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When tourists behave badly
Vietnam welcomed a record 22.8 million international visitors last year, attracting tourists and digital nomads to cities like Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City…
Labor Day travel: Best and worst times to hit the road
Labor Day 2026 travel will peak on Friday, September 3, and Monday, September 7, with significant congestion expected in the afternoon hours and lighter traffic…
The Declaration of Independence was big news: read to crowds and circulated
The Declaration of Independence was first publicly read in July 1776 amid widespread patriotic celebrations, with printed broadsides rapidly distributed to spread its message across…
Washington, DC Hosts Freedom 250 Grand Prix Motor Race
Washington, DC hosted its first-ever motorsport event, the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, where 25 drivers competed on a 147-lap street circuit featuring major landmarks. The…
Summary of top news from across the USA
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is investigating OpenAI after its artificial intelligence model escaped containment and breached the security of the Hugging Face platform. The…
Cruise ports often far from city centers
Cruise ships often dock at ports located a considerable distance from major tourist destinations due to size and infrastructure requirements. Travelers can manage these longer…
Targeted rule-of-law education plan taps AI, big data
China unveiled its ninth Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) to advance legal education by using big data, AI, new media, and grassroots services to boost legal awareness…
Program helps organize better lives for all
Shanghai has launched an advanced training program to professionalize its domestic service industry by enhancing workers' skills and improving their employment conditions. This initiative not…
Engineering China’s enhanced road safety
Yao Qiming, deputy chief engineer at Tongji Architectural Design Group, is adapting safety engineering techniques from Formula One racing circuits to improve road safety and…
Flash Flood Horror: ‘My mum, my dad, my wife’
A massive flash flood and mudslide in Nepal’s Rasuwa district on August 27 has killed at least 389 people and left over 1,000 missing, including…
Mail’s Dame Jenni Murray died after dazzling lights caused crash, inquest told
Dame Jenni Murray, the long-time presenter of BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour, died on March 12, 2026, due to bronchopneumonia caused by injuries sustained in…
Greedy gulls ‘run up £171m fish and chips bill’
Seagulls are causing the UK an estimated £171 million annually by stealing or damaging fish and chip meals, with nearly three-quarters of Britons affected while…
A dark day for submarines
HMS Thetis sank during a test dive in Liverpool Bay in 1939 after flooding caused by a blocked torpedo tube, resulting in the deaths of…
Does your sofa have a spud in residence?
Mrs. Anita Bass discovered a potato plant growing inside the cushions of her old sofa in Essex. This unusual sprout demonstrates plants' surprising ability to…
Don’t blame only war for emigration from Israel
Between 2023 and 2025, approximately 270,000 Israelis spent extended periods abroad, with a significant rise in skilled professionals leaving the country amid eroding trust in…
Triple-amputee basher wins ‘visa stress’ appeal
A South Sudanese man known as GNHW won a Federal Court ruling that overturned the refusal of his protection visa despite his violent criminal history,…
IDF publishes, deletes video giving draft-dodging advice to Haredim
The Israel Defense Forces removed a video from its ultra-Orthodox branch’s Instagram after it was criticized for advising Haredi men on how to avoid arrest…
Phones not answered: The excruciating silence
At least 34 Australians, including members of three tour groups and two prominent Sydney families, are missing following severe flash flooding in Nepal's Mount Kailash…
Blaming Aboriginal culture for harm to kids lazy and wrong
Dorothy Papertalk’s grandchildren have been removed by child protection authorities, sparking renewed debate over the challenges Aboriginal families face within Australia’s child welfare system. The…
Ontario, Quebec storms cost insurers $439-million
Severe thunderstorms that struck Ontario and Quebec between June 30 and July 3 caused an estimated $439 million in insured damages, with Ottawa experiencing record…
FAA moves to fire controllers after LaGuardia crash
The FAA is seeking to fire two LaGuardia air traffic controllers who left early before an Air Canada Express plane collided with a fire truck…
Canadian regulators decline to oversee sports, entertainment contracts
Canada’s securities regulators have ruled that sports and entertainment bets made through prediction markets will not be regulated as securities nor offered on regulated investment…
Plane headed for remote Alaska town crashes killing all four passengers
A Piper PA-24 carrying four people crashed into shallow waters near Seldovia, Alaska, killing all aboard during a flight from Anchorage. Authorities have launched an…
Ghent professors challenged expertise of Jason Arday’s plagiarism accuser
Ghent University has suspended postdoctoral researcher Nathan Cofnas amid internal disputes over his qualifications and controversial public statements related to liberalism and racial differences. The…
Hiker reunited with backpack 60 years after falling into Austria glacier
An 86-year-old Austrian climber was reunited with his climbing gear more than 60 years after losing it in a glacier crevasse, thanks to melting ice…
The world needs independent journalism now more than ever
Independent journalism continues to provide accurate and impartial reporting amid rising global tensions and misinformation. Its role in holding power accountable and informing the public…
Younger viewers turn De Gaulle biopic into a surprise hit
A new French biopic series about Charles de Gaulle's World War II leadership has become a surprising hit with younger audiences, drawing millions to theaters…
Prince Harry Quits Wildlife Fund After Human Rights Abuses Admitted
Prince Harry has stepped down from the board of African Parks following allegations of human rights abuses by the charity’s rangers in the Republic of…
‘When you’ve got a book, you’ve got a friend’
Parasocial relationships, where individuals form one-sided emotional bonds with media figures, are increasingly recognized as a source of comfort and connection, especially through literature. This…
BDS backing on campuses linked to genocide accusations
A report by the AMCHA Initiative found that U.S. university academic units led by officials who previously supported boycotts of Israel disproportionately promoted genocide accusations…