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People gather for a protest march against the high cost of living and climate inaction in Paris on Sunday.

Thousands of French people — including a Nobel laureate — protest over inflation

The march for wage increases and other demands was organized by left-wing opponents of President Emmanuel Macron.

A writing desk at one of Pablo Neruda's homes, now a museum, in Isla Negra, Chile, on Aug. 31. The museum attracts a steady stream of visitors, despite recent denunciations of the Chilean poet, who died in 1973.

He's known as Chile's greatest poet, but feminists say Pablo Neruda is canceled

"He's been canceled," a Chilean activist says of 20th century poet and Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda. Five decades after his death, feminists are denouncing him as a male chauvinist and sexual predator.

Part of a nearly century-old mural at George Washington High School in San Francisco.

When murals depict traumatic history, schools must decide what stays on the wall

Students of color at a high school, a law school and two universities have objected to the way historical murals have portrayed Native Americans and African Americans.

Authorities seized Chase Cominsky's fishing boat and trailer as a tool of crime, after he and his fishing partner were indicted on charges of cheating in a fishing tournament.

Fishermen face felony charges over a cheating scandal at an Ohio tournament

A grand jury indicted the fishing team on charges of cheating, attempted grand theft and possessing criminal tools. They had stood to win nearly $30,000.

Priti Krishtel, a 2022 MacArthur fellowship winner, says of her work to create fair drug prices for the world: "I just don't think that people's ability to heal should depend on their ability to pay." Her father worked in the pharmaceutical industry and inspired in her a love of science and finding cures.

This MacArthur 'genius' grantee says she isn't a drug price rebel but she kind of is

Health justice lawyer Priti Krishtel doesn't believe your ability to heal should depend on your ability to pay. Her mission is to reform the patent system that drug companies use to block competition.

America Ferrera (clockwise from top left), Eva Longoria, Rosie Perez, Ivette Rodriguez, Rosario Dawson and Christy Haubegger are using their platforms to promote empowerment and representation.

So few Latinas make it in Hollywood – those who do are pushing for representation

Actors Eva Longoria, America Ferrera, Rosie Perez, Rosario Dawson, Zoe Saldana and Gina Rodriguez are also directors, producers and activists.

<em></em><strong>Invertebrates Winner:</strong> <em>The big buzz</em>. South Texas, USA. The world's bees are under threat from habitat loss, pesticides and climate change. With 70% of bee species nesting underground, it is increasingly important that areas of natural soil are left undisturbed.

See the buzzworthy winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition

This year's top prizes went to a teen from Thailand and an American who is just the fifth woman to win in 58 years. Karine Aigner spoke with NPR about the significance of the photo and the award.

This year's 25 MacArthur Fellows will each receive $800,000, a "no-strings-attached award to extraordinarily talented and creative individuals as an investment in their potential," according to the MacArthur Foundation <a href="https://www.macfound.org/programs/fellows/strategy">website</a>.

An ornithologist, a cellist and a human rights activist: the 2022 MacArthur Fellows

This year's MacArthur Fellows include scientists, artists and historians. The so-called MacArthur "geniuses" receive unrestricted grants of $800,000 for their "exceptional creativity" and "promise."

Scripps Professor Ram Ramanathan Will Receive Prestigious Climate Prize

Veerabhadran "Ram" Ramanathan, the renowned professor and researcher in climate science at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, is being honored for his work on climate change.

Travis Gienger, right, from Anoka, Minn., watches as his winning pumpkin is lifted and weighed Monday at the 49th World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif.

What's next for the world-champ pumpkin? A parade, pics and a record-setting makeover

Travis Gienger plans to turn his 2,560-pound gourd into a record-setting jack-o'-lantern. If you want your own shot at a great pumpkin, he'll be selling its seeds.

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