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· Bryan Ke
Chinese parents win netizens’ hearts after transforming truck cabin into ‘princess bedroom’ for their daughter
A mother and father from Qujing, a city in China’s Yunnan province, have captured the attention of Chinese social media users for transforming their coal freight truck cabin into a “princess bedroom” so that their 4-year-old daughter can travel with them on the road. The mother,…
· Bryan Ke
POC employees at New York Times get lower performance evaluation scores: report
The NewsGuild released a report on Tuesday highlighting the racial disparities in the New York Times’ performance evaluations for its staffers. The journalist union’s report, analyzed by journalists from the Times, was reviewed by leading academic economists, statisticians and…
· Ryan General
Bride-and-father duo wins hearts on TikTok for their epic wedding dance performance
A father-and-bride dancing tandem wowed TikTok users with an impressive performance to “Teach Me How to Dougie” by Cali Swag District. Brittany Revell and her father, Kelly, lit up the dance floor wearing sneakers and formal wear as part of their “dance through the decades”…
· Ryan General
Donald Trump lashes out at his ‘crazy’ former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao
Former U.S. President Donald Trump took to his social media platform Truth Social to call his former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao “crazy” and accuse her and her family of working to “get rich on China.” Trump also criticized Chao’s husband, Senate Minority Leader Mitch…
· Bryan Ke
Former Democratic California representative TJ Cox faces decades in prison if convicted of fraud charges
The FBI arrested Terrance John "TJ" Cox, a former congressional representative of California, at around 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday on more than a dozen fraud-related charges. Cox, 59, is facing 15 counts of wire fraud, 11 counts of money laundering, one count of financial institution…
· Bryan Ke
ARMY praises Nicki Minaj for speaking out against the music industry’s purported ‘blackballing’ of BTS
BTS fans, also known as ARMY, recently praised Nicki Minaj, 39, for indirectly claiming that the South Korean septet has been “blackballed” by the Western music industry. In various clips shared online by fans, the American rapper claims that certain “rules” have been set up by…
· Ryan General
Former NBA center advises Kevin Durant tweet ‘Free Taiwan’ to get traded off by Nets owner Joe Tsai
Former NBA center Andrew Bogut took to Twitter to poke fun at the NBA’s extremely sensitive relationship with China with a dig at Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai. Bogut’s tweet focused on Nets power forward Kevin Durant, who expressed his desire to be traded from the team over a…
· Carl Samson
Missouri firm Cerner to pay $1.8 million for allegedly discriminating against Asian and Black applicants
Cerner Corp., a health information technology provider based in Kansas City, Missouri, has agreed to pay $1.8 million in settlements after a Department of Labor evaluation accused it of discriminating against Asian and Black job applicants. Cerner allegedly tossed 1,870 Asian…
· Bryan Ke
Nearly 6,000 glaciers in China have disappeared due to global warming
Scientists reported that 5,956 miniature alpine glaciers have disappeared in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, also known as the Tibetan Plateau in China, in the past 50 years because of global warming. Besides the disappearance of the glaciers, 25,901 glaciers out of the 34,578…
· Michelle De Pacina
Attorney of Irvine dermatologist accused of poisoning says Drano wasn’t meant for husband
Dr. Yue Emily Yu, a 45-year-old Southern Californian dermatologist, was arrested on Aug. 4 on suspicion of poisoning her radiologist husband, Dr. Jack Chen. Chen submitted to the police three videos captured by a hidden camera in July that allegedly support his claim that his…
· Carl Samson
Images of Irvine dermatologist allegedly poisoning her husband with Drano released
Screenshots allegedly showing the moments Dr. Yue Yu, a dermatologist in Irvine, California, poisoned her husband’s lemonade with Drano have been made public. Yu was arrested last Thursday after her husband of 10 years, Dr. Jack Chen, submitted videos that purportedly show her…
· Daniel Anderson
Former Le Sserafim member Kim Ga-ram allegedly issues new statement maintaining innocence amid bullying accusations
Former Le Sserafim member Kim Ga-ram allegedly issued a new statement on Wednesday denying the bullying allegations that led to the termination of her contract with Hybe and Source Music in July. An anonymous Instagram user claiming to be Kim’s friend purportedly uploaded a…
· Carl Samson
Man accused of attacking former San Francisco commissioner not charged with hate crime
Derrick Yearby, the man accused of attacking former San Francisco commissioner-at-large Greg Chew earlier this month, will not face hate crime charges. Chew, 70, was walking along 3rd and Folsom Streets at around 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 2 when a man riding a bike allegedly jumped off,…
· Bryan Ke
Chinese NGO accuses ‘warmongering’ US of violating human rights in the Middle East
The China Society for Human Rights Studies (CSHRS), a Chinese NGO, accused the United States of committing human rights violations in a report published on Tuesday titled “U.S. commits serious crimes of violating human rights in the Middle East and beyond." The CSHRS listed some…
· Ryan General
Gong Cha names former Five Guys chief as new global CEO
International bubble tea chain Gong Cha has named former Five Guys CEO Paul Reynish as its new global CEO, replacing Gong Cha Group founder and chairperson Martin Berry. The appointment is part of the chain’s plan to accelerate expansion in the U.S. and other international…
· Daniel Anderson
Former Girls Generation member Jessica Jung set to debut in new Chinese girl group
Former Girls Generation (SNSD) vocalist Jessica Jung, 33, will debut in a Chinese girl group following her second-place win on the third season of reality competition show “Sisters Who Make Waves.” The Chinese show centers around artists aged 30 and up who want to make a return…
· Michelle De Pacina
Irvine police arrest California dermatologist accused of poisoning husband
Irvine police arrested a Southern Californian dermatologist on suspicion of poisoning her husband. Yue Emily Yu, 45, was arrested on Thursday after her husband of 10 years submitted video evidence to authorities that allegedly supports his claim that his wife had been poisoning…
· Bryan Ke
Man suspected of attacking former SF commissioner, aged 70, arrested
A 34-year-old man identified by authorities as Derrick Yearby has been arrested in connection with the Aug. 2 attack on 70-year-old former San Francisco commissioner-at-large Greg Chew on Sunday, according to reports. Chew was reportedly walking along Third and Folsom Streets at…
· Carl Samson
Texas man sentenced to 45 years for stabbing of Burmese family in 2020
Jose Gomez III, 21, was sentenced to a total of 45 years in prison for hate crime charges in connection with a March 2020 attack against a Burmese family in Texas. The incident, which reportedly occurred at a Sam’s Club branch in Midland, saw the attacker stab a Burmese father…
· Jane Nam
House Speaker Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan lasted less than a day but will have long-term impact
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) controversial visit to Taiwan lasted less than a day but was not without consequences, as it is expected to continue evoking strong reactions from China long after her trip. During a meeting with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday, the…
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