CHICAGO—Chicago authorities said Thursday that a deadly fire in a high-rise apartment building was caused by someone smoking in a bedroom. In a brief statement, the Chicago Fire Department called the fire accidental and said investigators traced the cause to “careless use of smoking materials.” Investigators also found that a smoke detector in the unit…
The China-Russia Strategic Partnership in a Time of Turmoil—a Webinar by Jamestown Foundation
January 27, 2023
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Beijing has developed a close strategic alignment with Moscow in the past few decades, the strengthening ties driven by a shared antipathy to the United States and its allies, who see this as a multifaceted threat with military, economic, technological, and ideological dimensions. The Jamestown Foundation hosts a webinar at 11:00 a.m. ET on Jan….
LIVE NOW: The China-Russia Strategic Partnership in a Time of Turmoil—a Webinar by Jamestown Foundation
January 27, 2023
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Beijing has developed a close strategic alignment with Moscow in the past few decades, the strengthening ties driven by a shared antipathy to the United States and its allies, who see this as a multifaceted threat with military, economic, technological, and ideological dimensions. The Jamestown Foundation hosts a webinar at 11:00 a.m. ET on Jan….
UK Chancellor Rules Out Significant Tax Cuts as He Focuses on Cutting Inflation
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has ruled out “significant” tax cuts in the next budget as he put the top priority on reducing inflation. In a speech at Bloomberg’s London headquarters on Friday, Hunt said reducing inflation was the “only sustainable way to restore industrial harmony” in Britain as he suggested tax cuts…
Scandal? What Scandal?
Commentary In our relativistic age in which everyone has his or her own “truth” and none is to be preferred over another so long as the individual feels good about it, why should anything be considered scandalous? If truth is subjective rather than objective, who is to say what is right and what is wrong?…
Under Mounting Pressure in Donetsk, Kyiv Hails Western Tank Pledges
January 27, 2023
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As Kyiv celebrates pledges by its Western allies to provide it with tanks, Ukrainian forces are facing a fresh Russian push in the Donetsk region, this time in the town of Vuhledar (Ugledar in Russian). “Fierce battles are raging on the outskirts of Vuhledar,” Yan Gagin, an adviser to the head of the Moscow-backed Donetsk…
US Senators Call for Trade Crackdown on Canada Over Dairy Quotas, Digital Policies
A pair of senior U.S. senators is urging the Biden administration to get tough with Canada for “flouting” obligations to its North American trade partners. Democrat Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon and Republican Sen. Mike Crapo lay out their concerns in a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai. The letter says American dairy producers…
Mandatory Minimum Penalty for Firing Gun at House Unconstitutional: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that a mandatory minimum sentence of four years for firing a gun at a house is unconstitutional. The decision comes in the case of Jesse Dallas Hills, who pleaded guilty to four charges stemming from a May 2014 incident in Lethbridge, Alta., in which he swung a baseball…
‘Not True’: Alberta Minister Denies Crying, Yelling During Doctor Confrontation
Alberta’s justice minister says he felt sad and disappointed when he discovered someone he considered to be a friend was behind a social media post targeting him and his wife. The Law Society of Alberta didn’t complete its hearing Thursday into allegations that Tyler Shandro violated the profession’s code of conduct. Three complaints date back…
No More Expensing Home Internet Bills to Taxpayers, Tory and Liberal MPs Told
The federal Liberal government is joining the Opposition Conservatives in no longer allowing its members of Parliament to expense taxpayers for home internet services. And government House leader Mark Holland’s office said Thursday he will propose that the practice be ended for MPs of all parties, after Conservatives signalled their intention to do the same. A…
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