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The Iron Gate Dam, powerhouse and spillway is seen in 2020 on the lower Klamath River near Hornbrook, Calif.

The largest dam demolition in history is approved for a Western river

The destruction of four dams on the lower Klamath river will open up hundreds of miles of salmon habitat. U.S. regulators approved the plan Thursday in a unanimous vote.

This photo taken early on May 5, 2022 shows rescuers carrying a survivor out of a collapsed building in Changsha, central China's Hunan province.

The death toll from a building collapse in China soars past 50

Authorities now say that all the missing from the collapse in Changsha had been accounted for, according to state broadcaster CCTV.

Hackers used USAID's email marketing account to send messages that looked legitimate — but links in the email exposed recipients to malicious software, Microsoft says.

What We Know About The Apparent Russian Hack Exploiting A U.S. Aid Agency

Screenshots of the malicious email show that it purports to be a special alert from the government. "Donald Trump has published new documents on election fraud," the message declares.

Beyoncé (left) and Laverne Cox (right) pose for a picture at the 2017 Grammy Awards. Many people, including Cox herself, were amused after she was mistaken for Beyoncé at a U.S. Open match on Sunday night

No, that wasn't Beyoncé at the U.S. Open. It was Laverne Cox, and she's flattered

At least one viewer watching at home thought they spotted Beyoncé in the star-studded stands at Serena Williams' U.S. Open match Monday night. Cox, who "worships" the singer, took it in stride.

Diagnosed with cancer five years ago, Monica Reed of Knoxville, Tennessee, was left with nearly $10,000 in medical bills she couldn't pay. Medical debt is more prevalent among the Black community in Knoxville, than among whites.

Why Black Americans are more likely to be saddled with medical debt

Black communities in the U.S. suffer disproportionately from health care debt. The reasons go back to segregation and a history of racist policies that have limited Black wealth.

MacKenzie Scott, billionaire philanthropist. Last month she announced that her donations since 2019 have totaled more than $14 billion and helped fund around 1,600 nonprofits. But as much as the scale, it is her untraditional style of giving that is causing a stir.

MacKenzie Scott is shaking up philanthropy's traditions. Is that a good thing?

Donations often come with rigorous applications and reporting requirements. Billionaire MacKenzie Scott, who divorced Jeff Bezos in 2019 and vowed to give away most of her fortune, does it her way.

Tipping is on the rise across the U.S. but customers are getting frustrated and many are reaching a tipping point. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

To tip or not to tip? 3 reasons why tipping has gotten so out of control

The pandemic, technology and the economy have combined to create the perfect storm for "tip-flation" — but we might be at a tipping point.

Kevin Matossian is the CEO of tech company SkySilk.

Why SkySilk Came Out of Nowhere To Save Parler After Capitol Riot

After Amazon took Parler down over violent messages on the site, no tech services firm would help it come back online. Then an obscure Los Angeles-based company offered to help.

"Stolpersteine," or "stumbling stones," a decades-long project to remember Holocaust victims, are seen here in on the streets of Berlin.

What the U.S. can learn from Germany about grappling with dark parts of its history

The Atlantic writer Clint Smith explored how sites across the U.S. grapple with their relationship to chattel slavery, then visited Holocaust memorials in Germany. Here are three of his takeaways.

"La Dualidad" Collective Mural (Guillermo Aranda, lead artist) at the Centro Cultural de la Raza in San Diego.

San Diego art conservators to focus on preserving Chicana/o/x art

A new program from the Balboa Art Conservation Center and Centro Cultural de la Raza will explore representation, access and the necessary methods for preserving Chicano/a/x art.

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