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HEALTH ISSUES

Explainer: Why Is Mpox an Emergency Again, and How Worried Should You Be?

The World Health Organization has declared that an outbreak of mpox, a viral infection that spreads through close contact, represents a global health emergency for the second time in two years.

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MIDDLE EAST

As Gaza Death Toll Passes 40,000, Corpses Are Buried in Yards, Streets, Tiered Graves

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Tiers of graves are stacked deep underground in a bloated Gaza cemetery, where Sa’di Baraka spends his days hacking at the earth, making room for more dead.

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

What Did Jesus Say About Evolution?

Meet Ardi. She was featured on the July 2010 National Geographic cover. According to scientists, this 4-million-year-old female, Ardipithecus Ramidus (Ardi for short), is the oldest hominid skeleton—a look back in time along mankind’s “evolutionary road.” The previous year, the magazine published an article on Ardi that boasted, “Move over, Lucy. And kiss the missing link goodbye.”

At the time, Science magazine proclaimed the find the “Breakthrough of the Year.” Other publications produced detailed drawings of Ardi, how she looked and might have lived.

But there is disagreement in the scientific community. Was Ardi an early human or just an extinct ape? Primatologist Esteban Sarmiento questioned Ardi as a human ancestor in a comment in Science: “Molecular and anatomical studies rather suggest that [Ardi] predates the human/African ape divergence”—which supposedly occurred 3 to 5 million years ago.

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EDUCATION

Taliban Have Deliberately Deprived 1.4 Million Afghan Girls of Schooling Through Bans, Says UNESCO

“The future of an entire generation is now in jeopardy,” the UN agency warned.

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SOCIETY & LIFESTYLES

Stop and Think

Using the Tool of Meditation

Meditation allows you to contemplate the ultimate purpose for your life—and what can be your incredible future.

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EDUCATION

Schools Have Made Slow Progress on Record Absenteeism, with Millions of Kids Still Skipping Class

Roughly one in four students in the 2022-23 school year remained chronically absent, meaning they missed at least 10 percent of the school year.

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AMERICAS

The U.S. Navy’s Warship Production Is in Its Worst State in 25 Years. What’s Behind It?

Myriad challenges have led to backlogs in ship production and maintenance at a time when the Navy faces expanding global threats.

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PROPHECY

America and Britain in Bible Prophecy

The Bible contains awe-inspiring prophecies that involve the greatest nations in the history of the world. What are they?

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EUROPE

Ukraine’s Surprise Cross-border Incursion Seen as a Tactical Reply to Russia’s Grinding Gains

Ukraine is trying to hold at bay its bigger and better-equipped enemy on the battlefield while repairing a national power grid smashed by Russian missiles.

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RELIGION

Did God Keep His Word?

The Bible was promised to remain pure and preserved over thousands of years. The record of history shows this promise has not been broken.

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INTERNATIONAL

On Geneva Conventions’ 75th Anniversary, Fighters in Gaza, Ukraine and Beyond Ignore Rulebook of War

“The world must recommit to this robust protective framework for armed conflict, one that follows the premise of protecting life instead of justifying death,” said President Mirjana Spoljaric of the International Committee of the Red Cross.

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WEATHER & ENVIRONMENT

Heat Deaths of People Without Air Conditioning Underscore Energy Inequity

“Losing your air conditioning is now a life-threatening event,” said climate scientist Andrew Dessler. “You didn’t want to lose your air conditioning, but it wasn’t going to kill you. And now it is.”

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CRIME & PUNISHMENT

Criminal Minds

Would God Use Prisons to Rehabilitate?

The Founding Fathers framed much of the United States on Judeo-Christian values, so it should be no surprise that prisons have roots in religion. But is modern imprisonment biblical?

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AFRICA

U.S. Hands Over Its Last Military Base in Niger to the Ruling Junta

In recent months Niger has pulled away from its Western partners, turning instead to Russia for security.

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HEALTH ISSUES

Deceit and Desperation: The Rise of Medical Conspiracies

As traditional medicine faces criticism for high costs, malpractice and profit-driven care, many people are seeking alternative and sometimes bizarre treatments.

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MARRIAGE & FAMILY

Pornography: Protect Your Family from This Hidden Enemy

The spread of porn is having a destructive impact on society—and especially on families. What does God think?

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AFRICA

U.S. Warns a Famine in Sudan Is on Pace to Be the Deadliest in Decades as the World Looks Elsewhere

The blocks that Sudan’s warring sides are putting on food and other aid for the civilians trapped in the Zamzam camp are realizing “the worst fears of the humanitarian community,” one of the U.S. officials said.