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A burnt landscape caused by wildfires is pictured near Entrance, Wild Hay area, Alberta, Canada on May 10, 2023. Canada struggled on May 8, 2023, to control wildfires that have forced thousands to flee, halted oil production and razed towns, with the western province of Alberta calling for federal help. MEGAN ALBU/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Across Canada, tens of thousands have evacuated due to wildfires in recent weeks
Carlos Alcaraz of Spain plays a forehand against Taro Daniel of Japan during a Second Round Match at the 2023 French Open at Roland Garros on May 31, 2023 in Paris, France. Clive Brunskill/Getty Images hide caption
The Spanish tennis pipeline that's produced Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal
Storm surge from hurricanes is deadly. New computer models can better forecast it
Guarani Indigenous block Bandeirantes highway to protest proposed legislation that would change the policy that demarcates Indigenous lands on the outskirts of Sao Paulo. Ettore Chiereguini/AP hide caption
Tara Reade poses for a photo during an interview with The Associated Press in Nevada City, Calif., on April 4, 2019. Donald Thompson/AP hide caption
Hvaldimir pictured in Stad, Norway, earlier this year, shortly before he began his abrupt journey south. Rich German hide caption
Alexandra Prokopenko poses at a marathon event back in Russia. She used to run in Moscow's Meshchersky Park all the time: It was her favorite place in the city. But she's doubtful she will see it again, at least for the near future. Shortly after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, she left her country, along with hundreds of thousands of her peers. Alexandra Prokopenko hide caption
She had a dream job. Now, she's part of a massive brain drain hammering Russia
Friendly fire killed an Iraqi interpreter. The U.S. told his family something else
Author Ava Chin poses next to the cover of her recent book, Mott Street: A Chinese American Family's Story of Exclusion and Homecoming Author headshot via Tommy Kha hide caption
Finding generations of family — and history — on Chinatown's Mott Street
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The welcome screen for the OpenAI ChatGPT app is displayed on a laptop screen in February in London. Leon Neal/Getty Images hide caption
TV show news flash about North Korea's missile launch in Tokyo Wednesday, May 31, 2023. South Korea's military says North Korea has launched a purported space-launch vehicle after announcing a plan to put its first military spy satellite into orbit. Kyodo News via AP hide caption
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (L) meets with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi in Tehran on March 4. The UN nuclear watchdog chief was in Iran for expected talks with the President and other officials after the discovery of uranium particles enriched to near weapons-grade level. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images hide caption