## A river ‘died’ overnight in Zambia after an acidic waste spill at a Chinese-owned mine

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The spill happened on Feb. 18 when a tailings dam that holds acidic waste from a copper mine in the north of the country collapsed, according to investigators from the Engineering Institution of Zambia.

This image taken from video Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, shows a breach at a tailing dam at a Sino-Metals Leach Zambia mine near Kitwe.

“It is an environmental disaster really of catastrophic consequences,” said Chilekwa Mumba, an environmental activist who works in Zambia’s Copperbelt Province.

This image taken from video Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, shows the path of mine waste in a river near a Sino-Metals Leach Zambia mine near Kitwe.

(AP Photo/Richard Kille ) This image taken from video Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, shows the path of mine waste in a river near a Sino-Metals Leach Zambia mine near Kitwe.

(AP Photo/Richard Kille ) This image taken from video Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, shows the entrance to the Sino-Metals Leach Zambia mine complex near Kitwe.

(AP Photo/Richard Kille ) This image taken from video Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, shows dead fish in the Kafue River near the town of Luanshya, Zambia. »

### 9-Year-Old Boy Saves His Friend from Choking at School: 'I Just Did My Thing'

Authored by people.com

Moore was eating a granola bar and began gasping for air when Branch stepped in to perform the Heimlich maneuver.

“I didn’t know he was actually, actually choking, so I just did my thing, which was a Heimlich.”.

The older boy revealed that he learned the life-saving maneuver from a YouTube video. »

### Teacher ordered to remove signs from classroom, including one saying 'Everyone is welcome here'

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An Idaho teacher is in a standoff with her own school district after officials ordered her to remove classroom signs, including one that reads, “Everyone is welcome here.”.

The other says that everyone in the classroom is “welcome, important, accepted, respected, encouraged, valued” and “equal.”.

“There are only two opinions on this sign: Everyone is welcome here or not everyone is welcome here,” she says. »

### Starbucks Hit with $50M Verdict After Scalding Tea Burns Man’s Genitals

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Starbucks Hit with $50M Payout After Scalding Tea Burns Man’s Genitals!.

Delivery driver Michael Garcia left permanently disfigured after Starbucks’ dangerously hot tea spilled in his lap—jury slams coffee giant with massive verdict!.

A Los Angeles County jury has hammered Starbucks with a $50 million verdict after delivery driver Michael Garcia suffered excruciating burns to his genitals from a scalding-hot tea spill at a California drive-thru. »

### Report: Bobby Kotick Files Defamation Suit Against Gizmodo And Kotaku

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Former Activision boss Bobby Kotick has filed a defamation suit against G/O Media over a pair of 2024 articles.

Courthouse News, which first reported on the suit, writes that Kotick is “seek[ing] damages to be determined at trial” regarding articles on former G/O Media site Gizmodo and current G/O Media site Kotaku about Kotick’s reported interest in buying TikTok.

As context into Kotick, the articles both discussed a California Civil Rights Department investigation into Activision Blizzard that was settled in 2023. »

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