More Hong Kongers tune out the news as they adapt to Beijing’s tightening grip
HONG KONG (news agencies) — Hannah Wong cried when the Hong Kong government effectively forced Apple Daily and Stand News ...
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Brazil blocks Musk’s X after company refuses to name local representative amid feud with judge
SAO PAULO (news agencies) — Brazil started blocking Elon Musk’s social media platform X early Saturday, making it largely inaccessible ...
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Defending champion Novak Djokovic is shocked at the US Open, one night after Carlos Alcaraz lost
NEW YORK (news agencies) — Defending champion Novak Djokovic was shocked at the U.S. Open one night after Carlos Alcaraz ...
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Storm slowly heads toward Japan’s capital, leaving mudslides and broken bridges in its path
TOKYO (news agencies) — Tropical Storm Shanshan slowly made its way northeast through Japan toward the capital Saturday, setting off ...
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Judge rejects claims that generative AI tanked political conspiracy case against Fugees rapper Pras
WASHINGTON (news agencies) — A judge rejected a push for a new trial in a multimillion-dollar political conspiracy case against ...
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Social media is filled with skin care routines for girls. Here’s what dermatologists recommend
Girls are bombarded on social media with advice from influencers touting elaborate skin care routines with high-priced serums, mists and ...
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Japan wants its hardworking citizens to try a 4-day workweek
TOKYO (news agencies) — Japan, a nation so hardworking its language has a term for literally working oneself to death, ...
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Young girls are using anti-aging products they see on social media. The harm is more than skin deep
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (news agencies) — When she was in fifth grade, Scarlett Goddard Strahan started to worry about getting wrinkles.By ...
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Mexican drug lord Osiel Cárdenas Guillén has been released from a US prison and may be deported
MEXICO CITY (news agencies) — Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, one of Mexico’s most-feared drug lords, has been released from a U.S. ...
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Canadian rail union files lawsuits challenging back-to-work orders
The union that represents workers at both of Canada’s largest freight railroads has filed the lawsuits it had promised challenging ...
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