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Missing Belarusian activist found hanged in Ukraine; police open murder probe

Vitaly Shishov, 26, was head of Belarusian House in Ukraine, an organization that helps his compatriots flee repression in Belarus; group accuses Lukashenko regime of murder

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Simone Biles Makes A Triumphant Return And Takes Bronze On Balance Beam

Biles looked happy and relieved after dismounting the four-inch-wide beam, smiling and waving at the crowd to roaring applause in the nearly empty stadium. (Image credit: Natacha Pisarenko/AP)

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Convicted killer of Tair Rada, 13, to be freed to house arrest ahead of retrial

State prosecution considers appeal against release of Roman Zadorov, who has spent over a decade in prison for murder of schoolgirl

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4th-century BCE baskets still containing fruit found in sunken Egyptian city

‘Incredible’ wicker baskets, still containing fruit and grape seeds, discovered by marine archaeologist Frank Goddio’s team in the submerged remains of Thonis-Heracleion

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Simone Biles Just Competed for the First Time at the Tokyo Olympics. Here’s How She Did

It was probably the biggest question of the Tokyo Olympics — will she or won’t she? Will we see Simone Biles, the greatest gymnast of all time, actually compete on the biggest stage of all? On Tuesday the world got

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COVID-19 Delta Variant Reaches Wuhan as China Battles Widest Outbreak Since Disease Emerged in 2019

China is confronting its broadest Covid-19 outbreak since coronavirus first emerged there in late 2019, with the delta variant spreading to places that had been virus-free for months, including the original epicenter of Wuhan. Delta has broken through the country’s

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‘Warmest welcome ever’: Olympic gold medalist Artem Dolgopyat returns to Israel

‘I feel like crying from all the excitement, even more than when I won the medal — just kidding,’ says the gymnast after being doused with champagne outside Ben Gurion Airport

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US Urged To Play Stronger Role In Getting COVID Vaccines To Countries In Need : Goats and Soda – NPR

US Urged To Play Stronger Role In Getting COVID Vaccines To Countries In Need : Goats and Soda  NPR U.S. hits Biden’s 70% vaccine goal as holdouts in hot spots like Florida and Louisiana rush to get shots  Yahoo News August 2,

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Biden Is Sending 110 Million Vaccines To Nations In Need. That’s Just A First Step

The Biden administration is closing in on 110 million doses delivered. But global health experts caution that billions more are needed to vanquish the pandemic. (Image credit: Leonardo Munoz/AFP via Getty Images)

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Marsha Mason’s ‘New York Loft in a Hayfield’

After more than two decades in New Mexico, the actress and director is back on the East Coast, with new digs and a renewed focus on the theater.

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