A tearful American-born Chinese figure skater triggered a fierce backlash on Chinese social media for slipping up during her performance two days in a row at the Beijing Winter Olympics. The 19-year-old burst into tears before she could finish her routine, after falling twice and finishing last during the team event’s women’s singles free skating on…
‘I Couldn’t Hold it Back’: US-born Chinese Figure Skater Breaks Down After Another Fall at Beijing 2022
February 8, 2022
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Michigan Shuts Down Bridge to Canada Amid Trucker-Led Protests
The state of Michigan closed down a bridge from Detroit to Canada in the midst of trucker-led protests over COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Truckers and other individuals started congregating on the Ambassador Bridge on Monday night. The busy crossing connects Windsor, Ontario, to Detroit, Michigan. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) wrote on Twitter on Monday evening…
Democrat Attorneys General Side With Mexico in Lawsuit Against Gun Manufacturers
February 7, 2022
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Fourteen Democrat attorneys general are backing the Mexican government in a lawsuit against American gun manufacturers. Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey on Jan. 31 filed a brief in Mexico v. Smith & Wesson, along with other 13 attorneys general—all Democrats—arguing that the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), a federal law, cannot be…
‘Freedom Convoy’ Protests Are Spreading Throughout World as Truckers Lead the Fight Against Mandates
February 7, 2022
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Following the tactics used by Canadian truckers in Ottawa, a growing number of trucker-inspired protests appear to be gaining momentum worldwide—with groups in the Netherlands, Austria, the United States, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand forming. The Ottawa protest, known as the “Freedom Convoy,” aims to do away with Canadian COVID-19 vaccine mandates, namely for…
‘Freedom Convoy’ Protests Are Spreading Around World as Truckers Lead Fight Against Mandates
February 7, 2022
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Following the lead of Canadian truckers in Ottawa, a growing number of trucker-inspired protests appear to be gaining momentum worldwide—with groups forming in the Netherlands, Austria, the United States, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand. The Ottawa protest, known as the “Freedom Convoy,” aims to do away with Canadian COVID-19 vaccine mandates that affect truckers…
Venezuela Upholds Long Jail Sentences for US Oil Executives
A court in Venezuela has upheld long prison sentences for six American oil executives detained in the South American country on corruption charges for more than four years. Venezuela’s supreme court announced the ruling late Friday, disappointing family members who had hoped the surprise decision last fall to hear the appeal, and by a top…
7 Killed When Plane on Nazca Lines Tour Crashes in Peru
LIMA, Peru—A light plane carrying sightseers for a tour of the Nazca lines in the Peruvian desert crashed Friday, killing all seven people aboard, authorities said. Brigadier Juan Tirado, a firefighter with the 82nd Fire Company in Nazca, said the plane went down near an airfield in the city. “There are no survivors,” he said….
Socialist President of Honduras Offers Free Electricity to 1 Million Families
SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia—At her inauguration ceremony on Jan. 27, socialist President Xiomara Castro unveiled a plan to give free electricity to 1 million Honduran families. Castro said she intends to raise the electric bills of less economically disadvantaged residents to finance the measure. During her speech the nation’s first female president said, “More than a…
Mexico Plans State Lithium Company, Questions Chinese Mine
MEXICO CITY—Mexico’s president said Wednesday he will create a state-owned company to mine lithium and appeared to suggest he will seek to cancel one of the few existing permits held by a Chinese company. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador had said in October that he wants to declare lithium a “strategic mineral” and reserve future…
Media Is Spinning Canada’s Freedom Convoy as a Hotbed of ‘Extremism’—Is That Really What’s Going On?
“Trucker protest may warrant military intervention,” a recent headline reads. Words like “far-right,” “extremist,” and “Nazi symbolism” have punctuated much of the reporting on this protest, which started with Canadian truck drivers standing against a new vaccine mandate imposed by the government. But do these labels really reflect the nature of what’s taking place outside…
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