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Italy has rescued 47 boats carrying around 1,600 migrants in the central Mediterranean sea in the last two days and brought them ashore to the island of Lampedusa.

Rutherford County, TN - In today’s social media focused society, it is no wonder that children and teens feel so comfortable talking to strangers online. This holds especially true if they see posts made by a parent that garners likes and comments from adults they have never heard of.  Children, not understanding the dangers of the internet combined with the strategies of ill intended adults, unknowingly fall victim to online predators they may see as safe on apps like SnapCha...

Murfreesboro, TN - Main Street Murfreesboro, a nonprofit, 501c3 has been focused on economic development, design, and promotions of the historic downtown business district for the past 38 years. Kicking off the first event for the year on Saturday, May 6th, with the Murfreesboro Saturday Market, around the Rutherford County historic courthouse. The Murfreesboro Saturday Market is open on the square from 8am to noon every Saturday, May through October, lining the streets with 68 vendors and a st ...

STORES AND ONLINE: The HPA said it had found 6,100 suspected illegal items listed on online platforms and at brick-and-mortar stores, even as store numbers fellBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporter

‘CREATING FEAR’: Anything said online or at public events could be used to charge Taiwanese who travel to China, a Cross-Strait Policy Association researcher warnedBy Shelley Shan / Staff reporter

MURFREESBORO, TN – The annual Child Advocacy Center Hometown Heroes Walk for Children will take place this Friday, April 28th in Murfreesboro, as Child Abuse Prevention Month comes to a close. For the last 23 years, the Child Advocacy Center has worked as a team with the Department of Children’s Services, law enforcement, and the District Attorney’s Office to investigate and prosecute child abuse cases and to help children and families heal from the trauma...

By Chen Chia-yi and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writerMore than 60 percent of people refuse to use store-provided reusable cups due to sanitary concerns, environmental advocacy group Re-think said yesterday.

‘PARENTS ARE WORRIED’: NPP Legislator Claire Wang said the policy’s aims need to be made clear, while an NTU professor questioned whether it was needed at allBy Rachel Lin and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writer and CNA

COVID-19 TO BE RECLASSIFIED: Vaccinations would continue to be provided, but starting from next week healthcare facilities could charge a registration feeBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporter

UPLIFTING SPEECHES: The Guatemalan president concluded his remarks at the Presidential Office by saying: ‘Long live free, sovereign and democratic Taiwan’Staff writer, with CNA