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AMERICAS

Bolivia Protesters Allied with Ex-Leader Morales March On Capital as Unrest Widens

Followers of Bolivia’s influential ex-President Evo Morales on Monday joined a massive protest movement fueled by the nation’s worst economic crisis in a generation.

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EUROPE

Man, Machine and AI Combine in Battle to Clear Ukraine of Mines And Shells

Near the village of Myrotske in central Ukraine, a dozen people in protective equipment moved painstakingly forward in rows, sweeping metal detectors before them in time with one another, like reapers scything wheat.

They are working to make the woods and fields safe from unexploded ordnance left behind after Russia occupied the area, some 40 km (25 miles) northwest of Kyiv, early in its invasion four years ago.

Huge areas of Ukraine are littered with mines and other discarded ordnance after years of fighting.

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GEOPOLITICS

Foreign Intervention: Why Nations Cannot Fix Each Other

Why do nations’ attempts to shape other nations keep failing—and what is the only solution that works?

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EDUCATION

Kids Are in a ‘Reading Recession,’ as Test Scores Continue to Decline

Researchers warn that the U.S. is experiencing a reading recession—a slide predating the pandemic’s disruptions in schooling.

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ANALYSIS

Mali at Risk of Splintering After Jihadi and Separatist Attacks

“After nearly 20 years of military interventions by the U.S., French, European, African and Russian partners, the jihadists have only multiplied their areas of operation,” a security expert said.

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AFRICA

Iran War Is Latest Blow to Somalia’s Malnourished Children

For Somalia’s malnourished children, the Iran war means more than soaring petrol prices; it is a matter of life and death.

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AMERICAS

New Gang Violence in Haiti Displaces Hundreds of People

A new wave of gang violence in Haiti’s capital forced hundreds to flee their homes over the weekend, leaving families scattered along the road to the country’s main airport on Monday.

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WEATHER & ENVIRONMENT

Invasive Plant Threatens Livelihoods in Colombia’s Largest Coastal Wetland

Fish catches have dropped, transport has become more difficult and families are facing rising costs as they are forced to buy potable water.

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AMERICAS

America at 250: Why the Nation Was Inevitable

God has clearly blessed the United States. But those blessings do not tell the whole story.

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WEATHER & ENVIRONMENT

A Gold-Fueled Mining Rush Scars Brazil’s Amazon, Spiking Deforestation and Mercury Risks

The surge in gold prices in recent years has fueled a renewed mining rush in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, accelerating deforestation in protected areas and driving mercury contamination to hazardous levels, officials and experts say.

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GEOPOLITICS

What to Know About U.S. Military Presence in Europe as President Trump Seeks Drawdown of Troops

President Donald Trump’s vow to shrink America’s military deployment in Germany has put a new spotlight on the U.S. role in Europe.

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RELIGION

Original Sin: What Does the Bible Really Teach?

Did Adam’s sin in the Garden of Eden get passed on to you and every person who has ever lived?

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POLITICS

Abortion Pill Rulings Bring the Issue Back to the Forefront in a Midterm Election Year

Back-to-back court rulings on abortion pill access are thrusting a contentious political issue back into the spotlight ahead of this year’s midterm elections that will determine control of Congress for the second half of President Donald Trump’s term.

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

The Threat of Light Pollution Puts the World’s Darkest Skies in the Atacama Desert at Risk

A rare combination of dry climate, high altitude and isolation from urban light pollution makes the Atacama an unrivaled hub for world-class astronomy. But the world’s darkest skies may be at risk.

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EDUCATION

College Students Are Searching for ‘AI-Proof’ Majors. But No One Knows What They Are

College students say picking a major that is “AI-proof” feels like shooting at a moving target as they prepare for a job market that could be fundamentally different by the time they graduate.

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Hezbollah Adopts a New Weapon: Fiber-Optic Drones, Used Widely in the War in Ukraine

Hezbollah has launched a new weapon against northern Israel in the latest round of fighting: small drones controlled with fiber-optic cables the width of dental floss that avoid electronic detection.