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China: Monkey Rushes Across River to Grab Tourist’s Handbag

On December 14, 2025, in Ya’an, Sichuan Province, a video shows the monkey swiftly crossing the river by stepping on a rope at the Erlang Mountain Laba River Scenic Area. The footage captures the animal rushing toward a group of tourists, yanking at a visitor’s bag and refusing to let go. According to Ms. Jiang, who was visiting the riverbank with friends, monkeys on the opposite side noticed the crowd and quickly made their way across the rope with surprising speed. The video ends with tourists trying to pull the bag back as the monkey clings tightly to it on the riverbank.

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Trump Hosts a Hanukkah Reception - Washington

Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President, American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad) lights the Hanukkah Menorah during a Hanukkah holiday reception hosted by United States President Donald J Trump in the East Room of the White House on December 16, 2025 in Washington, DC. This year's holiday reception was attended by hundreds of guests and supporters. Looking on from right is US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick. Photo by Andrew Thomas / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Hosts a Hanukkah Reception - Washington

Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President, American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad), makes remarks during a Hanukkah reception hosted by United States President Donald J Trump in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on December 16, 2025. Looking on are US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and Holocaust survivor Jerry Wartski. This year's holiday reception was attended by hundreds of guests and supporters. Photo by Andrew Thomas / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Hosts a Hanukkah Reception - Washington

Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President, American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad), left, makes remarks during a Hanukkah reception hosted by United States President Donald J Trump in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on December 16, 2025. Looking on are US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, center, and Holocaust survivor Jerry Wartski, right. This year's holiday reception was attended by hundreds of guests and supporters. Photo by Andrew Thomas / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Hosts a Hanukkah Reception - Washington

Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President, American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad), makes remarks during a Hanukkah reception hosted by United States President Donald J Trump in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on December 16, 2025. Looking on are US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and Holocaust survivor Jerry Wartski. This year's holiday reception was attended by hundreds of guests and supporters. Photo by Andrew Thomas / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Hosts a Hanukkah Reception - Washington

Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President, American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad), left, makes remarks during a Hanukkah reception hosted by United States President Donald J Trump in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on December 16, 2025. Looking on are US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, center, and Holocaust survivors Jerry Wartski and Michael Bornstein. This year's holiday reception was attended by hundreds of guests and supporters. Photo by Andrew Thomas / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Hosts a Hanukkah Reception - Washington

Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President, American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad), left, makes remarks during a Hanukkah reception hosted by United States President Donald J Trump in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on December 16, 2025. Looking on are US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, center, and Holocaust survivor Jerry Wartski, right. This year's holiday reception was attended by hundreds of guests and supporters. Photo by Andrew Thomas / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Hosts a Hanukkah Reception - Washington

From left to right: Holocaust survivors Jerry Wartski and Michael Bornstein, United States Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, and Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President, American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad), during a Hanukkah reception hosted by United States President Donald J Trump in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on December 16, 2025. This year's holiday reception was attended by hundreds of guests and supporters. Photo by Andrew Thomas / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Hosts a Hanukkah Reception - Washington

Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President, American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad), left, makes remarks during a Hanukkah reception hosted by United States President Donald J Trump in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on December 16, 2025. Looking on are US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, center, and Holocaust survivors Jerry Wartski and Michael Bornstein. This year's holiday reception was attended by hundreds of guests and supporters. Photo by Andrew Thomas / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Hosts a Hanukkah Reception - Washington

From left to right: Holocaust survivors Jerry Wartski and Michael Bornstein, United States Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, and Rabbi Levi Shemtov, Executive Vice President, American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad), during a Hanukkah reception hosted by United States President Donald J Trump in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on December 16, 2025. This year's holiday reception was attended by hundreds of guests and supporters. Photo by Andrew Thomas / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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