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Main entry to the Hotel Oloffson, built as a private residence by Simon Sam in about 1886. American Marines leased it and turned it into a military hospital in the early 20th century. In 1936 Walter Oloffson converted it to a hotel. In the 1950s through 1970s it was a Hollywood jetset destination.

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  • Latin America

Haiti's iconic Hotel Oloffson, long a cultural beacon, destroyed by gang violence

The Hotel Oloffson in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince, long a haven for artists and writers, poets and presidents, a symbol of Haiti's troubled politics and its storied past, has been destroyed by gangs.

July 08, 2025
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By:
  • Harold Isaac
A crew with the company CSR Services works on plugging an orphan well on a homeowner's property in Ashland, Ohio, on October 24, 2024.

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  • Environment

The U.S. has millions of old gas and oil wells. Here's what it takes to plug them up

There was a circle in Maria Burns' yard where grass wouldn't grow and trees died. She knew what it was: An old natural gas well, plugged when she was a little girl, starting to leak again.

July 08, 2025
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
Anti-evolution books on sale in Dayton, Tenn., where teacher John Scopes was put on trial for teaching evolution in the famous 1925 "Monkey Trial."

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  • Science

100 years after evolution went on trial, the Scopes case still reverberates

One hundred years ago, the small town of Dayton, Tenn., became the unlikely stage for one of the most sensational trials in American history, over the teaching of Darwin's theory of evolution.

July 08, 2025
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By:
  • Scott Neuman and
  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
A person looks at damage to the main building at Camp Mystic, along the banks of the Guadalupe River in Texas. A flash flood swept through the area in the early hours of July 4, 2025. Climate change is making heavy rain more common, leading to more flood risk in much of the U.S.

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  • Climate

Floods are getting more dangerous around the country, not just in Texas

The deadly floods in Central Texas were caused by extremely heavy rain. Climate change is causing even more rain to fall during the heaviest storms.

July 08, 2025
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher and
  • Lauren Sommer
World leaders pose for a group photo at the 17th annual BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, July 6, 2025.

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  • Latin America

BRICS nations push back as Trump warns of tariffs

Leaders of the BRICS group of emerging economies meeting for their annual summit had hoped to downplay any differences with the U.S. But even a toned down group proclamation drew the ire of President Trump.

July 07, 2025
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By:
  • Carrie Kahn
Actor Michael Madsen was found unresponsive Thursday morning, following a cardiac arrest.

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  • Obituaries

Actor Michael Madsen, known for 'Kill Bill' and 'Reservoir Dogs,' dead at 67

His representatives confirmed that his death followed a cardiac arrest this morning.

July 06, 2025
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By:
  • Andrew Limbong
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear two cases next term that challenge state bans on transgender athletes competing in sports at the school and college level.

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  • Law

Supreme Court to decide if states can ban transgender girls in sports

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear two cases in the fall that test state laws banning transgender women and girls from participating in sports at publicly funded institutions.

July 06, 2025
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  • Nina Totenberg
A man who witnessed an immigration raid at a junkyard in Montebello, Calif., on June 12, recounted what he saw.

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  • National

'Antagonized for being Hispanic': Growing claims of racial profiling in LA raids

Immigration agents are raiding known hubs for Latino workers: day laborer gathering spots, street vendor corners and car washes. Legal advocacy groups say their tactics are unconstitutional.

July 04, 2025
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  • Adrian Florido
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., celebrates with fellow House Republicans during an enrollment ceremony following final passage on Thursday.

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  • Politics

DNC chair says Republicans sold 'their constituents out to help billionaires'

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Ken Martin, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, about how Trump's massive tax and policy bill will figure into democratic messaging in the midterms.

July 03, 2025
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By:
  • Juana Summers,
  • Mia Venkat,
  • and 1 more
The entrance to the headquarters of MI5, Britain's domestic intelligence agency, in London.

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  • World

U.K. High Court slams MI5 over informant deception and lack of transparency

A ruling by London's High Court cited the domestic intelligence agency's failure to explain why representatives had repeatedly misled U.K. courts about an informant accused of violence against women.

July 03, 2025
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By:
  • Willem Marx

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  • News

Citing financial mismanagement, five counties seek removal of Brunswick DA

Five counties served by Brunswick DA Keith Higgins are asking for his removal. GPB's Peter Biello speaks with Jabari Gibbs of The Current about the unfolding situation.

Citing financial mismanagement, five counties seek removal of Brunswick DA

July 03, 2025
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By:
  • Peter Biello
The CBS logo is seen on a building in Chicago. The network's parent company, Paramount Global, has agreed to pay $16 million for President Trump's future presidential library to settle a lawsuit he filed over the editing of a <em>60 Minutes </em>interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris during last fall's elections.

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  • Analysis

CBS is the latest news giant to bend to Trump's power

With a $16 million payment to settle President Trump's lawsuit over 60 Minutes' interview with Kamala Harris, CBS becomes the latest media outlet to bow to his power.

July 02, 2025
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By:
  • David Folkenflik
Ukrainian actress Antonina Khyzhniak made a video in response to seeing stock footage of herself used in a White House video. She acts out an imaginary negotiation between herself and President Trump.

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  • World

A Ukrainian actress saw herself in a White House video -- and created one in response

Antonina Khyzhniak, who appeared in stock footage included in a White House Instagram video for the Trump administration's tax bill, responded with a humorous video — and a serious message.

July 02, 2025
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By:
  • Polina Lytvynova
A resident of Altadena, Calif., during wildfires in January 2025. Wildfires are getting more extreme because of climate change. The Trump administration has taken down the website for the National Climate Assessment, which is the most comprehensive and authoritative source of information about how climate change is affecting all parts of the U.S.

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  • Climate

The White House took down the nation's top climate report. You can still find it here

The National Climate Assessment is the most influential source of information about climate change in the United States.

July 02, 2025
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher
Sean Combs reacts as the jury foreperson and courtroom deputy read verdicts of the five counts against him during Combs' sex trafficking trial in New York City in this courtroom sketch. The music mogul was found guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution but acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy.

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  • Music

Sean Combs found guilty on two counts, but acquitted on most serious charges

The music mogul was found guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution, but the jury found him not guilty on three counts related to racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking.

July 02, 2025
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
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