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Henrietta Lacks: Family of black woman whose cells were taken settle case
Getty Images By Max Matza BBC News The family of a black woman whose cervical cells were harvested in 1951 without her knowledge and replicated infinitely ever since have reached a settlement with a biotech company. Henrietta Lacks’ cells enabled huge advances in medical science, and the cell line is still being used in research…
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Ukraine war causes birth rate to slump
Getty Images By Robert Plummer BBC News The war in Ukraine has caused the country’s birth rate to fall by 28%, official statistics indicate. In the first six months of 2023, 96,755 children were born there, compared with 135,079 in the first half of 2021. Although the number of new-born babies has been in decline…
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Phoenix gets some relief from heat streak of 31 days over 110F
USA Today Network/Reuters By Chloe Kim BBC News, New York Residents of Phoenix, Arizona have received some brief respite as a 31-day streak of temperatures over 110F (43C) came to an end after monsoon rains. The heat streak ended on Monday when the temperatures maxed out at 108F. Temperatures are expected to rise again later…
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Moscow drone attacks: Residents shrug off skyscraper strikes
Reuters By Laura Gozzi BBC News Towering over Moscow’s golden church domes and Stalin-era skyscrapers is the uber-modern business district of Moskva-Citi. Located 7.6km (4.7m) from Red Square and the Kremlin, Moscow’s answer to London’s Canary Wharf or New York’s Financial District has been hastily built over the last 20 years. It is now home…
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Darién Gap: Record number of migrants risk jungle crossing
Reuters By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Record numbers of migrants are braving the Darién Gap, a dense stretch of jungle straddling Panama and Colombia. More people have taken the trek so far this year than in all of 2022, Panamanian officials say. Almost a quarter of a million people crossed the wilderness on foot in…
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Man who fired shots at Memphis Jewish school is ex-pupil
Google Maps By Sam Cabral BBC News Police in Tennessee have shot an armed man who they say tried and failed to enter a Jewish school in Memphis before firing his weapon outside it. No-one at the Margolin Hebrew Academy-Feinstone Yeshiva of the South was injured in Monday’s incident, which began after noon (18:00 BST).…
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Angus Cloud: Drake and Kid Cudi among stars paying tribute
Getty Images By Emma Saunders Entertainment reporter Rappers Drake and Kid Cudi are among those paying tribute to Euphoria actor Angus Cloud, who died at the age of 25. Drake, an executive producer on the show, posted an image of Cloud simply captioned “Good Soul” on Instagram. Kid Cudi posted on X (formerly known as…
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Mexican city to fine performers of ‘misogynistic’ songs
Getty Images By James FitzGerald BBC News The northern Mexican city of Chihuahua will issue fines for live performances of songs deemed to be misogynistic. The city council has passed a measure which allows it to impose levies of up to 1.2m pesos ($72,000; £56,000) for the playing of lyrics that “discriminate” against women amid…
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US limits Hungarian visa rights over security risk
Getty Images By Matt Murphy BBC News The US has sharply limited Hungary’s participation in a visa waiver system for failing to tackle security issues flagged by Washington. More than a million people have gained Hungarian passports under a fast-track citizenship plan introduced in 2011. The US says the system, introduced after Viktor Orban came…
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Georgia prosecutor reports racist threats over Trump case
Getty Images By Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington A Georgia prosecutor has reported receiving racist threats and abuse as she decides whether to charge former President Donald Trump. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has been investigating Mr Trump for alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 US election. On Monday, Mr…