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Hundreds of flying fox bats died near Sydney over the weekend from dehydration during a heat wave.

Australia's Heat Wave Fries Bats' Brains, Hundreds Found Dead

Sweltering temperatures killed bats outside Sydney over the weekend as temperatures soared up to 117 Fahrenheit, the hottest it's been since 1939.

ICE agents serve an employment audit notice at a 7-Eleven in Los Angeles Wednesday. Agents raided 98 stores across the country.

ICE Targets 7-Eleven Stores In Nationwide Immigration Raids

Immigration agents arrested 21 people on suspicion of being in the country illegally. They promised more raids to go after employers who hire unauthorized immigrants.

Representative Darrell Issa, R-Calif., became the 31st Republican to announce he is not seeking re-election in this year's midterms.

Retiring Rep. Darrell Issa Was Once A Powerful Anti-Obama Voice

The San Diego Republican and former chairman of the House oversight committee, played a key role in GOP-led probes of the Benghazi attacks and IRS targeting of conservative groups.

Logan Paul came under heavy criticism for a video he posted on YouTube depicting a dead body, apparently the result of suicide.

YouTube Limits Relationship With Logan Paul After His Video Depicting Dead Body

More than a week after Paul removed a post showing him laughing beside an apparent suicide victim, YouTube pulled the star from its top-tier advertising program and shelved planned original projects.

A head of poor-quality malt barley taken directly from a field in Power, Mont. Heat and a lack of water resulted in small and light kernels. Grain rejected for malt barley often ends up as animal feed.

Montana Barley Fields Become Front Line For Climate Change And Beer

Barley, the "king of malt," needs a precise recipe of water and sunshine to thrive — too much of either will cause it to wither and die. And amid a changing climate, that's exactly what's happening.

Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, led efforts to require work for Medicaid recipients while in charge of Indiana's program. She was sworn in as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services by Vice President Pence on March 14.

Trump Administration Will Let States Require People To Work For Medicaid

Ten states have already asked the administration to add work requirements to the popular health insurance program for low-income people. But many recipients are already working.

Survivors of sexual harassment, sexual assault and sexual abuse and their supporters protest during a #MeToo march in Los Angeles in November. Moira Donegan revealed herself as the creator of an anonymously sourced list of men who work in media and are accused of sexual misconduct.

'I Started The Media Men List,' Reveals Woman Behind Viral Sexual Misconduct Document

Writer Moira Donegan says she created the list of accused sexual harassers and assaulters "for women to share their stories of harassment and assault without being needlessly discredited or judged."

This graffiti in a neighborhood in Cairo is emblazoned with the words "no harassment" in Arabic.

Apps Let Women Say #MeToo About Street Harassment

The authorities don't always listen. Women may be afraid to speak up. Around the globe, apps are giving them a place to document harassment on the streets.

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Construction workers reported the most standing and physical work in the most recent federal survey of occupational health.

Standing, Desk Or Not, Is A Big Part Of Many Jobs

Two-thirds of employed adults stand at work. Many also do physical labor. Among the most demanding occupations: construction, food service and farming.

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