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Friends and family of murdered Mexico surfers say the men weren’t reckless, they were nature lovers
After the brutal murders of three men on a surfing trip in Baja last month, loved ones are finding comfort that surfers have been traveling to the region for decades. Andrea Cavallier reports
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Kaylee Gain’s family reveals teen is missing part of skull after beating outside Missouri high school
The injured teenager is currently recovering at home after needing surgery to remove pressure on her brain
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USC valedictorian whose speech was canceled in Israel row shares redacted version
Asna Tabassum is a Muslim-American student whose remarks were canceled last month over security concerns on University of Southern California’s Los Angeles campus
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Eurovision 2024: Bambie Thug calls on EBU bosses to show 'humanity' as Israel-Hamas war 'overshadows' event
Ireland's Eurovision entry, Bambie Thug, has called on the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to "gain some conscience" and "humanity," as the contest bosses struggle to keep politics off the stage at the annual competition. The 31-year-old, who is non-binary and uses the pronouns "they" and "them", also said "they cried with their team" when they found out Israel had got through to the grand final of the contest. Bambie is currently fifth favourite to win the competition with "ouija pop" song
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‘Only hope we’ve got’: the audacious plan to genetically engineer Australia’s endangered northern quoll
In a revolutionary approach, scientists are hoping that modifying the marsupial’s genes to resist cane toads’ toxin will save it from extinction
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Strobe lights and black outs: Australian power companies seek to reduce bat electrocutions
Loss of habitat and food sources driving fruit bats closer to urban centres, leading to bat deaths, power outages
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Fresh rains pound Brazil's flood-hit south as evacuations double
The skies opened once again Friday in southern Brazil, offering little respite for those whose homes have been swallowed by floodwaters, while the number of people forced to evacuate doubled in 24 hours.In the past 24 hours, the number of people forced to flee their homes almost doubled to around 411,000 people, according to civil defense figures.
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