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With no fewer than five universities ranked among the world’s top 100, the city is definitely well positioned to nurture the “Study in Hong Kong” brand. Hong Kong’s proximity to mainland China and long-established overseas links have further reinforced its status as an international education hub. The priority is to cast the net wider to…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The second of two defendants from Nevada who were charged in Minnesota with conspiracy to commit voter registration fraud pleaded guilty Tuesday, federal prosecutors announced. Ronnie Williams, 58, entered his plea before U.S. District Judge Laura Provinzino in St. Paul. Court records don’t say whether there was a formal plea agreement. “Free…
Texans share stories of survival, loss and hope after floods – CBS News Watch CBS News Survivors, first responders and officials reflect on the deadly floods and how they are searching for hope in the wake of this historic disaster. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive…
US President Donald Trump’s administration is expanding scrutiny of Chinese and other foreign ownership of American farmland and starting to cancel agricultural contracts with entities from “countries of concern” amid apprehension over the national security risks of such foreign involvement. As part of a new seven-part National Farm Security Action Plan, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins…
NEED TO KNOW Mary Lou Retton was arrested in May on a DUI charge in West Virginia The Olympian’s arrest was captured on body cam footage She made history in 1984 as the first American female gymnast to win an individual all-around gold medal Bodycam footage of Mary Lou Retton’s May arrest shows her in…
Doctors face new challenge as U.S. measles cases hit 33-year high – CBS News Watch CBS News A measles outbreak centered in Texas has driven measles cases in the U.S. to the highest number in 33 years. Measles is preventable with a vaccine, but because so many aren’t getting it, doctors are facing a new…
A mainland Chinese visitor has been remanded in custody pending his trial in Hong Kong for allegedly offering ride-hailing services without a hire car permit. Ye Hai, 41, was escorted to Kowloon City Court on Wednesday to face three charges after police scooped up the defendant a day earlier in a sting operation targeting private…
Tony Han Global China Unit Getty Images As the world races to cut carbon emissions in the fight against climate change, a potentially game-changing milestone may have been reached. China – currently responsible for some 30% of global emissions – saw its emissions decline in the 12 months up to May 2025. Crucially, this would…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hector Velasquez was playing cards with friends at MacArthur Park in Los Angeles early Monday when a young man with a megaphone walked through announcing federal agents were on their way. Another man drove past in a car, shouting out the window, “Immigration is coming!” The people in Velasquez’s group who…
The severed bow of the famed American warship USS New Orleans has been found by researchers during seafloor mapping operations in the Pacific Ocean. The bow was discovered resting about 675 meters deep in the Solomon Islands’ Iron Bottom Sound, the site of five major naval battles, the Ocean Exploration Trust said Tuesday in a…