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Month: August 2022

What is a ‘zombie fire?’ Experts describe the cause and concerns

By Brooklyn Neustaeter Click here for updates on this story     Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — As wildfires rage throughout parts of Canada, one fire in particular is highlighting concerns about so-called “zombie fires.” Authorities in the Northwest Territories are monitoring a large fire that has flared up after remaining dormant underground during the winter months.

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‘A monumental loss to Nigeria’s film industry,’ director Biyi Bandele passes away at 54

By Stephanie Busari, CNN Acclaimed novelist and filmmaker Biyi Bandele has died, his family announced in a Facebook post late Monday. Bandele, 54, was a prolific author, playwright and filmmaker whose work includes the adaptation of famed Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Thandie Newton. His death

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Conservatives have pushed infant safe haven laws as an alternative to abortion. But few American women use them

By Isabelle Chapman and Daniel A. Medina As many American women reckon with the sudden loss of their constitutional right to abortion, conservatives have floated an alternative they say makes abortion less necessary: safe haven laws. The laws, which allow mothers to anonymously abandon infants at hospitals and other designated sites shortly after giving birth,

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Is inflation taking a summer vacation?

By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business It’s August, and that means pretty much all of Wall Street is on vacation right now. The Fed has locked its doors and said, “See you in September.” And politicos are island hopping: VP Kamala Harris made a fundraising appearance on the Vineyard this week alongside the Obamas. Turns out

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