Zaila Avant-garde becomes the first African American to win U.S. spelling bee

Zaila Avant-garde, 14, became the first African American to win the 90-year-old Scripps National Spelling Bee by correctly spelling 'Murraya’

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Twitter thread about woman's sex trafficking tale now a movie

King's account of the trip, whose details she later said she embellished, lit up social media, trending under the hashtag #TheStory

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Can we be friends? Dating apps say intimacy isn’t everything in a post-pandemic world

Amorous entanglements aren't uppermost in the minds of many people emerging from long periods of pandemic isolation – dating apps’ verdict

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Meghan and Harry name baby daughter after Queen Elizabeth and Princess Diana

The choice of name pays tribute to the queen after a difficult year for the couple, and the wider royal family. Lilibet is a nickname for the Queen

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Women-only village inspiring land equality in rural Kenya

Rebecca Lolosoli founded Umoja after being thrown out of her community by a group of men for speaking out against the practice of FGM

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