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5 facts you should know about the world’s refugees

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Investors With Over $34 Trillion in Assets Demand Climate Crisis Action

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France is being hit by a massive heat wave. Will it change the country and the culture?

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US generates more electricity from renewables than coal for first time ever

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Animal study presents best evidence to date that Parkinson’s begins in the gut

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The Wolves Have Turned on Each Other on Wall Street

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