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Mexico extradites notorious drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero and dozens of cartel members to the US

Feb. 28, 2025

Mexico has extradited notorious drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero and 28 other fugitive cartel members to the United States, according to the US Department of Justice. Caro Quintero, considered by Mexican authorities to be the founder of the Guadalajara cartel, was allegedly involved in the kidnapping, torture and murder of Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Enrique Camarena Salazar in 1985 – an attack dramatized in the Netflix show “Narcos.”

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Misogynistic influencer Andrew Tate has left Romania for the US. So who is he?

Feb. 28, 2025

Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan arrived in the United States on Thursday after being allowed to leave Romania, where the pair were arrested three years ago and face charges including rape and human trafficking.

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Tropical cyclone smashes into French Indian Ocean island, bringing 100-mile-an-hour winds

Feb. 28, 2025

Tropical cyclone Garance made landfall on the French Indian Ocean territory of Réunion on Friday, packing gusts of 166 kilometers (103 miles) per hour. Garance – the equivalent of a Category 2 Atlantic hurricane – made landfall on the northern coast of the mountainous island, France’s meteorological agency said. Garance is the strongest storm to hit the territory, located about 400 miles off the coast of Madagascar, since Tropical Cyclone Firinga in January 1989.

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Thailand’s secret deportation of Uyghurs to China a win for Beijing, snub to US

Feb. 28, 2025

The secret deportation by Thailand of dozens of Uyghurs to China that has sparked international condemnation is a diplomatic win for Beijing and a snub to the United States and the United Nations, who had long warned that the men would face torture and imprisonment if they were returned home. The 40 men had fled China in 2014, arriving in Thailand where they were arrested and later spent more than a decade in detention and in legal limbo. In the early hours of Thursday they were reportedly taken in trucks to an airport in Bangkok and put on a plane, with Thai officials later confirming they had deported “40 ethnic Uyghur Chinese nationals” following an official request from Beijing.

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Inside a struggling Ukraine mine, Trump’s mineral deal dreams meet war-torn reality

Feb. 28, 2025

The extractor’s part-rusting mechanical arm winds out over the frozen ground, over a sprawling lunar landscape of unnatural colors. The mining of titanium has a greater urgency than ever, here in Irshansk. The electricity that powers the vast machines is only sometimes on for three hours a day. But resources like titanium are potentially key to the moonshot rare earth minerals deal that is suddenly the focus of talking peace in Ukraine. The deal’s signatories, the United States and Ukraine, appear to have opposing interpretations of its terms, which leave many thorny details for a later discussion.

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South Korean police summon Japanese woman for kissing BTS member without consent

Feb. 28, 2025

South Korean police said Friday they are summoning a Japanese woman for questioning over allegedly kissing Jin, a member of the K-pop supergroup BTS, without consent during a free hug event last year. A police officer who answered the phone at Seoul’s Songpa police station said it requested the woman to appear for questioning over an allegation of sexual harassment. The police station refused to disclose her identity citing privacy.

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The world’s smallest park is about the size of four pieces of paper

Feb. 28, 2025

If you want to take a stroll around this park in Japan, you will have to be very nimble on your toes. A park roughly the size of four sheets of paper in Japan’s central prefecture of Shizuoka was recently crowned the world’s smallest, according to Guinness World Records. Despite measuring just 2.6 square feet, the recreational space offers a stool made up of a block of wood held up by a rock, with a little bush encircling it. From afar, it could easily be mistaken for a bonsai, an example of the Japanese art of manicuring miniature trees. The park is a short walk from the town hall of Nagaizumi, about 68 miles southwest of the capital Tokyo.

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NTSB cites air traffic controller distraction in California near miss as DOT targets staffing shortages

Feb. 28, 2025

A near collision between two planes at a major California airport two years ago was caused by an air traffic controller distracted by a third plane, the transportation board said Thursday. The incident on February 23, 2023, involved a Mesa Airlines plane attempting to land on the same runway from which a SkyWest Airlines flight was taking off at Bob Hope Burbank Airport in California. The two planes came within 1,680 feet of each other in one of several high-profile close calls at the time.

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Look of the Week: The hidden meaning in Millie Bobby Brown’s blonde blowout

Feb. 28, 2025

Is Millie Bobby Brown trying to send a message with her new look? The 21-year-old British actor has undergone a massive style shift as she debuted a new bleach blonde blowout accompanied by ’90s and Y2K-inspired ensembles — from bedazzled low-slung pants to a nostalgic Hervé Léger bandage dress — that wouldn’t look out of place in a certain mega pop star’s closet. Fans online have eagerly hoped that the outfits are a nod to a future Britney Spears biopic, which is currently in the works under “Wicked” director Jon M. Chu.

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A lucky bounce off some bamboo helped earn golfer Brian Campbell the biggest paycheck of his career – and changed his life

Feb. 28, 2025

When you’ve played 186 tournaments in your career without a win, perhaps you’re due a lucky break. That’s precisely what happened to American golfer Brian Campbell at the Mexico Open on Sunday, leading to what he calls a “completely life-altering” victory. Going up against South Africa’s Aldrich Potgieter in a sudden death playoff to win the tournament, Campbell skewed his tee shot on the par-five 18th into the trees, instantly causing his heart to sink. But then fate intervened. Rather than landing out of bounds, his ball miraculously bounced off the trees and back onto the rough – an astonishing lifeline for his hopes of winning of the tournament.