Clouds could obscure views of Monday’s total solar eclipse in other parts of North America.
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Use this map to find your nearest spot in the path of totality
Source: National Solar Observatory
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First UN food supplies arrive in Darfur after months but millions face acute hunger
Conflict between military and paramilitary forces in Sudan is causing one of the world’s worst hunger crises.
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Global pressure grows on U.S. and Germany to stop arming Israel
Arms embargoes agreed to by other countries won’t have much impact without the United States and Germany, which supply 99% of Israel’s arms imports.
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Thomas Gumbleton, Catholic bishop who opposed war and promoted social justice, dies at 94
For decades, he was an international voice against war and racism and an advocate for labor and social justice.
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Tweens obsessed with skin care drive brands to say: Don’t buy our stuff
Demand for skin care in the U.S. has surged among teens and tweens, including girls as young as 8 and 9 years old.
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Biden will unveil his new plan to give student loan relief to many new borrowers
The plan would expand federal student loan relief to new yet-targeted categories of borrowers through the Higher Education Act.
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Another month of robust U.S. job growth points to continued economic strength
Friday’s report from the Labor Department also showed that the unemployment rate dipped from 3.9% to 3.8%.
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Russian officials again try to link Moscow concert attack with Ukraine despite Kyiv’s denials
Authorities, including President Vladimir Putin, have provided no evidence for the link as they sought to shift the narrative from the failure of security services to prevent the attack.
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Earthquake shakes New York City area
NEW YORK — An earthquake shook the densely populated New York City metropolitan area Friday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said, with residents reporting they felt rumbling across the Eastern Seaboard. The agency reported a quake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7, centered near Lebanon, New Jersey. The Fire Department of New York said there […]