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Science Jun 17

This rockstar scientist wrote a song about her friends who died from Ebola

In the world of science, Harvard geneticist Pardis Sabeti is a rock star. She also fronts a guitar-heavy alternative rock band from Boston.

Nation Jun 17

St. Louis Cardinals accused of hacking Houston Astros team secrets

The FBI is investigating employees of the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team for allegedly hacking an internal computer network of the Houston Astros, called Ground Control, which held information about players, internal discussions about trades and scouting reports.

Nation Jun 11

Rupert Murdoch to step down as CEO of 21st Century Fox

Australian American business magnate Rupert Murdoch is leaving his post as CEO of 21st Century Fox and turning over the mass media corporation to his son James, according to an announcement on Thursday.

Arts Jun 11

Jazz saxophonist and Pulitzer Prize winner Ornette Coleman dies at 85

American jazz musician and composer Ornette Coleman, whose ground-breaking saxophone playing earned him a Pulitzer Prize in 2007, died Thursday morning in Manhattan at age 85.

World Jun 06

Photos: Amazon River overflows into Brazil’s streets

A branch of the Amazon River called the Rio Solimoes overflowed this week due to heavy rains and flooding, and rose high into the streets of Anama, in the Amazonas state of Brazil, according to Reuters.

Nation Jun 04

Men continue to outnumber women in the media, study says

Men outnumber women in news anchor seats and bylines in print and online, according to a study released Thursday by the Women’s Media Center based in New York and Washington, D.C.

World Jun 04

Explosion in Ghana kills scores of people seeking shelter from rains

An explosion at a gas station in Ghana’s capital Accra overnight killed more than 100 people, officials said Thursday.

World Jun 02

Rescuers try to pull people from sunken boat in China

Rescue workers stood on the overturned hull of a cruise boat in China’s Yangtze River on Tuesday, hoping to extract more than 400 passengers still trapped underneath.

World May 31

Photos: Children return to school in Nepal following devastating earthquake

Some schools in areas of Nepal that were hit by two powerful earthquakes on April 25 and May 12 reopened Sunday.

Nation May 31

Arresting dress: A timeline of anti-cross-dressing laws in the United States

A person perceived as male who dressed in clothing customarily designed for women could technically be arrested in New York for "impersonating a female" as recently as 2011.

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