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If you want to climb Everest, you're going to have to help clean it up

if you've ever thought about climbing Mount Everest, you better pack an extra trash bag. A new rule requires all climbers to bring down eight kilograms of garbage over and above their own trash. Odds are they won't be bringing down banana peals, at least if you believe new research that bananas could be under threat. That and more, in today's Global Scan.

If you want to climb Everest, you're going to have to help clean it up
Chiwetel Ejiofor stars as Solomon Northup in "12 Years a Slave."

Solomon Northup's story was largely forgotten until '12 Years A Slave' — except by his family

Solomon Northup's story was largely forgotten until '12 Years A Slave' — except by his family

Why Some People Around the World Struggle to Understand America's Love Affair with Guns

Why Some People Around the World Struggle to Understand America's Love Affair with Guns
Man and woman with baby in front of house

Many Latino Mormons are torn about Mitt Romney

Many Latino Mormons are torn about Mitt Romney