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California Wildfires Make A Run Toward A Giant Sequoia Grove
A shift in the weather accelerated the fires in the Sequoia National Park on Friday. The flames scorched a grouping of sequoias that mark the entrance to a grove of 2,000 sequoias.
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Hundreds Of Dead Migratory Birds In New York City Prompt Calls For Dimming Lights
After a volunteer collected more than 200 dead migratory birds from the sidewalks around the World Trade Center, bird groups in the city called on the complex to dim unnecessary lights at night.
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The Taliban Say That Women Can Study In Gender-Segregated Universities
The Taliban government's new higher education minister said Islamic dress is compulsory. Their last time in power, girls and women were denied an education and were excluded from public life.
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Transgender Bishop Steps Into Historic Role In The Evangelical Lutheran Church
The Rev. Megan Rohrer will lead one of the church's 65 synods, overseeing nearly 200 congregations in Northern California and northern Nevada.
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Smoke And Burnt Plastic Triggered An Alarm On The International Space Station Earlier
Alarms sounded on the Russian segment of the Space Station early Thursday. The crew reportedly activated air filters and returned to their "night rest" once the air quality was back to normal.
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A Judge Has Blocked The 'Anti-Riot' Law Passed In Florida After George Floyd Protests
A federal judge said that the law, championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, amounted to an assault on First Amendment rights of free speech and assembly as well as the Constitution's due process protections.
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Britney Spears' Father Has Filed A Petition To End Her Conservatorship
James Spears filed his petition to terminate the conservatorship that has controlled his daughter's life and money for 13 years in Los Angeles Superior Court. A judge will need to approve the move.
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Divers Point To A Broken Pipeline As The Source Of The Gulf Oil Spill
Talos Energy, the Houston-based company paying for the cleanup, said it's working with state and federal agencies to identify the owner of the ruptured pipeline, about 2 miles off the Louisiana coast.
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A Florida Gunman Killed 4, Including A Mother Who Was Still Cradling Her Baby
Sheriff deputies in Polk County said they encountered a massive gunfight Sunday with a suspect in full body armor. Authorities said the suspect, who is now hospitalized, was "ready for battle."
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Pope Francis Is Urging The World's Nations To Take In Afghan Refugees
"In these tumultuous moments, in which Afghans are seeking refuge ... I pray so that many countries welcome and protect all those seeking a new life," Francis said from St. Peter's Square on Sunday.