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China’s ‘Old Man’s Joy’ Cars Test the Limits of Road Safety China's Social Credit System

China’s ‘Old Man’s Joy’ Cars Test the Limits of Road Safety

From “new-energy Maseratis” to “license-free Porsche Cayennes,” a growing number of elderly mobility vehicles informally known as laotoule are appearing on rural and suburban roads across China, drawing scrutiny from regulators and road-safety experts. Many laotoule vehicles — commonly translated as “old man’s joy — are sold without registration or…
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January 7, 2026
White House says Trump is open to using the U.S. military to acquire Greenland Greenland

White House says Trump is open to using the U.S. military to acquire Greenland

The White House said Tuesday that acquiring Greenland is a "national security priority" and that using the U.S. military to achieve that goal is under consideration. “President Trump has made it well known that acquiring Greenland is a national security priority of the United States, and it’s vital to deter…
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January 7, 2026
Maduro detained in New York City jail that’s a ‘far cry from anything luxurious’ Maduro

Maduro detained in New York City jail that’s a ‘far cry from anything luxurious’

The ornate neoclassical facade of Venezuela's palm tree-lined Miraflores Palace — the seat of power held by Nicolás Maduro for more than a decade — is in stark contrast to where, now deposed, he is currently confined: a drab, warehouse-looking lockup in Brooklyn, New York, saddled with violence and complaints…
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January 7, 2026
Huawei’s Maextro S800 Becomes China’s Top-Selling $100k Car, Outsells Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Porsche Panamera China's Social Credit System

Huawei’s Maextro S800 Becomes China’s Top-Selling $100k Car, Outsells Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Porsche Panamera

Huawei’s Maextro S800 becomes China’s top-selling $100,000 car, outsells Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Porsche Panamera in November.  The Maextro S800 is priced between 708,000 yuan and 1.02 million yuan in China – the world’s largest auto market. In China, Porsche Panamera and Mercedes-Benz S-Class limousine starts at 1.1 million yuan and 1.24…
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January 6, 2026
‘Bro was really ragebaited by the dance’: Trump admits Maduro copying his moves annoyed him Maduro

‘Bro was really ragebaited by the dance’: Trump admits Maduro copying his moves annoyed him

President Donald Trump has admitted that former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro infuriated him by copying his trademark dance moves, an unusual grievance the president aired publicly while addressing Republicans this week. Speaking during a lengthy speech at the Kennedy Center on Tuesday, Trump mocked Maduro, who is now in US…
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January 6, 2026
Plastic pollution requires urgent action, says author Judith Enck Plastic Pollution

Plastic pollution requires urgent action, says author Judith Enck

Judith Enck is a former regional administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, appointed by President Barack Obama, and the founder of Beyond Plastics, an organization dedicated to eradicating plastic pollution worldwide. She joins Mongabay’s podcast to discuss how governments can implement policies to turn off the tap on plastic…
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January 6, 2026