One side of the four-lane highway in the city of Meizhou gave way about 2 a.m. on Wednesday after a month of heavy rains in Guangdong province.
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A wild orangutan used a medicinal plant to treat a wound, scientists say
Previous research has documented several species of great apes foraging for medicines in forests to heal themselves, but scientists hadn’t yet seen an animal treat itself in this way.
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Hamas is sending a delegation to Egypt for further cease-fire talks in the latest sign of progress
The current proposal would bring an immediate six-week cease-fire in Gaza and partial release of Israeli hostages.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
New form of mpox found in Congo’s biggest outbreak
The disease may spread more easily spread among people but it seems to have a lower death rate, authorities said.
Posted inNation & World
Man who bragged he ‘fed’ an officer to the mob of Capitol rioters gets nearly 5 years in prison
Jack Wade Whitton struck an officer with a metal crutch and dragged him – head first and face down – into the crowd on the Capitol’s Lower West Terrace.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Arizona governor signs bill to repeal 1864 ban on most abortions
The effort to repeal the long-dormant law, which bans all abortions except those done to save a patient’s life, won final legislative approval on Wednesday.
Posted inNation & World, News
U.S. airstrike targeting al-Qaida leader in Syria killed a farmer, American military says
U.S. Central Command said an investigation into the May 3 strike concluded that U.S. forces misidentified the intended al-Qaida target ‘and that a civilian, Mr. Lufti Hasan Masto, was struck and killed.’
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Maryland officials release timeline, cost estimate, for rebuilding bridge
Meanwhile, authorities say they have recovered the body of a fifth person who was missing after the March 26 collapse.
Posted inNation & World, News, Schools and Education
Jill Biden recognizes her fellow teachers at a swanky White House dinner for answering ‘a calling’
Joshua Chard, Maine’s 2024 Teacher of the Year, was listed among the guests attending the dinner.
Posted inNation & World, News, Schools and Education
At least 2,000 people arrested at pro-Palestinian protests on U.S. campuses, tally shows
In the last 24 hours, protests that have drawn the most attention were at the University of California, Los Angeles, where chaotic scenes played out early Thursday.