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How a Young Mayor Turned Her Town Into a Hub for 'Pig Butchering' Scammers
WSJ got rare access to a criminal enclave in the Philippines from which gangs targeted people around the world, including Americans.The Wall Street Journal - 9h -
Raging Waves Batter California’s Coast and Its Beloved Piers
An increasingly ferocious and volatile surf is raising questions about the future of the state’s piers, which have defined the coastline for generations.The New York Times - 12h -
Elon Musk Is Creating His Own Texas Town. Hundreds Already Live There.
Employees of SpaceX have filed a formal petition to create the city of Starbase. Its first mayor would be a security manager for the company.The New York Times - 1d -
Extreme heat and bushfire risk across Australia’s south-east on Christmas and Boxing days as Grampians blaze rages
Three states face dangerous fire conditions as a wave of hot and dry weather triggers total fire bans and warnings of power outages. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news ...The Guardian - 14h -
Shooting at Indianapolis shopping mall injures 1, prompts police to evacuate shoppers
Police say an 18-year-old man allegedly fired shots inside an Indianapolis shopping mall, wounding one person and prompting officers to evacuate holiday shoppers on Monday nightABC News - 21h -
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My grandfather co-signed my cousin’s student loan. After my grandfather died, my cousin skipped town. Will the estate have to pay the debt?
“The loan is now in default, and I have no idea where this grandson is.”MarketWatch - 1d -
Australian towns evacuated as bushfires rage
Conditions could mirror those of Australia's worst fire seasons on record, authorities say.BBC News - 1d -
The US town where it's the law to own a gun
Kennesaw, Georgia became the first American town to require people to own a gun in the 1980s.BBC News - 1d -
Cyclone Tracy 50 years on: a ‘town in terror’ and the unsung heroes of Darwin’s Christmas disaster
Roofing flying through the air, windows shattering, the terror as houses disintegrated – these are the motifs woven through the stories of Tracy survivors. Get our breaking news email , free ...The Guardian - 1d -
