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        |  World
                                        WHO virus origins team says window closing for probe
           An embattled group of scientists charged by the World Health Organization with studying the origins of the coronavirus pandemic is pleading for support of its work, saying a new approach that includes a focus on the lab-leak hypothesis would take too long to gather fading evidence.   Continue reading →
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        |  World
                                        ISIS branch poses biggest immediate terror threat to evacuation in Kabul
           The United States has been battling the Taliban and their militant partners in Afghanistan, Al Qaeda and the Haqqani network, for 20 years. But the biggest immediate threat to both the Americans and the Taliban as the United States escalates its evacuation at the Kabul airport before an Aug. 31 withdrawal deadline is a common rival that is lesser known: Islamic State Khorasan, or ISIS-K, the terrorist group’s affiliate in Afghanistan.   Continue reading →
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        |  Boston Mayoral Race
                                    Mayoral candidates featured in Boston Uncornered exhibit
           The candidates competing to be the next mayor of Boston are telling their stories in the Boston Uncornered Photo Project, an exhibit that aims to shift the public mindset by displaying larger-than-life portraits of successful public figures alongside those of former gang members. The photos will be displayed at Sea Green Park in the Boston Seaport District through Sept. 15.   Continue reading →
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