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As oil companies push for drilling on the Amazon coast, an underwater war silences the ocean’s most vocal creatures.

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Members of the Brazilian marine during an exercise patrol in the Guanabara Bay ahead of the 17th annual BRICS Summit.

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The Fourth of July holiday, also known as Independence Day, celebrates the Second Continental Congress’ unanimous adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. A year later, ...

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