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And a few more of her favorite places in Africa:I went to see the gorillas in Rwanda, and what an incredible trip. I recommend everyone plan that trip if you can, because you have to get the permit but it’s so worth it. It’s not safe right now, but I went to the Congo some years back, and the beauty of that country takes your breath away. I’ve been to South Africa many times, and working there was wonderful. Cape Town, oh my god!Her first flight in business or first class:I believe it was on Pan Am, which I read…

new video loaded: Mexico’s Cartels Are Using Military WeaponsBy Paulina Villegas, Leila Medina, Melanie Bencosme and David Jouppi•September 1, 2025Recent attacks on villages in Mexico’s western state of Michoacán reveal the cartels’ growing paramilitary-style power, using drones, I.E.D.s and other weapons of war. Paulina Villegas examines the aftermath of these assaults.Recent episodes in Behind the ReportingShow more videos from Behind the Reporting

The infamous slapgate incident involving Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth during the first-ever edition of the Indian Premier League back in 2008 was a long, forgotten chapter in Indian cricket. Until last week… when it wasn’t anymore. After 17 years buried in the IPL video archives, Lalit Modi, the former chairman of the IPL, released the video footage during Michael Clarke’s Beyond23 Cricket Podcast last week, scraping old wounds. All this while, everyone knew that Harbhajan slapped Sreesanth, but what exactly and more importantly, how it happened, kept the public guessing. The question was answered through the small clip, which…

Rudy Giuliani speaks to the media outside Manhattan federal court in New York, Jan. 3, 2025. Ted Shaffrey/AP hide caption toggle caption Ted Shaffrey/AP Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been hospitalized with a broken vertebrae after a car accident, his spokesperson said on Sunday. Giuliani, 81, was traveling on a highway in New Hampshire when his car was “struck from behind at high speed,” said Michael Ragusa, who is also his head of security. “He was transported to a nearby trauma center, where he was diagnosed with a fractured thoracic vertebrae, multiple lacerations and contusions, as well…

The Women’s 50-over World Cup is around the corner, and fans of the sport cannot wait for the tournament to begin on September 30 with the opening encounter between India and Sri Lanka in Guwahati. As just one month remains before the start of the competition, the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday announced the prize money, marking a staggering fourfold increase. ICC announces prize money for the upcoming Women’s 50-over World Cup(PTI) The tournament, which will be held from September 30 to November 2, will see the total prize money being kept at USD 13.88 million, a rise of…

Pat Cummins could miss the white-ball series against India starting October 19 after the results of his back scans don’t paint a promising picture. The Australian Test captain is currently nursing a bad back that emerged during the West Indies Tests. He is likely to miss the T20Is against New Zealand and the subsequent eight matches against the Men in Blue – five T20Is and three ODIs. Given the bigger picture ahead -the Ashes, starting November 21. Without Pat Cummins, left, India, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli could breathe a sigh of relief (AFP Images) The Sydney Morning Herald reported…

England fast bowler Jamie Overton, who returned to Test cricket after a gap of three years in the recently-concluded series against India, announced that he will be taking an indefinite break from red-ball cricket. Overton only played one Test match against India in the five-match Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series, in the finale at The Oval, where he picked up two wickets. England’s bowler Jamie Overton (second from left) announced break from red-ball cricket(PTI) Overton, who represented Chennai Super Kings earlier in IPL 2025 after being signed for INR 1.5 crore in the mega auction last year, halted his red-ball career, having…

Chinese President Xi Jinping is hosting a high-profile summit with leaders from Russia, North Korea and India gathering among others in a challenge to U.S. influence.

Sharda Fornnarino is an outpatient surgery nurse at the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center in Aurora, Colo., where she’s also local director for National Nurses United. In August, the Department of Veterans Affairs notified union members that it was ending nearly all of its collective bargaining agreements. Rachel Woolf for NPR hide caption toggle caption Rachel Woolf for NPR Sharda Fornnarino got the news in early August. The Department of Veterans Affairs was ending nearly all of its collective bargaining agreements. The agency gave labor unions just days to get out of federal buildings. “We went in on the…

An elephant belonging to the Haripad Sree Subrahmanya Swamy temple turned violent around Sunday noon and gored a mahout to death. The deceased has been identified as Muraleedharan Nair, 53, of Edapponmuri, near Nooranad, in Alappuzha. Sunil Kumar, 40, of Karunagappally in Kollam, an assistant mahout who sustained serious injuries in the elephant attack, is undergoing treatment at a hospital in Thiruvalla.Skandan, the elephant, first trampled and injured Sunil Kumar. Muraleedharan Nair was gored by the elephant during efforts to bring it under control. Though both the mahouts were rushed to the hospital, Muraleedharan Nair succumbed to his injuries on…