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Big Oil wants a lot from Trump. It has an ally in Doug Burgum, the president's Interior pick

Jan. 30, 2025 14:24 PM EST

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — When North Dakota's petroleum association was going to hold a banquet honoring top fracking executives last year, it turned to Gov. Doug Burgum. The two-term Republican, now President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Interior Department, co-hosted the event — at the...

Increased volcanic activity detected in Greece's popular tourist island of Santorini

Jan. 30, 2025 11:11 AM EST

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Increased volcanic activity in Greece’s famed tourist hotspot of Santorini has prompted the country’s civil protection minister to call a meeting with local and disaster response officials. In an announcement late Wednesday, the Climate Crisis and Civil...

Russia comes in from the cold, with flowers blooming around Moscow in January

Jan. 30, 2025 00:08 AM EST

January in Russia conjures up images of Muscovites crunching through the snow in bulky coats -- not bunches of delicate snowdrops blooming in grassy areas around still-standing Christmas trees. Instead of ice choking the Moscow River and the biting cold of the “moroz” – the...