What would you do? My daughter says she wants to skip college and become a content creator; 4 mothers share what happened next

Megha’s daughter spent hours watching creators on YouTube. The trips. The gadgets. The follower counts going up in satisfying little jumps. When she announced college was unnecessary because she was going to be an influencer, Megha asked her one question. “How many videos have you made?” The answer was zero. “She loved the idea of…

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Pakistan launch deadly strikes along Afghan border

Kabul, in turn, has previously accused Islamabad of carrying out unprovoked attacks in which civilians were killed – though Pakistan says it only targets militants. The two countries had agreed to a ceasefire last October following weeks of deadly clashes. As with past internationally-mediated truce deals, however, that ceasefire has since fallen apart. The BBC…

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China widens Japan export curbs, targeting drone makers, nuclear firms and defense institutes

File photo: The Japanese national flag flies in front of the container pier in the Tokyo port. Toshifumi Kitamura | Afp | Getty Images China on Monday blacklisted four Japanese government defense research institutes and imposed tighter export restrictions on dozens of other Japanese entities, escalating a months-long campaign to limit Tokyo’s access to Chinese-origin…

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