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Pope Francis accompanied by Governor-General Mary Simon, right, arrives at the Citadelle de Quebec on Wednesday in Quebec City, Quebec City, Quebec.

The pope's apology to Indigenous people doesn't go far enough, Canada says

The pope apologized to Indigenous peoples for abuses in church-run residential schools. Canada's response suggests that reconciliation over the fraught history is still a work in progress.

In the car racing show <a href="https://www.extreme-e.com/" data-key="401"><em>Extreme E</em></a>, electric SUVs try to outpace each other in remote parts of the world hit hard by climate change. Above, the <em>Extreme E</em> drivers pose for a photo on the Russell Glacier in Greenland.

Climate change is our reality — so why wouldn't it appear on reality TV?

Scenes modeling sustainable behaviors or highlighting the impact of climate change have been cropping up lately in everything from cooking shows to extreme sports series.

Adrian Brody as Wladyslaw Szpilman in The Pianist.

SoundReels: Music Inside And Outside The Wall In The Pianist

September 1, 2019 is the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the combined Nazi and Soviet invasion of Poland, which marked the start of World War II.This…

Classicist and translator Emily Wilson published a critical review of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey in the London Review of Books. Wilson has loved Greek myths since childhood and has translated both the Iliad and Odyssey. She has tattoos of a spear on one leg and a bow on the other — she says they represent Achilles and Odysseus.

'Odyssey' translator Emily Wilson says Nolan shouldn't have written the movie himself

The renowned classics scholar caused a stir when her critical review of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey went viral. Wilson explains her reaction to the film and why she's translating the poem again.

A Florida license plate has reopened the debate over the 'Don't tread on me' flag

Gov. Ron DeSantis says a plate featuring the Revolutionary War-era Gadsden flag sends a "clear message to out-of-state cars." Others say the flag symbolizes a dangerous far-right extremist ideology.

Lea and Bandy met in 1976 at a high school dance. "He was the boy from out of town," Lea writes. "I was the girl who wanted out."

In 'Wondering Who You Are,' A Man Wakes Up And Doesn't Know His Wife

Sonya Lea and her husband Richard Bandy had been married for more than 20 years when he had to have an operation for a rare cancer. Since then, he's been piecing together the puzzle of his past.

Start Hear: R-E-S-P-E-C-T, Inconvenience Store and Making Frankenstein

This week on Start Hear : Still Processing : A culture conversation with Wesley Morris and Jenna Wortham. Escape This Podcast : A show that's a mix of...

The movements of tankers Front Altair and Kokuka Courageous are shown in this still image taken from an animation obtained on Thursday from social media.

Military Says Iranian Vessels Were Observed Near 2 Tankers Attacked In Gulf of Oman

Earlier, Secretary of State Pompeo said Iran is using "terror, bloodshed and extortion" in an attempt to pressure the U.S. to ease what he described as a "maximum pressure" campaign against Iran.

Man Who Bet Big On Rock-Paper-Scissors Won't Have To Pay Up

In Canada, the Quebec Court of Appeal ruled this month that the excessive debt violates local gambling law. The case dates back to a 2011 game, and has been slowly making its way through the courts.

A woman walks along a row of misters on June 19, 2017 in Tempe, Ariz., when the temperatures were over 110 degrees.

Can't Stand The Heat? Tell Us How You're Coping With Rising Temperatures

Have hotter days (and nights) changed your daily routines or long-term plans? Has your business had to adapt to higher temperatures?

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