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Brittney Griner’s Fight for Freedom

Brittney Griner speaks to the world through pictures these days. In mid-May, nearly three months into her detention in Russia for carrying cannabis oil in her luggage at a Moscow airport, fans of the WNBA superstar saw a stark image

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Judge puts North Dakota abortion trigger law on hold

A North Dakota judge has put on hold the state’s trigger law banning abortion pending resolution of a lawsuit that argues the law violates the state constitution.

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African nations open climate talks ahead of major U.N. meeting

African nations opened climate talks in the Mozambican capital Maputo on Wednesday to identify their priorities and come up with a common position ahead of the United Nations climate summit in Egypt in November, known as COP27.

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US offers Russia prisoner swap deal in bid to free basketball star Brittney Griner

The US has offered Russia a prisoner swap deal, in an effort to bring home two jailed Americans, including basketball star Brittney Griner.

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Hundreds rescued from devastating flooding in St. Louis area

In Missouri, state and local officials have declared a state of emergency due to severe flooding in St. Louis and the surrounding areas, where historic rainfall turned streets and highways into rivers. Emergency crews rescued hundreds of residents across the

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Compelling new evidence tracks COVID’s origin to Wuhan market

From the start of the pandemic, scientists have tried to determine exactly where and how the novel coronavirus spread to humans. New studies conclude the virus first emerged from a live-animal market in Wuhan, China. One of the authors of

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Paul Sorvino Was a Softie Who Played Mobsters

The two most iconic images of the actor Paul Sorvino could hardly be more different. In the first, he’s slicing garlic with a razor blade as the ruthless Paulie Cicero in Goodfellas. In the second, he’s weeping inconsolably at the

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How the Pandemic Will End, and More at the TIME100 Health Summit

How long the COVID-19 pandemic will last is one of the biggest questions facing the world at present—and one of the major issues addressed at the TIME100 Health Summit that took place on July 15. At the summit, White House

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The largest navy exercise in the world is underway, increasingly focused on China

The largest U.S.-led navy exercise in the world is now under way. Rim of the Pacific, or RIMPAC, is increasingly focused on containing China, as tensions rise in the region.

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