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FILE - South Korean Defense Minister Shin Wonsik speaks during a committee at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, on Nov. 23, 2023. A light-water reactor at North Korea’s main nuclear complex will likely be formally operational by next summer, South Korea’s defense minister said, amid suspicions that the North may use it as a new source of fissile materials for nuclear weapons. (Han Jong-chan/Yonhap via AP, File)

North Korea’s new reactor at nuclear site likely to be formally operational next summer, Seoul says

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

Surfers wait for a wave in high surf at Manhattan Beach, Calif. on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023. The National Weather Service has issued high surf warnings for much of the West Coast and parts of Hawaii, describing the waves and rip currents expected to hit certain coastlines as potentially dangerous and life-threatening.(AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

Huge surf pounds West Coast and Hawaii, flooding some areas

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The Pretzien weir is pulled to ensure that a third of the Elbe water flows into a 21-kilometre-long canal around Schönebeck, Magdeburg and other places in the Elbe lowlands until it flows back into the Elbe, in Pretzien, Germany, Thursday Dec. 28, 2023. The approximately 135-metre-long weir was last opened in June 2013.(Simon Kremer/dpa via AP)

Rivers remain high in parts of northern and central Europe after heavy rain

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FILE - City of Bellevue Forest Management Program Supervisor Rick Bailey stands among dozens of juvenile giant sequoias Oct. 11, 2022, in Bellevue, Wash. As native trees in the Pacific Northwest die off due to climate change, the U.S. Forest Service and others are turning to a strategy called "assisted migration." (AP Photo/Manuel Valdes, File)

As tree species die off, ‘assisted migration’ gains popularity in Pacific Northwest

By Nathan Gilles and Columbia Insight - Associated Press

Officials investigate at the site of seven vehicles crash, in Sakarya Turkey, Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023. Turkish officials say a chain-reaction crash Thursday involving seven vehicles on a motorway in northwest Turkey has killed at least 10 people and injured 57 others. The pileup occurred Thursday in dense fog and low visibility some 93 miles from Istanbul. (IHA via AP)

Chain-reaction collision in dense fog on Turkish motorway leaves at least 10 people dead, 57 injured

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A woman with an umbrella and the Elizabeth Tower also known as Big Ben are reflected in a puddle in London, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) ** FILE **

Storm Gerrit damages houses and leaves thousands without power as it batters the northern U.K.

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An unsold 2023 Model X sports-utility vehicle sits outside a Tesla dealership June 18, 2023, in Littleton, Colo. Tesla is recalling more than 2 million vehicles across its model lineup to fix a defective system that's supposed to ensure drivers are paying attention when they use Autopilot. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) **FILE**

Firefighters use 36,000 gallons of water to extinguish one Tesla

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Nottingham Forest's Chris Wood, left, celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest at St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

Chris Wood haunts former team with hat trick as Nottingham Forest beats Newcastle 3-1

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Firefighters try to secure the area with sandbags from floodwaters from the Burlage-Langholter Tief, a tributary of the Leda, after it overflowed, in Langholt, Germany, Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023. Firefighters and volunteers labored to reinforce dikes against rising floodwaters in northern and eastern Germany as heavy rains falling on already soaked ground pushed rivers and streams over their banks and forced several towns to evacuate residents. (Lars Penning/dpa via AP)

Towns reinforce dikes as heavy rains send rivers over their banks in Germany and the Netherlands

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U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the U.S. Consulate General after the G-7 ministers' meeting on climate, energy and environment in Sapporo, northern Japan, Sunday, April 16, 2023. So much has been invested in clean energy that there can be no rolling back of moves to end carbon emissions, though much more needs to be done much faster to prevent the worst impacts of climate change, U.S. Presidential Envoy John Kerry said Sunday. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae) ** FILE **

John Kerry makes U.S. look delusional on the world stage

By Newt Gingrich

In this photo released by the Romanian Emergency Services Prahova (ISU Prahova), a guesthouse is burning in Tohani, Romania, Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023. A huge fire at a guesthouse in Romania on Tuesday morning has left several people dead, including a child, and some people are missing, authorities said. (Romanian Emergency Services - ISU Prahova via AP)

A guesthouse blaze in Romania leaves 5 dead and others missing

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, holds a year-end plenary meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Kim Jong-un boasts of achievements as he opens key year-end political meeting

By Hyung-Jin Kim - Associated Press

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Letter to the editor: Hope for an antidote to ‘woke’

Britain's King Charles III poses for a photo, during the recording of his Christmas message at Buckingham Palace, in London, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2023. (Jonathan Brady/Pool Photo via AP)

King Charles III’s annual Christmas message from Buckingham Palace to include sustainable touches

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Migrants depart from Tapachula, Mexico, Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023. The caravan started the trek north through Mexico just days before U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Mexico City to discuss new agreements to control the surge of migrants seeking entry into the United States. (AP Photo/Edgar Hernandez Clemente)

Biden’s migrant surge deepens America’s greenhouse gas problem

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Fighting Biden administration's overreach of rural America illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Fighting Biden administration overreach: The most effective voices for rural America in Congress

By Rep. Dan Newhouse and Sen. Cynthia Lummis

Al Gore, former U.S. vice president, speaks at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

Al Gore foreshadows 1 billion ‘climate refugees’ crossing borders from global warming

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, soldiers clear debris on the damaged houses after the earthquake in Chenjia Village of Dahejia Township, Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province on Dec. 20, 2023. The strong earthquake that hit northwest China this week, and killed at least 148 people, has caused tens of millions of estimated economic losses in the agricultural and fisheries industries, state media reported Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023. (Feng Yanrong/Xinhua via AP)

Death toll from China earthquake rises to 149, with 2 still missing

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Frozen lake covered by ice. File photo credit: Valery Evlakhov via Shutterstock.

Fisherman dies after falling through ice atop Minnesota lake

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Firefighters respond after a tractor trailer truck struck a railroad bridge and burst into flames in Glenville, N.Y., Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. Authorities believed the truck contained gas containers. (Peter R. Barber/The Daily Gazette via AP)

Truck carrying gas hits railroad bridge and explodes as a train passes overhead

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