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A laborer climbs a tree to pluck coconuts at a farm in India.

Kerala Needs Coconut Pickers — So Women Are Stepping In (And Climbing Up)

In Kerala, a part of India known as "land of coconuts," male coconut pickers are turning to other jobs. Women are among the new trainees.

Venezuela's sitting president, Nicolás Maduro, attends a ceremony Thursday in Caracas to mark the opening of the judicial year at the Supreme Court of Justice. Opposition leader Juan Guaidó has declared himself the interim president, but Maduro has not ceded power.

State Department Orders Some Diplomatic Staff Out Of Venezuela In Political Crisis

U.S.-backed Juan Guaidó has declared himself president as he leads a high-stakes charge to end Nicolás Maduro's regime. Hitting back against U.S. support for Guaidó, Maduro ordered U.S. diplomats out.

A World War I memorial cross sits in Bladensburg, Md., just outside Washington, D.C. The federal government asked the Supreme Court to rule in favor of the cross, which critics say is an unconstitutional state religious endorsement. Arguments are scheduled to be heard this week.

Cross Clash Could Change Rules For Separation Of Church And State

This week, the newly constituted conservative Supreme Court majority will weigh how the federal government should treat religious symbols paid for with taxpayer funds.

Deputy Assistant FBI Director Peter Strzok (center) waits to testify before a joint committee hearing of the House Judiciary and Oversight and Government Reform committees on Capitol Hill Thursday.

Embattled FBI Agent Peter Strzok Clashes With GOP In Raucous Hearing

The counterintelligence agent told House Republicans on Thursday that political bias has never influenced his official actions and condemned the attacks on the DOJ and the FBI.

Cyril Pahinui, photographed before the start of a live concert featuring musicians who contributed to the film <em>The Descendants</em> on April 14, 2012 in Honolulu.

Cyril Pahinui, Crown Prince Of Hawaiian Slack-Key Guitar, Dies At 68

Pahinui, who succumbed to health complications possibly caused by exposure to Agent Orange while serving in Vietnam, was drawn at a young age to the backyard sessions his father regularly held.

Nixon's Saturday Night Massacre Casts Shadow As Trump Considers Fate Of DOJ Leaders

President Nixon 45 years ago precipitated the departure of the attorney general, deputy attorney general and Watergate special prosecutor as the criminal investigation of his administration escalated.

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