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Conservationists are getting better at monitoring the movement of the highly endangered Right Whale. They hope it will help encourage ships to slow down in an effort to save the species. (Image credit: Catherine Edwards Lab)

Young women living under oppressive Taliban rule in Afghanistan have dared to share their hopes and fears for 2025, which range from an end to “gender apartheid”, to simply going for a walk in the park.

Most of Puerto Rico Is Darkened by New Year’s Eve Blackout  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News

The Treasury Department said in a letter to lawmakers Monday revealing the breach that “at this time there is no evidence indicating the threat actor has continued access to Treasury information.”

This New Year’s Eve, many say they will skip the club and celebrate at home. The “sober curious” movement, COVID-19, seasonal depression, and refusal to pay exuberant cover charges are among the many reasons. For many others, it follows a

Today, counting down to midnight is a time-honored feature at New Year’s Eve gatherings. It’s usually a happy occasion, with revelers excited for a fresh start in the new year. But this light-hearted tradition is thought to have originated during

NPR’s health reporters followed the emerging science on what keeps our brains and our minds healthy. Here are highlights of the studies that piqued our readers’ interest the most.

‘He chose to come back’: Jimmy Carter’s Georgia home town celebrates his life  The Guardian US Carter’s presidency holds foreign policy lessons for Trump  CNN Jimmy Carter’s crowning achievements came after having the most powerful job in the world  The Guardian US Biden

Stepped up attacks by Russia are heightening longstanding concerns over how Ukraine manages its military and countering assumptions that Moscow’s offensive would slow, soldiers and military analysts say.

The Biden administration announced late Monday that it transferred a Tunisian man who was never charged with a crime out of the notorious Guantánamo Bay military prison in Cuba, a move that came more than a decade after the detainee