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Sonny Rollins, last jazz 'colossus,' dead at 95

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Holocaust survivors meet their savior 75 years later

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Jane Fonda under arrest again, in US climate protest

Hollywood legend and activist Jane Fonda was arrested Friday in Washington protesting politicians' failure to address climate change.

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Elon Musk says he is disconnecting from Twitter

Tesla chief Elon Musk fired off a tweet on Friday indicating that he is disconnecting from Twitter, perhaps in favor of popular news and discussion platform Reddit.

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Sri Mulyani among Indonesia's most inspiring people, according to LinkedIn

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Climate activist Greta Thunberg declines environmental award

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday refused to accept an environmental award, saying the climate movement needed people in power to start to "listen" to "science" and not awards.

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'Emotional' author Atwood honored at Windsor Castle

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Kanye West claims will one day be US president

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Gibran Rakabuming to pass culinary empire to Kaesang prior to starting political career

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Meghan Markle says motherhood a 'struggle' under spotlight

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Six out of 10 European women suffer sexism at work: survey

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Jane Fonda arrested in climate protest at US Capitol

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Britain to mark Gandhi's 1931 visit with commemorative coin

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First man to perform spacewalk dies

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Kim Kardashian praises climate activist Thunberg and hopes for meeting

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