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What Made Guatemala’s Fuego Volcano Eruption So Deadly?

Nsikan Akpan, PBS NewsHour

Posted on June 5, 2018 · The disaster’s fatalities had risen to 62 by Monday afternoon, with hundreds more injured. The death toll is expected to climb.

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Rashmi Shivni, PBS NewsHour

Posted on April 26, 2018 · “Asking which species is smarter is like asking if a hammer is a better tool than a screwdriver,” said Brian Hare, the founder and director of Duke University’s Canine Cognition Center

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