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Senegal's capital gets year's worth of rain in single night Thousands of people are homeless in Senegal's capital on Monday after a weekend storm brought nearly a year's worth of rainfall in a single day, turning roads into rivers. by Associated Press Published Sep. 7 2020 @ 10:55pm

Almost 300 Rohingya found on beach in Indonesia's Aceh Almost 300 Rohingya Muslims were found on a beach in Indonesia's Aceh province on Monday after months at sea, officials said. by Associated Press Published Sep. 7 2020 @ 10:46pm

Transplant pioneer John Najarian dies John Najarian, a celebrated transplant surgeon whose skill on the operating table and with an anti-rejection drug that landed him on trial in federal court, expanded the lifesaving potential of organ transplants beyond what was once thought to be possible, died Aug. 31 at a nursing home in Stillwater, Minn. He was 92. by By Emily Langer / The Washington Post Published Sep. 7 2020 @ 9:14pm

David Graeber, scholar, intellectual leader of Occupy Wall Street, dies at 59 David Graeber, an anthropologist and self-proclaimed anarchist who was an intellectual leader of the Occupy Wall Street movement in 2011 and wrote books challenging established views about jobs, wealth and social hierarchies, died Sept. 2 at a hospital in Venice. He was 59. by By Matt Schudel / The Washington Post Published Sep. 7 2020 @ 9:13pm

Gossiping is 'plague worse than COVID,' pope alleges Pope Francis said Sunday that gossiping is a "plague worse than COVID" that is seeking to divide the Catholic Church. by Associated Press Published Sep. 7 2020 @ 12:17am

Group plans to recover crashed WWII Flying Tigers plane BEIJING — A Chinese group plans to try to recover a fighter plane from the legendary Flying Tigers group of American pilots that crashed in a lake during World War II. by Associated Press Published Sep. 7 2020 @ 12:16am

Chord change in Germany of 639-year organ composition Hundreds of fans attended a special kind of musical happening Saturday at a church in Germany: a chord change in an organ piece that is supposed to last for an entirety of 639 years. by Associated Press Published Sep. 5 2020 @ 9:19pm

U.N. chief warns of huge risk of famine in 4 countries U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that there is a risk of famine and widespread food insecurity in four countries affected by conflict - Congo, Yemen, northeast Nigeria and South Sudan - and the lives of millions of people are in danger. by Associated Press Published Sep. 5 2020 @ 9:18pm

'World's loneliest elephant' okayed to quit zoo for new life An elephant who has become a cause celebre for animal rights activists around the world will be allowed to leave his Pakistani zoo and transferred to better conditions, the animal welfare group helping with the case said Saturday. by Associated Press Published Sep. 5 2020 @ 9:16pm

Austrian man breaks own record, spends 2.5 hours in a box filled with ice cubes An Austrian man beat his own record for the longest full body contact with ice cubes on Saturday. by Associated Press Published Sep. 5 2020 @ 8:47pm

Erdogan raises rhetoric in Greece standoff over Mediterranean territory Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday warned Greece to enter talks over disputed eastern Mediterranean territorial claims or face the consequences. by Associated Press Published Sep. 5 2020 @ 8:46pm

Sudan declares state of emergency over deadly months-long floods Sudanese authorities declared their country a natural disaster area and imposed a three-month state of emergency across the country after rising floodwaters and heavy rainfall killed around 100 people and inundated over 100,000 houses since late July. by Associated Press Published Sep. 5 2020 @ 8:45pm

WATCH | Thousands of women in Belarus protest against leader Thousands of women marched through the capital of Belarus on Saturday, calling for the resignation of the authoritarian president, and university students demonstrated against the detention of classmates during the wave of protests gripping the country for four weeks. by Associated Press Published Sep. 5 2020 @ 7:46pm

Stretching and good habits help fight stiffness Q: I get 10,000 steps a day four days a week, but it doesn't keep me from waking up stiff and sore. I'm 63 and need advice on getting more limber. — Marion S., Albany, New York by Associated Press Published Sep. 4 2020 @ 9:40pm

Agency: Iran continues to expand stockpile of enriched uranium Iran continues to increase its stockpile of enriched uranium in violation of limitations set in a deal with world powers, but has begun providing access to sites where it was suspected of possibly conducted nuclear-related activities, the U.N.'s atomic watchdog agency said Friday. by Associated Press Published Sep. 4 2020 @ 8:36pm

New Hampshire teen swims across English Channel A 16-year-old from New Hampshire successfully swam across the English Channel, completing a 33-mile (53-kilometer) swim by reaching a sandy beach in France after darkness fell. by Associated Press Published Sep. 3 2020 @ 11:05pm