Month: September 2021

Hunter Biden China Emails Are Real, as Is Bias of Mainstream Media

September 27, 2021
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Commentary Shortly before the U.S. presidential election that Joe Biden won, the New York Post published a bombshell story based on emails from Biden’s son, Hunter, that indicated corruption by his father. The October 2020 story, neatly encapsulated by the quote, “ten percent for the big guy,” which the Bidens never denied, was castigated and…

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Biden Admin Warns Government Shutdown Could Hurt COVID-19 Fight, Mandates

September 27, 2021
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The White House on Monday warned that the looming government shutdown could hurt the Biden administration’s COVID-19 mandates. Congress has until the end of September pass legislation to avert a shutdown as Republicans and Democrats have struggled to come to an agreement on a number of measures. Government shutdowns, which generally don’t last longer than…

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Canada Faces ‘Difficult Call’ on New Submarine Fleet: Report

September 27, 2021
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Canada is in critical need of a new submarine fleet and it can’t go about acquiring one the way it did in the past, according to a new report.

Mass Celebrations Erupt in Norway as CCP Virus Restrictions End

September 27, 2021
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Norwegians took to the streets over the weekend to celebrate an end to the country’s CCP virus restrictions after government-imposed measures limited people’s social interactions for about 18 months. The Norwegian government announced on Sept. 24 that most of the remaining COVID-19 restrictions would be scrapped beginning on Sept. 25, and that life in the…

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Ronald Reagan Shooter John Hinckley to Receive Unconditional Release

September 27, 2021
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The man who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981 will be released unconditionally, a federal judge ruled Monday. John Hinckley Jr., 66, opened fire on Reagan in Washington outside the Hilton Hotel, wounding the president, his press secretary James Brady, a Secret Service agent, and a police officer. No one was killed, but Brady was…

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Making (Some) Sense Out of Beijing’s Financial Positions

September 27, 2021
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Analysis So much of policy coming out of Beijing these days seems contradictory, especially where financial matters are concerned. On the one side, China’s leadership has all but shut down avenues for the country’s businesses to procure foreign capital, in particular any ability of Chinese firms to float public offerings in the United States. But…

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Orange County DA: No Wrongdoing in COVID-19 Inmate Death

September 27, 2021
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—Orange County prosecutors released a memo Sept. 27 stating that no one was criminally liable in the COVID-19 death of a jailed murder defendant in January. In a letter to Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes dated Aug. 30, but publicly released Monday, Senior Deputy District Attorney Cyril Yu said, “There is no indication…

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Satellite Company Terran Orbital to Bring 2,000 Jobs to Florida’s Space Coast

September 27, 2021
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday announced a new 660,000 square foot facility would be erected to house Terran Orbital, a commercial spacecraft company expected to bring approximately 2,100 jobs to the Sunshine State’s Space Coast. Speaking from Merritt Island, Florida, Terran Orbital CEO Marc Bell said that the company intends to invest…

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Lawmakers Demand DOJ Explain Dropping of Cases Against Chinese Researchers Accused of Hiding Military Ties

September 27, 2021
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Rep. Jim Jordon (R-Ohio) has asked Attorney-General Merrick Garland to explain why prosecutors have dropped a series of cases connected with the Justice Department’s (DOJ) crackdown on Chinese espionage. In July, federal prosecutors filed motions to dismiss charges against six Chinese researchers who had been accused of hiding their ties to Chinese institutions or the…

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Kaiser Permanente Study Finds Youth Weight Gain Throughout the Pandemic

September 27, 2021
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PASADENA, Calif.—A Kaiser Permanente study of nearly 200,000 Southern California children found that children gained excess weight during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially those between the ages of 5 and 11, according to results released Sept. 27. “When we compared the weight gain among children from 2019 to 2020, we found that there was more weight…

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