Do you know where plastic waste in the oceans is coming from?

The Ocean Cleanup suggests plastic pollution comes from more rivers in the world than previously thought.

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Grammy Awards scrap controversial voting committees

The anonymous committees had been accused of a lack of transparency and inclusivity in their choices.

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Pandemic Inspector General Warns of Oversight Breakdown

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What to Know About the 147th Kentucky Derby

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Tom Brady Charted a New Path. Aaron Rodgers Struggles to Do the Same.

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Judge and Cole Dominate as Yankees Crush Tigers

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Looking for a Weekend Excursion? Try Craft Shop Hopping

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MoMA Blocks Protesters Who Planned to Demonstrate Inside

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India's over-18s vaccination to start

The drive has begun to lag at a time when a second deadly wave is devastating the country.

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Covid: Australians could face jail or fines if they return from India

Australia makes it temporarily illegal to return from India, which is being ravaged by Covid-19.

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Florida plans to fine social media for banning politicians

The Florida bill proposes fines up to $250,000 per day for companies which violate the rules.

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Singapore: What's it like in the best place to live during Covid?

As the pandemic continues to devastate, one Asian island has emerged as the best place to ride it out.

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Covid: Pakistan fears 'Impending doom' threatens Pakistan

A slow vaccine roll out, no lockdown and large gatherings are concerning doctors in Pakistan.

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How a Nigerian mother fought to hold on to her child in Italy

A Nigerian woman in Italy nearly lost her son as the authorities questioned her parenting style.

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Alaska's first CSI takes on blood and burglaries in sub-zero weather

Shasta Pomeroy isn't only the first Fairbanks crime scene investigator, she's the first in the state.

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India's Covid vaccine shortage: The desperate wait gets longer

India is facing a severe shortage of vaccines amid a relentless second Covid wave. How did this happen?

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France-Algeria relations: The lingering fallout from nuclear tests in the Sahara

France says the tests were carried out in uninhabited areas but local residents beg to differ.

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Giants trade down with Bears, who take Justin Fields.

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Eagles trade up to take Heisman winner DeVonta Smith.

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Patrick Surtain II to Denver makes it back-to-back corners.

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A troubled vaccine manufacturer, Emergent BioSolutions, announces a shake-up while projecting record revenues.

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Republicans in Florida pass an extensive bill of voting restrictions.

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Panthers dial up CB Jaycee Horn, the first defensive player off the board.

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Biden will meet with South Korea’s president on May 21.

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Corrections: April 30, 2021

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Quotation of the Day: Hauling Loads, With Pets at Their Side

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The Lions pick up Oregon OT Penei Sewell.

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América Latina tras un año de pérdidas por la COVID-19

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The two top-rated wide receivers are off the board.

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Florida Republicans Pass Voting Limits in Broad Elections Bill

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Ja’Marr Chase will reunite with Joe Burrow in Cincinnati.

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Shake-Up at Covid Vaccine Manufacturer That Tossed Millions of Doses

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Patrick Surtain II has a PS2 controller pendant.

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Roger Goodell’s armchair is coming to Cleveland.

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Israel stampede: Dozens killed in crush at religious festival

Emergency services confirm dozens have been killed and many more wounded in north-east Israel.

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Roger Goodell gave his first public statement on the Deshaun Watson investigation.

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Patrick Surtain II is among those following their fathers to the N.F.L.

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Palestinian Vote Delayed, Prolonging Split for West Bank and Gaza

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Draft prospects show their style on the red carpet.

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Where’s Trevor Lawrence?

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“In the 1990s, we passed universal background checks and a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines that hold 100 rounds that can be fired in seconds. We beat the N.R.A. Mass shootings and gun violence declined. But in the early 2000s, that law expired and we’ve seen the daily bloodshed since.”

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Pet Peeves

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简报：印度疫情惨象谁之过；美国审查北京是否遵守初步贸易协议

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“Just before Covid, we had the most inclusive economy in my lifetime. The lowest unemployment ever recorded for African Americans, Hispanics, and Asian-Americans. The lowest for women in nearly 70 years. Wages were growing faster for the bottom 25% than the top 25%.

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“In the process, while this was all going on, the economy created more than 1,300,000 new jobs in 100 days. More new jobs in the first 100 days than any president on record.”

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An Alameda Police Officer Used His Knee to Pin Down Mario Gonzalez

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“We’re also providing rental assistance — you all know this but the American people, I want to make sure they understand — keeping people from being evicted from their homes.”

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“The climate crisis is not our fight alone, either. It’s a global fight. The United States accounts for less than 15% of carbon emissions. The rest of the world accounts for 85%”

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Harris and Pelosi make history standing behind a president during a formal address to Congress.

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Burning of Police Station After George Floyd’s Death Draws 4-Year Sentence

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Man Caught Smuggling 35 Songbirds Into J.F.K. Airport, Authorities Say

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Analysis: Biden is betting the pandemic has reset voters’ views of how much federal spending is too much.

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Watch President Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress with real-time analysis and fact checks at 9 P.M. EST.

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Paul Kellogg, New York City Opera Impresario, Dies at 84

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Biden Seeks Shift in How the Nation Serves Its People

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3 Indicted on Federal Hate Crime Charges in Ahmaud Arbery Shooting

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Amazon to raise pay for 500,000 workers.

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Biden, Calling for Big Government, Bets on a Nation Tested by Crisis

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Ron DeSantis Does Disease

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Did the 2020 Census Undercount the Hispanic Population?

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Covid: Turkey prepares for its first full lockdown

Turkey was seen as a success story early in the pandemic but now has the highest infection rate in Europe.

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The 'forgotten' Afghan refugees taking their own lives

Many Afghan refugees who spent years stranded in Indonesia awaiting resettlement have lost hope.

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Zac Easter: He left his brain behind to save others from his fate

Zac Easter killed himself at the age of 24, having suffered for years from a debilitating disease caused by the sport he loved.

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N.C.A.A. Extends President’s Contract Amid Turmoil in College Sports

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Easy-to-Resolve Situation

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