Student protests caused mostly minor disruptions at several graduation ceremonies
- From California to North Carolina, students staged chants and walkouts over the weekend in protest of Israel's ongoing military offensive in Gaza.
Sun, 12 May 2024 14:07:47 -0400
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A tribe in Maine is using opioid settlement funds on a sweat lodge to treat addiction
- Hundreds of Native American tribes are getting money from lawsuit settlements with opioid companies. Some are investing the new funds in traditional healing practices to treat addiction.
Sun, 12 May 2024 07:01:09 -0400
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Kenya's Samburu boys share a sacred bond. Why one teen broke with the brotherhood
- After initiation rites – including circumcision – the boys leave their families to take charge of the herds, driving them high into the mountains. It's a way of life that climate change is testing.
Sun, 12 May 2024 06:34:02 -0400
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A car-free town in the Amazon serves lessons for pedaling to net zero emissions
- Afuá, a remote town in the Brazilian Amazon, banned motor vehicles over 20 years ago. Writer Mac Margolis and photographer Stefan Kolumban paid the town a visit to see what life is like.
Sun, 12 May 2024 06:00:39 -0400
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Controlled demolition planned at Baltimore bridge collapse site
- After weeks of preparation, crews are scheduled to conduct a controlled demolition Sunday to break down the largest remaining span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland.
Sun, 12 May 2024 04:57:19 -0400
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Roger Corman, the B-movie legend who launched A-list careers, dies at 98
- Over some five decades, Corman filled America's drive-ins with hundreds of low-budget movies. Many of Hollywood's most respected directors have at least one Corman picture buried in their resumes.
Sun, 12 May 2024 01:11:02 -0400
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Switzerland's Nemo wins Eurovision 2024 in a year of protests
- The Swiss singer and rapper was one of two nonbinary artists in the finals at this year's event held in Malmo, Sweden. Meanwhile, protesters called for Israel's disqualification from the contest.
Sat, 11 May 2024 20:06:14 -0400
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A federal judge temporarily halts U.S. plan to lower credit card late fees to $8
- The temporary injunction imposed by Judge Mark Pittman in the Northern District of Texas is a win for the big banks and major credit card companies. The plan was set to go into effect next week.
Sat, 11 May 2024 11:20:11 -0400
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Justice Thomas decries 'nastiness' and 'lies' against him
- The Supreme Court justice told attendees at a judicial conference that he and his wife have faced "nastiness" and "lies" over the last several years and decried Washington as a "hideous place."
Sat, 11 May 2024 11:06:18 -0400
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Flash floods have killed more than 300 people in Afghanistan
- Floods from heavy seasonal rains have destroyed over 1,000 houses, the U.N. food agency said. A U.N. official said the floods are a reminder of Afghanistan's vulnerability to the climate crisis.
Sat, 11 May 2024 09:43:35 -0400
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