Over 1,000 are missing after the Maui wildfires.
Welcome to Thursday, August 24th, readers...
** Over 1,000 are missing after the Maui wildfires.
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After Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen said 850 people were missing from the fires, FBI Special Agency Steve Merrill shared that the number is now "between 1,000 and 1,100."
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** Museums urged to return Indigenous remains and relics
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During centuries of global colonial expansion, settlers looted Indigenous remains, funerary objects, and cultural artifacts as part of campaigns of cultural genocide. Many countries are returning these artifacts as part of a process of historical reckoning.
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** Wagner Group leader presumed dead in plane crash
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Leader of the Wagner group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, was on board the crashed Embraer plane on Wednesday and is presumed dead. The aircraft was flying from Moscow to St. Petersburg and is said to have crashed near the village of Kuzhenkino.
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** Rio Grande barrier at center of legal battle
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U.S. District Judge David Ezra heard arguments Tuesday about whether authorities should remove the Rio Grande barrier that was installed to stop migrants from crossing the river into Texas.
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** All the Memes Fit to Post
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** And, In The End...
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