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$9,650 for 500 grams of old tangerine peels? Welcome to Xinhui, where ‘gold’ grows on trees | CNN Every year, over the autumn and winter months, this district in China’s southeast Guangzhou province fills with the scent of drying tangerine peels, or chenpi. For some locals, it’s the smell of gold.

Every year, over the autumn and winter months, this district in China’s southeast Guangzhou province fills with the scent of drying tangerine peels, or chenpi. For some locals, it’s the smell of gold.

Hundreds brave frigid temperatures during march in Chicago on Inauguration Day The group championed causes including immigrant rights, support for Palestinians and protections for reproductive and LGBTQIA rights.

Hundreds of people braved single-digit temperatures to gather in downtown Chicago in opposition to President Donald Trump and his agenda as the 47th president was sworn into office Monday.

Under the Rotunda, a historic concentration of wealth salutes Trump Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and other billionaires were given pride of place behind Trump as he was sworn in as the 47th president

The Capitol Rotunda saw a caste of magnates worth more than $1 trillion. Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and other billionaires were given pride of place behind Trump as he was sworn in as the 47th president.

Will Texas Finally Wind Down Border Security Spending? Top state officials have already made promises that, under Trump, money can be shifted to education. But that didn’t happen last time.

Top state officials have already made promises that, under Trump, money can be shifted to education. But there's signs that Texas' multi-billion dollar border spending will continue to grow under the new administration:

All poultry activities suspended in Georgia after bird flu confirmed in a commercial operation | CNN All poultry activities have been suspended in Georgia after bird flu was confirmed in a commercial poultry operation, officials said Friday.

All poultry activities have been suspended in Georgia after bird flu was confirmed in a commercial poultry operation, officials said.

Labour backs plans for £15m fund to distribute surplus food from farms Grant will go towards repackaging food that would go to waste and delivering it to shelters, food banks and charities Labour ministers have backed plans for a £15m fund to redistribute food from farms that otherwise go to waste, particularly around…

Labour backs plans for £15m fund to distribute surplus food from farms

Opinion | The Sidney Awards A revelatory portrait, an “American Vulcan,” a sober take on DOGE and more.

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Our columnist David Brooks selected some of the best long-form journalism of 2024. "These essays are a reminder that if you're a curious person willing to sit down and read the best that's being written, you can give yourself an amazing education," he writes.

Judge blasts Jay-Z's lawyer for attacks on Houston attorney Tony Buzbee A federal judge in New York issued an order Thursday stating Jay-Z's attorney engaged in "ad hominem" and "inflammatory" attacks against Tony Buzbee.

A federal judge in New York issued an order Thursday stating Jay-Z's attorney engaged in "ad hominem" and "inflammatory" attacks against Tony Buzbee. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Seeing a lot of prepping content for what the next four years will bring. What I’m not seeing l, and this may be obvious; content that can teach and bridge the political gaps… this may be/IS wishful thinking. But are we so far gone as to give up on all engagement with opposing political trenches?

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