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Eight months of war have devastated Gaza’s education system, with schools turned into shelters and major rebuilding needed to make them functional again. Tens of thousands of students are missing their final exams.

With much of the U.S. experiencing a heat wave, let us consider the beach and all its promises and pitfalls.

Edmonton’s mayor says that the issues behind homelessness, opioid overdoses and mental health crises cannot be fixed by cities.

Astronomers have found the earliest and most distant galaxy yet.

For many performers, drag is not only a cultural phenomenon, but also a political statement promoting social justice and gay rights.

Pet owners are treating their animal charges ever more like humans. But that isn’t good for pets, or for us, many experts argue.

“The people of the region and the people of the world cannot afford Lebanon to become another Gaza,” he said.

A special presidential election campaign is featuring blistering attacks on the status quo by conservatives and the lone reformer alike.

The inspections in Michoacán, the Mexican state responsible for most avocado exports to the U.S., were suspended last weekend because of security concerns.

Searing heat in Saudi Arabia appeared to at least contribute to many of the deaths.