the 1980s, according to the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service. In Spain's Andalusia, a combination of light ...

Missouri flooding leaves one dead, while rescuers helicopter more than 200 to safety at summer camp

LESTERVILLE, Mo. — A woman was found dead in Missouri on Saturday after heavy rainfall battered parts of the state the previous day, forcing numerous emergency rescues and evacuations, including at a summer camp with more than 200 children. Several other states also faced the potential for ...