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More than half a million students were out of school because of LA fires this week

School districts in and around Los Angeles shut down because of the fires. That includes LAUSD, the second largest school district in the country. (Image credit: Jireh Deng for NPR)

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Anita Bryant, popular singer who became vocal opponent of gay rights, dies at 84

Supported by the Rev. Jerry Falwell among others in the 1970s, Bryant and her “Save Our Children” coalition opposed gay rights around the country, denouncing the “deviant lifestyle” of the gay community and calling gay people “human garbage.”

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A small seafood restaurant turns into a national donation hub for LA fire victims

In response to the devastating fires raging in LA, a small restaurant in Surf City USA has become a channel for big help — from locals to people across the country — to support their neighbors up north. (Image credit:

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New photos show the volcanic plains of Mercury after a spacecraft fly-by

The BepiColombo spacecraft flew less than 200 miles from Mercury’s surface and photographed volcanic plains and icy craters.

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“We Call Ourselves the Combat Witches.”

Women from a Kyiv suburb create an all-female volunteer air defense unit. They say it’s helped them deal with the trauma of a 2022 massacre by Russian troops.

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Venezuela’s Maduro begins new term as US raise bounty for his arrest

The US announces an increased $25 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelas President Maduro on day he’s sworn in for a third term. (Image credit: Matias Delacroix)

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Second judge finds Giuliani in contempt of court for lying about Georgia election workers

Rudy Giuliani was found in contempt of court Friday for the second time this week — by a second federal judge — for continuing to spread lies about two former Georgia election workers after a jury awarded the women a

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Second judge finds Giuliani in contempt of court for lying about Georgia election workers

Rudy Giuliani was found in contempt of court Friday for the second time this week — by a second federal judge — for continuing to spread lies about two former Georgia election workers after a jury awarded the women a

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Cristina Kahlo on What People Get Wrong About Her Great-Aunt Frida

The TIME Studios doc Frida is on the 2025 Oscars shortlist for best documentary film. The innovative movie, available to stream on Amazon Prime, is hailed as the first documentary to be entirely told through the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo’s

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Most Syrian refugees in Turkey are watching the new leadership before returning home

Hundreds of Syrian refugees in Turkey are making a return to Syria every day, according to the Turkish Interior Ministry. But the majority are waiting to see how the new leadership takes shape.

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