Despite its challenges, Australia is a country worth celebrating for both its modern history and deep Indigenous culture, the governor-general says. Whether through celebration, commemoration or protest, millions of people across the nation will mark the 235th anniversary of Captain Arthur Phillip landing at Sydney Cove. Since that day, Australia had become a country to…
Is the West Too Gullible When It Comes to China
January 25, 2023
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Commentary The controversy over Prince Harry wearing a Nazi uniform to a party was repeated recently when a 40-year-old prominent Australian politician, Dominic Perrottet, revealed that he had worn a Nazi uniform to his 21st birthday party. A newspaper reader wondered if people would be so outraged if someone had worn a Mao uniform. A…
LAPD Considering Adding ‘Stoppage’ to Tasers After Keenan Anderson’s Death
January 25, 2023
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Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is looking into options for altering its tasers to limit the number of times an officer could fire to gain compliance from a suspect—after a man died hours after an officer tased him six times in 42 seconds following a traffic incident earlier this month. LAPD Chief Michel Moore said…
GOP Lawmakers Hawley, Buck Introduce Bills to Ban TikTok From All US Devices
January 25, 2023
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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) on Jan. 25 introduced the “No TikTok on United States Devices Act” to prohibit the Chinese-based app from being downloaded on all U.S. devices and ban commercial transactions with ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company. Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) has introduced a companion legislation in the House. In recent months, more than half…
Retirement: How a Roth Can Diffuse a Tax Bomb in Retirement
By Sandra Block From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Decades of salting away part of your paycheck in a 401(k) or similar plan can lead to a “tax bomb” later in retirement. That often occurs when you’re in your early 70s and must begin required minimum distributions (RMDs) from tax-deferred retirement accounts, such as a 401(k) or…
The Washington Post Cuts 20 Newsroom Jobs
January 25, 2023
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The Washington Post announced that it will slash several positions in cutbacks, one week after the publication’s owner, Jeff Bezos, visited the offices. At least 20 newsroom staffers have been terminated, and 30 open positions will not be filled, according to a Jan. 24 note addressed to staff from the paper’s executive editor, Sally Buzbee. This is…
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