Month: September 2021

China to Wall Street: Regulatory Crackdown Not Aimed at Restricting Private Firms

BEIJING/HONG KONG—China’s sweeping regulatory crackdown of recent months does not aim to rein in the country’s private enterprises or decouple from the United States or international financial markets, a top Chinese regulatory official told Wall Street leaders last week. The actions instead intend to strengthen the regulation of consumer-facing platform companies with a key role…


Biden’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates an ‘Attack’ on ‘Hardworking Americans’: Mississippi Governor

President Joe Biden’s new COVID-19 vaccine mandates are an attempt to impose rules on American workers, Mississippi’s governor said on Sept. 19. “The president very much wants you and everyone else to believe that this is a fight between politicians. The reality is, this is an attack by the president on hardworking Americans and hardworking…


Biden’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates an ‘Attack’ on ‘Hard-Working Americans:’ Mississippi Governor

President Joe Biden’s new COVID-19 vaccine mandates are an attempt to impose rules on American workers, Mississippi’s governor said Sunday. “The president very much wants you and everyone else to believe that this is a fight between politicians. The reality is, this is an attack by the president on hardworking Americans and hardworking Mississippians, who…


Canadians Heading to the Polls to Choose Next Federal Government

OTTAWA—Canada’s first-ever pandemic election culminates today as Canadians from coast-to-coast go to the polls to choose the 338 members of Parliament to sit in the House of Commons. Elections Canada says almost 6.8 million people voted early, most of them at advanced polls over a week ago, and the rest through special ballots cast by…


French Minister Pulls Out of Meeting With UK Defense Minister Amid Submarines Row

French Defense Minister Florence Parly has postponed a meeting with counterpart Ben Wallace as the international fallout from the row over a lucrative submarines contract continues. The UK, United States, and Australia agreed a new pact, which includes the development of nuclear-powered submarines—a deal that tore up an agreement for Paris to supply Sydney with…


Gabby Petito Case: Police Call Off Search for Brian Laundrie in Florida Wildlife Reserve

Police in North Port, Florida, said they’ve called off a search of a reserve area on Monday morning for Brian Laundrie, who went missing after becoming a person of interest in the disappearance and likely death of Gabby Petito. The North Port Police Department told local station ABC7 and Fox News that it “currently has no…


Alabama Recorded More Deaths Than Births in 2020 for 1st Time in State History

The state of Alabama recorded more deaths than births in 2020, according to preliminary data gathered by state officials. “This past year, 2020, is going to be the first year that we know of in the history of our state where we actually had more deaths than births. Our state literally shrunk,” Dr. Scott Harris,…


Alabama Saw More Deaths Than Births in 2020 for the First Time in State History

The state of Alabama recorded more deaths than births in 2020, according to preliminary data gathered by state officials. “This past year 2020 is going to be the first year that we know of in the history of our state where we actually had more deaths than births. Our state literally shrunk,” Dr. Scott Harris,…


Hong Kong Property Stocks See Biggest Loss Since May 2020 Amid Angst Over Evergrande Collapsing

Hong Kong’s property stocks saw their biggest loss since May 2020 amid growing investor angst about China’s property company Evergrande collapsing and the country’s real estate crackdown. The Hang Seng Index (HSI) was down more than 3 percent with China and Japan closed for a holiday, the most since May 2020. Hong Kong real estate giant Henderson Land…


Pfizer Says Data Show COVID-19 Vaccine Triggers Immune Response in Children

Data from a clinical trial examining Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine show triggers a strong immune response in children between the ages of 5 and 11, the company and its German partner said Monday. The shot also had a favorable safety profile in the age group in the phase 2/3 trial, according to a summary of the…