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In a rare test of democracy, a soft-spoken, 31-year-old aid worker won a seat on the Aleppo provincial council in a vote held on March 3 in neighboring Turkey. Abdul Rahman Kahir won top votes for his work organizing aid distributions in the Syrian city.

Eight candidates are vying for the office in a race that has tightened in recent weeks. The top two contenders include the candidate from the ruling party that has been in power since 2009, and the wife of the former president who was deposed by the military four years ago.

The new film Beyond the Edge follows the Everest trek of Sir Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay — and raises questions about how mountaineering has and hasn't changed.

President Trump's top economic adviser Kevin Hassett says that despite recent large drops in the stock market, "the fundamentals for the economy are very sound."

Amid a sexual harassment scandal, 21st Century Fox has announced it's parting ways with the host of cable news behemoth The O'Reilly Factor. Tucker Carlson will take O'Reilly's old time slot.

David Legates, a professor whose research has been supported by fossil fuel companies, has been hired for a top position at the federal agency that oversees weather and climate forecasting.

"The epidemic is doubling roughly every seven days," the U.K.'s top science adviser says, warning of a dangerously high rate of new coronavirus cases.

Whitmore died from complications from COVID-19, according to his wife. The storied climber helped make history as part of the team who first climbed Yosemite's El Capitan.

After watching Greece from afar, many Spaniards feel that they could be next in line for a costly bailout. Spain will have to pay $40 billion in interest this year alone. Unemployment tops 24 percent and is rising.

Undecided voters in Ohio got a lot of attention this week from President Obama and GOP rival Mitt Romney. Coal may be the key to many swing voters in the Buckeye State, which remains a top coal producer.