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US: Lake-Effect Snow and Snow Squalls Hit Michigan and Indiana

Snow showers and snow squalls moved across Michigan and Indiana as arctic air pushed into the Midwest, bringing gusty winds and sharply colder temperatures. In Michigan and parts of northern Indiana, lake-effect snow off the Great Lakes intensified snowfall at times, briefly reducing visibility and creating hazardous travel conditions despite generally light accumulations.

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Tom Selleck Aboard USS Ronald Reagan

Michael Reagan, son of former President Ronald Reagan, left, and actor Tom Selleck, center, discuss homeporting for USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) with Commander, Cruiser Destroyer Group One, Rear Admiral Robert Moeller on July 22, 2004. Homeporting ceremonies for the United States Navy’s newest and most technologically advanced aircraft carrier are scheduled for July 23, 2004, and will host various dignitaries, including Nancy Reagan, members of the Congress, state officials and various celebrities. Reagan is commanded by Captain James A. Symonds. While in transit, the ship visited the ports of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Valparaiso, Chile, and Callao, Peru. Mandatory Photo by Stefanie Broughton / USN via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: Rare Dust Storm Hits Parts of Indiana, Disrupting Transportation

An intense dust storm swept across the Chicago metropolitan area and parts of Indiana on Friday, May 16, reducing visibility and disrupting transportation.

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Chile: Meteor Spotted Streaking Over Viña Del Mar

A camera captured what appeared to be a meteor streaking across the night sky over Viña del Mar, Valparaíso, early on Monday, February 10.

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Chile: Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake Strikes Molina, Maule 5

A strong magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit 41 km from Molina, Maule in central Chile, at 8:38 p.m. local time on Friday, December 13, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

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Chile: Red Alert Declared As Heavy Rains Cause Severe Flooding In Marga Marga

Heavy rains caused severe flooding on Friday, June 21, in several areas in the Valparaíso region. The National Service for Disaster Prevention and Response (SENAPRED) declared a red alert for Valparaíso and Marga Marga provinces, prompting evacuations.

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Chile's latest wildfire burns 20 homes

STORY: Chile's latest wildfire burns 20 homes SHOOTING TIME: March 14, 2024 DATELINE: March 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:00 LOCATION: Santiago CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of scenes of firefighting 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): GABRIEL BORIC, President of Chile 3. various of scenes of the house remaining after the fire STORYLINE: Chilean President Gabriel Boric on Thursday said the latest wildfire in the fire-ravaged central Valparaiso region burnt 20 homes on Wednesday night, but fortunately it claimed no lives. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): GABRIEL BORIC, President of Chile "Thanks to the rapid deployment of firefighters, along with the National Forestry Corporation (Conaf), all the fires that we saw yesterday in the region of Valparaiso have been contained." While at least 20 homes were affected, he said, there were no injuries or fatalities in the fires that burnt about 2.5 hectares of land at Cerro Cordillera in Valparaiso, located one hour from the capital Santiago. "At this moment, work is being carried

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Chile: New Forest Fire Prompts Evacuation, Burns Homes In Valparaiso

Evacuation was ordered for residents of Cerro Cordillera and Cerro Alegre and at least 10 homes were burned as a forest fire spread in Valparaiso on Wednesday evening, March 13.

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240206) -- BEIJING, Feb. 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters try to extinguish fire in Vina Del Mar, Chile, Feb. 3, 2024. Raging forest fires in central Chile's Valparaiso region have claimed at least 122 lives, the Chilean government said Monday. Fires sparked Friday in different locations have burned more than 11,000 hectares in Valparaiso, and between 3,000 and 6,000 homes have suffered some degree of damage. (Xinhua)

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CHILE-VINA DEL MAR-FOREST FIRES-DEATH TOLL

(240206) -- VINA DEL MAR, Feb. 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters try to extinguish fire in Vina Del Mar, Chile, Feb. 3, 2024. Raging forest fires in central Chile's Valparaiso region have claimed at least 122 lives, the Chilean government said Monday. Fires sparked Friday in different locations have burned more than 11,000 hectares in Valparaiso, and between 3,000 and 6,000 homes have suffered some degree of damage. (Xinhua)

