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As It Happens While many art historians have focused on the woman in Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, Ann Pizzorusso has a different obsession — the mountain ridges in the background. Ann Pizzorusso used Da Vinci’s notebooks to follow in his footsteps, leading her to the mountain city of LeccoContinue Reading

As It Happens Jeannie Epper —one of Hollywood’s most renowned stuntwomen — died Sunday at the age of 83. Epper — dubbed ‘the greatest stuntwoman who ever lived’ — has died at the age of 83 Chaimae Chouiekh · CBC Radio · Posted: May 08, 2024 5:18 PM EDT |Continue Reading

As It Happens Vladimir Kara-Murza, 42, won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary for his Washington Post columns about Russian politics and society — all of which he wrote in prison.  Vladimir Kara-Murza, jailed for criticizing war against Ukraine, writes for the Washington Post Sheena Goodyear · CBC Radio · Posted:Continue Reading

As It Happens Ashley Aune, a Missouri state representative, is fighting to get a decades-old law off the books that forces women to disclose their pregnancy status while filing for divorce —something advocates say is harming women experiencing domestic violence. Pregnant women in Missouri who want to leave domestic abuseContinue Reading

As It Happens As a judge threatens Donald Trump with jail time for repeatedly violating a gag order during his hush money trial, a national security analyst worries about the implications of putting a presidential candidate behind bars. Judge holds Trump in contempt for 10th time and warns future violationsContinue Reading

As It Happens Scientists in Indonesia watched in awe as Rakus the orangutan carefully tended to his wound with a plant that’s long been known to have healing properties. Researchers say this is the first documentation of a wild animal treating a wound with a proven medicine Sheena Goodyear ·Continue Reading

The best way to restore trust in politics is to make it a criminal offence for politicians to lie, says Welsh parliamentarian Adam Price. Price has brought forward legislation in the Senedd, the Welsh parliament, that would make it a criminal offence for a politician to knowingly deceive the public.Continue Reading

As It Happens When honeybees invaded Sarah Kliff’s house, nobody wanted to help her get rid of them. And she, too, wanted to save the bees. But when she started digging into it, she discovered something that shocked her — honeybees don’t need our protection. Honeybees are invasive to NorthContinue Reading

Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of death and violence. Burkina Faso’s government has responded to allegations its army massacred hundreds of people by censoring the aid group and media outlets that reported it. Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a report on Thursday accusing the West African country’s military of slaughteringContinue Reading