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More than 6,000 people were killed in over three days when a Sudanese paramilitary group unleashed "a wave of intense violence" in Sudan's Darfur region in late October, according to the UN. -
"There doesn't seem to be any shame about this among people who used to feel like you had to have some sort of decorum," Obama said in an interview that was posted on YouTube Saturday. -
This band of airborne health workers bring essential medical care to isolated communities in the southern African nation. In addition to turbulence, they face a new obstacle: budget cuts. -
Ilia Malinin's painful falls at the Milan Cortina Games follow in a long tradition of great U.S. athletes who get the "yips" or the "twisties" during the Olympics. -
U.S. Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin looks unstoppable everywhere except the Olympics. She's running out of chances to medal at the Milan Cortina Games. -
As people travel for the holiday weekend, much of Northern California is under a winter storm watch, with communities bracing for several feet of snow. -
Tumbleweeds roll along in Western movies and on the landscape of the U.S. high plains, but they're also an invasive nuisance for farmers.
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Danny O'Shea turned 35 at his first Olympics, after three decades of skating and two reversed retirements. -
Low mortgage rates from the COVID era might still be attainable for homebuyers, if they find the right house and have the cash. -
Unlike in Europe, officials in the U.S. with ties to Epstein have largely held their positions of power. -
NPR's Lauren Frayer arrived in London after years in India, and she's been covering Britain with the legacy of empire in view.
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The crew will spend the next eight months conducting experiments to prepare for human exploration beyond Earth's orbit.
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