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America Closed Malls, but China Kept Building Them. Now It Has Too Many.

31 August 2025 at 12:00
The first closing of an Apple Store in mainland China hints at broader troubles facing the country’s shopping malls as developers open more of them despite a glut.

© Keith Bradsher/The New York Times

A closed Apple Store on the bottom floor of the Dalian InTime City mall, which is drawing few visitors.

An Online Group Claims It’s Behind Campus Swatting Wave

31 August 2025 at 00:19
Members of the group offered on Telegram to draw armed officers to schools, malls and airports, though their claims are unverified. Such false emergency calls have disrupted campus life in recent days.

© Matt Slocum/Associated Press

An online group has said that it was behind a number of recent swatting episodes that have drawn law enforcement officers to American college campuses, including Villanova University on Aug. 21.
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