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Prayer camps in Nigeria attract ‘miracle seekers’

DC’s Hirshhorn Museum bustles with bright Brazilian art

Tennis legend Rafael Nadal to retire after next month’s Davis Cup finals

One in 8 girls and women raped or sexually assaulted before age 18, UNICEF says

A rare comet brightens the night skies in October

Colombia’s Caribbean islands on front line of war on climate change

Wimbledon tennis tournament replaces line judges with AI in break with tradition

Baker, Hassabis, Jumper win 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

As Hurricane Milton approaches, eyes turn to FEMA

Cholera cases, deaths surge more than 200% in Nigeria

X complies with court’s demands, cleared to be reinstated in Brazil

US states sue TikTok, saying it harms young users

Pioneers in artificial intelligence win the Nobel Prize in physics

Offline dating, friendship meetups trending in US 

Don’t expect human life expectancy to grow much more, researcher says

Spacecraft headed to harmless asteroid slammed by NASA in previous save-the-Earth test

World water resources decreasing as global rivers dry up

Nobel Prize in medicine honors American duo for their discovery of microRNA

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US aviation authority OKs SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle for Monday flight

‘Joker 2’ is box office No.1 despite poor reviews from audiences, critics

Rwanda begins Marburg vaccinations to curb deadly outbreak

Peru celebrates 2 decades of a fast-growing breed of guinea pigs eaten as a delicacy

Gauff rallies to reach China Open final; Sinner, Alcaraz win in Shanghai

Congo starts mpox vaccinations in effort to slow outbreaks

Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes near capital of New Zealand

Sex workers find themselves at center of Congo’s mpox outbreak

A week after Helene hit, thousands still without water struggle to find enough

China-connected spamouflage networks spread antisemitic disinformation

Dozens of zoo tigers die after contracting bird flu in southern Vietnam

California investigating possible case of bird flu in dairy worker

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WHO launches plan to tackle growing threat of dengue, other diseases

NASA switches off instrument on Voyager 2 spacecraft to save power

Alpine skiing, WMO join forces to raise climate change awareness

Australia’s online dating industry agrees to code of conduct to protect users

John Amos, patriarch on ‘Good Times’ and Emmy nominee for blockbuster ‘Roots,’ dies at 84

Washington exhibit offers glimpse of ocean’s ‘twilight zone’

Nigerians gather to mobilize hope amid growing burden of childhood cancers

Pete Rose, baseball’s banned hits leader, has died at age 83

Arkansas sues YouTube over claims it’s fueling mental health crisis

Dikembe Mutombo, Hall of Fame basketball player and tireless advocate, dies at 58 from brain cancer

Kris Kristofferson, singer-songwriter and actor, dies at 88

Stuck NASA astronauts welcome SpaceX capsule to bring them home next year

California governor vetoes bill to create first-in-nation AI safety measures

‘Megalopolis’ flops, ‘The Wild Robot’ soars at box office

Alcohol-free beer is gaining popularity, even at Oktoberfest

Frigid alien planet may offer a glimpse at Earth’s distant future

US suicides in 2023 still at highest level in nation’s history, says data

In US, it’s time to roll up sleeves for new COVID, flu shots

SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts stranded in space

Dozens dead, millions without power after Helene’s march across southeastern US

Halloween superfans see the culture catching up to them

Cambodia’s new canal could boost trade but risks harming key river

Nearly 1 in 10 Americans report they are severely obese, says study

Brazil imposes new fine, demands payments before letting X resume

‘Downton Abbey’ colleagues, fellow actors mourn death of Maggie Smith

African leaders at UN warn against dwindling malaria funding

Women’s choir promotes Ukrainian culture in Brussels  

Hurricane Helene makes landfall in northwestern Florida