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A view of the beach known as "La Selva," part of the Northeast Ecological Corridor reserve, in Luquillo, Puerto Rico.

Grass-Roots Fight To Protect Puerto Rico's Coast Scores Environmental Prize

Environmental activist Luis Jorge Rivera Herrera just won an award for grass-roots activism for his fight to protect a pristine section of Puerto Rico's coastline.

After 25 Years, Graydon Carter Is Stepping Down As Editor Of 'Vanity Fair'

The charismatic, silver-maned editor in chief embodies the urbane style and sensibility reflected in Vanity Fair's pages.

A Rohingya woman rests for a moment with her children Tuesday after crossing into Bangladesh. She says she lost several members of her family in Myanmar, where a new spate of violence has sent more than 100,000 Rohingya Muslims fleeing what they describe as certain death.

'I Just Knew To Run To Save My Life': Nearly 125,000 Rohingya Flee Myanmar

Observers expect that number to grow. Myanmar's crackdown on the Muslim minority has prompted outrage around the world, including ire directed at its civilian leader, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

Smoke and flames in Myamar are seen from the Bangladeshi side of the border on Sunday.

'I Just Knew To Run To Save My Life': Nearly 125,000 Rohingya Flee Myanmar

Observers expect that number to grow. Myanmar's crackdown on the Muslim minority has prompted outrage around the world, including ire directed at its civilian leader, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

After an earthen floor is put down, it is covered with an oil-based floor sealant that hardens and makes it easy to clean.

Whatever Happened To ... The Mission To Get Rid Of Rwanda's Dirt Floors?

A small project started in 2014 to replace dirt floors, which can make people sick, with sealed earthen floors. Demand has only grown — but not exactly in the way the CEO had imagined.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai during a ceremony at the United Nations in New York in April 2017. She called on Myanmar's de facto leader to "stop the violence."

Malala Yousafzai Criticizes Aung San Suu Kyi Over Violence On Myanmar's Rohingya

Education activist Malala Yousafzai criticized Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi for her ongoing silence over the violence that has led to tens of thousands of Rohingya fleeing to Bangladesh.

The challenge comes at a time when many Americans are cutting back on sugar due to obesity and diabetes risks.

Coca-Cola Offers A Sweet Quest: A Million Bucks To Replace Sugar

The company is holding a contest to find a new and natural, low-calorie sweetener. The challenge comes at a time when many Americans are cutting back on sugar due to obesity and diabetes risks.

Poet John Ashbery, seen here in his New York apartment in 2008, is widely regarded as one of the 20th century's greatest poets. He died at the age of 90 on Sunday, at his home in Hudson, N.Y.

John Ashbery, Celebrated And Experimental Poet Of The 20th Century, Dies At 90

Although his enigmatic poems confounded literary critics and peers who heaped praise on him, his abstract, modernist style reinvented literature for a generation of writers.

President John F. Kennedy with White House correspondent Helen Thomas.

The Arab Americans

Airs Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

Annual Sand Sculpting Competition Kicks Off In San Diego

The annual U.S. Sand Sculpting Challenge and Dimensional Art Exposition is scheduled to open Friday at Broadway Pier in downtown San Diego.

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