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April 16, 2024

The Notorious BIG, ABBA and 'Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer' to join National Recording Registry

Blondie, Green Day, and the Chicks are among the artists with albums being inducted into the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress in 2024.

April 16, 2024

Warren Buffett’s BNSF Railway to lay out defense in Montana asbestos deaths lawsuit

Warren Buffett’s BNSF Railway is being sued for allegedly polluting a Montana town with asbestos, resulting in the deaths of at least two people from mesothelioma.

April 16, 2024

Biden admin launches partnership with 50 countries to stifle future pandemics

President Biden's administration is launching a program to assist 50 countries in identifying and responding to infectious diseases to prevent future pandemics.

April 16, 2024

Greece proposes 2 marine parks as part of $830M environmental protection program

Greece has proposed a plan to create two large marine parks as part of an $830 million program to protect marine ecosystems, drawing criticism from Turkey.

April 16, 2024

Russian deserters of Ukraine war hide abroad, but as asylum claims surge, foreign countries are suspicious

Russian soldiers who defected and fled Russia since the start of the war with Ukraine speak about their reasons for leaving and their struggles finding a safe place to land.

April 16, 2024

Singapore's outgoing PM to stay on as senior minister, his successor says

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will transition out of office after 20 years, with Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong set to succeed him on May 15.

April 16, 2024

Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison detainee shares emotional testimony in trial against Virginia military contractor

Former detainees of Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison are suing Virginia-based military contractor CACI for what they claim is its role in the torture they suffered while imprisoned.

April 16, 2024

NASA's plan to bring Mars samples to Earth undergoes revision due to budget cuts

NASA's plan to retrieve samples from Mars for analysis on Earth is on hold due to cost and time constraints. The project has been deemed too expensive.

April 16, 2024

Maui fire after-action report to identify strengths, weaknesses in response to deadly Hawaii wildfires

After the deadliest wildfire in the U.S. in over a century killed 101 people in Hawaii, the Maui Fire Department is expected to release a report analyzing their response.

April 16, 2024

Coral reefs around the world are experiencing mass bleaching in warming oceans, scientists say

Coral reefs around the world are experiencing global bleaching for the fourth time due to prolonged warming of the oceans, according to reef scientists.