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How a ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ finalist became an unlikely ambassador for Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan — From the moment she stepped onto the stage of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” Nymphia Wind has embraced the color yellow not just...

Arrests made in $14.5 million gold heist, the largest ever in Canada

A year ago, a man drove a five-ton truck into Air Canada’s cargo facility at Toronto Pearson International Airport carrying a seafood consignment bill...

United Arab Emirates struggles to recover after heaviest recorded rainfall ever hits desert nation

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates struggled Thursday to recover from the heaviest recorded rainfall ever to hit the desert nation,...

As India votes, women and youth could put Modi and his BJP over the top

NEW DELHI — From the United States to South Korea, it is a political axiom in many parts of the world: Women and young...

He built a ‘fantasy world’ in his apartment. It’s now a historic site.

When Claire Jones stepped into the apartment of her husband’s late uncle for the first time, she discovered what looked like the trappings of...

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