Highway collapse in southern China kills at least 36 people
The ground beneath the highway appeared to have caved in, along with the section of the road above it.
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White House shakes up its immigration team
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Trump’s Bogus Attack on FBI Crime Statistics
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Ask HN: The Problem with "AI Startups"?
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Russian trainers relocate to Niger airbase where some US troops still stationed
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Jean-Pierre: 'Admirable' for UNC students to hold up American flag during campus protest
The White House on Friday praised the actions of a group of University of North Carolina students who held up the American flag at a protest on campus over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked during a briefing whether President Biden would
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France sends combat troops to Ukraine battlefront
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Austin City Council passes gender affirming care protections after Texas lawsuit
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A Calming Visit to Claude Monet’s Famed Gardens in Giverny
The Water Lilies paintings that French impressionist Claude Monet is most known for were all painted in the garden of his house in Giverny. Pay a relaxing visit to the set of the MBU (Monet Botanical Universe) with this leisurely video. Here’s another tour of the gardens with
'We have not confirmed any instance of Vanguard bricking anyone's hardware' following its League of Legends rollout, Riot says, but there are definitely problems for some players
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"We live and we die. We control nothing beyond that."
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Karate physics: How your hand can break concrete without breaking itself
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