Melinda French Gates to donate $1B over next 2 years in support of women’s rights

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NEW YORK (AP) — A nonprofit law group dedicated to protecting the rights of Southern voters of color

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When the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to three scient

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A small, twin-engine aircraft with only the pilot inside crashed near a busy highway in Texas on Wed

Samuel Rose says he was raised by a devoted single mom who warned all her seven children to avoid dr

Huge Ice Island Calves Off Greenland Glacier (Reuters) An ice island four times the size of Manhatta

Today’s Climate: August 7-8, 2010