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Nation Feb 24

News Wrap: SEC is investigating Elon Musk, his brother for insider trading

Nation Feb 23

Illustration of COVID-19 vaccine vial
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News Wrap: Drugmakers seek regulatory approval for new COVID vaccine

In our news wrap Wednesday, two drugmakers, Sanofi and Glaxo-Smith-Kline, say they hope to get another COVID vaccine on the market soon as they seek regulatory approval in the U.S. and Europe. Also, new government data shows deaths of pregnant…

World Feb 22

FILE PHOTO: Aftermath of Cyclone Batsirai
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Multiple cyclones, historic drought in Madagascar cause widespread food insecurity

Extreme weather events are wreaking havoc on Madagascar, including multiple cyclones that have already hit the island nation this year. Sitting off the east coast of Africa, it is one of the poorest nations in the world. And as John…

By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin

Nation Feb 11

Biden visits a class at East End Elementary School in North Plainfield, New Jersey
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News Wrap: FDA delays approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5

In our news wrap Friday, the FDA said it wants more data on whether to authorize three Pfizer COVID-19 shots for children under 5, President Biden ordered the release of $7 billion in frozen Afghan assets for humanitarian aid in…

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Nation Feb 09

New York State indoor mask mandate goes into effect in New York
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News Wrap: New York, Massachusetts and Illinois move to end indoor mask mandates

In our news wrap Wednesday, New York, Massachusetts and Illinois are joining the move to end indoor mask mandates as the CDC works on new national guidelines, Canadian officials say anti-vaccine protests at U.S. border crossings must end, Russia's military…

Feb 09

Death toll rises to more than 90 in Madagascar tropical cyclone

By Laetitia Bezain, Associated Press

Officials on Madagascar say the toll of Cyclone Batsirai has risen to 92 deaths and more than 112,000 people displaced by the tropical storm which rampaged across the island earlier this week.

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Oct 26

How climate change is making these bamboo-eating lemurs go hungry

By Rashmi Shivni

Climate change is starving out Madagascar's greater bamboo lemur, a study published Thursday reports in Current Biology.

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Oct 09

5 overlooked stories that are worth your time

By Joshua Barajas, Larisa Epatko, Jennifer Hijazi, Erica R. Hendry

The latest on protests in St. Louis, a plague sweeping Madagascar and other stories you may have missed in the rush of news.

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Feb 07

This gecko rips off its own skin to escape predators

By Kristin Hugo

Don't worry. A Geckolepis megolepis gecko's skin can grow back.

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Apr 11

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Scientists Create Plan to Save Madagascar Species

By PBS NewsHour

The island nation of Madagascar is one of the world's poorest countries, but it is rich in one resource -- biodiversity. Perched in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa, Madagascar broke from the continent more than 80…

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