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CHILE-VINA DEL MAR-FOREST FIRES-DEATH TOLL

(240206) -- VINA DEL MAR, Feb. 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman passes by houses damaged by fires in Vina Del Mar, Chile, Feb. 3, 2024. Raging forest fires in central Chile's Valparaiso region have claimed at least 122 lives, the Chilean government said Monday. Fires sparked Friday in different locations have burned more than 11,000 hectares in Valparaiso, and between 3,000 and 6,000 homes have suffered some degree of damage. (Xinhua)

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CHILE-VINA DEL MAR-FOREST FIRES-DEATH TOLL

(240206) -- VINA DEL MAR, Feb. 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 3, 2024 shows a vehicle damaged by fires in Vina Del Mar, Chile. Raging forest fires in central Chile's Valparaiso region have claimed at least 122 lives, the Chilean government said Monday. Fires sparked Friday in different locations have burned more than 11,000 hectares in Valparaiso, and between 3,000 and 6,000 homes have suffered some degree of damage. (Xinhua)

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CHILE-VINA DEL MAR-FOREST FIRES-DEATH TOLL

(240206) -- VINA DEL MAR, Feb. 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 3, 2024 shows houses and vehicles damaged by fires in Vina Del Mar, Chile. Raging forest fires in central Chile's Valparaiso region have claimed at least 122 lives, the Chilean government said Monday. Fires sparked Friday in different locations have burned more than 11,000 hectares in Valparaiso, and between 3,000 and 6,000 homes have suffered some degree of damage. (Xinhua)

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CHILE-VINA DEL MAR-FOREST FIRES-DEATH TOLL

(240206) -- VINA DEL MAR, Feb. 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters try to extinguish fire in Vina Del Mar, Chile, Feb. 3, 2024. Raging forest fires in central Chile's Valparaiso region have claimed at least 122 lives, the Chilean government said Monday. Fires sparked Friday in different locations have burned more than 11,000 hectares in Valparaiso, and between 3,000 and 6,000 homes have suffered some degree of damage. (Xinhua)

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CHILE-VINA DEL MAR-FOREST FIRES-DEATH TOLL

(240206) -- VINA DEL MAR, Feb. 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 3, 2024 shows houses damaged by fires in Vina Del Mar, Chile. Raging forest fires in central Chile's Valparaiso region have claimed at least 122 lives, the Chilean government said Monday. Fires sparked Friday in different locations have burned more than 11,000 hectares in Valparaiso, and between 3,000 and 6,000 homes have suffered some degree of damage. (Xinhua)

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CHILE-VINA DEL MAR-FOREST FIRES-DEATH TOLL

(240206) -- VINA DEL MAR, Feb. 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters work at the site of forest fires in Vina Del Mar, Chile, Feb. 3, 2024. Raging forest fires in central Chile's Valparaiso region have claimed at least 122 lives, the Chilean government said Monday. Fires sparked Friday in different locations have burned more than 11,000 hectares in Valparaiso, and between 3,000 and 6,000 homes have suffered some degree of damage. (Xinhua)

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CHILE-VINA DEL MAR-FOREST FIRES-DEATH TOLL

(240206) -- VINA DEL MAR, Feb. 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Firefighters try to extinguish fire in Vina Del Mar, Chile, Feb. 3, 2024. Raging forest fires in central Chile's Valparaiso region have claimed at least 122 lives, the Chilean government said Monday. Fires sparked Friday in different locations have burned more than 11,000 hectares in Valparaiso, and between 3,000 and 6,000 homes have suffered some degree of damage. (Xinhua)

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CHILE-VINA DEL MAR-FIRES-AFTERMATH

(240204) -- VINA DEL MAR, Feb. 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A resident clears debris of a house damaged by fires in Vina Del Mar, Chile, Feb. 3, 2024. At least 46 people were killed after fires engulfed the Valparaiso region in central Chile, Chilean President Gabriel Boric said Saturday. The Chilean government imposed a curfew on the Quilpue, Villa Alemana, Vina del Mar and Limache communes in the Valparaiso region from 9 p.m. Saturday (0000 GMT on Sunday) to 10 a.m. Sunday (1300 GMT) to combat the fires. Local authorities have confirmed that more than 1,200 houses have been destroyed in Quilpue and Villa Alemana, some 120 km northwest of the capital, while at least 9,000 hectares throughout the Valparaiso region have been consumed by fires. (Xinhua)

