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Families of pilgrims likely caught in floods are desperate for news from Nepal
Sun Aug 30 7:32 pm
Four days after catastrophic floods wiped out villages along the Nepal-China border, thousands are still missing. Families look for answers but hear nothing.
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Getting aid to Nepal's flood survivors is the next challenge
Sun Aug 30 5:01 pm
The U.S. has pledged 3.5 million in flood aid for Tibet and Nepal, with the first $500,000 distributed by Catholic Relief Services. An aid worker with the group explains what flood survivors need now.
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Noel Godin, who made powerful people nervous around cream pies, dies at 80
Sun Aug 30 5:01 pm
For more than 50 years, Noel Godin went after famous and powerful people with cream pies. His targets included politicians, philosophers, filmmakers and, famously, Bill Gates.
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What a Brazilian tradition can teach us about the future of psychedelics
Sun Aug 30 5:01 pm
Researchers are looking at new ways to use psychedelics to treat depression. Science journalist Marcelo Leite says there's also a lot to learn from indigenous people who have used them for generations.
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The Ukrainian women disappearing into Russian prisons
Sun Aug 30 5:01 pm
What happens when Russia arrests civilians in the Ukrainian territories it occupies? New Yorker writer Joshua Yaffa followed a group of women through the Russian prison system.
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Canada claps back at Trump's efforts to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America'
Sun Aug 30 10:36 am
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has unveiled a giant billboard reading: "Lake Ontario — Now and Always." But tech giant Google has said it is renaming the lake for U.S. users, as President Trump demanded.
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Energy experts have doubts about Trump's newly proposed Venezuelan oil deal
Sun Aug 30 8:02 am
There are many reasons to be skeptical of the Trump administration's announcement that the U.S. will develop Venezuelan oil.
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From Appalachia to Africa: Why Dolly Parton was beloved across the continent
Sun Aug 30 6:00 am
Dolly Parton's songs traveled far beyond Nashville. Across Africa, musicians embraced her stories of hardship, heartbreak and humble beginnings — and made them their own.
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Nepal warns of possible fresh flooding as communities grapple with devastation
Sun Aug 30 5:52 am
Authorities in Nepal warned of possible fresh flooding on Sunday and urged residents in flood-affected districts to remain on high alert after water levels rose in the Bhotekoshi River.
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Icelanders vote 'no' to talks aimed at joining the EU in close referendum
Sat Aug 29 9:47 pm
The vote against the EU led by 52.8 percent with nearly all votes counted, according to RÚV, Iceland's broadcaster.
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