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Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed over 1,000 people After rare pregnancy, Australian Woman Has Identical Quadruplet Girls See how the skeleton of a huge 240 million-year-old amphibian is cleaned Private mission launches to extend life of out-of-gas communication satellites Man tossed by bison recounts his experience, 'they move fast'
Cut the number of choices you make each day. Your brain will thank you
US actions harm global efforts to prevent HIV in dozens of countries
Conflicts and energy shocks threaten progress against global hunger
5th person dies in Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York City
OpenAI technology acted on its own in an 'unprecedented' hack of another company
ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Tuesday that its artificial intelligence system hacked into another AI company on its own in what the company called an “unprecedented cyber incident.”
Europe's early heat wave led to a spike in over 10,000 deaths

Heat that hit Europe exceptionally early and hard this year appears to have led to a spike in deaths, with well over 10,000 more people dying at the height of the heat wave than would normally have been expected, according to figures that are still emerging across the continent.

Far above the Earth, NASA's Apollo lunar lander put astronauts on the moon

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – America’s most daring, extraordinary feat – landing astronauts on the moon – remains the pinnacle of achievement by anyone anywhere. Ever.

US cancels automatic protections for imperiled animals

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – The U.S. Interior Department on Friday canceled a rule meant to protect plants and animals that are determined to be threatened with extinction, the latest step by President Donald Trump’s administration to dismantle key provisions of the landmark Endangered Species Act at the behest of industry.

2,300-mile Walk for Peace thrust Texas monk into the spotlight

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Chien Le first met the Venerable Bhikkhu Pannakara in 2005, a few years before Pannakara became a novice monk at the Texas Buddhist temple where he is now the deputy abbot.

Latin American governments prepare for El Nino as drought, floods and heat loom

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) – Governments across Latin America are mobilizing firefighters, activating contingency plans and preparing water, energy and transportation systems as El Nino strengthens across the Pacific, raising concerns about drought, extreme heat, flooding and other climate-related disruptions in the months ahead.

US to auction water around American Samoa for deep-sea mining

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – The U.S. government plans to auction off massive sections of water surrounding American Samoa for potential deep-sea mining in an unprecedented move that is expected to draw criticism from many countries.

Safety fears limit Ebola response in Congo, with 12 attacks recorded

BUNIA, Congo (AP) – At least a dozen attacks on health facilities and workers have been recorded during Congo’s Ebola outbreak as safety fears restrict the response in the worst-affected region, authorities said Saturday.

Men sue hospital after DNA tests showed they were switched at birth 38 years ago

COLORADO CITY, Colo. (AP) – The families of two men who discovered through DNA tests that they were switched at birth 38 years ago are accusing a North Dakota hospital of robbing them of the lives they were supposed to lead.

Venezuela earthquakes death toll surpasses 5,000

CARACAS (AP) – The death toll from the two powerful earthquakes that shook Venezuela last month rose to 5,069 late on Friday, local authorities said. The interim government of President Delcy Rodriguez added in a statement that the number of injured remains unchanged at 16,740, as in the past 11 days.

Women are dying in Africa as US ramps up its global battle against abortion
Puerto Ricans react to announcement of emergency water rationing
Majority of new Ebola cases in eastern Congo are from unknown chains