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Aug 23 2023
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Xi Jinping's Unexpected Absence At BRICS Business Forum Raises Eyebrows
Chinese leader Xi Jinping failed to attend a business forum of the BRICS economic group in South Africa on Tuesday. During the forum, he was expected to deliver a speech addressing the Chinese economy and concerns over the economic challenges the country has been facing. Xi, instead, sent Commerce Minister Wang Wentao who gave a speech covertly denouncing U.S. hegemony without explaining why
International Business TimesAug 15 2023
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Utah man charged with peddling fake COVID-19 cure arrested after 3 years on run
Staring into a web camera while wearing a white lab coat and stethoscope, Gordon Hunter Pedersen spent the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic falsely peddling silver products as a cure for the disease, prosecutors say. Pedersen had no clinical evidence that colloidal silver cured coronavirus — and he wasn’t a medical doctor. In connection with the scheme, the Cedar Hills man was
The Salt Lake TribuneAug 17 2023
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Former Indiana economic development chief launches bid for governor
The Indianapolis businessman who led the state's economic development initiatives over the past two years is asking Hoosiers for the opportunity to lead the entire executive branch of Indiana government for at least the next four. Former Commerce Secretary Brad Chambers announced Thursday he's seeking the Republican nomination for governor at the May 7, 2024, primary election. "I am running
The Times of Northwest IndianaAug 09 2023
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China Says US Investment Policy 'Severely Disrupts' Global Supply Chains
Beijing on Thursday said a new US policy to restrict investment in Chinese technology "severely disrupts the security of global industrial and supply chains".
An unnamed Ministry of Commerce spokesperson said President Joe Biden's executive order "seriously deviates from the market economy and fair competition principles the US has always promoted, and affects companies' normal
Barron'sSep 18 2023
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Biden’s Broadband Plan Subsidizes Delaware, Mansions, Vacation Homes, Senate Panel Finds
The Biden administration’s $42.5 billion high-speed internet program favors heavily Democrat regions and remote vacation homes, including President Joe Biden’s home state of Delaware, according to a new report by Republicans on the Senate Commerce Committee.
The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program, known as BEAD, designated as “unserved” locations places that include
The Daily SignalAug 30 2023
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Mitch McConnell freezes and struggles to speak in second incident this summer
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) appeared to have difficulty speaking during a press conference in Kentucky on Wednesday and froze up for about 30 seconds when he was asked if he would run for reelection, the second such incident this summer.
After the long pause, the Kentucky senator became responsive and briefly answered two additional questions after aides stepped in to
Washington ExaminerAug 16 2023
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FBI: Chinese Hackers Breach Email of Congressman Don Bacon
Confirmed on social media on Monday, Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District representative Don Bacon’s email services have been breached by Chinese hackers.
Bacon is the first known lawmaker to have their email account hacked in an alleged Chinese espionage campaign, but it’s reported that hackers have also breached the unclassified email accounts of senior State Department and Commerce
KLINSep 01 2023
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Bezos snubbed Musk’s SpaceX for huge satellite launch contract, Amazon shareholder says
An Amazon shareholder lawsuit says the company snubbed SpaceX for valuable satellite launch contracts because of Jeff Bezos’ personal rivalry with Elon Musk, who has taunted his fellow billionaire’s space ambitions for years.
Cleveland Bakers and Teamsters Pension Fund, or CB&T, filed a shareholder complaint on behalf of Amazon in the Delaware Court of Chancery on Monday.
The
CNBCAug 15 2023
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Three Year Manhunt for Alleged Fake Doctor Who Sold Unproven Covid ‘Cure’ Ends with Utah Fugitive Behind Bars
A Utah resident and three-year fugitive was arrested in Utah County on federal charges after fleeing from federal law enforcement in 2020. According to court documents, Gordon Hunter Pedersen, 63, of Cedar Hills, Utah, was spotted during surveillance by federal agents on July 5, 2023. Pedersen had a warrant issued for his arrest on August 25, 2020, after failing to appear on an indictment in
Homeland Security TodaySep 20 2023
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As America’s influence wanes, Asian economies are integrating
Seven hundred years ago, maritime trade routes that stretched from the coast of Japan to the Red Sea were peppered with Arab dhows, Chinese junks and Javanese djongs, ferrying ceramics, precious metals and textiles across the region. At its centre, a trading post known as Singapura flourished. The enormous intra-Asian commercial network was disrupted only by the arrival of sailors from rising
The Economist