'Night riding army' snarls traffic on viral quest for soup dumplings in China

Authorities in central China put an end to a night cycling craze among university students riding from Zhengzhou to Kaifeng for soup dumplings.

'Night riding army' snarls traffic on viral quest for soup dumplings in China

World - Yahoo News - November 11

Bike ride for dumplings goes viral, gridlocking roads in central China

An online invite for a group bike ride in search of good dumplings proved so popular in China, that it brought some roads to a standstill.

China roads blocked by thousands of cyclists in night quest for dumplings

It started as a social media trend but brought traffic gridlock between two cities.

100,000 Chinese students join 50km night-time bike ride in search of good soup dumplings

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World - The Guardian - November 11

Chinese Students Went on Mass Night Bike Rides. Officials Shut Them Down.

Making the impromptu five-hour ride between two Chinese cities became a craze among young people. But as their numbers swelled, the authorities shut it down.

World - The New York Times - November 11

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World - The Guardian - November 9

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Starbucks Shares Drop After Dismal Preliminary Quarterly Earnings

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Business - The New York Times - October 23

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World - The Guardian - November 9

Highway agency tells angry bird to 'myna its own business' after it photobombs traffic cam

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Ukraine Is Scavenging for Power-Plant Parts as Mass Blackouts Loom

Ukraine is scrambling to repair electricity production crippled by a Russian bombing campaign, seeking parts abroad and at a front-line power plant.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 11

It’s time to ride the marine energy wave

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‘Biden has failed me’: at a Michigan soup kitchen, people are torn between Harris and Trump

At Saginaw city’s biggest soup kitchen, most are hoping for a candidate who can usher in notable economic change. People on the east side of Saginaw city are more used to seeing buildings come down ...

World - The Guardian - October 29

Garrett Wilson joins teammate Solomon Thomas at soup kitchen trip after highlight-reel catch

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Sports - ESPN - November 6

U.S.-Mexico cross-border trucking traffic hits a record ahead of election

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Business - CNBC - October 23

VPS hosting for e-commerce: Handle high traffic with speed and stability

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Tech - VentureBeat - October 28

Starbucks turns to Sharpies and price freeze to stem traffic slide

New CEO Brian Niccol pledges to simplify ‘overly complex’ menu and return to its coffee house roots

Business - Financial Times - October 30

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An angry-looking mynah bird targeted a surveillance camera on a highway in New Zealand, making itself a viral video star in the process.

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Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 1

Fiery Michigan Crash Kills 4 After Trucker Slams Into Stopped Traffic

Seventeen other people were injured in the crash, which happened Saturday night on a highway east of Lansing after traffic had been halted to allow for utility work.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 3

Paris drivers warned of fines as city begins limiting traffic in parts of centre

Three-month ‘educational phase’ begins for scheme it is hoped will reduce through-traffic and improve air quality. Paris authorities have begun limiting traffic in a large zone of the city centre, ...

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Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 8

UK air traffic control failure cost up to £100mn, finds review

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