U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch stunned the world by taking on the entrenched, corrupt officials of FIFA, the governing body of the world's most popular sport, soccer.
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U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch stunned the world by taking on the entrenched, corrupt officials of FIFA, the governing body of the world's most popular sport, soccer.
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Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf not only helped bring an end to the Ebola epidemic, but also did something just as remarkable: She revealed her emotions and admitted her faults.
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Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf not only helped bring an end to the Ebola epidemic, but also did something just as remarkable: She revealed her emotions and admitted her faults.
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Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of Myanmar's National League for Democracy Party, endured a long struggle against the ruthless military rulers to win election.
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Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of Myanmar's National League for Democracy Party, endured a long struggle against the ruthless military rulers to win election.
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Caitlin Jenner, formerly Bruce Jenner, helped the world understand what it means to be transgender.
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Caitlin Jenner, formerly Bruce Jenner, helped the world understand what it means to be transgender.
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At 82 and visibly stooped, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg remains a strong force with no sign of slowing down.
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At 82 and visibly stooped, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg remains a strong force with no sign of slowing down.
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Chinese 2015 Nobel Prize winner in medicine Tu Youyou took an unconventional route in attacking one of the world's biggest killers, malaria.
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Chinese 2015 Nobel Prize winner in medicine Tu Youyou took an unconventional route in attacking one of the world's biggest killers, malaria.
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Singer Adele's latest record broke more records.
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Singer Adele's latest record broke more records.
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The U.S. women's soccer team won its third FIFA Women's World Cup title in a game that made history, electrifying more than 25 million television viewers.
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The U.S. women's soccer team won its third FIFA Women's World Cup title in a game that made history, electrifying more than 25 million television viewers.
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