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This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. This fall, 54 million K-12 students are headed back to the classroom for another year of lessons in all the classic subjects: math, English, history, biology. But there’s another subject that’s…
KFAR RUMMAN — Israel’s air force carried out two airstrikes early Monday on a southern Lebanese village, killing at least nine people and wounding others, including women and children, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said. Monday’s strikes came amid a new round of escalation between Israel and…
NEW YORK — “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” remained the No. 1 movie in theaters over the weekend, becoming just the second film this decade to top the box office for six straight weeks. Since the end of July, the Sony superhero movie has ruled over…
LONDON — The British government on Monday condemned the “intimidating and thuggish behavior” of anti-immigrant demonstrators who converged on a port in southern England where migrants were brought ashore after crossing the English Channel. Hundreds of protesters, many dressed in dark clothing and wearing masks,…
‘Hotel Nacional’ will be presented at Iberseries & Platino Industria Co-Production and Financing Forum Cuba’s Jorge Perugorría, best known for his lead role in the iconic Oscar-nominated Cuban classic “Strawberry and Chocolate” (“Fresa y Chocolate”), has been cast in the upcoming film, “Hotel Nacional” which…
BEIRUT — Israeli strikes on a southern Lebanese town early on Monday killed at least 11 people including two children and two medics, Lebanon‘s state news agency said. Israel has intensified its bombardment of south Lebanon in recent days despite a June ceasefire that was…
MOSCOW — North Korea and Russia opened their first road bridge on Monday, Russia’s TASS state news agency reported, a structure which spans the Tumen river and which both sides cast as an important milestone in their strategic partnership. The bridge is located near the…
The body of Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb commander who died while serving a life sentence for war crimes, lay in state on Monday as Serbia defied European Union warnings against allowing public homage to the man found guilty of the continent’s first case of…
NEW YORK — Steel drums, flag-draped floats, and the smell of jerk chicken will fill Brooklyn’s Eastern Parkway on Monday, as hundreds of thousands turn out for the West Indian Day Parade, one of the largest celebrations of Caribbean culture in the country. This year,…
It’s never been more expensive in the U.S. to fill up the tank and take one last summer trip over the Labor Day weekend. The average price of regular gas was $4.14 a gallon heading into the holiday, nearly a dollar higher than last year…