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China urges US to 'correct its mistakes' after State Department website removes Taiwan independence reference
China on Monday urged the United States to "correct its mistakes" after the U.S. State Department removed previous wording on its website about not supporting Taiwan independence, which it said was part of a routine update. The fact sheet on Taiwan, updated last week, retains Washington's opposition to unilateral change from either Taiwan or from China, which claims the democratically governed island as its own. But as well as dropping the phrase "we do not support Taiwan independence", the pa
3 min read - WorldThe Telegraph
Row as nude models told to put clothes on at life-drawing class
A row has broken out after a life-drawing class in north London was told its nude models should wear clothes following complaints.
4 min read - USAsheville Citizen-Times
In NC Supreme Court race, Griffin’s bid to toss ballots faces setback, intends to appeal
A Feb. 7 ruling in Wake County Superior Court is the latest setback for Jefferson Griffin, a Republican seeking a seat on the state Supreme Court.
3 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Israel's Netanyahu signals he's moving ahead with Trump's idea to transfer Palestinians from Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday signaled that he was moving ahead with U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal to transfer the Palestinian population out of Gaza, calling it “the only viable plan to enable a different future" for the region. Netanyahu discussed the plan with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who kicked off a Middle East visit by endorsing Israel's war aims in Gaza, saying Hamas “must be eradicated.” Rubio, in his upcoming stops in Saudi Arabia and the Uni
5 min read - USThe Independent
Man who raped and murdered Irish backpacker found dead in Goa is jailed for life
A 31-year-old man has been jailed for life over the rape and murder of a 28-year-old Irish tourist in Goa, India. Danielle McLaughlin’s body was found with severe injuries in a forested area near Palolem beach in Canacona village in March 2017. The trial court had on Friday found Vikat Bhagat guilty of raping and murdering the 28-year-old backpacker.
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Large fight breaks out in San Jose, officers attacked
A large fight broke out overnight in San Jose that resulted in the arrest of multiple suspects and minor injuries to officers, the San Jose Police Department said.
1 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
Trump moves with dizzying speed on his to-do list. But there are warning signs in his first month
As President Donald Trump approaches the first-month mark in his second term, he has moved with dizzying speed and blunt force to reorder American social and political norms and the economy while redefining the U.S. role in the world. At the same time, he has empowered Elon Musk, an unelected, South African-born billionaire, to help engineer the firing of thousands of federal employees and potentially shutter entire agencies created by Congress. The president has also imposed scores of new tar
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