The Chinese government will allow couples to have three children, according to state-run news agency Xinhua, the latest easing of strict family planning policies as the country tries to avert a demographic crisis.The Chinese government will allow couples to have three children, according to state-run news agency Xinhua, the latest easing of strict family planning […]
Monthly Archives: May 2021
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Texas Republicans’ push to enact a slew of new voting restrictions was stymied — at least for now — by Democrats who walked off the state House floor late Sunday night, leaving majority Republicans without the quorum they needed to approve the bill in the final hours before a midnight deadline.Texas Republicans’ push to enact […]
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Seismologists in the Democratic Republic of Congo reported 92 earthquakes in a 24-hour period around the Mount Nyiragongo volcano, which erupted a week ago. CNN flew above the volcano and captured stunning images. CNN’s Larry Madowo reports.Seismologists in the Democratic Republic of Congo reported 92 earthquakes in a 24-hour period around the Mount Nyiragongo volcano, […]
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The White House is injecting new urgency into Joe Biden’s protracted and so far inconclusive talks with Republicans on a bipartisan infrastructure package, as the President faces rising frustration within his own Democratic ranks.The White House is injecting new urgency into Joe Biden’s protracted and so far inconclusive talks with Republicans on a bipartisan infrastructure […]
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Most US schools teach little to nothing about Asian American history and it hurts everyone, experts say
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When Jinhee Kim’s daughter looked in her history book, she didn’t see anyone who looked like herself — and she had questions for her mother about why that was so.When Jinhee Kim’s daughter looked in her history book, she didn’t see anyone who looked like herself — and she had questions for her mother about […]
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It was a Friday afternoon when Edward Martell, dressed in a black suit and bow tie, stood in front of Judge Bruce Morrow’s courtroom. With one hand raised, the new lawyer was sworn into the State Bar of Michigan.It was a Friday afternoon when Edward Martell, dressed in a black suit and bow tie, stood […]
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• Texas man alleged to have planned mass shooting• Texas man alleged to have planned mass shooting
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Vietnam detects a suspected new coronavirus variant that’s a hybrid of the UK and India strains
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Vietnam’s health ministry has detected a suspected new coronavirus variant which it said appears to be a hybrid of two highly transmissible strains.Vietnam’s health ministry has detected a suspected new coronavirus variant which it said appears to be a hybrid of two highly transmissible strains.
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As China’s Communist Party turns 100, its members’ ‘red genes’ matter more than ever to Beijing
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For a decidedly atheist political organization, China’s ruling Communist Party is fond of talking about its origins in religious terms.For a decidedly atheist political organization, China’s ruling Communist Party is fond of talking about its origins in religious terms.