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There could be a new contender for heaviest animal to ever live. While today’s blue whale has long held the title, scientists have dug up fossils from an ancient giant that could tip the scales. (Aug. 3)

Pope Francis met with survivors of clergy sexual abuse in Portugal on Wednesday and blasted members of the country’s Catholic hierarchy for their response to the long-ignored scandal, which he said had marred the Catholic Church and helped drive the fa…

A nearly 600-foot-long asteroid, dubbed 2022 SF289, was discovered during a test drive with the Atlas Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System survey.

Authorities say a man who posed as an undercover police officer kidnapped a woman in Seattle, drove her hundreds of miles to his home in Oregon, and kept her makeshift cell from which she eventually escaped and found help. (Aug. 2)
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A group of girls and young women gathered early Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro’s working-class Manguinhos neighborhood to watch the Brazilian team compete the Women’s World Cup and pray for a win in the make-or-break match.
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Former President Donald Trump is expected appear at an arraignment in Washington, D.C. on Thursday following his indictment on felony charges for working to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the run-up to the violent riot by his supporters a…

Pope Francis is in Portugal to open World Youth Day, hoping to inspire the next generation of Catholics to work together to combat conflicts, climate change and other problems facing the world. (August 2)

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While its roughly 66-foot length doesn’t break records, its weight does. The whale was about as heavy as 35 school buses, a study estimates.