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The sun rises behind the stone circle as people gather to take part in the summer solstice at Stonehenge in Wiltshire, June 21, 2023. Staff Writer In 2024, June 20 marks the summer solstice, the first ...

Moench was a reporter for TIME, based in the London bureau. A demonstrator holds a sign while gathering on the National Mall during the Women's March in Washington D.C., U.S., on Jan. 21, 2017. Moench ...