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An influx of natural disasters from wildfires to floods to hurricanes have hit schools since students returned to in-person learning after COVID.

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Sun Sep 24 2023

 
Driving toward Lahaina showing smoke in the distance. Wildfires in Hawaii fanned by strong winds burned multiple structures in areas including historic Lahaina town, forcing evacuations and closing schools in several communities Wednesday, and rescuers pulled a dozen people escaping smoke and flames from the ocean.

An influx of natural disasters from wildfires to floods to hurricanes have hit schools since students returned to in-person learning after COVID.

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An Israeli Air Force F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft flies over during an air show in Tel Aviv on April 26, 2023, as Israel marks Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut), 75 years since the establishment of the Jewish state.
 

Crashed F-35: The high-tech jet that often doesn't work correctly

 

The fighter jet, made by Lockheed Martin, has been touted as the next stage in modern warfare.

Sen. Robert Menendez, D-NJ
 

Menendez second indictment: What other sitting senators faced charges?

 

New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez is one of only two living senators who faced indictments while serving in the Senate.

Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders (2) throws a pass while under pressure from Oregon linebacker Blake Purchase (17) during the first half at Autzen Stadium.
 

Colorado humbled: College football's Week 4 winners and losers

 

Week 4 in college football season saw highs and lows, including a flop by Colorado at Oregon and a breakthrough victory by Florida State at Clemson.

This undated image made available by NASA shows the asteroid Bennu from the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. After almost two years circling the ancient asteroid, OSIRIS-REx will attempt to descend to the treacherous, boulder-packed surface and snatch a handful of rubble on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020.
 

Watch NASA landing live: Spacecraft returns after trip to asteroid

 

On Sunday, a capsule containing pieces from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu will enter Earth's atmosphere, landing in Utah's West Desert.

FILE - President Joe Biden removes his face mask as he arrives to speak about the economy during a meeting with CEOs in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Thursday, July 28, 2022. Biden tested positive for COVID-19 again Saturday, July 30, slightly more than three days after he was cleared to exit coronavirus isolation, the White House said, in a rare case of
 

Joe Biden got a COVID booster and flu shot. White House urges others to do the same

 

Biden took the shot amid rising skepticism of vaccinations and a jump in COVID cases.

Youth plaintiffs in the climate change lawsuit, Held vs. Montana, arrive at the Lewis and Clark County Courthouse, on June 20, 2023, in Helena, Montana, for the final day of the trial.
 

As Climate Week winds down, schools fall short in teaching about crisis

 

With classrooms under scrutiny over their teaching of divisive topics, teachers and textbooks are sidestepping discussions of climate change.

File - A customer uses an ATM at a Bank of America location in San Francisco, Monday, April 24, 2023. Bank of America is being ordered to pay more than $100 million to customers for double-dipping on some fees imposed on customers, withholding reward bonuses explicitly promised to credit card customers, and misappropriating sensitive personal information to open accounts without customer knowledge or authorization.
 

Bye 'zero-interest' savings accounts. Here's how you can do better.

 

Too many consumers settle for savings accounts that pay almost no interest. High-yield alternatives aren't hard to find.

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley campaigns for president on Sept. 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
 

Voters want someone else in 2024. Why not Nikki Haley?

 

Republican voters keep saying they want something different than former President Donald Trump in 2024. They should look to Nikki Haley.

UAW Local 1248 members walk the picket line outside of a Stellantis plant in Romulus on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023.
 

UAW-Detroit battle: 'Who's going to have to pay for it? It's consumers'

 

After the UAW escalated its strike against the Detroit automakers Friday, experts and lawyers see the fallout on all sides.

 

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