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In a village outside of Jenin, in the West Bank, Palestinian farmers harvest wheat early and burn the husks to yield the smoky, nutty grain known as freekeh.

Game For Ancient Grain: Palestinians Find Freekeh Again

The young, roasted form of wheat has been eaten in the Middle East for millennia. But over time many Palestinians replaced it with rice. Now it's becoming a nutritious, native food worthy of pride.

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi finished serving a tax fraud conviction in March.

Italy's Berlusconi Discovers Social Media As A Campaign Tool

Italy holds regional elections on Sunday. Trying to make a comeback is scandal-plagued former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. When he joined Instagram, he posted more than 60 photos his first day.

Protesters demonstrate against the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal in front of the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo last year.

Just How Big Is The Asia Trade Deal Obama Wants? It's A Beast

The 12 countries in the Trans-Pacific Partnership account for almost 36 percent of the world's economy, which would make TPP by far the largest U.S. trade pact.

KVNF Regional Newscast: Tuesday, May 26, 2015

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Jim Cheatham, a biologist with the National Parks Service, wants Rocky Mountain National Park to stay beautiful. That's why he's working to prevent excess nitrogen from coming into the park.

Farmers Step Up To Solve Rocky Mountain National Park's Pollution Problem

It’s May in Rocky Mountain National Park, but on a mountainside 10,829 feet above sea level, snow is falling. It’s pelting Jim Cheatham, a biologist...

Malaysia Airlines planes sit on the tarmac last year at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia.

Malaysia Airlines Plans To Cut A Third Of Its Workforce

The airline has been losing money for several years, and its brand was irreparably damaged by the loss of two planes last year.

A man walks along a section of the Blanco River on Tuesday where sweeping floodwaters overturned vehicles and knocked down trees in Wimberley, Texas.

More Severe Storms Possible For Flood-Hit Texas

At least 18 people have died as a result of severe storms and flooding in Texas and Oklahoma.

It Was A Quiet Session At The Colorado Statehouse For Oil & Gas

Energy development is always a hot topic at the statehouse, but 2015 was oddly quiet. Even with recommendations from a task force studying the issue,...

U.S. Army Soldiers conduct the Darby Mile buddy run and an obstacle course during the first gender-integrated Ranger Course at Fort Benning, Ga. Among the 400 students, 19 are women.

Women Fight Their Way Through Army's Grueling Ranger School

Two years after the Defense Department lifted the ban on women serving in combat units, the Army is allowing women to go through the training program for soldiers who aspire to be infantry leaders.

Dr. David Muller, dean of medical education at Mount Sinai, believes that including in each medical school class some students who have a strong background in the humanities makes traditional science students better doctors, too.

A Top Medical School Revamps Requirements To Lure English Majors

Many of the students at Mount Sinai's medical school in New York majored in English or history, and never took the MCAT. The school sees that diversity among its students as a great strength.

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