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- 1Nicaragua grants Chinese miners rights to a tenth of its territory●Gold-rich Nicaragua hands Chinese miners rights to a tenth of its land
Gold-rich Nicaragua has handed Chinese mining companies rights to exploit mineral deposits across roughly a tenth of its national territory, according to a Financial Times report. The concessions highlight China's expanding economic footprint in Central America since Nicaragua switched diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing in 2021, drawing criticism over sovereignty, environmental risks and limited public consultation.
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A new essay by Derek Thompson argues that hosting friends at home is dying out in the United States. People are home more than ever, yet social visits have fallen sharply, with Americans spending far less time entertaining friends than in previous decades. The piece attributes the shift to loneliness, screen time, cost pressures and the decline of so-called 'third places', and readers are debating whether the collapse of at-home hospitality reflects a broader retreat from community life.
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Sofie Dossi, the contortionist and former America's Got Talent finalist, has published a head-to-head challenge against an Olympic fencer, asking viewers who wins. The stunt pits her signature flexibility and trick shots against elite fencing skill, and it is drawing big engagement as fans debate the outcome and share clips from the matchup.
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The United States relies heavily on GPS for navigation, transportation, communications and financial systems, leaving critical infrastructure exposed if satellite signals are jammed, spoofed or knocked out. Policy analysts are renewing calls for backup timing and navigation systems, including terrestrial alternatives, warning that a GPS outage could disrupt daily life and national security across the country.