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BBC
Ringleader jailed for at least 40 years over PC Beshenivsky's murder: Piran Ditta Khan receives a life term for his part in the killing of Sharon Beshenivsky.
UN assembly urges Palestine membership after vote: Passing the resolution is seen as symbolic, as the US is likely to use its veto in the Security Council.
It's OK to have a bad day, Harry tells students: The couple's kicked off their visit to Nigeria by opening a mental health summit in Abuja.
Eurovision 'incident' prevents Dutch rehearsal: Joost Klein's props were being set up when a production manager indicated they should be removed.

CBC
Video shows Montreal child hit by cyclist while crossing street to catch school bus:

A video of a young child being hit by a cyclist while crossing the street to get to a school bus has been shared widely on social media, and groups and officials are reminding people of the dangers of not respecting the province's Highway Safety Code.

Canadian Blood Services apologizes to the 2SLGBTQ+ community for donation ban:

Canadian Blood Services is apologizing to the 2SLGBTQ+ community for its "harmful" former policies that for decades prevented men who have sex with men from donating blood.

First Nation takes over operation of Gold Rush-era historic site:

St’uxwtews Pesuten Heritage Society has taken over full operation of Hat Creek Ranch, north of Cache Creek, B.C.

New York Times Science
From Ancient Charcoal, Hints of Wildfires to Come: By digging into the geologic record, scientists are learning how wildfires shaped — and were shaped by — climate change long ago.

Tuna Crabs, Neither Tuna Nor Crabs, Are Swarming Near San Diego: Divers and marine biologists are getting a window into the lives of a red crustacean most often found in the guts of other species.

The Ever-Resilient Pupfish Makes a Comeback in Death Valley: The spring population of the critically endangered species is at a 25-year high, a surprising rebound in a tiny desert cave.

Why You Can Hear the Temperature of Water: A science video maker in China couldn’t find a good explanation for why hot and cold water sound different, so he did his own research and published it.

Brazil’s National Museum Receives Massive Fossil Donation: A gift from abroad of more than 1,100 Brazilian fossils aims to step up efforts to rebuild the country’s National Museum, which suffered major fire damage in 2018.


Visualizing Science

The oldest known human art is also the oldest known human attempt to record Nature.  This painting is 34,000 years old and was found in the Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave, which is the subject of Werner Herzog’s film: Cave of Forgotten Dreams. Herzog used a 3D camera to capture how the shapes of the walls were incorporated into the paintings.

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