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China 12/11/21, 20:34

The United States imposed sanctions on individuals and agencies linked to human rights violations committed by the regimes in China, North Korea, Myanmar and Bangladesh. It also added another Chinese company to the investment blacklist, Reuters reported.  U.S. authorities on Friday, Dec. 10, issued financial sanctions and visa bans on a ...

News 12/11/21, 17:21

U.S. State Department service officer Mark Lenzi recently filed a lawsuit against the agency alleging retaliation and disability discrimination. Lenzi experienced a series of symptoms associated with the mysterious "Havana Syndrome" following a trip to China. In a complaint filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of ...

U.S. 12/11/21, 16:56

The escalation of violence in the United States as measured by assaults, robberies, homicides, and violent attacks has grown worryingly throughout 2021. A recent report warns that this spike in violence was mainly concentrated in 12 major cities governed by Democrats, where progressive policies are constantly being pushed. The year 2020 ...

U.S. 12/11/21, 16:27

Prosecutors closed arguments Friday in their case against Ghislaine Maxwell after Annie Farmer, the fourth accuser, took the stand, saying she had been molested by the British socialite and Epstein when she was 16.   According to the Associated Press (AP), Annie Farmer, the first accuser in the case to use her ...

U.S. 12/11/21, 15:48

The State Department gave an award for business excellence to Patagonia, a U.S. clothing producer accused of using cotton grown with Uighur labor, enslaved by the Chinese communist regime.  Patagonia, known for its wool vests, won the award for "climate innovation" applied to environmental issues in Argentina. Five other companies were ...

China 12/11/21, 15:41

The U.S. imposed broad human rights penalties on dozens of people and entities linked to China, Myanmar, North Korea, and Bangladesh and added Chinese artificial intelligence company SenseTime Group to an investment blacklist. In action commemorating Human Rights Day, Canada and the United Kingdom joined the United States in imposing sanctions ...

U.S. 12/11/21, 15:13

Inflation in the United States reached a new record high in November, reaching 6.8 percent annually. This is the highest price increase recorded in the last 4 decades. According to the Labor Department, the consumer price index, which covers everything consumers pay for goods and services, rose 6.8 percent in November ...

California 12/11/21, 12:08

Taylor Delaine Green, 31, from California was arrested earlier this week for allegedly trying to drown her 4-year-old son in an irrigation canal. The boy was saved by a California Highway Patrol officer who was forced to wrestle the child away from Green's unrelenting grip as she attempted to grab ...

China 12/11/21, 03:38

The U.S. wholesale supermarket chain Costco opened a second store on Dec. 8 in Suzhou. Although the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is spreading anti-American propaganda, the people's enthusiasm for shopping has not waned. On opening day, crowded lines of people paralyzed surrounding traffic. The local authorities also sent an ...

U.S. 12/11/21, 02:34

CNN host Don Lemon called Jussie Smollett a liar just hours after the ex–"Empire" actor was found guilty of reporting false hate crimes against himself in 2019. On Thursday, Dec. 9, Lemon and legal commentator Joey Jackson reviewed the former "Empire" actor's guilty conviction. Even though Lemon addressed Smollett's "lies" briefly, he ...

New York 12/10/21, 21:00

New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams on Thursday, Dec. 9, repeated his warning that his city will not allow Black Lives Matter protesters to mess there. ''We're not going to surrender to those who are saying we're going to burn down New York. Not my city,'' Adams said at a Police ...

News 12/10/21, 20:40

In a triumph for Texas' pro-life law, the Supreme Court ruled Friday that it will not halt the state's abortion ban, dismissing a lawsuit filed against it by the Biden administration to block the law. The Supreme Court nonetheless gave the green light to Texas abortion businesses challenging the law to ...

U.S. 12/10/21, 19:18

This fall, Americans continued to quit their employment in large numbers as the labor market heated up, indicating the economy retained its pace despite the COVID-19 pandemic. On Wednesday, Dec. 8, the Labor Department reported that 4.2 million workers left their jobs in October, a decrease of roughly 205,000 from September but still ...

U.S. 12/10/21, 16:31

On Thursday, Dec. 9, a jury returned a verdict in the criminal trial of Jussie Smollett, nearly three years after he claimed he suffered a racial and homophobic attack by two Trump supporters in downtown Chicago in 2019. The jury discussed for more than nine hours before reaching the verdict.The ...

U.S. 12/10/21, 15:58

The UK High Court ruled Friday, Dec. 10, that Julian Assange can be extradited to the United States to stand trial for espionage. They overturned a lower court ruling earlier this year that blocked his extradition on defense arguments alleging Assange's fragile mental health. However, if subjected to a high-security ...

D.C. 12/10/21, 15:32

After the National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan supported Taiwan by declaring that his country would ensure that a seizure of the island "never happens," an official spokesman of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) issued a strong reaction. The Global Times, which produces the CCP's propaganda, stated that the Chinese army "will ...

Inspired Stories 12/10/21, 11:41

For the past six years, two siblings have gathered thousands of toys throughout Ohio to donate them to children at a Children's Hospital in Columbus.Up to now, Tyler and Monica Slaven have donated nearly 50,000 toys to children at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. This holiday season, the siblings ...

Trending 12/10/21, 11:21

Jussie Smollett's lawyer stated on Thursday, Dec. 9 that Smollett is "100 percent confident" that the appeals court would free him of allegations that he faked a hate crime. Smollett was earlier convicted by a jury in a Chicago criminal court. He was found guilty of fabricating false police reports on ...

Australia & Oceania 12/10/21, 06:37

By Dec. 8, Seven countries, including the United States, Lithuania, Great Britain, Australia, Canada, Scotland, and New Zealand, had officially announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics. 1. The UK Boris Johnson, The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, announced that Britain would boycott the diplomacy of the Beijing Winter Olympics. They ...

U.S. 12/09/21, 20:59

Last week, Commander Brian Bourgeois of Seal Team 8 died in a fast-rope training accident at a Virginia Beach base.Bourgeois, 43, died on Tuesday, Dec. 12, after falling and suffering a severe injury while fast-roping down from a helicopter on Saturday. He is survived by his wife and five children.According ...