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Fish sauce is an indelible part of Vietnam's culture and essential for its vibrant cuisine. In small fishing villages across Vietnam's long coast, families have made it for centuries but climate change and overfishing threaten the anchovies crucial for fish sauce production. (AP video shot by Hau Dinh/ production by Annika Wolters)

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Climate change and overfishing threaten Vietnam’s ancient tradition of making fish sauce
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL - Associated Press
Wed,03/26/25-3:17PM , 206 Reads
DA NANG, Vietnam (AP) — Bui Van Phong faced a choice when the Vietnam War ended 50 years ago: Stay in his small village, helping his parents carry on the family’s centuries-old tradition of making fish sauce, or join the hundreds of thousands of people fleeing his country for a better life.
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A record number of cruise passengers are expected this year in Alaska's capital, drawn by the Mendenhall Glacier. But Juneau's main attraction is rapidly retreating because of climate change, prompting the question what will happen next? (August 6) (AP Video by Becky Bohrer, Manuel Valdes)

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Crammed with tourists, Alaska's capital wonders what will happen as its magnificent glacier recedes
By BECKY BOHRER - Associated Press
Sun,08/06/23-1:12AM , 206 Reads
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Thousands of tourists spill onto a boardwalk in Alaska’s capital city every day from cruise ships towering over downtown. Vendors hawk shoreside trips and rows of buses stand ready to whisk visitors away, with many headed for the area’s crown jewel: the Mendenhall Glacier.
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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at an event highlighting the Biden-Harris Administration's investments in electric school buses at Lumen Field in Seattle on Wednesday, oct. 26, 2022. (Karen Ducey/The Seattle Times via AP)

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More kids to ride in 'clean' school buses, mostly electric
By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press
Wed,10/26/22-4:17AM , 206 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 400 school districts spanning all 50 states and Washington, D.C., along with several tribes and U.S. territories, are receiving roughly $1 billion in grants to purchase about 2,500 “clean” school buses under a new federal program.
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Rent control advocates for Orange County demonstrate in front of the Florida Realtors office building on Oct. 22, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. Ballot measures to build more affordable housing and protect tenants from soaring rent increases were plentiful and fared well in last week's midterm elections. The activity reflected growing angst over record high rents exacerbated by inflation and a dearth of homes. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

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Rent stabilization measures win in US midterm election
By JANIE HAR - Associated Press
Tue,11/15/22-11:22PM , 206 Reads
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ballot measures in the U.S. to build more affordable housing and protect tenants from soaring rent increases were plentiful and fared well in last week's midterm elections, a sign of growing angst over record high rents exacerbated by inflation and a dearth of homes.
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