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First it was a paramedic, testifying that the officers who restrained George Floyd didn’t call in critical information as his ambulance rushed to the scene where Floyd would soon be pronounced dead.

The gas-burning stoves loved by cooks leak so much methane across the U.S.—most when the appliances are not even in use—that they have the same impact on our atmosphere as half a million cars, according to a Stanford University study.

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Attending a high school reunion is like committing a murder in at least one respect: you need a compelling reason to do it. Whether it’s to show off or to reconnect with a first love or to confront a bully,

Statement by President Biden on International Holocaust Remembrance Day  The White House

The World Health Organization has created a Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence. Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, who heads the group, talks about the challenges that lie ahead. (Image credit: Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)

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Eight years after Russia seized Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula and fomented war in the country’s east, Kyiv’s once-feeble military is bigger and better armed.

Ukrainian soldiers take part in annual joint military exercises with the US and other NATO countries near Lviv, Ukraine, on September 24, 2021, as tensions with Russia remained high over the Kremlin-backed insurgency in the country’s east. | Yuriy Dyachyshyn/AFP

Chinese health authorities are ramping up testing and tightening containment protocols in Beijing as the capital prepares for two major events set to unfold in the coming days.