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7 Coffee Mistakes You May Not Know You're Making, According to an ExpertMany of us have a coffee routine we swear by. Turns out, that routine might be the problem.About two-thirds of American adults reach for a cup first thing in the morning -- but according to Sarina Prabasi, founder of Buunni micro-roastery in NYC, very few of us are brewing it as well as we could be. Prabasi, who also...

Why is China set to approve a new law promoting 'ethnic unity'?Stephen McDonellChina correspondent, BeijingGetty ImagesChinese leader Xi Jinping has repeatedly called for the "Sinicisation of religion"For decades the Chinese government has been accused of implementing repressive policies designed to subjugate ethnic minorities, forcing them to assimilate into the dominant Han culture.Now a new...

TikTok down for some in US, thanks to second Oracle outage since sale In Brief Posted: 2:33 PM PST · March 3, 2026 Image Credits:Artur Widak/NurPhoto / Getty Images Some TikTok users in the U.S. are having trouble using the app, which the company attributes to an issue with an Oracle data center. “Creators may temporarily experience lags...

Nancy Guthrie: Desperate hunt for breakthrough turns to MexicoReutersNancy Guthrie, the mother of US broadcast journalist Savannah Guthrie, was last seen on 31 January.US investigators have reportedly been in touch with Mexican authorities about the disappearance of American news anchor Savannah Guthrie's mother, as the search stretches into a third week.The sheriff's department in the US state...