USPS Operation Santa letters detail pandemic's impact on children before Christmas: 'We got closer'

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When a group of college kids channeled their pandemic woes into action, they never imagined the project would fuel a nationwide movement to tackle hunger and food waste.

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Towns across Italy have been racing to launch clever schemes aimed at luring new residents to revive their fortunes in recent years.

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It feels like the summer of travel chaos only just subsided, but the holiday travel season is now upon us.

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What could be better than one wide-ranging high-speed rail network? Three or four competing ones, which look set to not only improve travelers' options but also (hopefully) drive prices down.

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It's been a week of weird finds for the Transportation Security Administration: A six-pack of nunchucks and other sharp objects -- and now a dog in a backpack.

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It seems like every month when household bills come due, we grumble about how the cost of living has gone up again.

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Luxury fashion house Balenciaga has apologized for featuring children cuddling teddy bears dressed in bondage gear in its latest advertising campaign.

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Around 2,500 people stripped off for a naked photo shoot on Australia's Bondi Beach on Saturday, designed to raise awareness of skin cancer.

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There's a well-known saying that everything is bigger in Texas. But so far, that hasn't been the case for the state capital's skyline.

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From the moment Emma Corrin appears on screen in the titular role of Netflix's new adaptation of D. H. Lawrence's novel "Lady Chatterley's Lover," her clothing mirrors the emotions of her character.

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"London is back," announced Selling Sunset's Christine Quinn, whose pre-recorded year-in review-video message opened the 2022 Fashion Awards on Monday evening. "New York is back, Paris is back, Milan is back," Quinn continued, as viral runway moments from fashion houses including Bottega Veneta, Coperni, Tommy Hilfiger flashed across screens inside ...

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Chinese President Xi Jinping is visiting Saudi Arabia this week for the first time in nearly seven years, during which he is expected to sign billions of dollars of deals with the world's largest oil exporter and meet leaders from across the Middle East.

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A recession may be coming, but consumers still want to look fashionable. Subscription clothing service Rent the Runway reported a more than 30% increase in sales for the third quarter after the closing bell Wednesday.

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A bottleneck is building across an important trading route for oil, which if left unresolved could knock global supply and boost prices at a fragile moment for energy markets.

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The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday sued to block Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, challenging one of the largest tech acquisitions in history.

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The world's first C919, a Chinese-made narrowbody jet, was delivered to launch customer China Eastern Airlines in Shanghai on Friday and took off for a 15-minute flight to mark the historic moment.

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Iran has executed a man for injuring a paramilitary officer in the first known execution linked to protests that have swept the country since September, state media reported Thursday.

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A Moscow court on Friday sentenced Kremlin critic Ilya Yashin to eight years and six months imprisonment after finding him guilty of spreading "false information" about the Russian army, according to Russian state media RIA Novosti.

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Olena Zelenska tells the BBC's Lyse Doucet cold and blackouts are not the worst things Ukraine has faced.

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From stealthing to downblousing, the coining of specific terms is allowing women around the world to share experiences of abuse that have traditionally gone unrecognised - but what is actually changing?

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The innovative BBC season reflects on a decade of change in a tumultuous year which has seen women taking centre stage.

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A horrific gang rape and murder shocked the world in 2012 - has anything changed for women in India?

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Sarah Chan has overcome racism and violence to become the first woman to manage African scouting for an NBA team.

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A Danish investigation will look at a historic scandal in Greenland, but women tell the BBC of recent involuntary contraception.

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The US actress says she hasn’t landed a Hollywood role since revealing her MS diagnosis.

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Honduras's president pledged to relax abortion laws, but an abortion-pill black market still thrives.

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The 100-million-year-old fossil is the first such find in Australia to have a complete head and body.

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People in Beijing see a cautious return to life after China lifts its most severe Covid restrictions.

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Pedro Castillo is impeached and replaced by Dina Boluarte hours after he attempted to dissolve parliament.

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Pope Francis stops mid-prayer as he starts crying while talking about the suffering of Ukrainians.

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Jimmy and Tommy Lindesay are covering the equivalent of a marathon every day for six months.

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King Charles III and the Queen Consort visited Wrexham to mark its new city status.

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Thousands are leaving emotional comments on the page of a doctor who sounded the Covid alarm.

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Pele famously said an African team would win the World Cup by 2000 - could Morocco finally achieve his dream?

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A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week.

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In India, a country obsessed with marriages, millions of women are choosing to remain single.

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Emancipation tells the true story of “Whipped Peter” and his escape during the US Civil War.

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The bill just approved also includes interracial marriage - not protected by federal law until now.

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Seychelles is one of the first countries to map its seagrasses nationwide, which are a huge store of carbon.

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The US and Russia were willing to talk despite worsening relations - but there were limits to the deal.

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ABC drops a Christmas TV special after a woman alleges pop singer Nick Carter raped her in 2001.

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The new health measure follows an increase in sexually transmitted infections in France.

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The countries enter a joint venture to design and build the next generation of fighter aircraft.

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The legislation will allow medically assisted suicide in certain limited circumstances.

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The merger of the publishing giant with rival Simon & Schuster was scuppered by competition concerns.

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Video of the blaze shows explosions at the massive Mega Khimki complex outside Moscow.

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Prominent opposition figure Ilya Yashin gets more than eight years for discussing alleged war crimes.

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Prosecutors suspect the country tried to influence European Parliament decisions through bribery.

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J Alexander Kueng is already serving time for a federal sentence for violating Mr Floyd's civil rights.

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The US said it disagreed with the ruling and would not remove the border taxes.

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After being freed from Russian and US prisons, Brittney Griner and Viktor Bout crossed in Abu Dhabi.

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The basketball star returns home 10 months after she left the US to play the game in Russia.

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Tournament favourites Brazil are knocked out of the World Cup on penalties as Croatia keep their nerve to edge through to the semi-finals.

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