FAIR HAVEN, Vt. (WCAX) – The Vermont Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce hosted the 20th annual Fair Haven Car Show Saturday around the town green, drawing more than 100 vehicles.Organizers said the event started with just seven cars and has grown steadily over the years. Admission was free for spectators, who browsed classic cars and trucks while listening to live music. Drivers paid $15 to enter their vehicles for judging.Kerry Fowler of Fair Haven said the cars on display have a character that draws people in.“Now these cars here at a glance you know what that is. That’s an automobile,…
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Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at [email protected] or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words.With this year’s Diploma of Secondary Education exam results day now behind us, I have been reflecting on education in Hong Kong. I have observed that when a child is struggling or a parent is worried about their future, the usual response is to arrange more tutoring.That response is understandable. Education has helped generations of Hong Kong families improve their circumstances and academic discipline…
TOKYO – A recent social media post by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi lamenting her chronic sleep deprivation and demanding workload has drawn mixed reaction, fueling debate over Japan’s notorious work culture of extreme hours. “Zero to three hours of sleep has become the norm” since taking office last October, Takaichi said in a post on X on Monday, saying that she spends her nights reviewing documents until dawn while doing household chores. Takaichi said she had been “swamped with thousands of accumulated emails to deal with” during the three-day weekend through Monday, a national holiday, adding that she had “managed…
More Americans see China, not the U.S., as leading AI development, a new Pew Research Center survey shows.Some 36% say China is more advanced in AI development, compared with just 12% who put the U.S. ahead. Another 18% say the two are roughly equal.Produced by Xinhua Global Service■ Source link
Saurabh Sharma, Aftab Ahmed and Shilpa JamkhandikarJuly 26, 2026 — 1:30pmSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAANew Delhi: Indian youth protesters have called off weeks of demonstrations and celebrated in the streets after the education minister quit and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government bowed to demands including calls to fix a cheating-prone exam system.The worst political crisis of Modi’s third term in office had peaked this week when thousands of protesters marched on parliament, with police using tear gas to control them.Young voters form a critical base of his Bharatiya…
Slavery was outlawed in the archipelago 160 years ago, but in some remote corners, long-held local beliefs keep the practice alive.Published: 11:00am, 26 Jul 2026A two-hour flight from the tourist beaches of Bali, the Indonesian island of Sumba hides a dark secret. A rigid caste system dictates that some people are born into a lifetime of slavery. They work from dawn to dusk without pay, are passed on in marriage and can suffer years of physical and sexual abuse at the hands of their ‘masters’. Yet many are resigned to their fate. As one young slave – or ata –…
BN said it will not compromise with statements that play on racial sentiments or question the status of any ethnicity as Malaysian citizens. PETALING JAYA: Barisan Nasional has distanced itself from the controversial remarks made by Perikatan Nasional election director Sanusi Nor, saying racially divisive politics has no place in Malaysia. BN secretary-general Zambry Abdul Kadir said the coalition will not compromise with statements that play on racial sentiments or question the status of any ethnic group as Malaysian citizens. “BN is a multiracial coalition that has proven for over six decades that Malaysia can be built on the basis…
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Beijing, July 25 (SANA) Chinese authorities evacuated more than 340,000 people from Guangdong province as Typhoon Noul approached southern China, prompting widespread transport disruptions and emergency measures ahead of its expected landfall on Sunday. The National Meteorological Center upgraded its typhoon warning from orange to red, the highest level in China’s four-tier alert system, after Noul intensified into a severe typhoon with maximum sustained winds of up to 48 meters per second. Authorities suspended classes, work, business activities and public transport in parts of Guangdong, including Guangzhou, Dongguan and Shantou. Train services across the province were canceled for Sunday, more than…
89 SoReal continues to expand the ambitious world of Through My Eyes with “Chemical Solutions (ACT III),” a release that unfolds like the next chapter of a psychological thriller. The Tampa artist has built a reputation for fusing introspective rap with cinematic storytelling, and this third act pushes that vision even further. Drawing from the emotional candor of conscious hip-hop and the tension-filled atmosphere of film scores, the track examines identity, emotional numbness, and the seductive promise of artificial relief in an increasingly technological world. The accompanying visual narrative immediately establishes that unsettling mood. A lone man awakens in a…