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A community of Indigenous peoples worried that mercury used by gold miners was contaminating the fish they eat. So they created a DIY team ...

Ukraine war: Explosions heard in Ukraine capital Kyiv - mayor

Mayor Vitaly Klitschko confirms a series of blasts in the city, as air raid sirens are heard nationwide. from BBC News - World https://ift...

Burst pipes in Jackson, Mississippi, are just the latest of the city's water woes

Officials have been struggling for months to patch up an "old, crumbling system" while planning for a more permanent fix. (Image...

New Year: Auckland welcomes in 2023 with fireworks display

Fireworks light up the sky in Auckland - one of the first countries in the world to mark the new year. from BBC News - World https://ift.t...

Retired Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95

He is remembered as a staunch conservative who opposed modernizing reforms and as the first pope to step down since the 15th century. (Ima...

The Best Runs You Took in 2022

Your most memorable runs of the year included finally hitting the pavement after having a baby, healing from grief, committing to love and c...

Turning Sports Statistics Into Riveting Cinema

Jon Bois and his collaborators specialize in documentaries about seemingly unremarkable teams. Then he wields charts and graphs to spellbind...

Twitter in data-protection probe after '400 million' user details up for sale

Politicians and celebrities are said to be affected but the scale of the data breach is unverified. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/l...

Editors' picks: Our best global photos of 2022 range from heart-rending to hopeful

The eye of the camera told the stories of kangaroo care for human babies, Angola's intrepid female de-miners, Ukrainian refugees who fi...

Flight fare prices skyrocketed following Southwest's meltdown. Was it price gouging?

Passengers who looked for last-minute tickets encountered sky-high prices — in some cases, triple or quadruple the rate for the same route ...

Dogecoin dog makes miraculous recovery

Kabosu, a Japanese shiba inu, inspired the viral "doge" meme and became the face of Dogecoin. from BBC News - World https://ift....

US storms: Ice surrounds Niagara Falls in winter spectacle

Chunks of ice and snow-capped rocks surround the gushing falls after a winter storm sweeps over the US. from BBC News - World https://ift....

Rich Strike Is Resting, but He’s Not Done Racing

An 80-1 shot who won this year’s Kentucky Derby, Rich Strike is preparing to race as a 4-year-old. “He is twice the horse that he was in May...

US winter storm: Footage shows impact of extreme weather

A powerful blizzard hit the US and Canada over the Christmas weekend. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/lckxVja

Unclaimed luggage piles up at airports following Southwest cancellations

After Southwest Airlines canceled thousands of flights over the week, travelers are scrambling to reunite with their luggage. (Image credi...

Big changes to retirement savings in new federal spending bill

From emergency savings accounts to assistance for student loan borrowers, the new federal spending bill aims to make it easier to save for ...

2022 was the year crypto came crashing down to Earth

For the world of crypto, 2022 started with exuberance and ended with its unofficial spokesman in handcuffs. (Image credit: Michael M. Sant...

Bleeding and in pain, she couldn't get 2 Louisiana ERs to answer: Is it a miscarriage?

When she was pregnant, Kaitlyn Joshua struggled to get medical care — and answers — in post-Roe Louisiana, where abortion is banned. (Imag...

To peer into Earth's deep time, meet a hardy mineral known as the Time Lord

Geologists rely on tiny crystals of the mineral zircon to understand the timing of key events in Earth's early days, like the rising of...

Iran protests: 100 detainees facing death penalty - rights group

Five women are among those sentenced to death or facing capital charges, a rights group says. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/vZ9NrML...

The Vatican says retired Pope Benedict XVI's health is worsening

Doctors are constantly monitoring the 95-year-old's condition, the Vatican said Wednesday. Pope Francis has asked the faithful to pray ...

Ashleigh Barty Is Comfortable in a Life Outside Tennis

Barty retired from the sport at age 25 while ranked No. 1, but she says she has “slipped quite seamlessly into this life that’s just like ev...

Dog rescued on Christmas Day from Utah mountains

Nala was separated from her owner after a Christmas Eve hike in the mountains. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/T6VkMr2

What Does It Take to Become the No. 1 Lumberjack?

For Jason Lentz, being a world-class competitive lumberjack was fated in his family tree. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/PBLvw4g

Some GOP leaders say Republican Santos 'lied' about career and Jewish heritage

Rep.-elect George Santos from New York has acknowledged deceiving voters about most of his life story. He's still slated to be sworn in...

Russian sausage tycoon Pavel Antov dies in Indian hotel fall

Meat millionaire Pavel Antov, who recently denied criticising the war in Ukraine, had just turned 65. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt...

For Oz Pearlman, It’s Mind Over Muscle, and Mind Over Other Minds

As an ultrarunner, Oz Pearlman took on a challenge he had contemplated for 12 years: running from Montauk to Manhattan. As a mentalist, he t...

