Skateboarding women of Bolivia wear Indigenous garb to pay homage to the strength of their mothers and grandmothers. Their motto: When you fall, you have the power to get back up.
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Son Little’s songs radiate outdoors at the Aspen Ideas Festival
Watch the guitarist and songwriter perform outside on the idyllic Aspen Ideas Festival campus.
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This metabolic brain boost revives memory in Alzheimer’s mice
An experimental cancer drug that helps the brain turn glucose into energy was able to reverse memory loss in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease.
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‘I got you, girl’: A toll collector’s unexpected reply to a driver’s tears
When the toll collector asked Leahruth Jemilo how she was doing, she burst into tears. The collector’s response has stayed with her ever since.
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Hear what the nation’s top student podcasters have to say
In its sixth year, our contest handed over the mic to fourth graders for the very first time. We received nearly 2,000 entries from all around the country — and we’ve narrowed it down to 10 middle school and 10 high school finalists.
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Wheelies look fun, but they’re a serious skill for kids in wheelchairs
It takes skill and practice to navigate the world in a wheelchair. This summer program teaches kids how, one wheelie at a time.
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General strike in Israel over hostages leads to uneven closures
A call for a general strike in Israel to protest the failure to return hostages held in Gaza led to closures and other disruptions, but it was ignored in some areas, reflecting political divisions.
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Coco Gauff loses at the U.S. Open to Emma Navarro, ending her title defense
Coco Gauff’s loss in the U.S. Open’s fourth round follows a third-round loss by defending men’s champion Novak Djokovic, and was the latest in a series of early exits for Gauff in recent weeks.
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Thousands of hotel workers launch strike after talks stall with top chains
Workers are demanding higher wages and more staffing to ease their workload. The union says that cuts to staffing and guest services that many hotels made during the COVID-19 pandemic were never restored.
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Russia says it downed over 150 drones in Ukrainian attack
Russian air defenses intercepted and destroyed 158 Ukrainian drones overnight, including two over Moscow and nine over the surrounding region, the Defense Ministry said Sunday.