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CHILE-VINA DEL MAR-FIRES-AFTERMATH

(240204) -- VINA DEL MAR, Feb. 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Residents check the rubble of houses damaged by fires in Vina Del Mar, Chile, Feb. 3, 2024. At least 46 people were killed after fires engulfed the Valparaiso region in central Chile, Chilean President Gabriel Boric said Saturday. The Chilean government imposed a curfew on the Quilpue, Villa Alemana, Vina del Mar and Limache communes in the Valparaiso region from 9 p.m. Saturday (0000 GMT on Sunday) to 10 a.m. Sunday (1300 GMT) to combat the fires. Local authorities have confirmed that more than 1,200 houses have been destroyed in Quilpue and Villa Alemana, some 120 km northwest of the capital, while at least 9,000 hectares throughout the Valparaiso region have been consumed by fires. (Xinhua)

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CHILE-VINA DEL MAR-FIRES-AFTERMATH

(240204) -- VINA DEL MAR, Feb. 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 3, 2024 shows houses damaged by fires in Vina Del Mar, Chile. At least 46 people were killed after fires engulfed the Valparaiso region in central Chile, Chilean President Gabriel Boric said Saturday. The Chilean government imposed a curfew on the Quilpue, Villa Alemana, Vina del Mar and Limache communes in the Valparaiso region from 9 p.m. Saturday (0000 GMT on Sunday) to 10 a.m. Sunday (1300 GMT) to combat the fires. Local authorities have confirmed that more than 1,200 houses have been destroyed in Quilpue and Villa Alemana, some 120 km northwest of the capital, while at least 9,000 hectares throughout the Valparaiso region have been consumed by fires. (Xinhua)

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CHILE-VINA DEL MAR-FIRES-AFTERMATH

(240204) -- VINA DEL MAR, Feb. 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Residents clear the rubble of houses damaged by fires in Vina Del Mar, Chile, Feb. 3, 2024. At least 46 people were killed after fires engulfed the Valparaiso region in central Chile, Chilean President Gabriel Boric said Saturday. The Chilean government imposed a curfew on the Quilpue, Villa Alemana, Vina del Mar and Limache communes in the Valparaiso region from 9 p.m. Saturday (0000 GMT on Sunday) to 10 a.m. Sunday (1300 GMT) to combat the fires. Local authorities have confirmed that more than 1,200 houses have been destroyed in Quilpue and Villa Alemana, some 120 km northwest of the capital, while at least 9,000 hectares throughout the Valparaiso region have been consumed by fires. (Xinhua)

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CHILE-VINA DEL MAR-FIRES-AFTERMATH

(240204) -- VINA DEL MAR, Feb. 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 3, 2024 shows houses and a car damaged in fires in Vina Del Mar, Chile. At least 46 people were killed after fires engulfed the Valparaiso region in central Chile, Chilean President Gabriel Boric said Saturday. The Chilean government imposed a curfew on the Quilpue, Villa Alemana, Vina del Mar and Limache communes in the Valparaiso region from 9 p.m. Saturday (0000 GMT on Sunday) to 10 a.m. Sunday (1300 GMT) to combat the fires. Local authorities have confirmed that more than 1,200 houses have been destroyed in Quilpue and Villa Alemana, some 120 km northwest of the capital, while at least 9,000 hectares throughout the Valparaiso region have been consumed by fires. (Xinhua)

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CHILE-VINA DEL MAR-FIRES-AFTERMATH

(240204) -- VINA DEL MAR, Feb. 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers check a car damaged in fires in Vina Del Mar, Chile, Feb. 3, 2024. At least 46 people were killed after fires engulfed the Valparaiso region in central Chile, Chilean President Gabriel Boric said Saturday. The Chilean government imposed a curfew on the Quilpue, Villa Alemana, Vina del Mar and Limache communes in the Valparaiso region from 9 p.m. Saturday (0000 GMT on Sunday) to 10 a.m. Sunday (1300 GMT) to combat the fires. Local authorities have confirmed that more than 1,200 houses have been destroyed in Quilpue and Villa Alemana, some 120 km northwest of the capital, while at least 9,000 hectares throughout the Valparaiso region have been consumed by fires. (Xinhua)

