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‘It is impossible to overstate the significance of the literary legacy Hilary Mantel leaves behind,’ said Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. ‘Her brilliant ‘Wolf Hall’ trilogy was the crowning achievement in an outstanding body of work. Rest in peace.’

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A young woman saved her dogs from a bear by pushing it off a ledge with her bare hands. The viral video was posted by the woman's cousin Brenda on TikTok with the caption, ‘My cousin Hailey yeeted a bear off her fence today and saved her dogs. How was your Memorial Day?!’ https://t.co/oP3H9lq1b1

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A special-edition, fireproof copy of Margaret Atwood’s book ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ sold at auction for $130k, with the money going to an organization that defends freedom of expression https://t.co/lRI9034FUu

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200+ attempts failed to make lynching a federal hate crime in the U.S. — journalist & civil rights activist Ida B. Wells’ great-granddaughter Michelle Duster spoke at an event finally marking the signage of anti-lynching legislation https://t.co/W9rfssuVgO

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Jean-Luc Godard, the iconic director who revolutionized popular cinema, has died at the age of 91 https://t.co/HkZWXPK7xd

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'He did more than anybody else to end the old Cold War' — Historian William Taubman spoke to Reuters about the legacy former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev left behind for Russia and Western Europe https://t.co/9NT7Rm6znQ

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Acclaimed American author Louise Erdrich’s 23rd novel ‘The Sentence’ is among the six finalists for this year’s $38,000 Literary Women’s Prize for fiction https://go.nowth.is/3vlxDCc

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Two months after Hurricane Ian touched down in southwest FL, a harmful red tide continues to plague shores in the area, killing dozens of fish. According to NOAA, red tide happens when colonies of algae produce rapidly and create toxins that can suffocate and kill marine life. https://t.co/mco4QOLfc8

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Infowars host Alex Jones filed for personal bankruptcy protection in Texas on Friday as he faces nearly $1.5B in court judgments over conspiracy theories he spread about the Sandy Hook school shooting https://t.co/W9JbDeIzXB

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‘I was arrested for civil disobedience … I turned 82 in jail!’ — Actor and activist Jane Fonda sounded the alarm about the need for ‘bold action’ on climate change during the return of the ‘Fire Drill Fridays’ protest in Washington, D.C. https://t.co/bdm69Ne2LE