Author: chiara
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Hong Kong gets two more giant pandas as Finland says it can’t afford its own bears
HONG KONG — Pandas An An and Ke Ke, a gift from Beijing to Hong Kong, arrived in the Chinese territory on Thursday to much fanfare, two days after Finland said it would return its own pair over mounting debts. Hong Kong officials welcomed the giant pandas at the city’s international airport with a red…
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Biden meets Vietnam leader to counter Hanoi’s ties with China and Russia
NEW YORK — President Joe Biden met with Vietnamese President To Lam for talks on Wednesday, aiming to deepen relations with the Southeast Asian country and manufacturing hub and counter its ties with China and Russia. Biden and Lam, the ruling Communist Party chief making his first visit to the U.S. as president, met on…
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Israel and Hezbollah exchange strikes as U.S. proposes Lebanon cease-fire
Share Israel hammers Bekaa Valley and southern Lebanon with strikes Israel continued to hammer southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley with airstrikes overnight into Thursday, with the Israeli military saying it hit around 75 targets, all of which it said belonged to Hezbollah. The Israel Defense Forces said “weapons storage facilities, ready-to-fire launchers, terrorists, and…
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50 Cent sets Diddy abuse allegations docuseries at Netflix: ‘It’s a complex narrative spanning decades’
Netflix is producing a docuseries from Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson about charges of sex trafficking and racketeering as well as sexual assault and violent abuse allegations against Sean “Diddy” Combs. Alexandria Stapleton directs the project, which is currently in production. “This is a story with significant human impact. It is a complex narrative spanning decades, not…
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World’s first 3D-printed hotel takes shape in Texas
MARFA, Texas — It looks like any other 3D printer — except it’s the size of a crane and is, layer by layer, building a hotel in the Texan desert. El Cosmico, an existing hotel and campground on the outskirts of the city of Marfa, is expanding. It is building 43 new hotel units and…
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Appeals court hears arguments in fight between 2 tribes over Alabama casino built on ‘sacred’ land
ATLANTA — An appeals court on Wednesday heard arguments in a long-running dispute between two federally recognized tribes over one’s construction of a casino on Alabama land that the other says is a sacred site. The dispute involves land, known as Hickory Ground, that was home to the Muscogee Nation before removal to Oklahoma on the Trail…
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U.S. and allies propose 21-day cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah
The United States, European Union and almost a dozen other countries called jointly on Wednesday for an immediate 21-day ceasefire to allow for negotiations between Israel and Hezbollah amid fears that the escalating conflict could plunge the broader region into an all-out war. Israel and Hezbollah, which is based in Lebanon and backs fellow Iranian…
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Sen. Ben Cardin says he was targeted by apparent deep fake call
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Ben Cardin was targeted by a caller who posed as a former top Ukrainian official during a recent Zoom call, according to a notice circulated to Senate offices and obtained by NBC News on Wednesday. The caller, who was not identified, posed as former Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro…
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Caitlin Clark’s rookie season ends with Fever’s loss to Sun
Caitlin Clark’s historic rookie season ended Wednesday, as the Indiana Fever lost 87-81 to the Connecticut Sun, losing their first-round playoff series 0-2. Clark scored 25 points in the loss, adding six rebounds and nine assists. She played all 40 minutes, shooting 10 of 23 from the field, including 3 of 12 from three. Alyssa…
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As Helene bears down, insurance woes add to Florida homeowners’ anxiety
Florida resident Michelle Curtis spent much of Wednesday securing her beach house and preparing to transport her horses and dogs from her farm in Perry to a friend’s property several counties away. Hurricane Helene will be the third major storm to hit her region in 13 months, and Curtis and her husband are becoming experts…