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‘Xi Jinping doesn’t scare me’: US Sen. Marsha Blackburn lands in Taiwan, vows not to be bullied by China

By Brad Lendon, CNN United States Sen. Marsha Blackburn on Thursday became the latest member of Congress to visit Taiwan defying pressure from Beijing, saying, “I will not be bullied by Communist China into turning my back on the island.” The trip by Blackburn, a Tennessee Republican who sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee,

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Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant disconnected from power grid for second day after nearby fires

By Tim Lister, Yulia Kesaieva and Tara John, CNN Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is held by Russian forces, is still disconnected from the country’s power grid, a day after being disconnected for the first time in its history, according to the country’s nuclear operator. “The station’s own needs for power supply are currently

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A Pennsylvania high school cancels its football season over hazing reports, while 2 other schools grapple with allegations

By Michelle Watson, CNN A high school near Pennsylvania’s capital has canceled its upcoming football season over reports of hazing by members of the school’s football team. The incidents involving the football team at Middletown Area High School were reported to parents in a letter from the school district’s superintendent this month. The district had

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UN report on China’s Uyghurs: What you need to know

By Jessie Yeung, CNN Just minutes before the end of her term on Wednesday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights dropped a damning report on China’s treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities. The report, which includes interviews with dozens of ethnic minority members, said the Chinese government’s actions in the northwestern region

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Ghislaine Maxwell is being sued by her attorneys’ firm for more than $878,000 in unpaid legal fees

By Lauren del Valle, CNN Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s former confidante now serving a 20-year prison sentence for child sex trafficking, is being sued for more than $878,000 in unpaid legal fees by a law firm representing her, according to court documents. Two lawyers from the firm, Jeffrey Pagliuca and Laura Menninger, were lead attorneys

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