26 h. ago Local China Spring High School graduate helps Miami Hurricanes head to championship game

Local China Spring High School graduate helps Miami Hurricanes head to championship game  KXXV

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55 h. ago From Friday Night Energy to State Glory: China Spring Cheer Prepares for UIL Championships

From Friday Night Energy to State Glory: China Spring Cheer Prepares for UIL Championships  KWTX

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7 d. ago 6 killed in Mississippi shootings, suspect charged with murder

Authorities have charged a 24-year-old man with murder after six people were killed in a series of related shootings on Friday night in northeast Mississippi. Clay County Chief Sheriff’s Deputy Steven Woodruff confirms Daricka Moore has been charged in the killings. He was booked into the Clay County jail before dawn on Saturday, jail records show. Woodruff did not say whether Moore had a lawyer representing him. Clay County Sheriff Eddie Scott said in a social media post that “multiple innocent...

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8 d. ago Hong Kong housing estate flat owners drop contractor linked to deadly Tai Po blaze

Owners of a private housing estate in Tuen Mun have voted overwhelmingly to terminate their renovation contract with Prestige Construction and Engineering Company – the same contractor responsible for works at Tai Po’s Wang Fuk Court, in the aftermath of the deadly blaze. At a general meeting held on Friday night at Elegance Gardens, 96.45 per cent of 1,655 effective undivided shares held by flat owners voted to terminate the contract. Several owners who spoke to the Post said they no longer...

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8 d. ago Hong Kong housing estate flat owners drop contractor linked to Tai Po blaze

Owners of a private housing estate in Tuen Mun have voted overwhelmingly to terminate their renovation contract with Prestige Construction and Engineering Company, the same contractor responsible for works at Tai Po’s Wang Fuk Court, in the aftermath of the deadly blaze. At a general meeting held on Friday night at Elegance Gardens, 96.45 per cent of 1,655 effective undivided shares held by flat owners voted to terminate the contract. Several owners who spoke to the Post said they no longer...

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8 d. ago Will X be banned in the UK? Elon Musk hits back at shutdown warnings

Critics of X “want any excuse for censorship”, Elon Musk has claimed, as his website faces the threat of being shut down in Britain over deepfake pornography and child abuse images. The billionaire appeared defiant on Friday night despite the outcry over reports X’s AI chatbot Grok was creating sexualised images of people, including children, at users’ request. Pointing to claims other AI programmes created non-sexualised images of women in bikinis, he posted on X: “They want any excuse for...

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8 d. ago North Korea invites China firms to spring trade fair after foreign ban last year

North Korea invites China firms to spring trade fair after foreign ban last year  NK News

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2 w. ago Managers of Swiss bar face negligence probe after fatal New Year’s fire that killed 40

Swiss authorities have opened an investigation into the managers of the bar where a fire at a New Year’s party left 40 people dead, police said on Saturday. The two are suspected of negligent homicide, negligent bodily harm and causing fire by negligence, police said in a statement. They said that the investigation was opened on Friday night, but did not give further details. More than 100 people were injured in the blaze that broke out about 1.30am on Thursday at Le Constellation bar in the...

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2 w. ago Managers of Swiss bar face negligence probe after fatal New Year’s Eve fire that killed 40

Swiss authorities have opened an investigation into the managers of the bar where a fire at a New Year’s Eve party left 40 people dead, police said on Saturday. The two are suspected of involuntary homicide, involuntary bodily harm and involuntarily causing a fire, the Valais region’s chief prosecutor, Beatrice Pilloud, told reporters. She said the investigation was opened on Friday night and that it would help “explore all the leads.” The announcement of the investigation did not name the...

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2 w. ago Great Green Wall 2.0: China is geoengineering deserts with blue

Deserts are hard to reclaim because plants cannot survive on shifting sand, but scientists in northwest China are changing that – by dropping vast amounts of blue-green algae onto the dry terrain. These specially selected strains of cyanobacteria can survive extreme heat and drought for long periods, according to China Science Daily on Thursday. When rain finally comes, they spring to life, spreading rapidly and forming a tough, biomass-rich crust over the sand. This living layer stabilises the...

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2 w. ago China’s Spring Airlines, Juneyao plan Airbus A320 orders worth over $8B

China’s Spring Airlines, Juneyao plan Airbus A320 orders worth over $8B  AeroTime

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3 w. ago China's first subway through karst spring area becomes operational

China's first subway through karst spring area becomes operational  China Daily

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3 w. ago Bus crash kills 15 in Guatemala, government declares 3 days of national mourning

An intermunicipal bus veered off a road in Guatemala and fell into a deep ravine, killing 15 passengers and injuring at least 15 others, authorities said on Saturday, declaring three days of national mourning. The accident happened on Friday night outside the town of Totonicapan along a route known as the Inter-American Highway. Officials said it took rescuers more than two hours to recover the bodies from the crash site and rescue injured passengers. Fifteen people were still being treated for...

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3 w. ago Indonesian rescuers search for Spanish family of 4 after tourist boat sinks

A Spanish family of four is missing after a tourist boat sank in rough seas in Indonesia, state news agency Antara reported on Saturday. The vessel was carrying 11 people when it sank in the Padar Island Strait near Labuan Bajo on Friday night, Antara said. The popular tourist destination is the main gateway to Komodo National Park, a Unesco World Heritage site. Seven people, including two Spanish tourists, four crew members and a tour guide, were rescued. A search for the remaining four was...

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3 w. ago Indonesian rescuers search for Spanish father, 3 children after tourist boat sinks

A Spanish man and three of his children are missing after a tourist boat sank in rough seas in Indonesia, according to rescuers. The vessel was carrying 11 people when it sank in the Padar Island Strait near Labuan Bajo on Friday night, state news agency Antara reported. The popular tourist destination is the main gateway to Komodo National Park, a Unesco World Heritage site. The missing man’s wife and one of their daughters were among seven people rescued, along with four crew members and a...

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3 w. ago Thailand strikes Cambodia casino, bridge as Asean seeks to de

Thailand bombed a casino and a bridge in Cambodia, according to reports, as clashes between the two sides continued unabated ahead of a special Asean foreign ministers’ meeting on Monday to discuss the conflict. Thai F-16 fighter jets struck O’Chik Bridge in Oddar Meanchey province on Friday night, The Nation Thailand paper reported, citing the Thai army. The bridge is located on a road about 62km (39 miles) from the Thai border and is said to be an ammunition supply route for Cambodian...

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4 w. ago Trump tries to allay voter anxiety by touting economic wins, dodges Epstein files in rally

US President Donald Trump began a rally on Friday night in North Carolina talking about crime and then highlighted his efforts to combat economic uncertainty – while also steering clear of addressing new disclosures involving the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In front of hundreds of people at Rocky Mount Event Centre in eastern North Carolina, Trump cited a high-profile crime that galvanised his base and went through recent consumer price index data, recounting stories of threatening...

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4 w. ago China Spring ISD hosts inaugural Special Olympics basketball night

China Spring ISD hosts inaugural Special Olympics basketball night  KWTX

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4 w. ago Taiwan steps up police patrols after fatal mass stabbing in Taipei Metro

Three people died and 11 were wounded in a rare mass stabbing in central Taipei that rocked Taiwan on Friday night. The suspected assailant exploded smoke and petrol bombs before going on a violent rampage in two subway stations, police said. Police said Chang threw smoke grenades into the Taipei Main Metro station, fatally stabbed one person, then ran to nearby Zhongshan station, where he continued his stabbing spree. The attacker also died after he jumped off a building in an apparent attempt...

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