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Chile kicks off fresh fruit export season with eye on Chinese market

STORY: Chile kicks off fresh fruit export season with eye on Chinese market DATELINE: Nov. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: Santiago CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of cherries 2. various of workers 3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): ESTEBAN VALENZUELA, Chilean minister of agriculture 4. various of the port STORYLINE: Chile started on Tuesday the 2022-2023 fresh fruit export season, which is expected to be driven by the growing demand from China for cherries. Government authorities and representatives of agricultural associations have met in the port of Valparaiso to seek ways of improving logistics for fresh fruit shipments. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): ESTEBAN VALENZUELA, Chilean minister of agriculture "We want this 2022-2023 season to break all records and we are going to do it." According to Chilean Fruit Exporters Association (ASOEX), the cherry has become a major agricultural produce in Chile. 356,348 tonnes of cherries were traded last season, and 90 percent of them were sold to China. This season, Chil

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Chile's economy to grow 1.75 to 2.25 pct in 2022, central bank estimates

STORY: Chile's economy to grow 1.75 to 2.25 pct in 2022, central bank estimates DATELINE: Sept. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: Santiago CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views 2. various of currency 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): LISARDO GOMEZ, Director of Engineering School at International Business Department at University of Valparaiso in Chile 4. various of street views 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): LISARDO GOMEZ, Director of Engineering School at International Business Department at University of Valparaiso in Chile STORYLINE: Chile's economy will grow between 1.75 percent and 2.25 percent in 2022, and it will expand below its potential for several more quarters, given global inflationary pressure, the Central Bank of Chile projected Wednesday. According to September's Monetary Policy Report, the bank also revised upwards the annual inflation forecast for 2022, from 10 percent in June to 12 percent this month. It stated that "accumulated price volatility shocks and the recent depreciation

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Chilean economist warns of complex situation due to increasing inflation

STORY: Chilean economist warns of complex situation due to increasing inflation DATELINE: July 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:08 LOCATION: Santiago CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views and money exchanges in Santiago 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): LISARDO GOMEZ, Director of Engineering School at International Business Department at University of Valparaiso in Chile 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): LISARDO GOMEZ, Director of Engineering School at International Business Department at University of Valparaiso in Chile STORYLINE: A Chilean economist has warned of the complex situation facing the country as inflation is going high. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): LISARDO GOMEZ, Director of Engineering School at International Business Department at University of Valparaiso in Chile "We have gone from moderate inflation levels to significant ones, and this means that we are in a complex situation in which the majority of the impact will be felt by the people". Due to the unstable international economics, in addition to lo

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CHILE-SANTIAGO-PRESIDENT-INAUGURATION

(220312) -- SANTIAGO, March 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chile's President Gabriel Boric Font (L) hugs former President Sebastian Pinera at the National Congress in Valparaiso, Chile, March 11, 2022. Gabriel Boric Font, a 36-year-old leftist, was inaugurated on Friday as Chile's new president, the youngest to hold the office, for the period between 2022-2026. (Pablo Ovalle Isasmendi/AGENCIAUNO via Xinhua)

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Prince Akishino, Princess Kiko visit navy facility in Chile

Japan's Prince Akishino and his wife, Princess Kiko, visit a tsunami observation facility of the Chilean navy in the coastal city of Valparaiso on Sept. 28, 2017. The couple are on an official visit to Chile to deepen friendship on the occasion of the 120th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two nations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Prince Akishino, Princess Kiko visit navy facility in Chile

Japan's Prince Akishino and his wife, Princess Kiko, visit a tsunami observation facility of the Chilean navy in the coastal city of Valparaiso on Sept. 28, 2017. The couple are on an official visit to Chile to deepen friendship on the occasion of the 120th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two nations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Prince Akishino, Princess Kiko visit navy facility in Chile

Japan's Prince Akishino and his wife, Princess Kiko, visit a tsunami observation facility of the Chilean navy in the coastal city of Valparaiso on Sept. 28, 2017. The couple are on an official visit to Chile to deepen friendship on the occasion of the 120th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two nations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo