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Rain Fell On The Peak Of Greenland's Ice Sheet For The First Time In Recorded History

According to scientists, rain fell for several hours on an area 10,551 feet in elevation on Aug. 14, an unprecedented occurrence for a location that rarely sees temperatures above freezing.

Momiji Nishiya of Team Japan celebrates during the Women's Street Final on day three of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on Monday at Ariake Urban Sports Park.

Teenagers Win All 3 Medals In Women's Street Skateboarding Event

Two of the winners are 13; the other is 16. It "could very well be the youngest Olympic podium ever," the official Olympics news outlet says.

Protesters take cover next to tires on fire near the fence of Gaza Strip border with Israel during a protest east of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Wednesday.

Gaza Protesters Clash With Israeli Troops Near The Border

Hamas-backed activists on Saturday kicked off what they said was a series of protests along the Israeli border meant to pressure Israel to lift a crippling economic blockade on the Gaza Strip.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 30. Powell's term expires early next year and President Biden must decide whether to reappoint him.

What's at stake as Biden decides whether to stick with Jerome Powell as Fed chief

President Biden has a big decision to make: Whether to reappoint Jerome Powell to a second term as Federal Reserve chairman or choose someone else for one of the world's most powerful economic jobs.

Getting vaccinated during pregnancy is one of the best ways to make sure your vulnerable newborn benefits from your antibodies to the coronavirus, doctors say.

Babies, The Delta Variant And COVID: What Parents Need To Know

The rate of new cases of COVID-19 among babies and children under 4 years old in the U.S. recently surpassed the rate of new cases among adults older than 65. Here's how to protect newborns.

Flowers rest outside of the canceled Astroworld festival at NRG Park in Houston, Texas on Saturday. The crowd surge that killed eight people calls to mind other concerts and music festivals that turned deadly in recent decades.

Astroworld Festival joins a list of historical concert tragedies

Astroworld Festival calls to mind other rare but traumatic incidents at concerts and festivals throughout the last half-century. Here's a timeline of those tragedies.

Black Enterprise, Tradition And Culture At The Bronner Bros. Hair Show

Photographer Rahim Fortune visited the Bronner Bros. International Beauty Show in Atlanta in February 2020. He says he found a "sense of Black entrepreneurship in the space."

Photo of COVID-19 vaccine cards taken on May 9, 2021.

Los Angeles OKs one of strictest US vaccination mandates

The sweeping measure requires the shots for everyone entering bars, restaurants, nail salons, gyms and even a Lakers game.

A young fans searches through Topps Baseball cards prior to the game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Kansas City Royals on Sunday April 28, 2019 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO.

MLB Is Ending Its 70-Year Partnership With Baseball Card Manufacturer Topps

Fanatics is expected to be the new partner with MLB to manufacture trading cards, edging out baseball's long-time partner, Topps.

Ariarne Titmus (left) of Australia wins the final of the women's 400 meter freestyle on Monday ahead of the U.S.'s Katie Ledecky at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

U.S. Swimmer Katie Ledecky Takes Silver In Her First Final In Tokyo

Australia's Ariarne Titmus narrowly edged her out of gold in the 400 meter freestyle final. Ledecky, the biggest star of U.S. swimming, has a fierce rivalry with Titmus.

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