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Bank of America just part of North Carolina’s China worries
The largest penalty in the history of Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and third largest in Treasury history comes 28 days after China and its Wuhan University was cited in a U.S. Department of Education probe into Duke University and its Duke Kunshan University joint campus.
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At least eight people stabbed at shopping mall in South Korea: report
The witness said the suspect, who appeared to have knives strapped to both hands, began stabbing people at a store on the basement level before moving up the escalator and continuing to attack people.
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University of Wisconsin partnership with Chinese school bolstered Beijing surveillance state: report
The report focuses on the schools’ establishment of the Joint Research Institute on Internet of Mobility in 2017 and its research on vehicle-road-cloud development.
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Trump on Xi meeting: 'Much has been, and will be, accomplished'
Both heads of state remained vague on the substance of their discussions, though Trump indicated he had discussed his plan to rebrand AI from "artificial intelligence" to "super intelligence."
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China's Xi concludes 3-day diplomatic visit, departs U.S.
The pair have been relatively mum on their discussions, though Trump sounded an optimistic tone during a morning tea event at the White House.
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From Homeland computer breaches to pathogen smuggling, the China threat is blinking red
In one of the most recent cases, a Chinese citizen was accused of tampering with computers at several border facilities in Maine.
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State Department says 80 Americans are still unaccounted for in Nepal flood
Last week's flooding has resulted in 903 bodies recovered so far and more than 4,200 people still unaccounted for, according to a spokesperson for Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday.
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Rescuers scramble to reach workers believed to be trapped in hydropower tunnels amid Nepal floods
One expert told the Associated Press that the tunnels offer enough space for people to take refuge and some could have access to oxygen. Other experts said the chances of finding survivors are falling.
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Officials claim hundreds are dead in Nepal flooding, more than 1,400 remain missing
The massive flooding began Wednesday on the Bhotekoshi River, located along Nepal's Himalayan border with China's Tibet. A mudslide/avalanche, perhaps triggered by a 4.4 magnitude earthquake, set off the flooding.
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You Vote: On this 5th anniversary of the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, what do you think?
The incident saw 13 Americans killed by a lone ISIS-K terrorist. Trump also formally declared Aug. 26, 2026, as a day of remembrance for the fallen soldiers.
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At least 47 people in Indonesia killed after magnitude 7.7 earthquake
The earthquake struck off the coast of East Nusa Tenggara province at a depth of about 10 kilometers, according to seismic authorities.
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Teen shooter kills seven people at high school outside Bangkok, Thailand
Police said that a 14-year-old boy used his grandfather's gun to kill two of his grandparents. The rampage continued at his high school north of the Thai capital.
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Russia and Ukraine trade blame for drone strike on Russian beach that killed 7, including 3 kids
Moscow accused Ukraine of targeting civilians in the attack, which would be a war crime, but Ukraine said Russian air defenses brought the drone down over the beach, which caused civilians to be killed in the explosion.