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Witnesses say heavy gunfire has erupted near the presidential palace in Guinea's capital and went on for hours. It was not immediately known whether President Alpha Conde, seen above in August 2019, was home at the time the shooting began.

After Reports Of Gunfire In Guinea, Army Colonel Says Government Has Been Dissolved

The dramatic developments Sunday bore all the hallmarks of a West African coup d'etat. After seizing the airwaves, a group of mutinous soldiers vowed to restore democracy to Guinea.

"Above everything, every word, every concept still [happens] in our bodies, right?" Silvana Estrada tells NPR. "I'm a body that can create sounds like every other body."

Silvana Estrada wants you to find the song in your soul

The Mexican singer-songwriter employs her subversive brujeria to transcend experience on Marchita.

Outside the stately Embassy of Afghanistan in Washington, D.C., it's hard to tell the republic has fallen. But inside, the staircases are dark, the hallways quiet and the offices empty.

In Washington, the last employees at the Afghan Embassy work until the lights go off

The embassy in Washington, D.C., was once a symbol of a new Afghanistan. Now, the few staffers left refuse to serve the Taliban and are racing to help as many refugees as they can.

White House national security adviser Robert O'Brien speaks at a counternarcotics briefing in Florida in early July.

Robert O'Brien, Trump's National Security Adviser, Tests Positive For Coronavirus

Robert O'Brien is the highest-ranking member of the Trump administration known to have contracted the virus.

Fire still burns on the second day after fire on board the USS Bonhomme Richard, July 13, 2020.

One Year Later, Navy Hasn't Released The Cause Of Bonhomme Richard Fire

The Navy still has not said what caused the fire that burned for four days along the San Diego coast.

Robert Santos, president of the American Statistical Association, has been approved to lead the U.S. Census Bureau as its new Senate-confirmed director through 2026.

The Senate has confirmed the 1st Latino to lead the U.S. census, Robert Santos

Robert Santos, one of the country's leading statisticians, is set to lead the Census Bureau through 2026 during key preparations for the next head count that forms U.S. democracy's foundations.

Violent rioters supporting then-President Donald Trump storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Capitol Police had seen information from a pro-Trump website that encouraged demonstrators to bring weapons to subdue members of Congress and police.

'Bring Your Guns': Probe Uncovers More Alarming Intelligence Before The Capitol Riot

Two Senate committees have found that U.S. Capitol Police and other authorities were in possession of more alarming intelligence clues ahead of the Jan. 6 attack than previously documented.

Residents stand amid damaged homes following Typhoon Rai in Talisay, Cebu province, central Philippines on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021. The strong typhoon engulfed villages in floods that trapped residents on roofs, toppled trees and knocked out power in southern and central island provinces, where more than 300,000 villagers had fled to safety before the onslaught, officials said.

Desperation grows in the Philippines in the aftermath of Typhoon Rai

Rai is one of the most powerful storms to hit the southern Philippines on record. It's displaced more than 481,000 people and killed more than 150.

An artist's rendering shows the proposed affordable housing complex adjacent to the Palm Avenue trolley station.

MTS Board Delays Vote On Affordable Housing At Trolley Station Over Parking Concerns

The project would provide affordable housing for an estimated 1,410 people directly adjacent to the Palm Avenue trolley station in the South Bay.

Marc Short, the chief of staff to the vice president, listens to Pence speak during a White House event in September. Short is the latest aide to test positive for the coronavirus.

2 Pence Aides Test Positive For The Coronavirus. Pence Will Continue To Campaign

The White House again faces the coronavirus in its ranks. But Vice President Pence, who has tested negative, plans to continue his breakneck campaign travel schedule.

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