Month: August 2022

Polls Indicate a Decline in Those Interested in Leaving Hong Kong; Scholar Challenges the Result of Survey

August 31, 2022
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Hong Kong’s population dropped to 7.29 million this year after a “net outflow” of over 110,000. However, a recent poll by Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute announced that, compared with the March survey, fewer people planned to leave and more intended to stay. Critics challenged the feasibility of conducting polls in the present menacing…

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Things in Wine

August 31, 2022
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Winemakers love to say their products are made of grapes and nothing else. It’s largely accurate, but if you really get into the weeds, it’s hardly all that’s at play. As a “basically natural” product, wine is one of the most complicated of beverages. It’s 180 degrees from the formulation that leads us to Coke,…

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Florida’s DeSantis Takes Conservative Populism to the Rust Belt

August 31, 2022
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Commentary PITTSBURGH—While it is always unsettling for a political movement when its party loses power, the reality is that the movement’s coalition doesn’t necessarily collapse or disappear. Sometimes, it even gets stronger. Coalitions last beyond a candidate’s or party’s loss because the coalition is always more about the people who are in it than about…

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Florida Takes Top Spot in Economic Freedom Ranking: CATO

August 31, 2022
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Florida, once again, has been ranked the number-one state in the United States in terms of economic freedom by the CATO Institute. For the past several years, Florida has consistently ranked at the top spot in the economic freedom category of CATO’s Freedom in the 50 States, an index of personal and economic freedom. Florida…

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Trump’s China Tariffs Yield $150 Billion

August 31, 2022
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Tariffs placed on Chinese imports by President Donald Trump have pulled in over $150 billion over the past 50 months, according to data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Trump imposed the tariffs on $350 billion worth of imports in 2018 and 2019 in retaliation for China’s abusive trade practices, including throttling American companies’ access to…

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2 Policewomen Sexually Assaulted, 74 Officers Injured at London’s Notting Hill Carnival

August 31, 2022
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Two female police officers were sexually assaulted and 74 officers were injured during the Notting Hill Carnival, London’s Metropolitan Police has said. Hundreds of thousands of people attended the carnival on Sunday and Monday—the first time it has been held since 2019 because of COVID-19 restrictions in the last two years. But the event was…

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California Lawmaker Shelves Bill That Would Allow Kids 15 and Older to Get Vaccines Without Parental Consent

August 31, 2022
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Parental rights advocates are celebrating on Aug. 31 the withdrawal of legislation proposed this year in California that would have allowed children 15 years old or up to get vaccines without parental consent. State Sen. Scott Wiener pulled Senate Bill 866 from the floor of the Assembly where a vote was expected later in the day….

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What Can Your Toenails Reveal About Your Health?

August 31, 2022
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Risk factors for prostate cancer include age, race/ethnicity, family history, genetic changes and mutations, diet, obesity, smoking, chemical exposure, inflammation of the prostate, sexually transmitted disease, and undergoing a vasectomy. Researchers have been focusing on chemical exposure and its link to prostate cancer as of late. To dig deeper and obtain further insight, the latest…

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Ottawa to Book Hotel Rooms Across Canada to House Ukrainian Refugees

August 31, 2022
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The federal government will book millions of dollars worth of hotel rooms to house Ukrainian refugees, according to a notice from the Department of Immigration. “The program allows for a one-time accommodation stay of up to a period of 14 nights for individuals or families,” said the Aug. 30 notice to hoteliers, according to Blacklock’s…

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Arizona Supreme Court: Soros-Backed Ballot Measure to Roll Back Election Law Can’t be on Ballot

August 31, 2022
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A ballot measure backed by billionaire George Soros will not be on November’s ballot in Arizona after the state’s Supreme Court ruled the measure didn’t have enough signatures. The Aug. 26 ruling upheld one hours earlier from Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Joseph Mikitish, who said that the initiative was disqualified because not enough valid signatures…

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