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April 23, 2025

China’s ‘colonial boarding schools’ erode Tibetan identity, report says
TOKYO — An activist group that exposed the proliferation of what it calls China’s “colonial boarding schools” in Tibet four years ago has published new findings, documenting how they erode the Tibetan language, culture and identity. The Tibet Action Institute on Thursday published a report titled “‘When They Came to Take Our Children’: China’s Colonial…
Mushroom-tripping hikers mistakenly report a companion’s death, officials say
NORTH ELBA, N.Y. — Two hikers in New York’s Adirondack Mountains called 911 to report a third member of their party had died, but it turned out they had taken hallucinogenic mushrooms and were mistaken, officials said Wednesday. A state forest ranger responded to a call Saturday about a hiker who had reportedly died on…
US moves to revoke Chinese and Hong Kong student visas
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration intends to cancel visas of Chinese and Hong Kong students and enhance scrutiny of future visa applications from these jurisdictions. In a press statement, the State Department said it will work with the Department of Homeland Security to “aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students, including those with…
Family of suspect in Beanie Babies mansion attack said they tried to warn authorities days before
Relatives of the man accused of violently attacking a woman inside the California mansion of Beanie Babies billionaire Ty Warner said Wednesday that in the days before the assault, they repeatedly tried to warn authorities that he may hurt someone. In a statement to NBC News, the family of Russell Phay said that beginning on…
International Court of Trade rules several of Trump's tariffs as contr to law
A three-judge panel on the International Court of Trade has declared several of Trump’s tariff-related Executive Orders to be “invalid, as contr to law.”
Forget stadiums. These rockers may be coming to a back yard near you
The All-American Rejects are bringing back the house party. The rock band, who topped the charts in the early 2000s such with hits as “Move Along” and “Gives You Hell,” is popping up, playing surprise shows in small venues across the country. So far, the concert spots have included a backyard near the University of…
Thailand, Singapore and China mask up as COVID-19 reemerges
BANGKOK/SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE — Parts of Asia are on alert as hundreds of thousands of COVID-19 cases have been reported in countries including China and Singapore, killing at least 46 people in Thailand alone. Thailand reported 187,031 COVID-19 cases from Janu through mid-May and 46 COVID deaths. From May 18 through Saturday, 53,597 people were reported to…
US wins if DeepSeek runs on American AI chips, Nvidia CEO says
LAS VEGAS — Washington was “clearly wrong” to assume China cannot make AI chips, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Wednesday, adding it is critical for U.S. chips to be exported to the Chinese market and have Nvidia chips used to run open-source models like DeepSeek and Alibaba’s Qwen. “The U.S. has based its policy on the assumption that China cannot…
Smokey Robinson sues accusers and their lawyers, claiming defamation
LOS ANGELES — Motown legend Smokey Robinson on Wednesday filed a lawsuit alleging defamation by four former housekeepers who earlier this month in a lawsuit accused him of sexual assault and abuse. Lawyers for Robinson also filed a motion in Los Angeles Superior Court seeking to have the complaint against him dismissed, arguing that it…