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  • When it was time for my 5-year-old to start school, I knew the public school setting wasn't for him.
  • We've decided to pay for his private school, but not for his college. 
  • We don't know if he'll even attend college, and there are scholarships he can apply to. 

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Italian police raids reveal that Dior is using exploitative suppliers to produce luxury bags.
  • Italian police raided some of LVMH's Dior suppliers that make luxury handbags.
  • Italian prosecutors found Dior paid $57 to produce bags retailing for $2,780.
  • Judges placed Dior and Armani units under judicial administration for one year.

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The flag of the People's Republic of China is flying in front of the Chinese Embassy in Berlin on May 15, 2024.
The flag of the People's Republic of China is flying in front of the Chinese Embassy in Berlin on May 15, 2024.
  • The stabbing of a Japanese mother and her son went viral in China after a local woman died protecting them.
  • Her death ignited a clash between praise for the 55-year-old and a resurgence in anti-Japan posts.
  • Tech giants finally intervened in a rare

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Biden looks down with his eyes closed at the debate, standing in front of a microphone with a bright blue background with the CNN logo.
The Biden camp has offered various explanations for his terrible debate performance on Thursday.
  • First a cold, then bad prep, and now jet lag.
  • Biden's campaign has put forth a series of reasons trying to explain his bad debate performance.
  • The explanations come as pressure grows for Biden to step aside and make way for a replacement.

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Google just released its annual sustainability report on Tuesday, and the numbers aren't great. The company revealed its greenhouse gas emissions have increased by almost 50 percent over the last five years, which hasn't been helped by AI's considerable energy consumption. It looks like Google has a long way to go before its anywhere near its goal of net zero emissions by 2030.

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With a US ban of its hyper-popular drones more likely than not, DJI has been diversifying into products that won't be affected by the Countering CCP Drones Act, like backup batteries. Now the company is entering the e-bike arena with the Avinox Drive System that will go up against the likes of Bosch, Bafang, Shimano and SRAM.

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An exploded view of the Amflow PL e-bike showing each Avinox drive system component near to where it’s installed on the bike.
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DJI is expanding into electric bikes in a big way with its new Avinox drive system and Amflow e-bike brand. The company best known for its drones is launching its first e-bike — the carbon fiber Amflow PL electric mountain bike — before the end of the year, complete with the mid-drive



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"The California governor is really suitable to be president. He's so handsome," a user of Chinese social media platform Weibo said on Saturday.
  • Gov. Gavin Newsom has brushed aside calls for him to replace President Joe Biden on the ballot.
  • But the California Gov. has some fans in China, and they want him to step up.
  • One user said that Newsom is good looking and is

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A number of pretty good titles are coming to Microsoft's Game Pass this month for Xbox consoles and Windows PCs, including Engadget staff favorites Neon White and Tchia. Neon White is a first-person shooter and puzzle platformer, wherein you play the part of an assassin taken from Hell to exterminate demons in Heaven in an annual competition. It was one of Engadget's best games for 2022, and we



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Russian leader Vladimir Putin (left) and Chinese leader Xi Jinping (right).
Finland President Alexander Stubb told Bloomberg on Tuesday that Russia's dependence on China meant that Chinese leader Xi Jinping could end the Ukraine war if he wanted to.
  • China could end Russia's war on Ukraine if it wanted to, says Finland President Alexander Stubb.
  • "Russia is so dependent on China right now," Stubb told Bloomberg on Tuesday. 
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President Joe Biden.
  • Democratic megadonor John Morgan said that Biden has placed "misplaced trust" in his top aides.
  • Morgan said Biden needs to eliminate his "cabal," which includes Anita Dunn and Bob Bauer. 
  • He joins the camp of Biden supporters who have pinned blame on his aides for his poor debate show.

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