Drought, fires and deforestation battered Amazon rainforest in 2024
The Amazon rainforest staggered through another difficult year in 2024. A second year of record drought contributed to wildfires that worsened deforestation across the massive forest, which spans Braz...
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Abortions are up in the US. It's a complicated picture as women turn to pills, travel
Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, most Republican-controlled states have implemented bans or deep restrictions on abortions.
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Putin apologizes for ‘tragic incident' but stops short of saying Azerbaijani plane was shot down
Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a “tragic incident” following the crash of an Azerbaijani airliner in Kazakhstan that killed 38 people... -
Warren Upton, the oldest living survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor, dies at 105
There were an estimated 87,000 military personnel on Oahu on the day of the attack, according to military historian J. Michael Wenger. After Upton’s death, there are only 15 still alive.... -
50 years later, Dungeons & Dragons still brings in millions of dollars — including nearly $110,000 in 2024 for one small Brooklyn business
After decades spent as the pinnacle of nerd culture, the game’s popularity has been helped by a cottage industry of streaming shows and podcasts where people play D&D campaigns in real time...
