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One year after a wind-fed wildfire charged across a craggy mountainside above Lone Pine, Calif., flashes of new vegetation growth can be seen emerging in this still-charred corner of the Inyo National Forest on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. The tiny, fragile flowers and patches of fresh growth against a stark mountainside and slabs of gray rock were a reminder that wildfire is part of the ecosystem in California, including the eastern Sierra Nevada where the fire took place. (AP Photo/Michael Blood)

Life gradually returns a year after fire chars Sierra Nevada

One year after a wind-whipped wildfire charred a craggy mountainside above Lone Pine, California, signs of life are slowly returning
FILE - A herd of elephants make their way through the Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, in search of water on Nov. 10, 2019. Africa's national parks, home to thousands of wildlife species such as lions, elephants and buffaloes, are increasingly threatened by below-average rainfall and new infrastructure projects, stressing habitats and the species that rely on them. (AP Photo, File)

African wildlife parks face climate, infrastructure threats

Africa's national parks, home to thousands of wildlife species such as lions, elephants and buffaloes, are increasingly threatened by from below-average rainfall and new infrastructure projects, stressing habitats and the species that rely on them
Vials of empty monkeypox vaccines sit at a table at Seattle Central College in Seattle, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022. (Daniel Kim/The Seattle Times via AP)

Africa CDC in 'advanced' talks to obtain monkeypox vaccines

Africa's public health agency says the continent of 1.3 billion people still does not have a single dose of the monkeypox vaccine, but 'very advanced discussions' are underway with at least two partners
This court artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook shows Aine Leslie Davis, 38, appearing in the dock at Westminster Magistrates' Court, central London, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022. An alleged member of an Islamic State hostage-taking cell nicknamed 'The Beatles' has been charged with terrorism offenses in Britain on Thursday after being deported from Turkey. London police say Aine Davis was arrested at Luton Airport north of London on Wednesday night and charged with offenses under the Terrorism Act. (Elizabeth Cook/PA via AP)

Alleged member of IS 'Beatles' charged in UK with terrorism

An alleged member of an Islamic State hostage-taking cell nicknamed 'The Beatles' has been charged with terrorism offenses in Britain on Thursday after being deported from Turkey
This photo provided by Gary Nichols shows him, right, with his brother, Alan, on the eve of his euthanization in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada, in July 2019. Alan submitted a request to be euthanized and he was killed, despite concerns raised by his family and a nurse practitioner. Nichols' family reported the case to police and health authorities, arguing that he lacked the capacity to understand the process and was not suffering unbearably - among the requirements for euthanasia. 'Alan was basically put to death,' his brother, Gary, says. (Courtesy Gary Nichols via AP)
'Disturbing': Experts troubled by Canada's euthanasia laws
Canada arguably has the world's most permissive euthanasia rules, but human rights advocates say those regulations devalue the lives of disabled people
Police say rebels storm India army camp in Kashmir, 5 killed
Three Indian soldiers and two suspected militants have been killed after rebels stormed a military camp in disputed Kashmir
Today in History: August 11, Biden names Harris
Today in History Today is Thursday, Aug. 11, the 223rd day of 2022. There are 142 days left in the year.
FILE - Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong, center, arrives at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, on June 8, 2020. South Korea's president will pardon billionaire Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong a year after he was released on parole after serving 18 months in prison over his involvement in a massive corruption scandal that triggered waves of protests and toppled a presidency. The decision by President Yoon Suk Yeol was announced by his justice minister on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon. File)
South Korea to pardon Samsung's Lee, other corporate giants
South Korea's president will formally pardon Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong, one year after he was released on parole from a prison sentence for bribing former President Park Geun-hye as part of the massive corruption scandal that toppled Park's government
In this image taken from FOX19 Cincinnati video, FBI officials gather outside the FBI building in Cincinnati, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022. An armed man decked out in body armor tried to breach a security screening area at the FBI field office in Ohio on Thursday, then fled and exchanged gunfire in a standoff with law enforcement, authorities said. (FOX19 Cincinnati via AP)
Suspect who tried to breach FBI office dies in standoff
Authorities are investigating the motives of an armed man who they say tried to breach the FBI's Cincinnati office, fled, and was shot and died hours later in a rural standoff with law enforcement
Small plane carrying at least 3 crashes in West Virginia
Authorities say a small plane with at least three people on board has crashed in northern West Virginia
Today in History: August 12, deadliest single-aircraft crash
Today in History Today is Friday, Aug. 12, the 224th day of 2022. There are 141 days left in the year.
Debra J. Saunders
Trump goes all silent treatment
Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: Former President Donald Trump has every right to invoke his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, as he did Wednesday during a civil deposition conducted by the office of New York Attorney General Letitia James. But there is no Fifth Amendment protection in the court of public opinion.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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