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What exactly is an ‘AI city brain’ and should Hong Kong follow Hangzhou’s lead?
Oct 20, 2026

What exactly is an ‘AI city brain’ and should Hong Kong follow Hangzhou’s lead?

When Severe Typhoon Dolphin approached eastern China in August, more than 110,000 delivery riders across Hangzhou received automatic alerts and personalised safety guidance on their mobile phones ever...

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In the age of AI, what is a university education for?
Oct 19, 2026

In the age of AI, what is a university education for?

These institutions back the case for schooling based on knowledge, judgment and the ability to keep learning...

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'Help me!' Videos of ICE violently detaining man who says he's U.S. citizen spark outrage
Oct 19, 2026

'Help me!' Videos of ICE violently detaining man who says he's U.S. citizen spark outrage

Videos of a Long Beach resident screaming that his arm is broken and begging for help as he is pinned to the ground by immigration agents have sparked outrage in the community....

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Saudis postpone investment conference until 2027 amid fighting with Houthis
Oct 19, 2026

Saudis postpone investment conference until 2027 amid fighting with Houthis

The Saudi government has postponed its annual investment conference — known colloquially as “Davos in the Desert” — to next year, after the Iran-backed Houthi rebels carried out multiple deadly attack...

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Woman riding e-bike dies in Huntington Beach after crashing into street curb
Oct 19, 2026

Woman riding e-bike dies in Huntington Beach after crashing into street curb

Another e-bike rider was killed in a collision over the weekend in Huntington Beach, marking the second time in months an e-bike rider was killed in the coastal city....

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Nicolas Cage battles sinkhole that threatened his Malibu home
Oct 19, 2026

Nicolas Cage battles sinkhole that threatened his Malibu home

After a sinkhole swallowed his driveway in September, Nicolas Cage has received permits to remove debris and guard the home from further damage brought by tropical storms....

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Digital issues will stay sticking point in U.S. trade talks: former negotiator
Oct 19, 2026

Digital issues will stay sticking point in U.S. trade talks: former negotiator

Steve Verheul said the United States won’t simply drop issues like the Online News Act and digital sovereignty that it has identified as trade irritants....

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U.S. Grants Temporary Deportation Reprieve For More Than 100K Ukrainians And Sudanese
Oct 19, 2026

U.S. Grants Temporary Deportation Reprieve For More Than 100K Ukrainians And Sudanese

The move by Homeland Security comes as Temporary Protected Status for more than 100,000 people from the countries was set to end Monday....

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71-year-old man killed by 12-foot alligator near Florida lake
Oct 19, 2026

71-year-old man killed by 12-foot alligator near Florida lake

'The alligator was approximately 12-feet long and has been dispatched by FWC trappers,' Capt. Michael Mason of the Winter Garden Police Department said....

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Hassett dismisses negative economic polls: ‘We are in a boom’
Oct 19, 2026

Hassett dismisses negative economic polls: ‘We are in a boom’

Kevin Hassett, the director of the National Economic Council (NEC), dismissed recent polling Monday, instead arguing the U.S. economy is “in a boom.” During an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Hasset...

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