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What parts of the Great Plains region are affected by wildfires?
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    Firefighters gain ground on Texas wildfires on Saturday.
    Associated Press (Center) • Factual Grade 72% • 2 min read

    “Progress has been made, but fire activity has picked up with rising temperatures and lower humidity,” said Matt Ford, spokesperson for Texas A&M Forest Services. He said about 25% of the flames were contained, up from about 4% late Friday as the fire burned thick brush and grass fields.
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    The fires had burned about 130 square miles (330 square kilometers) [in an area] around 120 miles (193 kilometers) west of Dallas. Gov. Greg Abbott said late Friday that at least 50 homes had been destroyed by flames with more possibly to be found. He declared a disaster in the 11 counties hardest hit by wildfires.
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    Several months of dry, windy weather have fueled deadly wildfires in Kansas and Oklahoma, including one a few weeks ago. In remote, western Nebraska ranching country, a large wildfire has been burning for several days. Meteorologists said they were hopeful that the expected rain showers early next week across the Plains would reduce the risk.
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    ‘Like a bomb went off’: Residents pick up the pieces after wildfire consumes Texas town.
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    Wildfires used to be rare in the Great Plains. They’ve more than tripled in 30 years. (2017)
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    [Sierra Jenkins, a] 25-year-old reporter, was one of two people killed when gunfire erupted outside a popular Granby Street nightspot. Jenkins had been at Chicho’s Pizza Backs...

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Why are rail workers for Canada's CP Rail company going on strike?


    The union said in a statement that it had begun to strike across the country in the dispute that it says affects 3,000 engineers, conductors and yard workers. The key bargaining issue i...

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Why are both the Arctic and Antarctic experiencing unusual heat waves?


    [The Arctic] has been warming two to three times faster than the rest of the globe. It had been experiencing temperatures unusual for mid-March, [as] areas...

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    White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said BA.2 is about 50% to 60% more transmissible than omicron, but it does not appear to be more severe. “It does have i...

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