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The town of Sisters in the American state of Oregon is considered a paradise for fans of patchwork. Here, for the 49th time, an open-air exhibition of patchwork quilts is taking place. 1,000 items are hung all over the town. They were created by 300 craftsmen aged from 7 to 94 years. Not only Americans participate in the exhibition. Craftsmen from Canada and Australia also came. There are no high...

The US House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a bill that gives Chinese company ByteDance about six months to sell TikTok's US assets. About 170 million Americans use the short-video app. If its parent company refuses to sell, the social network will be banned in the United States. 352 legislators voted for the bill, 65 voted against. Last year, US government officials were told to remove...