The alleged kidnapper is in custody, but the whereabouts of a baby, her parents and uncle are unknown.
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Climate change made summer drought 20 times more likely
Researchers say this type of drought would only happen once every 400 years across the Northern Hemisphere if not for human-caused climate change. Now they expect it every 20 years.
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Revised ‘Dreamers’ program to get another review by court
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program was adopted by former President Obama’s administration and has had a complicated ride through federal court challenges.
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Acclaimed artist Kim Jung Gi dies of a heart attack at age 47
Kim was known for his exceptional ability to draw intricate illustrations entirely from memory, with no references whatsoever, on large canvases with his trusty brush pen.
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Nobel Prize goes to 3 chemists who snapped together molecules, a boon for medicine
The goal is ‘doing chemistry inside human patients to make sure that drugs go to the right place and stay away from the wrong place,’ says one of the Americans who shared the prize.
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OPEC+ makes big cut to oil production to increase prices
The Saudi oil minister rejects the implication that OPEC was assisting Russia, saying the discussion was in a nonpolitical ‘silo’ where the focus was prudent management of oil markets.
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Putin signs annexation of Ukrainian regions even as Russian losses mount
In a defiant move, the Kremlin held the door open for further land grabs in Ukraine.
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Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones declines to put on a defense in defamation trial
The jury will decide how much the Infowars host should give the families of 8 victims and an FBI agent who testified they have been harassed by those who believe Jones’ lie that the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax.
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‘Forever chemicals’ in deer, fish challenge Maine and other states
Maine was one of the first states to detect PFAS in deer, and now wildlife agencies elsewhere are finding elevated levels of the class of toxic chemicals in game animals such as deer.
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Biden and DeSantis join together in Ian recovery effort
The president praised the Florida governor’s handling of the storm recovery as both men – who have battled over pandemic protocols and migration as the governor mulls a presidential bid – put aside politics for a few days.