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When Gambia Banned Female Genital Cutting, a Defiant 96-Year-Old Resisted

Yassin Fatty, a traditional practitioner of female genital cutting in the West African nation of Gambia, became the first to be convicted there. But her case led to a backlash and a popular campaign to make it legal again.
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Super Typhoon Yagi Nears Southern China With Heavy Rain and Strong Winds

The storm has killed at least 13 people in the Philippines and is forecast to be the strongest to hit Hainan Province in a decade.
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@MailOnline: A Python On The Prom! Monty Python star Terry Jones could bare all from beyond the grave with £120k statue of his iconic ‘Nude Organist’ character in his Welsh hometown https://t.co/pOLWqZ2TpY https://t.co/4Fq5AQ5w8L

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@MailOnline: Ellie Goulding dazzles in a shimmering silver gown as she makes an appearance at glitzy environmental charity gala in Sweden https://t.co/LV9ebHu5CB https://t.co/EJUnrxuv7w

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@thehill: Attack on Massachusetts transgender teen being investigated as possible hate crime trib.al/He9DEtu

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@Reuters: US SEC abandons in-house malpractice suits after Supreme Court ruling reut.rs/3XxElDu

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@Reuters: After two months of political chaos following snap elections, French President Emmanuel Macron named Michel Barnier as prime minister, who pledged to cooperate across the political spectrum but gave few clues on his plans reut.rs/3ThwqaT

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@NewsNation: #RealityCheck: @rosscoulthart talks to Bill Diamond, CEO of the nonprofit group @SETIInstitute. Founded in 1985, SETI scientists started listening for signs of life elsewhere in the universe. Dozens of others have joined the hunt over the decades. trib.al/iO1jkA4

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@Reuters: US charges Russian TV contributor Dimitri Simes with sanctions violations reut.rs/47flkIZ

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Billie Jean King moves closer to breaking another barrier and earning the Congressional Gold Medal

Two members of the House of Representatives say the have lined up enough votes to make Billie Jean King the first individual female athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.