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The Bible disappears from China』s major ecommerce platforms
The Bible suddenly disappeared from major ecommerce sites in China, right as the government outlined the country』s stance on religious freedom inside China. On Taobao a...
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This March was one of Hong Kong』s warmest on record
March this year was one of the warmest on record in the city thanks to a relatively weak northeast monsoon, the Hong Kong Observatory said. The month was 「unseasonably ...
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NYPD sends warning texts to creeps looking for prostitutes
Worst. Sext. Ever. The NYPD is on a mission to shame the creeps who browse through sleezy prostitution websites — by planting fake ads and sending warning texts to thos...
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How a simple idea led this former journalist to US$3 billion buyout of Mobike
Mobike lured investors by cultivating a premium gloss. It created bikes with snazzy orange wheels that cost as much as 3,000 yuan (S$624) and equipped them with satellit...
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Motorist accused of hitting cyclist for criticizing his driving
RICHMOND, Va. — Police in Virginia say a driver struck a cyclist who had chided him for driving in an unsafe manner. The Richmond Times-Dispatch quotes Richmond police,...
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Ancestry.com Revealed This Woman's Father Was Her Family』s Fertility Doctor. Now She's Suing
A woman allegedly discovered her biological father was the fertility doctor her parents used to conceive her in 1980 through an Ancestry.com DNA test, according to a law...
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Sesame Place becomes 1st theme park to become a Certified Autism Center
Pennsylvania』s Sesame Place is the first theme park in the world to complete training to become a Certified Autism Center (CAC). The Langhorne, PA, park announced the e...
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Chinese mother 『steals』 her own ID papers from parents to donate liver to save sick baby daughter
A young mother from central China secretly donated parts of her liver to her young daughter suffering from a rare disease without telling most of her family after her pa...
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Thousands of Google employees asked CEO Sundar Pichai to stop providing AI tech for the US military』s drones
Thousands of Google employees have pleaded in a letter to CEO Sundar Pichai to stop providing technology to the Pentagon that could be used to improve the accuracy of dr...
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E-scooter rider hits 7-year-old boy in Woodlands, asks victim: "Why you block my way?"
An e-scooter rider, while ferrying his wife, crashed into a young boy along a pedestrian pathway near Block 549 Woodlands Drive 44 on the afternoon of November 14 last y...
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Top Morgan Stanley broker fired over abuse allegations
Douglas Greenberg, a top broker at Morgan Stanley who kept his job despite his 15-year record of abusing women — a record known to his employer — was fired on Tuesday,...
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DOE took illegal steps to fire tenured teacher: judge
City teachers facing termination have been thrown a legal life preserver. In a precedent-setting decision, a Staten Island judge ruled last week that the Department of E...
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The Rock speaks out on feud with Vin Diesel
Dwayne 「The Rock」 Johnson opened up about his feud with 「Fate of the Furious」 co-star Vin Diesel — after Johnson blasted him as a 「candy ass」 on Instagram in 2016...
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4 Things You're Doing Before Bed That Are Aging You Overnight
You may think getting a good night』s sleep and slathering on SPF to prevent sun damage is enough to keep your skin from aging, but what if you found out that little hab...
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Nanyang Girls' High suspends boarding programme
Nanyang Girls' High School has suspended its boarding school programme for a week and is monitoring the situation after 110 students staying in the boarding school fell ...
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Midlife 『wealth shock』 could lead to an early death, study suggests
A big financial loss may shorten your life, a new study suggests. Middle-aged Americans who experienced a sudden, large economic blow were more likely to die during the ...
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Spotify founders enriched to the tune of US$5.8b in listing
Daniel Ek speaks during a media event in New York, U.S., May 20, 2015. NEW YORK - Spotify Technology's stock debut just made its founders two of Sweden's richest people....
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Commonwealth Games: Paddlers and shooters to lead Singapore's gold hunt once more
Shooter Martina Veloso said: "My training has gone well and I'm feeling good. The team is relaxed and we want to do well." The absence of Joseph Schooling in Australia h...
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You may not have to sign credit card receipts ever again
Most of the slightly surprising news that comes out on April 1 is unsurprisingly fake. But one change went into effect yesterday that is real: You probably don』t have t...
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Education activists hold rally to press new chancellor
Richard Carranza More than 200 parents and activists massed at City Hall on Tuesday to press new schools Chancellor Richard Carranza to fix Mayor de Blasio』s 「failing...
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Co-president at Latina resigns amid more payroll problems
Latina Media Ventures co-President Robyn Moreno is resigning. The company, owned by Solera Capital, appears to be hitting a new round of financial turbulence. 「Though I...
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Scientists discover ancient lizard had four eyes
When it comes to this ancient monitor lizard, the nickname 「four eyes」 is all too accurate. Scientists recently took a closer look at fossils of the reptile and discov...
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Woman』s ex-boyfriend hides in attic, falls through ceiling: cops
SALINA, Kan. — A Kansas woman suspicious that someone had broken into her home later found her ex-boyfriend』s legs punched through her ceiling. The Salina Journal repo...
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Hundreds arrested as Chinese police bust international WeChat vice ring
Chinese authorities have broken up an international prostitution ring that used the popular social media service WeChat to run its business. A total of 349 people were a...