A renovation campaign in Beijing’s historic neighborhoods has left a tear in the fabric of urban life. Preservationists, and local residents, are ambivalent about the results.
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Sissons nets hat trick to lead Predators past Avalanche 4-1
Colton Sissons got his second career hat trick and Colorado had two apparent goals nullified on replay review as the Nashville Predators beat the Avalanche 4-1
Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr., Trump’s Pick for Ambassador to Australia, Offers Direct Line to President
Mr. Culvahouse is the third candidate the White House as selected to fill the post in two years.
Pakistani Christian Freed After Being Cleared in Blasphemy Case
Asia Bibi, who had been on death row for eight years, was released from a women’s prison in central Pakistan and flown to Islamabad late Wednesday.
Asian, Muslim and Latino immigrants across U.S. helped Trump and GOP win
A significant number of immigrant voters supported the Republican Party Tuesday and, in turn, President Donald Trump.
Trash compactor crushes man looking for cellphone: ‘He’s very lucky to be alive’
Scott Walsh suffered a cracked skull, ruptured neck arteries and broken legs after he fell down an apartment’s trash chute and into a compactor.
Troops install barbed wire at Arizona border ports in anticipation of migrant caravan
Active-duty soldiers deployed to the Arizona-Mexico border installed barbed wire at the top of the fence separating the twin cities of Nogales.
Texas teacher dies after apparent suicide attempt inside classroom
The children were unaware of the medical emergency, the school principal said in an email.
Long-lost continents discovered under Antarctica’s ice
An ESA satellite’s data shows Antarctica was once linked to India and Australia before supercontinent Gondwana separated 200 million years ago.
Trudeau Apologizes for Canada’s Turning Away Ship of Jews Fleeing Nazis
In 1939, Canada refused desperate pleas for asylum by the captain of the St. Louis, a ship with more than 900 passengers. Most were Jews fleeing Germany.