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Biden’s Africa Summit Seeks to Reset Relations

The three-day meeting seeks to reset relations with a continent whose governments are divided over Washington’s tough approach toward Moscow and where China and Russia have challenged U.S. power.

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CVS and Walgreens agree to pay $10 billion to settle lawsuits linked to opioid sales

CVS would pay about $5 billion and Walgreens more than $5.5 billion, though neither company has admitted wrongdoing. States have until the end of the year to accept the terms of the settlement. (Image credit: Keith Srakocic/AP)

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Nature guardians: Why Indigenous people are vital for saving biodiversity

For countless generations prior to European colonization, Canada’s Indigenous people relied on caribou both as a source of subsistence and as an integral part of their cultural practices. Hunting and butchering the animal in frigid temperatures was long seen as

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‘Everything is allowed’: Vienna’s dementia-friendly concerts

The elegant audiences for its world-famous New Year’s Concert with the Vienna Philharmonic may be the epitome of buttoned-up reserve, all tailcoats and taffeta. But the gilded columns of Vienna’s grand old Musikverein are now home to concerts where something

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Decade on, wife of missing Laos activist says no closer to finding answers

The wife of a missing Laos activist said Tuesday that a decade on she was still no closer to finding answers over his disappearance as more than 60 human rights groups condemned Vientiane’s inaction. Sombath Somphone, an award-winning campaigner for

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Idaho murders: ‘Army of analysts’ combing through videos submitted to FBI – ABC News

Idaho murders: ‘Army of analysts’ combing through videos submitted to FBI  ABC News Idaho murders: Group spotted walking in background of bodycam video taken near crime scene at 3 a.m.  Fox News Idaho Murders: Police are ‘keeping information safe,’ don’t want to

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What Advent Means to Me as a Black Christian

I came to Advent as an Umbros-wearing ‘90s kid, sitting in the pews of a predominately Black cathedral in Ohio, waiting for someone to light a candle so the show could go on. Advent was a long yellow light leading

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Disgraced crypto tycoon Bankman-Fried arrested in Bahamas

Disgraced cryptocurrency tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested Monday in the Bahamas at the request of the United States, according to US officials seeking to charge him after the spectacular collapse of his FTX platform. The arrest comes on the eve

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Explosions Strike Key Bridge in Russian-Occupied Melitopol

Blasts damaged a bridge used by Russian forces to transport military hardware to the front lines in eastern Ukraine overnight, as Ukrainian officials hinted at a capability to strike deep in territory occupied by the Kremlin’s forces.

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United Airlines places huge order for Boeing 787 Dreamliners

The Chicago-based airline announced it is ordering 100 fuel-efficient 787s, with options for 100 more, as it seeks to add more long-haul international flights (Image credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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