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- At a event in Washington D.C., A U.S. official said a remote earthquake in 2020 was caused by a Chinese nuclear test.
- The two top speedskating sprinters in the world are a cut above the competition. They battle fiercely on the ice, but refuse to trash talk
- Ximena BustilloTricia McLaughlin has become the public face defending the Trump administration's mass deportation policy and immigration tactics over the past year.
- Chris Hemsworth stars as a virtuoso jewel thief, and Mark Ruffalo plays the detective tracking him down in Crime 101. This thriller is a deliberate throwback — and also a lot of fun.
- Omkar Khandekar, Emily Feng, Pankaj DhungelIndia's government launched a Vibrant Villages Programme almost four years ago. But as China steadily builds up its side, Indian residents wonder what's taking so long.
- Cocaine has made a roaring comeback, and it's having some big negative effects in the U.S. and around the world.
- Jaclyn Diaz, Cheryl CorleyThe Rev. Jesse Jackson was a lifelong civil rights advocate until his death Tuesday at the age of 84.
- As prediction markets boom, competition is heating up. So traders go the extra mile for a fraction-of-a-second advantage or to sleuth out information nobody else has. It can lead to a huge payday.
- Ashley Milne-TyteWandering, and "elopement," are frightening and dangerous behaviors by people with dementia. For some families, it is the point when they begin to seek institutional care for their loved one.
- The Trump administration is proposing massive changes to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. We asked disaster experts to weigh in.
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