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'Spectacular' Total Eclipse Leaves North Americans Spellbound

Eclipse glasses are worn by a statue of George Washington on April 07, 2024, in Houlton, Maine
The Moon's shadow plunged the Pacific coast of Mexico into total darkness at 11:07 am local time (1807 GMT) then swept across the United States at supersonic speed, returning to the ocean over Canada's Atlantic coast just under an hour-and-a-half after landfall.
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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen attends a gaggle with media after meeting with Chinese counterpart He Lifeng in Guangzhou

US, China Agree To Hold Talks On 'Balanced Economic Growth'

The United States and China have agreed to hold "intensive exchanges on balanced growth", the US Treasury Department said in a statement, after two days of talks between Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and her Chinese counterpart He Lifeng in Guangzhou.
Olivia West

Destigmatizing Mental Health With Dr. Olivia West

In an American Psychological Association poll, 86% of adults believe individuals with mental health disorders can improve. Dr. Olivia West, or Dr. O, is dedicated to assisting those struggling with mental health, bridging the gap for those facing difficulty accessing help.
China is a manufacturing powerhouse, and also dominates the production of green tech such as solar panels

China's Green-tech Manufacturing Powerhouse

China has extended its manufacturing domination to clean energy industries in recent years, alongside a global push for climate change action, but that is starting to worry the United States, Europe and others.
Melting polar ice has affected the Earth's rotation since 1990, according to new research

Climate Change Is Messing With How We Measure Time: Study

Struggle to wrap your head around daylight savings? If the need for an "unprecedented" negative leap second was delayed, that would be "welcome news indeed," Patrizia Tavella, the head of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures, which is responsible for UTC, commented in Nature.
French President Emmanuel Macron, seen here visiting space facilities in Kourou in French overseas department of Guiana, will be the first leader of France to tour Brazil in 11 years

France's Macron Heads To Amazon On Three-day Brazil Trip

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday kicks off a visit to Brazil in the Amazon city of Belem, the host of 2025 UN climate talks, where he and Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will seek to reset frayed ties.

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