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Joe Biden and members of his administration — and, indeed, much of the party’s leadership — believed that forming a ...

Learn why rivers in northern Alaska are turning orange, causing aquatic ecosystems to become increasingly toxic.

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When Emmanuel Siyabonga was a boy, he wasn't fussy about the type of job he wanted when he grew up. Other boys dreamed of being footballers, doctors, soldiers. All Siyabonga wanted, he says, was a job ...