Gas Explosion In Central China Kills At Least 12

By The Associated Press

Published June 13, 2021 at 4:02 AM EDT

Rescue efforts are still ongoing. Officials have not provided information on the cause of the explosion that took place in the Hubei province city of Shiyan.

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Slavery descendants fight to memorialize a cemetery in Maryland

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Development has forced many historically Black communities around the country to uproot and disperse. Cemeteries often remain the only proof that those communities existed.
2 men are disqualified from a contest after their fish were stuffed with weights

The director of the fishing tournament in Ohio estimated the five walleye to be about 20 pounds total, and became suspicious when they weighed in at 34 pounds.
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The Nobel prize in medicine has been awarded for research on evolution

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This year's Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to Swedish scientist Svante Pääbo for his discoveries on human evolution.