Radio Free Asia Resumes Broadcasts into China with New Funding
A bill passed earlier in February allows broadcasts to resume to oppressed minorities inside China after funding had been cut last year.
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Suit was filed in Boston Federal Court by six civic groups to block Trump's crusade against information on climate change, slavery and Native American populations.
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In Big Speech Rubio Tells Europe to Pollute More, Deport Like the US
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Eileen Gu, Beverly Zhu Received Chinese Government Funding
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Trump Policies Help Ignite Worst Measles Outbreak in Over 30 Years
Trump cuts to federal health services funding and anti-vaccine directives have reignited a disease that had been effectively kept in check through routine vaccinations.
Trump Persists in Harvard Vendetta with New Frivolous Suit
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A bill requiring prospective midterm voters to prove their US citizenship passed the House narrowly but is unexpected to get 60 votes in the Senate ...
Loath to Support US, Canadians Seek Disney Magic in Paris
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Trump Excluded Two Dems from Invites to White House Governor's Breakfast
Trump expressly excluded Wes Moore of Maryland and Jared Polis of Colorado from a traditional breakfast for governors based on personal animosity.
US House Blocks Trump Tariffs on Canada
The House vote, in the face of Trump threats to lawmakers, reflects a rising awareness that US businesses and consumers are harmed by abuse of ...
Bondi Accused of Covering Up Identities of Epstein Associates
Rep. Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, accused the Justice Department of violating a law passed by Congress requiring Epstein files to be turned over ...
US Budget Deficit Keeps Growing Under Trump Policies
The anticipated $1.853 trillion fiscal 2026 budget deficit reflects slower economic growth under Trump tariffs and deportations, requiring more borrowing to fund the federal government.
Cambodia Shut Down 200 Scam Centers, Deported Over 11,000
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Indictment Rejected of Dem Lawmakers Urging Soldiers to Ignore Unlawful Orders
The grand jury's decision kills Trump's effort to prosecute lawmakers on treason charges for urging US military members to disregard unlawful orders.
3 GOP Reps Join Dems to Block House Bill to Ban Tariff Challenges
A bill to ban challenges against Trump tariffs was shot down by a vote of 217-214 ahead of an upcoming Democratic bill to undo tariffs ...
Pentagon Ordered by Trump to Buy Coal Energy to Keep Industry Alive
Deep affection for the most polluting of energy sources seems behind a White House directive that effectively subsidizes an industry facing natural extinction.
Carney Sets Trump Straight on Gordie Howe Int'l Bridge
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney pointed out the bridge is jointly owned and operated though Canada paid for its construction after Trump threatened to block ...
Lutnick Pushes Back Against Calls for Resignation on Epstein Ties
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick sought to distance himself from Epstein after the latest document tranche suggested otherwise.
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China to Deploy AI to Detect Corruption in Bidding on Public Projects
Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign is adding AI with "human-like reasoning capabilities" to flag possible backroom deals and bid-rigging on public projects.
Trump Threatens to Block Windsor-Detroit Bridge Unless Canada Accepts Talks
Belief in US entitlement to control Canadian trade with other nations appears to underpin Trump's bullying tactics.
Trump To Deem Emissions Not Harmful to Human Health
A key Obama-era scientific finding that greenhouse gases endanger human health will be repealed as part of Trump's rollback of greenhouse gas regulations.
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SpaceX Backburners Mars Expedition for Self-Growing Moon City
Elon Musk declared that SpaceX would lay the foundation for a self-growing city on the lunar surface within a decade.
Hong Kong Sentences Jimmy Lai to 20 Years
The publisher of Apple Daily was sentenced on two national security charges of conspiring with foreign forces and one of publishing seditious materials.
Sanae Takaichi's Convincing Win Ends LDP's Long Grip on Power
The snap elections called by Japan's woman Prime Minister delivered a resounding defeat for the backward-looking Liberal Democratic Party.
