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She was shot dead, her body dug up and her grave filled with cement. But her fight is not over

Hours after her family, friends and thousands of mourners laid Angel’s body to rest, Myanmar’s security forces entered the cemetery under the cover of darkness, dumped the carefully placed flowers and wreaths, and dug up her grave. The following morning, in footage shared to CNN and from witness accounts, among the detritus left scattered around

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Scientists may have cracked the code for ‘world’s oldest computer’

Click here for updates on this story     Toronto, Ontario (CTV News) — Researchers believe they may have solved the mystery behind a 2,000-year-old astronomical calculator – otherwise described as being the world’s oldest “computer.” The Antikythera mechanism has long been a scientific mystery since it was discovered on an ancient shipwreck in 1901. While scientists

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Rochester mayor and top officials ‘suppressed’ information about Daniel Prude’s death, independent report says

An independent investigation commissioned by the Rochester, New York, City Council found that four key city officials — including Mayor Lovely Warren — suppressed information surrounding the death of Daniel Prude, the 41-year-old Black man who died last year in police custody. The report, conducted by the law firm of Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward

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An announcer hurled racial insults at a high school basketball team for kneeling during the National Anthem

The Norman, Oklahoma, Public Schools District is condemning an announcer who “made racist and hateful comments targeted at our Norman High student athletes” on a livestream of a state basketball tournament, a statement from the district superintendent said. On Thursday, the Norman High School girls’ basketball team was set to play Midwest City in the

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