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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko attends a synod of three Ukrainian Orthodox churches to elect leadership of a new unified church in the St. Sophia Cathedral in Kiev, Ukraine.

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Europe

Ukraine Moves To Form A Unified Orthodox Church Independent From Russia

Dec 16, 2018

The move comes at a time of heightened tensions between Russia and Ukraine, and has already drawn condemnation from Moscow.

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Television

From left, Beck Bennett, Miley Cyrus, Mark Ronson, Cecily Strong and host Matt Damon during SNL promos in Studio 8H on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018.

'I Wish I Had Never Been President': SNL Imagines 'It's A Wonderful Trump'

Dec 16, 2018

Celebrity cameos reappear to imagine a world where Trump lost the 2016 election.

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Environment

Cambodian officials discovered 1,026 pieces of ivory hidden among marble in an abandoned container shipped from Mozambique. Cambodia has emerged as an ivory trade hub in recent years.

Cambodia Nabs More Than 3 Tons Of Illegal Ivory

Dec 16, 2018

A tip from the U.S. Embassy alerted Cambodian authorities to a haul of at least 3.2 tons of ivory that shipped from Mozambique.

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Shots - Health News

Patients and advocates have become an important part of the annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

Commentary: How Patients Have Transformed A Medical Meeting About Breast Cancer

Dec 16, 2018

Advocates have become an essential part of the annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, an influential medical meeting. Former oncologist Elaine Schattner explains the change and its importance.

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Education

How To Make Sure Your Math Anxiety Doesn't Make Your Kids Hate Math

Dec 16, 2018

A new study shows that creating an environment in which math is part of everyday life, can help kids do better in the subject.

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Animals

Peter Neaton and his crew unload black cod pots in Homer, Alaska after a November fishing trip in the Gulf of Alaska.

Alaska Fishermen Hauling A Bigger Catch With Gear They Get To Use For The First Time

Dec 16, 2018

Alaska fishermen who took advantage of new regulations allowing them to fish with a previously banned piece of gear are happy they saved their catch from hungry whales.

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Middle East

Aid Will Move Slowly From Yemen Port Ceasefire — If It Lasts

Dec 16, 2018

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to reporter Jane Ferguson about the situation in Yemen, where a ceasefire in a key port city is off to a shaky start.

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Food

Lab-Grown Meat Draws Big Investors — And Big Opposition

Dec 16, 2018

Tech startups are using animal stem cells to grow meat. Big meat companies, including Tyson and Cargill, are investing in the technology, while livestock producers are trying to fight it.

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Media

Co-Founder: 'Cannibalism,' Not Anti-Trump Stand, Killed 'Weekly Standard'

Dec 16, 2018

The last issue of the 23-year-old magazine was published this week, and co-founder and contributing editor John Podhoretz says friction between business and editorial teams seems to be one cause.