China Launches Reusable Spacecraft for 4th Time
China had succeeded in getting its reusable spacecraft to return to designated landing sites on 3 prior occasions beginning in 2020.
Biggest UN Deadbeat to Begin Installment Payments
The nearly $5 billion in US arrears accounts for 95% of all UN delinquencies.
Say What? The Art of Repeating False Assertions
In recent speeches Trump has asserted 20 times that inflation has been beat while it has risen to 3% and prices of consumer goods have ...
$16 Billion for Hudson River Rail Tunnel Unfrozen by Federal Judge
Work on the project would have been forced to halt Friday as apportioned funds had been frozen by Trump after Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor ...
Warning Issued to World Cup Visitors of Florida Detention Risk
A coalition of rights groups issued a travel alert for those considering a visit to Florida for this year's World Cup tournament co-hosted by the ...
Video of Chicago Woman Shot Multiple Times by ICE Ordered Released
A federal district court judge has lifted a protective order that had been keeping the lid on the bodycam video footage of the multiple shootings ...
Trump Shares Video Depicting Obamas as Apes
Yet another social media post shows a racist and revenge-fixated psyche that seems unbefitting a President of the United States.
Starbucks Wins Dismissal of Lawsuit Against Its DEI Policies
Federal District Court Judge John Ross dismissed a suit brought by Missouri's Republican attorney general alleging Starbucks' DEI policies discriminate based on race, gender and ...
What's in a Name? The $16 Billion Held Hostage by Trump.
The President offered to unfreeze the $16 billion earmarked for the Gateway tunnel project Dulles International Airport and Penn Station were renamed after him.
US Envoy in Snit Over Polish Parliament Head's Take on Trump
Ambassador Tom Rose acts as a Trump watchdog by cutting ties with the speaker of the Polish parliament for voicing his views on Trump's "policy ...
Trump Attacked Pillars of Democracy Says Human Rights Watch
The quality of US democracy has fallen quickly as Trump has embraced racist tropes and white nationalist ideology, according to the annual report released Wednesday ...
Dem-Favoring California Redistricting Map Allowed by SCOTUS
The one-sentence order follows a similar approval in December of a GOP-favoring Texas redistricting.
700 ICE Agents to Be Pulled from Minnesota
Trump agreed to draw down the ICE presence in Minneapolis after the shooting deaths of two protesters ignited a wave of national anti-ICE and anti-Trump ...
Radio Free Asia Resumes Broadcasts into China with New Funding
A bill passed earlier in February allows broadcasts to resume to oppressed minorities inside China after funding had been cut last year.
Europe Sees Travelers from China, India Offset Slowing US Tourists
Despite a substantially weakened Euro versus the dollar, European Travel Commission logged a 14.2% drop in US visitors and a 28% jump in Chinese.
Civic Groups Sue Trump for Scrubbing Scientific, Historic Signs from Parks
Suit was filed in Boston Federal Court by six civic groups to block Trump's crusade against information on climate change, slavery and Native American populations.
4,400 Court Rulings Tossed ICE Imprisonments Since October
ICE continues disregarding the law in its deportation push despite repeated successful court challenges.
California-UK Clean Energy Pact Angers Trump
California Governor Gavin Newsom noted that Trump is selling out America's future with his support for coal and oil as China races ahead with clean-energy ...
Humanoid Robots Spotlighted in China's Big New Year's TV Gala
Unitree Robotics, Galbot, Noetix and MagicLab showed off their robots at CCTV's Spring Festival gala, China's most watched event of the year.
Bad Bunny Feud May Tatter Trump Midterm Prospects with Hispanics
Trump posts attacking Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show for being mostly in Spanish is likely to alienate the Latino base that helped Trump win ...
In Big Speech Rubio Tells Europe to Pollute More, Deport Like the US
Secretary of State Marco Rubio's speech at the Munich Security Conference was intended to reassure Europe of US solidarity, but came across as a sermon ...
