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Tiny French town left €10m fortune by a man who had never been there
Thiberville in Normandy receives windfall worth five times annual budget from a Paris resident who was named after it. Throughout Roger Thiberville’s long life, he never once visited the Normandy ...The Guardian - Jan. 11 -
Video captures family's harrowing escape as Palisades Fire engulfs home
Social media video of one family's dramatic escape Tuesday from the inferno that engulfed their Pacific Palisades home prompted an outpouring of support and sympathy. On Friday, they returned to ...CBS News - Jan. 10 -
Reward for capture of Venezuela's Maduro increased to $25 million
The increase to $25 million reflects "the gravity of his crimes and the continued threat he poses," a senior official said.CBS News - Jan. 10 -
Second pair of lynx captured in Cairngorms
Two other lynx were captured in the same area on Thursday.BBC News - Jan. 10 -
Man who fled U.S. to avoid prison for Capitol riot captured in Canada
Anthony Vo told The Toronto Sun that he was "pretty much 99% sure" that Trump will pardon him once he takes office on Jan. 20.CBS News - Jan. 10 -
Suspect captured week after Wisconsin woman, 2 girls found dead
Elizabeth Kolba, 33, and two girls ages 12 and 13 were found shot to death at a home in New Lisbon on Dec. 30.CBS News - Jan. 10 -
Dollar dominance means tariffs are not the only game in town
America’s grip on global financial services could provide Trump with another source of leverageFinancial Times - Jan. 10 -
Ubisoft appoints advisors to explore strategic options after report on potential buyout
Ubisoft said Thursday it's appointing advisors to review and pursue strategic options, following a report that its majority backers were considering a buyout.CNBC - Jan. 9 -
Rwanda’s Paul Kagame urges Congo to negotiate with M23 rebels after they seize strategic towns
President Paul Kagame of Rwanda has urged Congolese authorities to negotiate with a violent rebel group that has seized key towns in eastern Congo in recent days, widening its control over the ...ABC News - Jan. 9 -
Lynx captured after illegal release in Highlands
Conservation experts set traps to humanely capture the two animals, spotted near Kingussie on Wednesday.BBC News - Jan. 9 -
In pictures: Powerful images capture devastation and panic
The fires have been spreading rapidly because of high winds and very dry conditions.BBC News - Jan. 9 -
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Timelapse captures intensity of roaring fire in Palisades
A glimpse of just 90 minutes in the luxury LA neighbourhood ravaged by wildfires.BBC News - Jan. 9 -
Pluto May Have Captured Its Biggest Moon Charon After an Ancient Dance and Kiss
Charon is large in size relative to Pluto, and is locked in a tight orbit with the dwarf planet. A new simulation suggests how it ended up there.The New York Times - Jan. 9 -
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Democrats must work with President Trump — strategically
Democrats must be willing to seriously engage the president-elect’s fickleness. If they don’t, the left will find itself left behind by events as Republicans spend the next two to four years ...The Hill - Jan. 8 -
Story uses Web3 to enable creators to capture the value they contribute to the AI ecosystem
Story, an intellectual property blockchain, believes that creators, developers and artists should be able to be rewarded for what they contribute to AI.VentureBeat - Jan. 8 -
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Journalist's murder highlights risks of reporting in small-town India
Mukesh Chandrakar, who was found dead last week, told important stories from a violence-prone region in India.BBC News - Jan. 8 -
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Russia claims capture of Ukrainian front-line town
Ukraine has not acknowledged the fall of Kurakhove in the war-torn region of Donetsk.BBC News - Jan. 7 -
These EV 'Battery Belt' Towns Are Betting Trump Won't Ditch Them
Ford, Hyundai and other carmakers are cranking up new EV battery factories, while uncertainty looms over Biden-era subsidies for them.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 7 -
Russia Claims to Seize Key Eastern Ukraine Town of Kurakhove
Ukraine has largely been driven out of Kurakhove, a battered but strategic town in the Donbas, Russia said. Kyiv’s forces were pressing a renewed offensive in southern Russia.The New York Times - Jan. 6 -
‘Kiss and capture’: scientists offer new theory on how Pluto got its largest moon
Findings suggest Charon collided with dwarf planet and then pair briefly rotated together before separating. It sounds like one of Kipling’s Just So Stories but it is rooted in science: experts ...The Guardian - Jan. 6 -
Residents and officials say rebels have seized 2 key towns in eastern Congo
Civil society and a local politician say rebels with the M23 group have seized two key towns in eastern Congo as they advance in the volatile regionABC News - Jan. 6 -
Russia claims it has captured another town in eastern Ukraine but Kyiv doesn't confirm it
Russia’s Defense Ministry is claiming that its troops in eastern Ukraine have captured the town of Kurakhove after a monthslong battleABC News - Jan. 6 -
For Democrats, strategic and bipartisan cooperation is necessary
Recognizing that there are areas where compromise can — and should — be reached while also understanding that Democrats should protect certain core principles is a good first step.The Hill - Jan. 6 -
Karl-Anthony Towns Shares 5 Places to Visit in NYC
The New York Knicks center-forward and N.B.A. All-Star shares the places that excite him when he’s not on the hardwood at Madison Square Garden.The New York Times - Jan. 6 -
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Rwanda-backed rebels seize key town in DR Congo
It is the second town seized by the group in as many days in the mineral-rich North Kivu province.BBC News - Jan. 5 -
The woman who captured Jimmy Carter's post-presidential career on camera
Former President Jimmy Carter was the longest-living president in U.S. history, dying in his home state of Georgia on Sunday at 100 years old. For more than 40 years after his presidency, Carter ...CBS News - Jan. 4 -
Embracing X and a turn by Timothée Chalamet: how Bob Dylan is capturing gen Z
As Chalamet plays the singer in the acclaimed biopic A Complete Unknown , the man himself has taken, at 83, to posting on X. In 1965, Bob Dylan was the most fashionable musician in the world. Over ...The Guardian - Jan. 4 -
Is America Just Going to Abandon Its Towns Falling Into the Ocean?
Communities must be able to move to solid ground while remaining whole.The New York Times - Jan. 4 -
In France, Drug Traffic Spreads to Small Towns
Even quaint corners of the country are seeing a rise in drug violence and crime. Just ask the mayor of Morlaix, which has a population of about 15,000.The New York Times - Jan. 4 -
‘A place for kids to play and a place to store water’: the stormwater capture zone that is also a playground
Flood-prone Hoboken, New Jersey, has opened a play area for its youngest residents that doubles as storage for stormwater runoff. For a city that is almost small enough to fit inside Manhattan’s ...The Guardian - Jan. 3 -
Venezuela announces $100,000 reward for capture of opposition candidate
Edmundo González Urrutia had fled to Spain after Nicolás Maduro declared victory in July elections. Venezuelan authorities have announced a $100,000 reward for information leading to the capture ...The Guardian - Jan. 2 -
NBA names Knicks' Karl-Anthony Towns Eastern Conference Player of the Month for December
Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns was named NBA's Eastern Conference Player of the Month for December.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 2 -
