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(TORONTO) — A homeless man was identified Tuesday as the victim of a fatal “swarming” attack police allege was committed by eight teenage girls in downtown Toronto last month. Toronto police said Ken Lee, 59, was beaten and stabbed by the group of girls, three who are just 13 years old, in the slaying that […]

(NEW YORK) — When the hole in the ozone layer was first discovered in 1985, Paul A. Newman was shaken as a scientist. “I lost a lot of sleep back then because we didn’t really know what was going on and then we didn’t know how it would really play out,” he told ABC News. […]

(KYIV, Ukraine) — By now she’s gained a few nicknames; from “punisher of Russians,” to the “Ukrainian Joan of Arc.” Eugenia Emerald has become somewhat of an icon in Ukraine, fighting on the front lines as a sniper — the only woman in her unit. She’s one of more than 50,000 women now enlisted in […]

(KYIV, Ukraine) — By now she’s gained a few nicknames; from “punisher of Russians,” to the “Ukrainian Joan of Arc.” Eugenia Emerald has become somewhat of an icon in Ukraine, fighting on the front lines as a sniper — the only woman in her unit. She’s one of more than 50,000 women now enlisted in […]

(ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar) — The ramifications of human activity on the island of Madagascar will affect the island far longer than previously realized, scientists say. It could take millions of years for the biodiversity on the island to recover from extinctions spurred by human activity, according to a study published Tuesday in Nature Communications. The island […]

(NEW YORK) — If there is any indication that temperatures around the world are rising, look to the last several years and the intense warmth experienced in almost every region, experts said. Last year was the fifth-warmest year on record, according to a report released by the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service on Tuesday. […]

(WASHINGTON) — In the wake of a violent uprising on Sunday by supporters of Brazil’s far-right former president, President Joe Biden on Monday spoke with the nation’s newly inaugurated leader, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and extended an invitation to visit the White House. “President Biden conveyed the unwavering support of the United States for […]

(LONDON) — On the eve of Ethiopian Christmas, the family of Sarah Kidane, 26, gathered at their home in North London as per family tradition; starting traditional food preparations, sharing laughter and doing their best to keep the festive spirit alive. But this year, everything was different. Ethiopian Christmas, or Ganna, is celebrated on Jan. […]

(MEXICO CITY) — The White House announced new agreements between the United States, Mexico and Canada on Tuesday, just hours before the countries’ leaders — the so-called “Three Amigos” — meet for trilateral talks in Mexico City. But perhaps most notable was what’s missing so far — there was no fresh commitment on fentanyl, a […]

(NEW YORK) — Prince Harry claims in his new memoir Spare that members of the royal institution fed stories to the British press and refused to set the record straight on false reports. One specific example, he claims, came via his stepmother, Camilla, the queen consort, who wed Harry’s father King Charles III in 2005. […]