Eileen Gu, Beverly Zhu Received Chinese Government Funding
The US-born freestyle skier and figure skater—both of whom compete for China—collectively received $14 million from the Chinese government in 2025.
Department of Homeland Security Faces Partial Shutdown
In the absence of a congressional deal over changes to ICE practices, the DHS budget will expire at midnight Friday, impacting the Secret Service, Coast ...
Election to Replace Greene Shows Trump Coattails Tattering
Trump's endorsement of a candidate to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene hasn't deterred 14 other Republicans who feel they have a sharper bead on the needs ...
Musk, Bezos Race China to the Moon
SpaceX and Blue Origin are race against each other and against China's scheduled 2030 crewed moon landing.
Trump Policies Help Ignite Worst Measles Outbreak in Over 30 Years
Trump cuts to federal health services funding and anti-vaccine directives have reignited a disease that had been effectively kept in check through routine vaccinations.
Trump Persists in Harvard Vendetta with New Frivolous Suit
The new suit appears to be more straw-clutching in the legal war with Harvard as the Trump administration struggles to defend the suit filed by ...
House Bill to Require Citizenship Proof to Vote Unlikely to Pass Senate
A bill requiring prospective midterm voters to prove their US citizenship passed the House narrowly but is unexpected to get 60 votes in the Senate ...
Loath to Support US, Canadians Seek Disney Magic in Paris
With a 17% drop in US travel, Canada leads nations contributing to a 6% drop in US tourism.
CIA Recruits Chinese Military Officers in Humint Push
In an effort to capitalize on dissension within China's military after its top general was purged by Xi, the CIA has released a video appealing ...
Virtual Lovers Win Hearts in China, US, Japan
The hugely popular fantasy-romance game Love and Deepspace lets women in China invest in a kind of love and companionship often lacking in real life.
Trump Excluded Two Dems from Invites to White House Governor's Breakfast
Trump expressly excluded Wes Moore of Maryland and Jared Polis of Colorado from a traditional breakfast for governors based on personal animosity.
US House Blocks Trump Tariffs on Canada
The House vote, in the face of Trump threats to lawmakers, reflects a rising awareness that US businesses and consumers are harmed by abuse of ...
Bondi Accused of Covering Up Identities of Epstein Associates
Rep. Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, accused the Justice Department of violating a law passed by Congress requiring Epstein files to be turned over ...
US Budget Deficit Keeps Growing Under Trump Policies
The anticipated $1.853 trillion fiscal 2026 budget deficit reflects slower economic growth under Trump tariffs and deportations, requiring more borrowing to fund the federal government.
Cambodia Shut Down 200 Scam Centers, Deported Over 11,000
A short-handed regional police force arrested 173 senior crime figures as part of a crackdown that began after the US indicted and China extradited a ...
Indictment Rejected of Dem Lawmakers Urging Soldiers to Ignore Unlawful Orders
The grand jury's decision kills Trump's effort to prosecute lawmakers on treason charges for urging US military members to disregard unlawful orders.
3 GOP Reps Join Dems to Block House Bill to Ban Tariff Challenges
A bill to ban challenges against Trump tariffs was shot down by a vote of 217-214 ahead of an upcoming Democratic bill to undo tariffs ...
Pentagon Ordered by Trump to Buy Coal Energy to Keep Industry Alive
Deep affection for the most polluting of energy sources seems behind a White House directive that effectively subsidizes an industry facing natural extinction.
Carney Sets Trump Straight on Gordie Howe Int'l Bridge
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney pointed out the bridge is jointly owned and operated though Canada paid for its construction after Trump threatened to block ...
Lutnick Pushes Back Against Calls for Resignation on Epstein Ties
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick sought to distance himself from Epstein after the latest document tranche suggested otherwise.
Buddhist Monks Arrive in DC After 2,300-Mile Walk for Peace
The walk by two dozen monks began in Dayton, Texas drawing support from local residents along a route that stopped in 8 states, reached Washing ...
