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One of the most rapid sea level surges on Earth is besieging the South, choking septic systems, swallowing roads and drowning wetlands.

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Stephen A. Smith and his naked-as-ever ambition are testing just how much of him America wants

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Officials fear reactors will be used to power military bases on artificial islands in the South China Sea.

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