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Women sift gold-bearing sediment in search of gold at the Maidede mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province on June 16.
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In the Ebola epicenter, a gold-mining town reacts with fear, disbelief and grit
Emmet Livingstone, Arsène Mpiana
NPR reports from Mongbwalu in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The fight to contain the virus faces obstacles from lack of supplies to residents who doubt that the virus is real.
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4 ways to design a dreamy summer, according to a happiness expert
Marielle Segarra, Malaka Gharib
Search and rescue official Maggie Castro hugs Pablo Langesfeld on July 7, 2021, as they visit a memorial for victims of the Champlain Towers South condominium collapse. Langesfeld's daughter Nicole and son-in-law were among those who died in the 12-story building's collapse.
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5 years after the Surfside condo collapse, the toll of the tragedy remains
Marisa Peñaloza, Debbie Elliott
A billboard in South Bend, Indiana, advertises a crisis pregnancy center in 2021. The centers can look like medical clinics, but they rarely have medical staff working there.
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Why are crisis pregnancy centers saying they can 'rule out' ectopic pregnancy?
Selena Simmons-Duffin
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Prairieland shooter gets 100 years, others 30-70 in ICE detention center ‘antifa’ protest
The sentencing comes three months after a weeks-long trial in which prosecutors argued the group was a “North Texas antifa cell” with anti-ICE and anti-government beliefs.
John Byrum, executive director of the Nueces River Authority, poses for a portrait at the Texas Water Association conference on Thursday, June 18, 2026, in Horseshoe Bay.
How a tiny Texas river agency plans to build the largest desalination plant in the country
Parkinson’s is often linked to pesticides. Rio Grande Valley farmworkers, communities are at risk
A new podcast takes listeners inside the scramble ahead of a Texas execution date
Memoir ‘Monster of a Land’ brings readers along on the all-American road trip
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