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Taiwan earthquake live updates: Nine people crushed to death in landslides and over 900 injured as authorities lose contact with 50 people trapped in minibuses
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How an Enthusiast of Soviet Socialism Fell Afoul of the Authorities
The Roman god Janus was possessed of two faces, one pointing toward the future and one looking backward into the past, and it is tempting to imagine that these faces must also have worn contrasting expressions, one brighter and hopeful, the other rueful or even aghast. Supposing you knew such a person, how would you go about introducing him? Which of the two faces—enthusiastic or downcast—should be presented first? The problem poses itself immediately when it comes to “Chevengur,” Andrei
Texas woman buried deceased disabled teen son, hid death from authorities, police say
A Texas woman is accused of burying her deceased disabled teenage son and not informing authorities he had died.
The Lago Vista Police Department said Veronica Marie Soriano, 34, is charged with second-degree felony tampering with or fabricating physical evidence related to a human corpse, FOX Austin reported. She was terminated from her position in the Lago Vista Public Works Department after the arrest warrant was issued.
In March, Child Protective Services and police officers were sent to Soriano’s home
Barrel with body found at Malibu beach, California authorities say
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Michigan boaters leap into water before flames consume vessel
A video taken near Traverse City, Michigan on July 21 shows two boaters escaping a fire onboard. (Credit: Rino Greenwood/ LOCAL NEWS X/TMX)
Authorities in Malibu, California are investigating human remains that were discovered Monday in a large drum.
Someone at Malibu Lagoon State Beach called the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to report a 55-gallon drum with a body inside, an LASD official told Fox News Digital.
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Unaccompanied Honduran girl, 5, found in Texas days after mother died, authorities say
An unaccompanied 5-year-old girl from Honduras was found in Texas last week after crossing illegally into the United States, authorities said Thursday.
The Texas Department of Public Safety said the girl was found in Eagle Pass. She had a plastic bag with her birth certificate and an address in the U.S. where she was presumably headed.
Six days earlier, the child was found alone by three women in Piedras Negras, Mexico, across from Eagle Pass, who helped her cross into
Texas authorities charge 14-year-old driver with human smuggling after pursuit near US-Mexico border
The Texas Department of Public Safety is warning parents to keep an eye on their children’s social media accounts after a teenager was allegedly deceived into assisting in the smuggling of four illegal immigrants.
On Sunday, July 23, a 14-year-old driver, who has since been charged with human smuggling, led troopers on a high-speed chase on U.S. 83 in Webb County, which is adjacent to the U.S.-Mexico border, according to Lt. Chris Olivarez.
During the chase, the unidentified teenage boy
GDPR harmonisation, competition authorities on data protection – EURACTIV.com
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“We can further facilitate cross-border procedures between data protection authorities. We want to ensure quicker decisions. Also in complex cases.”
-Didier Reynders, European Commissioner for Justice
Story of the week: The Commission presented on Tuesday (4 July) a legislative proposal to harmonise administrative procedures to facilitate the enforcement of cross-border data protection cases. The draft law seeks
Mass blackouts hit parts of Taiwan as authorities blame negligence as Mike Pompeo arrives in Taipei
Mass blackouts hit Taiwan leaving more than five million households without power, with authorities blaming human negligence at a major power generation plant for the outage.
The power failures occurred on Thursday morning across the island, from the capital Taipei to central Taichung city and southern Pingtung county.
Hydro and other power plants are now being brought online to provide electricity, as Taiwan blamed negligence during the annual maintenance at the Hsinta power plant in the southern city of Kaohsiung