Rio Vista, California is a rural area, but billionaires want to utilize the land to erect a new city.AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez
Silicon Valley billionaires revealed plans to build a new … [+8105 chread more
Silicon Valley billionaires want to build a new city in rural California but locals are skeptical of the project: ‘Their secrecy has caused a lot of problems’
Taiwan suspends work transport and classes as Typhoon Haikui slams into the island
A man takes pictures of huge waves in Yilan as Typhoon Haikui makes landfall in eastern Taiwan on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023.
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BEIJING Taiwan suspended flights, rail tran… [read more]
Taiwan suspends work transport and classes as island braces for arrival of Typhoon Haikui
BEIJING — Taiwan suspended flights, rail transport and ferry services along with classes, outdoor events, and officials urged workers to stay home as the island prepared for the arrival of Typhoon H… [read more]
This is how the billionaires planning a new city near San Francisco imagine their utopia could look
Cycling and green space feature in plans for the new community.California Forever
The company that wants to build a new city in northern California posted renderings online. Califor… [+2286 chars]read more
Whaling to resume in Iceland but under strict rules
Iceland’s government has lifted a summer suspension on whaling, allowing hunting to resume under a series of tight new regulations.
Only one company, Hvalur, still hunts whales off Iceland and the w… [read more]
Fishing with fear as Philippines stands up to China
“We’re scared of China,” fisherman Benjo Atay says as wind and rain batter his small bamboo boat on the island of Palawan in the Philippines.
He shouts orders at his young crew, most of them family,… [read more]
Justices Thomas Alito file 2022 financial disclosure forms with new trips and gifts
Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, left, talks to Chief Justice John Roberts during the formal group photograph at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 7, 2022.
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US Indonesia and 5 other nations hold war drills amid China concerns
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Soldiers from the U.S., Indonesia and five other nations began annual training exercises Thursday on Indonesias main island of Java while Chinas increasing aggression is raising… [read more]
U.S. and 18 Nations Participate in Military Drills in the Indo-Pacific Amid Rising China Concerns
JAKARTA, Indonesia Soldiers from the U.S., Indonesia and five other nations began annual training exercises Thursday on Indonesias main island of Java while Chinas increasing aggression is raising co… [read more]
A 100-year-old tree collapsed on the Florida governor’s mansion during Idalia Casey DeSantis says the family is fine
Florida first lady Casey DeSantisMeg Kinnard/AP
Casey DeSantis said she and her kids were fine after a massive tree fell on the governor’s mansion.
Florida’s first lady said she wa… [+2347 chars]read more