Lax enforcement let Florida towers skirt inspections for years
New York Times: Building regulations rules have been enforced unevenly, or not at all.
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American internet giants hit back at Hong Kong doxxing law
New York Times: Privacy law could stop big tech firms from providing services in the city.
Maramataka: Māori lunar calendar to be taught at Nasa
After working with First Nations for over two decades, Nasa has asked Aotearoa to join.
Florida condo wreckage hints at first signs of possible construction flaw
New York Times: Engineers have been struck by a possibly flaw in the construction.
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Trump feared Ghislaine Maxwell could embroil him in sex scandal
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Miami building collapse: Little remains of victims
Pancaked South Florida tower block left little more than DNA samples for identification.
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Watch: Explosives bring down remains of collapsed condo
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Why marijuana can disqualify a runner from the Olympics
New York Times: World Anti-Doping Agency said marijuana "can be performance enhancing".
Big cats, bears, ferrets get Covid vaccine at Oakland Zoo
The Oakland Zoo is vaccinating its large cats, bears and ferrets against the coronavirus.
'This is insanity': The 'toxic' issue tearing America apart
Tensions have exploded on Facebook groups. Security cameras have gone up outside homes.
A delicate decision: When to end the search for Florida condo survivors
New York Times: The language around the Miami tragedy has begun to shift into past tense.
Donald Rumsfeld's fog of memos
New York Times: The former defence secretary was a man lost in his own endless archive.
Unvaccinated people are 'variant factories', expert says
The more unvaccinated people there are, the more opportunities for the virus to multiply.
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Global ransomware attack leaves companies scrambling
"No other ransomware campaign comes even close in terms of impact."
H.E.R. among artists educating kids on civics in Netflix series
The 23-year-old says many citizens don't understand the rights and duties of citizenship.
Prince Harry arrives back in LA
After a trip to England to unveil his mother's statue, Prince Harry has arrived back home.
As storm looms, demolition of collapsed Florida building to start
Partially collapsed condo to be demolished as Tropical Storm Elsa looms in the Caribbean.
Robinson helicopters' safety record in NZ: Are they safe to fly?
Wedding party crash puts 'Robbies' back under scrutiny.
'It doesn't look good': Moment pilots in cargo plane crash into sea
The injured pilots were clinging to packages when they were rescued.
Ghislaine Maxwell's ties to Clintons could be revealed
UK socialite has lost her bid to keep her personal financial records sealed.
Miami building collapse: Beach condo evacuated 8km from deadly site
The evacuated building is 8km from the site of the deadly collapse in South Florida.
'Good lessons' for lawyers in Cosby case, 'hard' ones for victims
#MeToo activists are now worried the reverse will have chilling effects on victims.
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Billionaire space race: Richard Branson's bid to outdo Jeff Bezos
Richard Branson is aiming to beat fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos into space by nine days.
Guard sentenced for sex with inmate
A California corrections officer had sex with an inmate in full view of 11 others.
Firefighter's 7yo daughter found in Miami building rubble
The firefighter had joined the search hoping he could help find his daughter and others.