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  1. 1 crew member rescued, search underway for another as 2 U.S. military jets downed in Iran

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  2. How climate change is threatening the flavour — and future — of India's prized Darjeeling tea

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    An extremely dry winter has made for another challenging harvest of India's famous Darjeeling tea, with the flavour the region is renowned for at risk as quality dips. As climate change makes the weather more erratic in the Himalayan foothills, estate owners are growing ever more worried about the future of their businesses.

  3. Smoky, fast-moving wildfire triggers evacuation orders in Southern California

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    The fire was burning in a populated — but not densely so — unincorporated part of Riverside County, in a recreational area near the city of Moreno Valley, which has a population of roughly 200,000.

  4. Trump administration seeks $152M to reopen Alcatraz as 'state-of-the-art secure prison'

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    The White House released a budget on Friday, in which the Trump administration requested funds for the ⁠Federal Bureau ⁠of Prisons to cover the ‌first-year costs of rebuilding Alcatraz into "a state-of-the-art secure prison facility."

  5. Israel strikes Beirut as U.S. warns Iran may target universities

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    Israel pounded Beirut with airstrikes on Friday that the military said ‌had targeted what it calls militant "infrastructure" in Lebanon's capital, as the U.S. warned that Iran may target universities in the country as war in the Middle East rages.

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