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Year: 2022

US dismisses China objections to South China Sea mission

BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. Navy has dismissed Beijing’s protests over a “freedom of navigation operation” conducted near a Chinese-held island in the South China Sea. The Navy’s 7th Fleet issued a rebuttal to China’s objections to Tuesday’s mission that included the guided missile cruiser USS Chancelorsville sailing past a Chinese-controlled island. China called the

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Teen who allegedly confessed on Instagram video chat to killing girl told police it was an ‘accident,’ complaint says

By Kiely Westhoff and Tavleen Tarrant, CNN The 16-year-old Pennsylvania boy who allegedly confessed over Instagram video chat to killing a young girl told police when he was taken into custody that “it was an accident,” according to a criminal complaint. Police in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, responded Friday afternoon after a girl reported receiving a video

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Teen who allegedly confessed on Instagram video chat to killing girl told police it was an ‘accident,’ complaint says

KYW, BENSALEM POLICE DEPARTMENT, CNN By Kiely Westhoff and Tavleen Tarrant, CNN The 16-year-old Pennsylvania boy who allegedly confessed over Instagram video chat to killing a young girl told police when he was taken into custody that “it was an accident,” according to a criminal complaint. Police in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, responded Friday afternoon after a

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As China grapples with rare protests, Shanghai Disneyland shuts over Covid curbs once again

Simone McCarthy, CNN Business Shanghai Disneyland has been closed again because of China’s Covid restrictions, just days after reopening following a previous pandemic-related closure. The theme park will close from Tuesday, November 29 “to follow the requirement of pandemic prevention and control,” Shanghai Disney Resort said in a statement on Tuesday. “We will notify guests

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