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VIDEO: The town of Minden, West Virginia, looks like many small American towns, yet it is unique in that it is one of the most toxic places in the country. Here, between 1970s and mid-1980s, the Shaffer Equipment Company used harmful chemicals to build electrical equipment. Those chemicals have been banned since 1979, but traces remain.

The U.S. Supreme Court is headed for another blockbuster year, starting a busy new term on Monday with hot-button cases that will be decided in the midst of a contentious presidential election campaign.

VIDEO: An escalating insurgency, attacks on political campaigners and a terrified population have set a worrying scene for Mozambique’s election on October 15. The national vote is expected to be the toughest contest ever for the nation’s longtime ruling party.

VIDEO: Most cat owners know that their domesticated felines still carry their ancient hunting skills. And while they can easily chase their prey up trees, a lot of them have trouble getting back down. In Seattle, there’s a rescue team for that.

While huge progress has been made in providing toilets across hundreds of thousands of Indian villages, experts say open defecation has not been eliminated in a country where venturing into the fields is accepted as normal and where not everyone has access to a toilet.