China to Deploy AI to Detect Corruption in Bidding on Public Projects
Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign is adding AI with "human-like reasoning capabilities" to flag possible backroom deals and bid-rigging on public projects.
Trump Threatens to Block Windsor-Detroit Bridge Unless Canada Accepts Talks
Belief in US entitlement to control Canadian trade with other nations appears to underpin Trump's bullying tactics.
Trump To Deem Emissions Not Harmful to Human Health
A key Obama-era scientific finding that greenhouse gases endanger human health will be repealed as part of Trump's rollback of greenhouse gas regulations.
UN Seeks Payment Plan for US Past-Due Dues
Despite last week's statement by Ambassador Mike Waltz that the US will catch up on its obligations, the UN seeks a timetable as it faces ...
Dreame Blows $10 Million on Super Bowl Ad for EV Supercar
A Chinese maker of robot vacuum cleaners and lawn mowers used a costly Super Bowl commercial to plug its Cosmaire Nubula, an electric supercar to ...
SpaceX Backburners Mars Expedition for Self-Growing Moon City
Elon Musk declared that SpaceX would lay the foundation for a self-growing city on the lunar surface within a decade.
Hong Kong Sentences Jimmy Lai to 20 Years
The publisher of Apple Daily was sentenced on two national security charges of conspiring with foreign forces and one of publishing seditious materials.
Sanae Takaichi's Convincing Win Ends LDP's Long Grip on Power
The snap elections called by Japan's woman Prime Minister delivered a resounding defeat for the backward-looking Liberal Democratic Party.
China Launches Reusable Spacecraft for 4th Time
China had succeeded in getting its reusable spacecraft to return to designated landing sites on 3 prior occasions beginning in 2020.
Biggest UN Deadbeat to Begin Installment Payments
The nearly $5 billion in US arrears accounts for 95% of all UN delinquencies.
Say What? The Art of Repeating False Assertions
In recent speeches Trump has asserted 20 times that inflation has been beat while it has risen to 3% and prices of consumer goods have ...
$16 Billion for Hudson River Rail Tunnel Unfrozen by Federal Judge
Work on the project would have been forced to halt Friday as apportioned funds had been frozen by Trump after Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor ...
Warning Issued to World Cup Visitors of Florida Detention Risk
A coalition of rights groups issued a travel alert for those considering a visit to Florida for this year's World Cup tournament co-hosted by the ...
Video of Chicago Woman Shot Multiple Times by ICE Ordered Released
A federal district court judge has lifted a protective order that had been keeping the lid on the bodycam video footage of the multiple shootings ...
Trump Shares Video Depicting Obamas as Apes
Yet another social media post shows a racist and revenge-fixated psyche that seems unbefitting a President of the United States.
Starbucks Wins Dismissal of Lawsuit Against Its DEI Policies
Federal District Court Judge John Ross dismissed a suit brought by Missouri's Republican attorney general alleging Starbucks' DEI policies discriminate based on race, gender and ...
What's in a Name? The $16 Billion Held Hostage by Trump.
The President offered to unfreeze the $16 billion earmarked for the Gateway tunnel project Dulles International Airport and Penn Station were renamed after him.
US Envoy in Snit Over Polish Parliament Head's Take on Trump
Ambassador Tom Rose acts as a Trump watchdog by cutting ties with the speaker of the Polish parliament for voicing his views on Trump's "policy ...
Trump Attacked Pillars of Democracy Says Human Rights Watch
The quality of US democracy has fallen quickly as Trump has embraced racist tropes and white nationalist ideology, according to the annual report released Wednesday ...
Dem-Favoring California Redistricting Map Allowed by SCOTUS
The one-sentence order follows a similar approval in December of a GOP-favoring Texas redistricting.
700 ICE Agents to Be Pulled from Minnesota
Trump agreed to draw down the ICE presence in Minneapolis after the shooting deaths of two protesters ignited a wave of national anti-ICE and anti-Trump ...
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