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There is significant radioactive contamination at an elementary school in suburban St. Louis where nuclear weapons were produced during World War II, according to a new report by environmental investigation consultants. https://t.co/imuWv6zBrg

"I got that on video!" A massive whale surprised New Jersey fishermen when it breached right beside their boat. https://t.co/Ze4ZdEKF5P https://t.co/vEJYV5LCpJ

Four detainees died in the fire at Iran's Evin prison, Iranian authorities say. Meanwhile, protests sparked by Jina #MahsaAmini's death are continuing across the country. There are reports of students leading the protests at several universities in Tabriz, Rasht and Tehran. https://t.co/OAyTJrWz2a

Activists have poured milk out at locations across the UK - including this grocery store in Edinburgh - as a part of a climate protest organised by the Animal Rebellion group. https://t.co/PAiZ4D1jU3 https://t.co/C27lO52jzc

After 54 years at the National Institutes of Health and 38 years as the director of the NIAID, Dr. Anthony Fauci will be stepping down from public service at the end of the year. https://t.co/1pbib9e0me

Norway’s Queen Sonja attended worship services in Minneapolis and praised the Mindekirken congregation for maintaining Norwegian services for 100 years. The church was founded in 1922 at the end of a decades-long migration of Norwegians to Minnesota. https://t.co/pGL0BbfXNj

Sir Charles Bean, former deputy at the Bank of England, has rubbished the government's claim the recent market turmoil was caused by a 'global phenomenon'. Latest: https://t.co/WEhNODDsER https://t.co/3SY25FMujQ

A Ukrainian man who narrowly escaped a Russian missile attack on a Kyiv bridge has a message for everyone: "Live every single day to the fullest." https://t.co/ORzrIOEkz3

US President Biden to act “methodically” in response to Saudi Arabia's oil output cuts, says White House adviser https://t.co/u5D338efr0 https://t.co/5SE42zFwSt

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says it will commit $1.2 billion to the effort to end polio worldwide. The foundation says in a statement on its website that it has contributed nearly $5 billion to the polio eradication initiative. https://t.co/4fMYYwSitk

Despite calls for "defunding"' the police — in many communities, the opposite has happened. ABC Owned Television Stations examined the budgets of more than 100 cities and counties and found that 83% are spending more on police in 2022 than in 2019. https://t.co/UfFQjxAypf

The bears will be professionally cleaned and donated to Barnardo’s, a British children’s charity. The organization provides support services for vulnerable children and young adults. https://t.co/FC5pKxBXBf https://t.co/oBzWP1hRU3

"The deployment of Belarusian troops to the war theatre in Ukraine might not be very effective on the ground and may hasten Lukashenko’s downfall – something the Kremlin is likely aware of and taking into consideration." — #AJOpinion by @eglod_katia ⤵️ https://t.co/BGDvVhSKmY

The court fight between Elon Musk and Twitter could easily have become a circus. That hasn’t happened largely thanks to the Delaware judge presiding over the case, Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick. https://t.co/GHdAtQbPMO

Iran accuses ‘Great Satan’ US of ‘inciting chaos, terror’ https://t.co/xYvkiDwh6S