Queensland MP Duncan Pegg has announced that he is resigning from state politics to focus on his health and treatment for cancer. The member for Stretton gave his final speech in Parliament on Thursday, where he said that it was “with the heaviest of hearts” that he will resign in the coming weeks. “I’ve been…
NIH to Fund Study of Repurposed Drugs to Treat COVID-19 Patients at Home
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently announced it will fund a large randomized clinical trial to assess whether existing drugs already approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can be repurposed to treat COVID-19 at home. The NIH said it will provide $155 million in funding for a Phase 3 trial to test…
Senate Confirms Vanita Gupta as Associate Attorney General
WASHINGTON—A divided U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm Vanita Gupta to serve in the No. 3 job at the Justice Department, a role at the forefront of the department’s renewed efforts to combat systemic racism in policing. Gupta won confirmation as President Joe Biden’s associate attorney general in a final vote of 51-49. Only one Republican—Lisa…
Facebook Says It Halts Hackers Tied to Palestinian Security
JERUSALEM—Facebook said Wednesday it has broken up a hacker network used by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ intelligence service in an attempt to keep tabs on journalists, human rights activists and government critics. The report by the social networking giant threatened to deal another embarrassing blow to Abbas’ Fatah party weeks ahead of parliamentary elections. Fatah,…
Nearly 1,500 Arrested at Navalny Rallies in Russia
MOSCOW—Police arrested nearly 1,500 people Wednesday during a day of demonstrations throughout Russia calling for freedom for imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny, whose health reportedly is in severe decline after three weeks of hunger striking, according to a group that monitors political detentions. The largest of the protests took place in Moscow, where thousands marched…
Nearly 1,500 Reported Arrested at Navalny Rallies in Russia
MOSCOW—Police arrested nearly 1,500 people Wednesday during a day of demonstrations throughout Russia calling for freedom for imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny, whose health reportedly is in severe decline after three weeks of hunger striking, according to a group that monitors political detentions. The largest of the protests took place in Moscow, where thousands marched…
‘It Is Indoctrination’: State Minister on Kids Creating Anti-Police and BLM Posters
New South Wales ministers are calling for the sacking of an Australian primary school teacher after anti-police and Black Lives Matter posters, which were created by the students, were found displayed around the classroom. The Daily Telegraph reported that Year 5 and 6 students at Lindfield Learning Village in Sydney made placards which said “Stop killer…
University Math Professor Indicted for Hiding Support From China
April 21, 2021
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A Southern Illinois University–Carbondale mathematics professor and researcher has been indicted by a federal grand jury on two counts of wire fraud and one count of making a false statement for failing to disclose support he was receiving from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and a Chinese state-run university. Professor Mingqing Xiao defrauded the National Science Foundation…
Mathematics Professor Indicted for Fraud Over Failing to Disclose China Ties
April 21, 2021
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Federal authorities indicted a Southern Illinois University mathematics professor and researcher on wire fraud and false statements charges for failing to disclose the support he was receiving from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and a Chinese state-run university. According to the indictment filed with the U.S. District Court in Southern Illinois, Professor Mingqing Xiao defrauded the National…
Deputy Fatally Shot North Carolina Man While Serving Search Warrant: Sheriff
A North Carolina deputy shot and killed a man while law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at his residence in Elizabeth City on Wednesday morning, officials said. Andrew Brown Jr. was killed after a search warrant was served by deputies from the Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office at about 8:30 a.m. in a residential neighborhood, Sheriff Tommy…
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