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South Koreans could decide whether K-pop stars BTS have to do military service

South Korea’s defence ministry is considering conducting a public survey to help decide on potential exemptions to mandatory military service for the K-pop boy band BTS, officials have said.

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U.N. inspection team arrives at threatened Ukraine nuclear plant in war zone

A U.N. inspection team has arrived at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on a mission to safeguard it from catastrophe.

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The Pandemic Erased Two Decades of Progress in Math and Reading – The New York Times

The Pandemic Erased Two Decades of Progress in Math and Reading  The New York Times Students’ math, reading scores during COVID-19 pandemic saw steepest decline in decades: Education Department  Fox News Reading and Math Scores Plummeted During Pandemic, New Data Show  The Wall

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New York enacts new gun restrictions in response to supreme court decision – The Guardian US

New York enacts new gun restrictions in response to supreme court decision  The Guardian US Times Square a gun free zone, new NY gun law goes into effect today  Eyewitness News ABC7NY N.Y. officials detail plans for gun free zone in Times

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Trump’s legal gambits offer fresh revelations and deepen his political risk – CNN

Trump’s legal gambits offer fresh revelations and deepen his political risk  CNN

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Heatwaves kill more Americans than hurricanes, tornadoes and floods

Yet some local governments are still not taking extreme heat seriously

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America’s most congested city may be on the verge of ending gridlock

Will congestion pricing in New York become a model, or a cautionary tale?

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New York’s waters are being reborn

From whale to oyster to human, animals are coming back

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