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Perhaps there’s good reason. Burma is half an hour behind Thailand. But the town of Mongla, on the Chinese border, ticks on Chinese time–an hour ahead of Thailand. Traverse a mere 200 or so kilometers, south to north, and you zigzag between three time zones. Why even bother with precise timekeeping? In Burma it’s hard to know what year it is, let alone what time it is. The country is stuck in 1962, when it invented a brand of socialism that’s a bit like the abandoned sandals I saw lying on the main road in Kengtung–as if one day the Burmese simply stopped walking with the rest of the world....

Why? Clemson hasn’t played as well as everyone expected, and the Seminoles are still sneakily good. This game could throw a kink in the ACC Coastal standings and give Louisville hope that it could make the title game. It’s not hard to figure out who the Cardinals are rooting for in this game. MORE: Playoff contenders and pretenders Here’s how to watch Clemson at Florida State, and keys to victory for both teams....

The 17-year-old has been working at his local pool before heading to the University of Pennsylvania to study business. “It’s kind of a ‘just for fun thing,’” the actor told Flaunt. “I’ve kind of grown up with a normal life and normal friends and stuff outside of Stranger Things, so it’s kind of kept me grounded.” Schnapp is not the only star to pick up a side hustle while pursuing a career in Hollywood, with some even ditching the limelight to do more “normal” jobs....

MORE: Best active NBA players by age The Rockets are clinging to eighth place with a 36-38 record after sleepwalking in the first half against the Pacers and seeing a second-half rally attempt fall short. The Mavericks are a half-game behind them in ninth place with a 35-38 record after allowing the Kings to have eight players score in double figures Sunday. In past years, neither team would be playoff material in the fiercely contested Western Conference....

Nomad Goods has produced its instantly recognizable bedside Base Station chargers for many years now. The thing that cemented its wireless charger status in the industry, however, was when Apple finally pulled the plug on its own AirPower charger. Without AirPower around, Nomad’s Base Station was left as an obvious choice for a design-focused dock anyone would be proud to display in their room. The Base Station Mini is an evolution of that refined design that is more suitable for other places around a house....

Also called noradrenaline, NE plays a key role in the “fight or flight” response by spiking your heart rate and blood pressure when your body believes it’s in danger. NE is similar to adrenaline and many experts believe it helps determine your basic levels of stimulation and arousal. It is linked to anxiety and depression. High levels are associated with feelings of joy, and sometimes euphoria. Since joy and euphoria aren’t exactly typical of fibromyalgia (FMS) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS or ME/CFS), it’s no surprise that research suggests most people with these conditions have either low NE levels or that our bodies don’t use NE efficiently....

Did you think The Walking Dead would last this long when it started? I don’t think any of us had any idea that it would last that long. What advice would you give people to survive a zombie apocalypse? Bond together. Find people you can work with and have each other’s backs. What sort of adventures can people expect from the new season of Ride on AMC? We went to Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Uruguay, Costa Rica....

31-year-old Aaron Smith from Greensboro has created a dating app with a unique selling point for women—he is the only man on it. Known as “Singularity,” the parody app allows users to swipe through several different pictures of Smith. “The biggest problem with the other apps is that my face is not featured prominently,” he told WFMY-TV. “If life gives you lemons, you should first make lemonade,” he said. “Then make sure no other companies can produce or distribute their own soft drinks....

Cawthorn, who responded to his November election win by saying, “cry more, lib,” lashed out at Democratic senate runoff candidate Warnock Tuesday by calling the longtime pastor’s native Georgia roots into question. Cawthorn echoed the complaints of President Donald Trump and Warnock’s opponent, GOP senator Kelly Loeffler, by claiming Warnock is a “radical’s radical.” Cawthorn questioned how Warnock can “say he’s a pastor” while being “all about abortion.” Warnock, 51, was born in Savannah, Georgia, in July 1969, about 26 years before Cawthorn was born....

Fourth graders at Waxhaw Elementary School were asked to write tweets that people living in North Carolina during the Civil War might have posted if Twitter existed then, Kimberly Morrison-Hansley, a member of the Union County NAACP chapter, told The Charlotte Observer. “It should be deeply disturbing to anyone,” Morrison-Hansley said. Students selected the tweets they were most proud of and they were displayed on a Twitter wall in the school’s hallway, according to WCNC Charlotte....

By the end of the week, however, other U.S. officials played down the threat. Two counter proliferation officials, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitive subject matter, noted that intelligence agencies believe that although North Korea has the material to build eight or more nuclear bombs, there is no indication that Kim’s regime has tested a nuclear device. Nor is there evidence that North Korean scientists have figured out how to build a nuclear warhead small enough to load into the nose cone of a missile....

In a statement during the assembly, the delegation said WHO member states should be “wary” of countries that are trying to use the “catastrophe for their impure political purposes.” The North Koreans didn’t mention any country by name but said it was an “expression of irresponsibility” to blame the WHO or one of the member states for the outbreak if a country ignored “the warnings of WHO with no proper action....

In a statement carried Thursday by the official Korean Central News Agency, North Korean Foreign Ministry ambassador Song Il Ho reacted to Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo’s reaction at a gathering of Southeast Asian nations to North Korea’s test last week of “a super-large multiple rocket launcher.” Abe characterized this launch and other short-range weapons tests as a violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions—which North Korea does not recognize....

Rather than write a letter or issue a statement, President Stevo Pendarovski met with 11-year-old Embla Ademi and her family in person and walked the young girl to school himself, CNN reported. “The [p]resident said that the behavior of those who endanger children’s rights is unacceptable, especially when it comes to children with atypical development,” a statement from the president’s office said, according to CNN. “They should not only enjoy the rights they deserve but also feel equal and welcome in the school desks and schoolyard....

Clearly the Wildcats were excited to get on the court because during warmups at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, because junior center Alex Olah got a bit aggressive with a pregame dunk, breaking the shot clock in the process. MORE: Championship Week scoreboard | First ticket punched Olah’s thunderous dunk forced the arena staff to power the basket in order to fix the shot clock, causing a slight delay in pregame warmups. Sadly, the Wildcats left all their thunder in the warmups because the Hawkeyes rolled to a 69-52 win....

“I will now encourage everyone to drop the handshake and return to the infection-free way to greet,” Kjerkol said during a press conference. Norway withdrew most of its nationwide COVID-19 restrictions on September 25 that imposed limits on social interaction and hampered businesses for about 18 months, Reuters reported. Bent Hoeie, who was the country’s health minister at the time, said that “handshakes will again be allowed” when the measures were lifted....

Michael O’Neill’s side suffered a 3-1 defeat against Germany in their last match, but they are guaranteed to finish second in Group C. However, their place in the play-offs, while likely, is still dependent on the final series of results. Norway, on the other hand, are playing for pride given that they have no chance of making next year’s tournament in Russia. Victory for Lars Lagerback’s men could potentially see them finish in third place....