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His uncle died in the tsunami and his aunt remarried a man who wanted Sittirachot to quit school and start working, which he did not want to do. A teacher found him a place at the Baan Than Namchai Foundation so he could continue his studies. The orphanage was created with the help of Australian…
“They’ve turned profits into power,” said Rob Lalka, author of the book “The Venture Alchemists,” which came out this year and describes many of the figures heading into administration. Lalka, a professor at Tulane University’s Freeman School of Business, said several characteristics define the technologists around Trump, including their wealth and skepticism toward the heavily…
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The orca that won hearts around the world in 2018 for refusing to let go of her dead calf has given birth to her second baby in the last four years. The Center for Whale Research said a team of researchers was able to begin observing the newborn girl on Monday, giving the calf the…
President-elect Donald Trump took aim at Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal in a series of social media posts on Christmas Day that suggested the United States could take control of all three. On his Truth Social platform, Trump began the extensive posts by wishing everyone a Merry Christmas, “including China’s wonderful soldiers who lovingly,…
A taxi ran over several people after jumping a curb in a popular tourist area of Manhattan, sending three pedestrians to the hospital, including a child and his mother who were visiting from another country, according to law enforcement sources. The taxi was heading west on 34th Street shortly after 4 p.m. on Christmas Day…
A trip to Utah to enjoy the snow almost ended in tragedy Tuesday after an avalanche hit a snowmobiler on a rural hillside, but his younger brother rushed to his aid and saved him. “I could see his hand, his gloves, sticking out, waving,” Braeden Hansen said Wednesday, a day after the avalanche buried his…
Yes, yes, it’s true: Fans turned up the sound on Christmas Day as Beyoncé took the stage during halftime of the Houston Texans’ game against the Baltimore Raven. The show marked the first time the artist performed music from her country album, “Cowboy Carter,” in front of a live audience. Beyoncé entered the stadium on…
Many Ukrainians were celebrating without heat or electricity after Russia launched a Christmas Day attack on the country’s energy infrastructure, an act Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned as “inhumane.” “Today, Putin deliberately chose Christmas for an attack. “What could be more inhumane?” Zelenskyy said in a post on X early Wednesday morning. “Every massive Russian…
A prison riot in Maputo, Mozambique’s capital, left 33 dead and 15 injured, the country’s police commander general Bernardino Rafael said on Wednesday, as civil unrest linked to disputed October elections continues. A Monday decision by Mozambique’s top court confirming the election victory of the long-ruling party, Frelimo, has sparked fresh protests across the country…