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  • WorldAssociated Press

    Rape, terror and death at sea: How a boat carrying Rohingya children, women and men capsized

    The boat glided across waters that were dark and still, under a night sky that was cloudless and calm. It was the third night that the girl and around 140 other ethnic Rohingya refugees had been trapped on the wooden fishing boat, floating off the coast of Indonesia. Like most of the passengers, she had survived attacks by Myanmar’s military that forced her and her family to flee to neighboring Bangladesh.

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  • BusinessBenzinga

    Elon Musk Warns 'America Is Headed Towards Extinction' And Urges People To 'Have More Children' To Fight Off 'Population Collapse'

    No one can call Elon Musk a hypocrite with his calls for people to "have more children." Musk himself is the father of 11 children with 3 different women. Two of his kids are with Shivon Zilis, an executive at one of his companies, Neuralink. Zilis explains that Elon and her never actually dated, with the twins instead being conceived through IVF. For Zilis, the arrangement made sense as Musk told her "he really wants smart people to have kids." Don't Miss: This Uber-for-moving startup is quietl

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  • BusinessFreightWaves

    As Norfolk Southern battle nears climax, STB head Oberman backs management

    Late in the game, the head of the Surface Transportation Board is speaking out against replacing Norfolk Southern management, suggesting the effort threatens the U.S. rail network. The post As Norfolk Southern battle nears climax, <br> STB head Oberman backs management appeared first on FreightWaves.

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  • WorldStoryful

    Mother Bear Charges at Van Driving Down Forest Road

    Two men foraging in the forests of Hokkaido province, Japan, were suddenly attacked by a bear while driving along a woodland road on April 28.Footage released by Hokkaido Police shows the incident, which local media reported took place near Nemuro.A wildlife specialist cited in local media said that it appeared as though the men’s car had come between a mother bear and her cub, causing the mother to attack.The police release also included a picture of the car following the attack, which showed t

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  • BusinessBusiness Insider

    The US will see a recession by year-end that could spark a 30% drop in the stock market, legendary forecaster Gary Shilling says

    Shilling told Business Insider that a wave of layoffs may come as employers realize the economy is weaker than they thought.

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  • WorldCNN

    Super-aged Japan now has 9 million vacant homes. And that’s a problem

    The number of vacant houses in Japan has surged to a record high of nine million – more than enough for each person in New York City – as the east Asian country continues to struggle with its ever-declining population.

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  • USAssociated Press

    New York governor regrets saying Black kids in the Bronx don't know what a computer is

    New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she regrets making an offhand remark that suggested Black children in the Bronx do not know what the word “computer” means. Hochul, a Democrat, made the extemporaneous comment Monday while being interviewed at a large business conference in California to discuss expanding economic opportunities in artificial intelligence for low-income communities.

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