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France is voting in a key election that could hand the far right a historic victory
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Everest's highest camp is littered with frozen garbage. The cleanup will take years
A Nepal government-funded team of soldiers and Sherpas removed 11 tons of garbage, four dead bodies and a skeleton during this year's climbing season. It's estimated that 40 to 50 tons remain.
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Jon Landau, the Oscar-winning 'Titanic' and 'Avatar' producer, dies at 63
Landau's partnership with James Cameron led to a best picture win for 1997's "Titanic." Together they account for some of the biggest blockbusters in movie history, including "Avatar" and its sequel.
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Miki Sudo sets record for hot dog eating and Patrick Bertoletti wins men’s contest
The previous men's champ, Joey “Jaws” Chestnut, didn’t attend the competition this year over a sponsorship tiff.
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To save spotted owls, officials plan to kill a half-million of another owl species
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service strategy is meant to prop up declining spotted owl populations in Oregon, Washington and California by killing barred owls that have encroached into their territory.
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2 Union soldiers awarded Medal of Honor for Confederate train hijacking
President Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to two Union soldiers who stole a locomotive in Confederate territory and drove it north while destroying railroad tracks and telegraph lines.
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Jessica Campbell will be the 1st woman on an NHL bench as assistant coach in Seattle
Campbell was hired Wednesday for the Kraken, becoming the first woman in an on-the-bench role as an assistant or associate coach in NHL history. She was a decorated player in the NCAA and in Canada.
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Thousands evacuate as Northern California wildfire spreads. More hot weather is expected
Firefighters are battling a growing wildfire in Northern California that has forced at least 26,000 people to evacuate. The fire's cause is being investigated.
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FDA approves a second Alzheimer's drug that can modestly slow disease
The approval of Eli Lilly's Kisunla provides a new option for patients in the early stages of the incurable, memory-destroying ailment.
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Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier denied parole for 1975 killings of 2 FBI agents
The parole commission says Peltier, 79, will be eligible for another parole hearing in 2026. He's serving life in prison for killing two FBI agents during a standoff on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
