Month: January 2022

Will California’s Prop. 209 Go National?

January 31, 2022
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Commentary If America is going to continue competing with China, it has to promote the best of the best in industry, science, and academia. Which is why it’s a positive sign the U.S. Supreme Court may adopt the standard of California’s Proposition 209, which banned affirmative action in all state and local programs, as a…

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Federal Government Introduces Bill to Spend up to $2.5B on Rapid Tests for Provinces

January 31, 2022
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OTTAWA—The federal government introduced legislation on Monday to continue providing as many rapid tests as possible to the provinces and territories. Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos introduced the bill in the House of Commons on MPs’ first day back after a six-week break. The bill would give Health Canada the authority to purchase and distribute across…

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How My View of the Holocaust Was Altered During COVID

January 31, 2022
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Commentary The Holocaust has always been a part of my life, personally and/or professionally, since about the age of 7. I say “about” because that was a long time ago and I could have been 6 or 8. In any case, it was the very early 1950s, not much more than a half-decade after the…

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Tail Cracks on Military’s New Helicopters Likely Due to Weight of Equipment: DND

January 31, 2022
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OTTAWA—The Department of National Defence is blaming an apparent design flaw for the cracks recently discovered in the tails of most of the military’s new Cyclone helicopters. In a statement Monday, the department said it was believed the weight and pressure of equipment installed on the tail are likely responsible for the cracks, which have…

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Lockheed, Airbus Form Joint Partnership in Bid to Build New Refueling Tankers for US Air Force

January 31, 2022
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Lockheed Martin and Airbus announced on Jan. 31 that it will join forces to build midair refueling tankers for the U.S. Air Force in Alabama and Georgia if their aircraft design is chosen over the one proposed by rival Boeing. A win for the two aerospace partners may potentially create at total 1,300 new jobs…

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Here’s Why UBS Is Bullish on Microchip Tech

January 31, 2022
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UBS analyst Pradeep Ramani upgraded Microchip Technology Inc. to Buy from Neutral with a price target of $92, up from $82, suggesting an upside of 21.5 percent. The analyst states that the Analog cycle is transitioning to the inventory build phase. However, it still “has legs” at least through 2022 and likely into the first half of 2023…

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Government Should Provide Best Info on Prevention and Treatment, Not Mandates: Former Senator

January 31, 2022
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Former South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint weighed in on pandemic-related government mandates, saying citizens should be allowed to make an informed decision as to whether they want to be vaccinated, instead of being subject to mandates from the federal government. “I think what we should do as a nation, (doctors, politicians, media) is give people…

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US Athletes ‘Scared’ to Speak Up on Beijing’s Abuses Over Money: NBA Player

January 31, 2022
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American athletes and the sports community at large have shied away from taking a public stance on communist China’s human rights atrocities because of the dollars at stake, according to Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter Freedom. “Whenever we sit down to have a conversation, they always … acknowledge obviously the genocide and they know whats…

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Business Chart of the Day: Is the Correction Over?

January 31, 2022
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Shares of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust may be ready to move higher. Shares have broken out of the trading range they have been in over the past week. If SPY does rally, there is a good chance it runs into resistance around $451. This level was support and sometimes in financial markets, levels that had…

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George Soros Outlines Dangers Posed by CCP Authoritarian Rule in 2022

January 31, 2022
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The year 2022 will be a turning point where much of the world will pivot sharply in the direction of either authoritarianism and repression or openness, and events in China will play a decisive role, said billionaire financier and philanthropist George Soros at a virtual event hosted by the Hoover Institution think tank on Jan….

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