U.N. warns that more Rohingya refugees are likely to wash ashore in Indonesia

A United Nations agency is seeking information about the voyage of over 100 Rohingya Muslim refugees who landed on an Indonesian beach this...

Gambia officer Sanna Fadera's sister denies he plotted coup attempt

Lance Corporal Sanna Fadera's family calls for his release, saying he was only a medic in the navy. from BBC News - World https://ift....

After the Club Q shooting, drag queens say they're upping security measures

Drag has grown in visibility in recent years as a way to celebrate gender fluidity and self-expression, especially among the LGBTQ communit...

North Korea drones: South's military apologises for pursuit failure

The military failed to shoot down five aircraft from North Korea despite a five-hour pursuit. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/mgGYoI0...

Buffalo blizzard: Storm turns city into 'war zone'

Dozens of deaths are now linked to a fearsome winter storm blanketing much of the US and Canada. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/Gnlm...

At least 34 people have died across the U.S. in the massive storm

People in western New York struggled with massive snow drifts that snarled emergency vehicles as travelers across the country see canceled ...

Bobsledder Kaillie Humphries Gets Back to Her Long-Term Goals

For the bobsledder Kaillie Humphries, finally being free of stressing over her citizenship has meant trying to figure out how to “start a fa...

Motorsports Is Looking for the Next Danica Patrick. And the One After That.

Despite a push for greater diversity, female drivers remain a rarity in top racing series like Formula 1, NASCAR and IndyCar. from NYT ...

I usually wake up just ahead of my alarm. What's up with that?

Call it "precision waking" — the alleged ability to decide when you want to wake up and then doing so, without an alarm. If you t...

North Korean drone reaches north of Seoul

"Unmanned aerial vehicles" violated South Korean airspace, say the country's joint chiefs of staff. from BBC News - World ht...

Captagon: Jordan seizes huge amphetamine haul at Iraq border

Six million pills of Captagon, known as "the poor man's cocaine", were being smuggled in date paste. from BBC News - World h...

China has stopped publishing daily COVID data amid reports of a huge spike in cases

China's National Health Commission said in a statement it would no longer publish daily data and that "from now on, the Chinese CD...

Pope's Christmas plea for 'immediate end to senseless war'

Pope Francis calls for peace in his annual Christmas Day message from the Vatican. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/aolp6ns

Pope Francis laments the 'icy winds of war' buffeting humanity at Christmas

Pope Francis used his Christmas message to make a plea for an immediate end to the fighting in Ukraine, which he decried as "senseless...

Wind, snow and floods combine for historic US storm

Few parts of North America have been spared from a deadly winter storm. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/yKJOA4G

St. Peter’s Came Out of Nowhere in March. Where Are the Players Now?

A stunning run by St. Peter’s to the quarterfinals of the N.C.A.A. men’s basketball tournament changed the trajectory of the basketball care...

Huge fuel tanker blast near South African hospital

A fuel tanker that apparently got stuck under a bridge explodes in a huge fireball, killing eight people. from BBC News - World https://if...

Her work as a pioneering animator was lost to history — until now

Bessie Mae Kelley is one of the earliest known women to hand-draw and direct animated films. This is the story of how her story was brought...

Back From a Debilitating Illness, Kris Wilkes Is Ready for His Chance

Wilkes, a former U.C.L.A. star, knows that getting to pro basketball will be challenging. But after summer workouts with some N.B.A. stars, ...

2022 was a big year for dance books: Here are 5 to check out

These books shed light on some of dance's most iconic figures and provide a glimpse into the state of ballet culture today — and the di...

'Can I go back to my regular job?' Sports anchor goes viral for blizzard coverage

A video of a sports journalist in Iowa has racked up more than 20 million views on Twitter after he was recruited to help his station cover ...

NBA Christmas Day Games 2022: What to Know

The N.B.A. brings out its stars on Christmas. This year, there will be some new rivalries, too. from NYT > Sports https://ift.tt/Huj1ZT...

Philippines cockfighting: Charges laid over alleged kidnappings

Dozens of people linked to the lucrative cockfighting industry have gone missing in the Philippines. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/...

Yankees in Need of Left Fielder and Bullpen Help

Aaron Judge said he was reassured by Hal Steinbrenner that the Yankees would spend money to get better. Left field and the bullpen are obvio...

A new kind of blood test can screen for many cancers — as some pregnant people learn

Testing pregnant people's blood to look at free-floating DNA can tell doctors about the health of the fetus. But these tests sometime t...

Serial killer The Serpent, Charles Sobhraj, leaves jail in police car

Charles Sobhraj is freed after serving 19 years for several tourist murders in Asia in the 1970s. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/xcT...

Why does the U.S. government lock medicine away in secret warehouses?

Launched in 1999, the Strategic National Stockpile squirrels away huge quantities of medicine and medical supplies in case a mass outbreak ...

From Twitter chaos to TikTok bans to the metaverse, social media had a rocky 2022