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A man touches a giant bronze sculpture of a mammoth in the Siberian city of Khanty-Mansiysk on March 7, 2011. (Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP/Getty Images)

Last Woolly Mammoths Died Of Thirst Stranded Off Alaskan Coast, Study Suggests

Russell Graham, a professor in Penn State's Department of Geosciences, joins Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson to discuss the new finding.

Honeybees are vulnerable to the kind of pesticide sprayed in Dorchester County, but hives — at least those maintained by beekeepers — could have been protected, by the timing of the spraying or by physical barriers. They weren't, and millions of bees died.

S.C. County Sprays For Mosquitoes But Accidentally Takes Out Millions Of Bees

Dorchester County, in South Carolina, was worried about the risk posed by Zika. So officials recently ordered that a pesticide be sprayed from planes. Local beehives have been devastated.

A man waits to cross the street in the largely Latino neighborhood of East Los Angeles on Aug. 7. California has implemented a new health equity metric to help address the outsize effect of coronavirus on the state's communities of color.

To Tackle Racial Disparities In COVID-19, California Enacts New Metric For Reopening

Dr. Mark Ghaly, California's health secretary, discusses a new health equity metric that requires larger counties to reduce coronavirus rates in minority communities before businesses can reopen.

Former New York Yankees pitcher Whitey Ford, shown here waving to fans in 2016, has died at the age of 91.

New York Yankee Hall Of Fame Pitcher Whitey Ford Dies At 91

The southpaw was dominant during his 16-year career, winning six World Series titles in the 1950s and 1960s. Nicknamed "Chairman of the Board," Ford holds the team record for most wins by a pitcher.

Democratic vice presidential nominee and California Sen. Kamala Harris, seen here during the Oct. 7 vice presidential debate, is postponing in-person campaign events after two people traveling with her tested positive for the coronavirus.

Kamala Harris' Travel Suspended After 2 People Near Her Test Positive For Coronavirus

The Biden campaign has canceled Harris' travel through Sunday. Harris has tested negative a few times this week.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., will preside over confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett — President Trump's third nominee to the Supreme Court.

How The Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings For Amy Coney Barrett Will Work

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham kicks off four days of hearings on Monday. The panel is expected to vote on Oct. 22, which will be followed by a floor vote by the end of the month.

The U.K. launched its largest-ever immunization program Tuesday. Health officials began dispensing doses of the Pfizer and BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, first vaccinating health care workers and residents over the age of 80.

U.K. Begins Nationwide Coronavirus Immunization, Largest In Nation's History

A 90-year-old woman from Coventry received the first vaccine shot as part of the United Kingdom's nationwide immunization campaign launched Tuesday.

The new pound coin inspired the funniest joke of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, this year.

Ready, Set, Groan: Here's The Best Joke From The Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Every year, a panel of British citizens determines the funniest one-liner of the festival. This year, Ken Cheng took home the prize, with a quip about a coin. A burn of President Trump placed second.

Syrians arriving last month from Jarablus, in Aleppo province, to their old neighborhood of al-Waer, in Homs, Syria. They left their homes to escape the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad, and now they are going back.

U.N.: More Than 600,000 Syrians Have Returned Home In 2017

The U.N. migration agency says that number is comparable to the number of returns spanning the entire year in 2016. But new displacements are considerably higher than returns.

Afternoon traffic passes in front of a wall painted with the flags of the U.S. and Guam in the Tumon district on the island of Guam on Friday. The island has become a talking point in the rhetoric coming from President Trump and North Korea.

Trump Says U.S. Military Is 'Locked And Loaded' To Deal With North Korea

North Korea has threatened to send missiles toward Guam. In his latest tweet about the isolated regime, President Trump says, "Military solutions are now fully in place, locked and loaded."

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