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BEDFORD, Pa. – On one end of the Bedford County Fairgrounds, Garrett Hubbard, of New Paris, displayed his Oxford sheep named “The Lone Ranger,” which occasionally let out a quiet bleat. A little while later, on the opposite side of the property, Andy Rotz put on his high-energy, fast-paced Wild West Show, complete with rocking…
Katy Perry’s stage malfunction adds to string of recent concert scares – CBS News Watch CBS News Katy Perry was riding a mechanical butterfly over fans in San Francisco when it suddenly malfunctioned midair. She recovered safely, but the incident is the latest in a growing list of close calls involving major performers. Be the…
Electronic ballot counting will be used in Hong Kong’s Legislative Council election for the first time for the 30 trade-based seats, with lawmakers calling for greater adoption of advanced technology to improve voter turnout. But legislators heard on Monday that the technology would not be deployed for the 20 directly elected geographical constituency seats, as…
China has started construction of the world’s biggest hydroelectric dam, a project that’s set to be far larger than the Three Gorges Dam — already the world’s biggest single source of green power — and more expensive than the International Space Station. Source link
A man who wore a large weight-training chain around his neck and approached his wife while a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine scanned her knee at a clinic in New York died after the device forcefully pulled him, according to police and media reports. Keith McAllister, 61, was killed at the Nassau Open MRI clinic…
Tennessee officials must deactivate a death-row inmate’s implanted heart-regulating device to avert the risk that it might try to shock him during his lethal injection, a judge ruled Friday. The order by Nashville Chancellor Russell Perkins comes ahead of the Aug. 5 execution of Byron Black. Black’s attorneys have said that the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator could…
Participants pose for a group photo during the micro-short dramas industry conference, in Shenzhen, South China’s Guangdong province, on Dec 19, 2024. (PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is emerging as a powerhouse for exporting micro-short dramas overseas, with its diverse cultural heritage and iconic tourism attractions serving as key drivers…
WESLACO, Texas (AP) — These days, Juanita says a prayer every time she steps off the driveway of her modest rural home. The 41-year-old mother, who crossed into the United States from Mexico more than two decades ago and married an American carpenter, fears federal agents may be on the hunt for her. As she…
Severe storms tear through East and Midwest with high winds, floods and giant hail – CBS News Watch CBS News Storms over the weekend sent roofs flying in Maine, caused major flooding near Washington, D.C., and shattered windshields with softball-sized hail in Nebraska. Emergency crews responded to more than 100 water rescues in Maryland alone….
Chinese e-commerce group JD.com reportedly bought a majority stake in Hong Kong grocery chain Kai Bo, marking the mainland company’s latest effort to expand its global presence. JD.com spent HK$4 billion (US$509 million) to acquire 70 per cent of Kai Bo Food Supermarket, with the deal involving the grocer’s retail network and property assets, Hong…