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Jane Goodall: Five things about the life and legacy of the world’s chimpanzee expert
CONSTANTLY ON THE MOVEÂ According to the Jane Goodall Institute Singapore, she travelled more than 300 days a year, speaking…
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Trump admin’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian campus activists faces federal trial
BOSTON — A federal bench trial begins Monday over a lawsuit that challenges a Trump administration campaign of arresting and…
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Trump’s pick for top prosecutor in DC is testing Republican loyalty
WASHINGTON — Most of President Donald Trump’s top nominees have sailed through the Senate with little resistance. His pick to…
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Asia
Hundreds mourn Hong Kong champion of prisoners’ rights Shiu Ka-chun
A social worker and university lecturer, Shiu rose to prominence during Hong Kong’s 2014 Umbrella Movement — a civil disobedience…
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United Kingdom
Watch: Just Stop Oil activists disrupt Sigourney Weaver West End show
The climate activists have targeted works of art, Stonehenge, Taylor Swift’s jet and Charles Darwin’s grave. Now, they’re interrupting a…
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AP sources: White House altered record of Biden’s ‘garbage’ remarks despite stenographer concerns
WASHINGTON — White House press officials altered the official transcript of a call in which President Joe Biden appeared to…
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Youth activists plan protests to demand action on climate as big events open in NYC
NEW YORK — Activists geared up Friday for protests around the world to demand action on climate change just as…
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Mexico
What do Mexicans think of Cortés?
Here’s a lesson I’m trying to instill in my daughter: don’t take yourself (or anything) too seriously. How successful have…
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Hong Kong’s top court upholds convictions of 7 prominent pro-democracy activists over 2019 protest
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s top court on Monday upheld the convictions of seven of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy…
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