‘Emotional’ Elton John Closes Out Glastonbury Festival

Elton John gave the final concert at Britain’s legendary Glastonbury Festival on Sunday, bringing down the curtain on the annual spectacular with what could be his final U.K. performance. “I …

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Wildfire Smog Gives Montreal Worst Air Quality of Any Major City, Says Pollution Monitor

Forest fires in Canada left Montreal blanketed with smog on Sunday, giving it the worst air quality of any major city in the world, according to a pollution monitor. Quebec …

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International African American Museum, Reclaims Sacred Ground for Enslaved Kin

When the International African American Museum opens to the public Tuesday in South Carolina, it becomes a new site of homecoming and pilgrimage for descendants of enslaved Africans whose arrival …

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Cocaine Market Booming as Meth Trafficking Spreads, UN Report Says

Cocaine demand and supply are booming worldwide, and methamphetamine trafficking is expanding beyond established markets, including in Afghanistan where the drug is now being produced, a United Nations report said …

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‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Reclaims Box Office, ‘The Flash’ Drops

“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” slung its webs back atop the box office ranks while “The Flash” saw a drop faster than the film’s speedy character.  The Spidey animated sequel — …

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Priced Out of Health Care, Some Iraqis Turn to Natural Remedies

When a pharmacist in Iraq told Umm Mohammed her prescription for a skin ailment would cost about $611, she turned to cheaper natural remedies as some of her relatives had …

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Investigation of Doomed Submersible Underway After Deep-Sea Catastrophe

The frantic search for a missing submersible craft in the North Atlantic Ocean came to an end Thursday following news of the craft’s destruction at sea. All five aboard the …

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In Push for More Black US Players, MLB Hopes Results Are on the Horizon

Zion Rose is well aware that the percentage of Black U.S. players in Major League Baseball has been on the decline for decades. But the 18-year-old catcher from Chicago, still …

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Ambitious Saudi Plans To Ramp Up Hajj Could Face Challenges from Climate Change

Saudi Arabia has ambitious plans to welcome millions more pilgrims to Islam’s holiest sites. But as climate change heats up an already scorching region, the annual Hajj pilgrimage — much …

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‘Street Vet’ Seeks Out California’s Homeless to Care for Their Pets

An elevated train clangs along tracks above Dr. Kwane Stewart as the veterinarian makes his way through a chain link gate to ask a man standing near a parked RV …

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Europe Repurposes Churches as Faithful Dwindle

The confessionals where generations of Belgians admitted their sins stood stacked in a corner of what was once Sacred Heart Church, proof the stalls — as well as the Roman …

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Want a Climate-friendly Flight? It’s Going to Take a While and Cost You More

When it comes to flying, going green may cost you more. And it’s going to take a while for the strategy to take off.  Sustainability was a hot topic this …

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Upcycling Turns Would-Be Trash into Ice Cream and Pizza

At Tyler Malek’s ice cream parlors, one cook’s trash is another chef’s frosty treat. The head ice cream maker at the Portland, Oregon-based Salt & Straw uses the whey leftover …

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Lean Green Flying Machines Take Wing in Paris, Heralding Transport Revolution

Just a dot on the horizon at first, the bug-like and surprisingly quiet electrically-powered craft buzzes over Paris and its traffic snarls, treating its doubtless awestruck passenger to privileged vistas …

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Canada Opens Investigation Into Submersible Implosion

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has opened an investigation into the implosion of the Titan, the underwater sea vessel that imploded with five people onboard as it was traveling …

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Indian PM Modi Wraps Up Washington Trip With Appeal to Tech CEOs 

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with U.S. and Indian technology executives in Washington on Friday, the final day of a state visit where he agreed to new defense and …

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Carter Center Celebrates Elimination of Trachoma in Mali

In May, the World Health Organization certified that the countries of Benin and Mali eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, the fifth and sixth African countries to do so. …

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Four Ukrainians Intern at New York’s Metropolitan Opera

The Metropolitan Opera in New York not only organizes concerts and campaigns to support Ukraine but also has offered four Ukrainians an internship. Iryna Solomko has the story, narrated by Anna Rice. …

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Carter Center Celebrates Trachoma Elimination Milestone in Mali 

The Carter Center was already a decade into its fight against Guinea worm globally when former President Jimmy Carter and his nonprofit took on another neglected tropical disease in the …

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Big Names in Fashion, Tech, Entertainment Attend DC Dinner for India’s Modi

Titans of business, fashion, entertainment and more made the guest list for Thursday’s big White House dinner in honor India’s Narendra Modi, with the likes of designer Ralph Lauren, filmmaker …

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A Year After Fall of Roe, 25 Million Women Live in States With Abortion Bans or Tighter Restrictions 

One year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court rescinded a five-decade-old right to abortion, prompting a seismic shift in debates about politics, values, freedom and fairness. Twenty-five million women of childbearing …

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Kenya Video Gamers Unite to Bridge Africa’s Esports Server Gap

Kenyan video gamers are joining forces to advocate for bringing to Africa more world-class gaming servers that provide greater stability and control. Apart from South Africa, many African countries lack …

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