Rhesus macaques on Cayo Santiago are known for being intolerant, hierarchical and aggressive. After 2017’s Hurricane Maria destroyed their home, the monkeys’ society underwent surprising changes.
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This photographer nearly died mountain climbing. His memoir details the mental toll
Former National Geographic photographer details his struggles with mental health while climbing the world’s mountains
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This portrait of Dolley Madison might be the first photo of a first lady
The National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., acquired the circa 1846 daguerreotype, which depicts Dolley Madison in her later years, at some point in her 70s.
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Ozempic’s popularity leads to shortages for people with Type 2 diabetes
Drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro are in such high demand that many patients with Type 2 diabetes can’t get them when they need them.
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Shaboozey’s slow-burning hybrid of hip-hop and country is finally the biggest song in the land
This week, Shaboozey becomes only the second Black artist ever to top Billboard‘s pop and country singles charts at the same time. The first, earlier this year, was his collaborator, Beyoncé.
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The body of a climber buried by an avalanche 22 years ago in Peru is found in the ice
Police said they recovered Bill Stampfl’s body from the mountain where he was buried by the avalanche in 2002, when the 58-year-old was climbing with two friends who were also killed.
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A Moscow court orders the arrest of Alexei Navalny’s widow, who lives abroad
A Moscow court ordered the arrest of the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny during a hearing that was conducted in absentia as part of a sweeping Kremlin crackdown on the opposition.
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Tessie Prevost, pioneer of Deep South school desegregation, dies at 69
Tessie Prevost was one of the young Black girls who integrated New Orleans public schools in the 1960s after federal courts forced the system to abide by the Brown vs. the Board of Education ruling.
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Alaska federal judge resigns after investigators say he created a hostile workplace
Judge Joshua Kindred, a Trump appointee, resigned after investigators concluded he sent crude messages to employees, engaged in sexual contact with a former law clerk and lied to colleagues about it.
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U.S. says Russian bot farm used AI to impersonate Americans
The bot farm used AI to create social media profiles impersonating Americans and posting post support for Russia’s war in Ukraine and other pro-Kremlin narratives.
