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Ugandan Olympic athlete dies after being severely burned in gasoline attack

Tsung-Dao Lee and Chen Ning Yang, winners of the Nobel Prize in physics in 1957. Both were affiliated with the Institute for Advanced Study at the time of the award. Alan Richards/Institute for Advanced Study hide caption

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T.D. Lee changed science in China and my life. This is what I owe to him

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'Bring them home.' Hostages' families cry.

'Bring them home.' Hostages' families cry.

People wait out an air raid alarm at the Teatralna metro station during the massive Russian drone and missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Aug. 26. Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption

Ukraine invasion — explained

In Ukraine, turning air raid sirens into a piece of music

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A Constitutional Showdown in Mexico

A Constitutional Showdown in Mexico

Australia's Rachael Gunn, known as B-Girl Raygun, competes during the Round Robin Battle at the breaking competition at La Concorde Urban Park at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Aug. 9, 2024, in Paris, France. Her performance drew laughs and criticism and now Gunn is responding. Frank Franklin/AP/AP hide caption

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Raygun responds to Olympics breakdancing performance hate

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff is pictured at an event on Capitol Hill in February. On Tuesday, he spoke to the Adas Israel Congregation about the hostages who were recently found killed in the Gaza Strip. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption

Middle East crisis — explained

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff says he is 'gutted' at a vigil for Israeli hostages

A resident in a nearby building watches smoke rise from the Grenfell Tower building on fire in London on June 14, 2017. Matt Dunham/‎The Associated Press hide caption

Decades of failures turned Grenfell Tower into a 'death trap,' report says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a joint press conference with Netherlands' Prime Minister Dick Schoof in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Monday. Evgeniy Maloletka/AP hide caption

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Ex-aide to N.Y. govs accused of working for China. And Russia’s deadly missile attack

Russia Strikes Ukraine, Netanyahu Faces Opposition, New York Aide Spying Charges

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Ukraine invasion — explained

Ukraine's foreign minister submits resignation as Russian strikes kill 7 in Lviv

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Going back to school with schizoaffective disorder

Going back to school with schizoaffective disorder

People walk past a billboard showing a portrait of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar (top) next to Palestine Square in the Tehran on Aug. 12, 2024. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

Middle East crisis — explained

U.S. charges Hamas leaders with terrorism over October attack in Israel

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Israel Mourns Dead Hostages; Gaza Civilians Don't Know Where to Go

Israel Mourns Dead Hostages; Gaza Civilians Don't Know Where to Go

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Middle East crisis — explained

5 things to know about the U.K.’s suspension of some arms exports to Israel

UK says it's suspending some arms exports to Israel

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Animals

Beloved 'Russian spy whale' Hvaldimir is found dead under mysterious circumstances

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a joint press conference with Netherlands' Prime Minister Dick Schoof in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Monday. Evgeniy Maloletka/AP hide caption

Ukraine invasion — explained

A Russian missile strike has killed over 40 people in Ukrainian city of Poltava

Ariel Heller, 4, helps to glue a broken clay jar during a special tour with his family after he accidentally broke another jar at the Reuben and Edith Hecht Museum in Haifa, Israel, on Friday. The boy who accidentally broke a rare 3,500-year-old jar in an Israeli museum has been forgiven and invited back, as curators hope to turn the disaster into a teachable moment. Maya Alleruzzo/AP hide caption

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Israeli boy who broke an ancient jar learns how the museum is piecing it back together

A photo illustration of the TikTok logo next to U.S. and China flags. Researchers have uncovered more accounts tied to a Chinese influence operation known as "Spamoflauge" which includes an account on TikTok with one video that managed to get 1.5 million views before being taken down. Ezra Acayan/Getty Images hide caption

Untangling Disinformation

China is pushing divisive political messages online using fake U.S. voters

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Congo says at least 129 people died during an attempted jailbreak

Pope Francis, seated in his wheelchair is welcomed as Indonesian Minister of Religious Affairs Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, center left, walks during an official welcoming ceremony at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. Achmad Ibrahim/AP hide caption