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Brazilian music legend Sérgio Mendes dies at 83

The Grammy-winning musician, whose hit "Mas Que Nada" helped make him a global ambassador for Brazilian music, died after months battling the effects of long COVID.

Activists wearing eye masks hold posters reading "Repeated deepfake sex crimes, the state is an accomplice too," during a protest against sexually abusive deepfakes in Seoul, South Korea, on Aug. 30.

South Korea investigates Telegram over alleged sexual deepfakes

South Korea is investigating sexually abusive deepfakes allegedly shared on the messaging platform Telegram. Officials say the company is complying and has removed some content.

Spanish couples take their newly adopted Chinese children for a walk in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, March 7, 2007.

'We want answers': Hundreds of families in limbo after China ends overseas adoptions

Families from the U.S. and around the world had been waiting years to meet the boy or girl they were set to adopt from China. This week, they learned that China is no longer allowing international adoptions.

A Red Lobster restaurant in Lincolnwood, Ill., on May 20, 2024.

Red Lobster off the hook? Federal judge approves restructuring plan

The restaurant chain announced Thursday that it received approval for its Chapter 11 plan, offering a glimmer of good news for the business, which has faced a series of struggles.

Gisèle Pélicot (left) arrives in the Avignon court house, in Avignon, southern France, on Thursday.

A French woman whose husband is accused of inviting men to rape her testifies in court

Gisèle Pélicot detailed the horror of discovering that her former spouse had systematically filmed the dozens of suspected rapes — storing thousands of images that police investigators later found.

Husam Abukhedeir, a Palestinian neurosurgeon, left his native Gaza for the United Arab Emirates last November because he felt that conditions caused by the war had stripped him of his power as a physician — and endangered his family. Nearly 9 months have passed, and Abukhedeir does not see an end in sight to the suffering

Whatever happened to ... the Gaza neurosurgeon who faced a wrenching decision

Husam Abukhedeir, the chief neurosurgeon at Al-Shifa Hospital, helped the injured, watched many die, including his sister, then knew what he had to do to protect his family. How is he faring today?

Swimmer Ali Truwit, pictured at practice in Stamford, Conn., in August, won silver in her first Paralympic Games just over a year after losing part of her leg in a shark attack.

Ali Truwit swims to Paralympic silver a year after losing her leg in a shark attack

Ali Truwit's lower leg was amputated after a shark bit her during a post-graduation trip last May. This week, the 24-year-old won two Paralympic medals and set two new American records.

President Joe Biden delivers a speech on voting rights at the National Constitution Center, on July 13, 2021, in Philadelphia.

Biden heads to California to rev up his fundraising in anticipation of a costly rematch with Trump

President Joe Biden is California-bound as he looks to soak up more cash for his reelection bid with a three-day swing through the state.

Kenya Red Cross personnel and relatives try to comfort a woman reacting near a burned-out dormitory following a fire at the Hillside Endarasha Primary in Nyeri, Kenya, on Friday.

21 children are dead and dozens unaccounted for in Kenya school fire

The number of children who were burned to death in a school dormitory in central Kenya has risen to at least 21, while dozens of boys remain unaccounted for.

Jessica Pegula of the United States reacts after defeating Karolina Muchova, of the Czech Republic, during the women's singles semifinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in New York.

Saturday's U.S. Open women’s final is set: Jessica Pegula faces Aryna Sabalenka

Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula will face off in the tournament's women's singles final this weekend. It will be a rematch of August's final at the Cincinnati Open, which Sabalenka won.

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