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Famous scenic waterfall in China goes viral after video appears to show water coming from pipe

By Rosa Rahimi and Xiaofei Xu, CNN (CNN) — A famous waterfall in China has drawn even more attention than usual – after a video revealed that its majestic falls may be artificially supplied by a water pipe. The Yuntai Waterfall is located in Yuntai Mountain Park, a major tourist attraction in China’s north-central Henan province. The park has

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‘It might make most people’s legs tremble a bit’: ‘Floating’ ladder for thrillseekers opens in Norway

By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — A new “floating” staircase in Norway promises spectacular views and undeniable thrills – but it’s probably not for the fainthearted. The 131-foot long stairway, called the “Stigull” ladder, dangles some 2,591 feet above a Norwegian fjord in the small village of Loen, in the north of the country. “It

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‘Becoming Karl Lagerfeld:’ A flattering sketch of a controversial designer

By Caitlin Chatterton, CNN (CNN) — “I like anonymity,” designer Karl Lagerfeld (played by Daniel Brühl) tells Jacques de Bascher (actor Théodore Pellerin) in the first episode of “Becoming Karl Lagerfeld,” a new six-part series based on Raphaëlle Bacqué’s novel “Kaiser Karl.” De Bascher — a fledgling writer and Lagerfeld’s eventual love interest — has

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‘Sorry for throwing grenades in your cellar.’ The unusual fate of the first house liberated in D-Day beach landings

By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Bernieres-sur-Mer, France (CNN) — Their target was an elegant, two-story villa sitting solitary on a misty beach. No houses stood nearby, just minefields, military pillboxes and enemy machine gun posts. It was D-Day, and on that overcast morning on June 6, 1944, 10 boats filled with Canadian troops crossed the English

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Some iconic travel destinations criminalize homosexuality. LGBTQ travelers are split on whether they should visit

By Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — When Emma-Jane Nutbrown went on a family vacation to Jamaica last year, she did so with one condition: that everyone donated to an LGBTQ charity once they got there. Nutbrown felt uncomfortable with her parents’ choice of destination. Same-sex sexual activity between men is against the law in Jamaica

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