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The China collapse that just never arrives

China has been on the verge of collapse for more than 20 years. In 2001, lawyer and commentator Gordon Chang published “The Coming Collapse of China.” The book famously predicted that China’s economic model would fail within a decade. The decade passed. The prediction was

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Belgium Military Wives Choir: A 'lifeline' for women

There’s more to life in the military than you might think. One of the less well publicized aspects of a career in the armed forces is the constant moving around it may involve. That is where a military choir really can come into its own…a lifeline for women who have had to move

Sony Future Filmmaker Awards Announces 2026 Winners

The Sony Future Filmmaker Awards, which aim to highlight outstanding original talents and help their film careers, have revealed the 2026 winners for their fourth annual edition. Jack Hughes won the Fiction category with his film “Deadheading,” while Christine Seow and “Two

Trillionaire welfare baby Elon Musk is born

SpaceX goes public Friday (June 12) at around US$1.7 trillion. Elon Musk owns enough SpaceX stock that, on top of everything else he holds, Musk becomes the first person in human history to cross the trillion-dollar line. The coverage will be all hype. Unprecedented. A genius.

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