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Twitter Campaign Shows A Rosier Side Of Africa

9:26am July 16, 2015

by Lauren Leatherby

The media often depict it as a land of suffering souls. Now a group of young Africans is using the hashtag #The AfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou to share "amazing people" and "amazing places."

Family means a lot on Cayo Santiago, an island and monkey research colony off the coast of Puerto Rico. The colony of rhesus macaques living on the island since the 1930s has allowed scientists to trace kinship ties and effects across an extended communit

Puerto Rico's Monkey Island Lures Scientists For Generations

8:37am July 16, 2015

by Anders Kelto

The isle of Cayo Santiago has been home to at least nine generations of rhesus monkeys since the colony's founding in 1938. Primatologists here seek clues to primate kinship, cognition and ecology.

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A protester burns a Greek flag in central Athens, during an anti-austerity protest on Wednesday.

IN PHOTOS: Protests Turn Violent In Greece

8:26am July 16, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Protesters took to the streets even before the Greek Parliament accepted a new bailout deal that includes tough — and controversial — austerity measures. Some demonstrations turned violent.

Eritrea's Daniel Teklehaimanot competes in a 13.8 km individual time trial, the first stage of the 102nd edition of the Tour de France cycling race, on July 4 in Utrecht, The Netherlands.

They're The First Black Africans To Ride In The Tour De France

8:23am July 16, 2015

by Roff Smith

The two men are from Eritrea. They're rising (and climbing) stars. And they're changing the image of the bike in Africa, where it's often looked down on as a poor person's transportation.

George H.W. Bush Falls, Breaks Bone In Neck, But Will Be Fine

6:51am July 16, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

A spokesman said the 41st president fell at his home in Maine. As a precaution he was admitted to a hospital.

Science

Now You See It, Some Day You Won't: Scientists Get Closer To Invisibility

11:21pm July 15, 2015

by Barry Gordemer

Using lenses and meta-materials, science is finding new ways to bend or reroute light. Like Harry Potter's cloak or H.G. Wells' chemical concoction, it could make an object impossible to see.

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Florida Sea Turtles Stage Amazing Comeback

11:21pm July 15, 2015

by Amy Green

When scientists first started counting the nests of green sea turtles in one area in the 1980s, they found fewer than 40 nests. In their last check, they counted almost 12,000.

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National

Undercover Video Targets Planned Parenthood

9:04pm July 15, 2015

by Jennifer Ludden

Activists say the video of a Planned Parenthood official is evidence the group is selling parts from aborted fetuses, which is illegal. Planned Parenthood says tissue is donated for medical research.

A wildfire raced through the neighborhood of Broadview in Wenatchee, Wash., destroying numerous homes and apple-processing facilities. Fire managers are worried that parts of Washington state are years behind other places in the West when it comes to fire

Wildfire Worries Rage In Typically 'Wet' Washington State

8:01pm July 15, 2015

by Kirk Siegler

Exceptionally dry conditions are fueling major blazes across the Pacific Northwest. A drought and rapid development in Washington mean the state may not be prepared to deal with a long, hot summer.

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Greece's Parliament Approves Austerity Measures

7:42pm July 15, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The agreement with the country's creditors passed with support from the opposition. The vote allows Greece to begin negotiations with its creditors on a third bailout.