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Vijay Gupta was a 19-year-old violin prodigy when he joined the LA Philharmonic. Now he runs Street Symphony, an organization bringing music to clinics, jails and homeless shelters on Skid Row.

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56% of Americans disapproved of the decision in an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll conducted after it was announced. A similar number say it was motivated by politics — not law.

Authors say readers are exploiting Amazon's seven-day return policy by using Amazon like a library and returning books after reading them.

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A trial date has not been announced for the American basketball star, who was arrested in Russia more than four months ago.

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The star with the U.S. Olympic and the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury was bracketed by four security officers and a dog as she was led down a stairwell to a courtroom for Monday's hearing.

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Weather officials announce the earliest end to the country's annual summer rainy season since the Japan Meteorological Agency began keeping records in 1951.

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The protesters say their actions are urgently needed, but police label them "violent" and "erratic".

Filipina beauty queen Fuschia Anne Ravena has been named winner of Miss International Queen 2022, a contest described by organizers as the world's largest beauty pageant for transgender women.

Climate activists were sharing toast and coffee at a private campsite in mountains outside Sydney last Sunday when someone noticed movement on a nearby slope.

Hosts and entertainers at the annual show recognizing Black excellence in the arts and sports criticize the recent Supreme Court decision the landmark overturning Roe v. Wade.

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Officials have asked people in Tokyo and its surrounding area to turn off lights amid a heatwave.

The revamped plan will see fresh funds being injected into development projects in Asia and Africa.

The Avalanche's Cale Makar was awarded the series' most valuable player.

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The Ukrainian president calls for more weapons and says partners "need to move faster".

Sri Lanka is struggling to secure fresh fuel supplies, a top government minister said on Sunday, as the crisis-hit country of 22 million people is down to just 15,000 tons of petrol and diesel to keep essential services running in the coming days.

It is Nasa's first launch from a commercial site outside the US - and a landmark moment for Australia.

There are lots of questions about what happens now after the Supreme Court's ruling on Roe v. Wade. Here are six that have political implications.

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In a remote Afghan village residents fear a new earthquake and aid has not yet reached the nearest town.

From the Olympics to mass protests, here are five key moments in the 25 years since handover.

At least 1,000 people have died in Afghanistan's worst earthquake in two decades