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- AFP
Canadian wildfires ignite HAARP conspiracy theories online
As dry conditions led to an early start to the 2024 forest fire season in Canada, social media posts claimed an atmospheric project formerly operated by the US military, combined with solar explosions, sparked the flames. Experts tell AFP this is false; the effects of the research do not extend to the area of the fires and the magnitude of the blazes in the boreal forests is mostly due to climate conditions.
- AFP
Mercedes workers reject union in Alabama in setback for labor
Workers at Mercedes-Benz's Alabama facilities have rejected a union drive in a setback to the United Auto Workers' ambitious campaign to organize the American South, according to results released Friday by US authorities.But the American South has been a vexing target for organized labor for decades.
- Associated Press
In Brazil’s flooded south, a secret mission to recover thousands of guns from an airport
A group of volunteers working to save people from the floods in southern Brazil claim they were misled into participating in an operation to remove several thousand firearms from the airport of Rio Grande do Sul state's capital Porto Alegre. Nicolas Vedovatto, a 26-year-old investor, told The Associated Press that he and three others found out through a WhatsApp group created to muster volunteers that help was needed to save children stranded at the flooded airport.
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