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Clashes bring U.S., China closer to conflict

Could World War III start in the Philippines?

The Independent

 Philippine forces will defend themselves with “the same level of force” if they come under assault again from China’s coast guard in the disputed South China Sea, where Chinese personnel armed with machetes and spears injured Filipino navy personnel and damaged two of their boats in a chaotic faceoff last month, the Philippine military chief said Thursday.Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. asked China to pay 60 million pesos ($1 million) in damages for the two navy boats and return seven rifles which he said were seized by Chinese coast guard personnel during the June17...

Philippine military chief warns his forces will fight back if assaulted again in disputed sea

The Hill

The United States condemned China for “aggressive, dangerous maneuvers” in the disputed South China Sea on Monday after a Chinese vessel collided with a Philippine supply ship, the latest in a series of escalatory confrontations in the region. China and the Philippines blamed each other for the collision, which took place Monday near the Second…

US knocks ‘aggressive’ China after collision with Philippine ship

Business Insider

The 12,000-ton CCG 5901 anchored in Manila's exclusive economic zone earlier this week, ramping up tensions in the region.

Beijing's 'monster ship,' the world's largest coastguard vessel, dropped anchor in the South China Sea

The Philippines is making a shift to counter China's rising might, but the hefty cost of buying a submarine could be better spent.

Eyeing China, the Philippines wants to buy its first attack submarine

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Although 80 world democracies rejected that approach, the largest democracies of Latin America looked atomized, small, and faint-hearted in the face of a great and extraordinary threat to humanity and world peace.

Opinion: Brazil, Mexico and Colombia say no to peace and yes to Putin

California State

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The HD Post

CALIFORNIA – Starting July 1, landlords will only be allowed to collect one month’s rent for the security deposit on a rental property. Assembly Bill 12, signed into law last October, says regardless of whether the residential property is unfurnished or furnished, only one month’s rent can be charged in addition to any rent for the first month paid on or before initial occupancy.

Law limiting security deposits goes into effect July 1

China has the power to immediately stop Russia’s disastrous invasion of Ukraine with just one phone call, according to Finnish President Alexander Stubb. This comes amid concerns that Beijing is helping Moscow overcome international sanctions by supplying weapons and technologies for use in the war. Stubb claimed that Russia’s...

China Can End Russia’s War in Ukraine With One Phone Call: Finnish President

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Bucks County Beacon

Conservatives have done the United States a huge favor by explaining in detail what they’ll try to do if Donald Trump is reelected. Project 2025 , a “presidential transition project” of the Heritage Foundation, helpfully lays out how a group of former Trump officials would like to transform the country into a right-wing dystopia where the rich thrive and the rest of us die aspiring to be rich.

Project 2025’s Plan to Gut Medicare and Medicaid

Denver, CO

David Heitz

Two immigrants from south of the border told the City Council Monday they were harassed when using hotel vouchers for shelter in Denver. Speaking through an interpreter, Leivy Ortega and Henry Aguilar said they received vouchers for hotel stays from an unnamed non-profit. But they had problems using the vouchers, they said. Ortega said she came to Denver from Connecticut and lived in her car for 15 days. She received a three-day hotel voucher, she said, but hotel staff initially would not honor it. She did not name the hotel. She said staff finally looked at her paperwork and gave her a room, but they wanted to charge her. for it. She said they initially weren’t going to allow her to stay because she has a service animal.

Immigrants allege Denver hotel staff mistreated them

Pennsylvania State

With an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, the U.S. experienced another violent episode in its increasingly polarized politics. Former President Trump, who’s about to formally become the GOP nominee for president in the 2024 election, survived the attempted assassination when, initial reports said, a bullet grazed his ear . But one rally attendee was killed , more spectators were injured and the suspected gunman is also dead. The Conversation’s politics editor, Naomi Schalit, spoke with University of Massachusetts, Lowell, scholar Arie Perliger after the event. Perliger offered insight from his study of political violence and assassinations. Given the stark political polarization in the U.S., Perliger said, “it’s not a surprise that eventually people engage in violence.”

‘One Inch from a Potential Civil War’? Trump Shooting a Close Call for American Democracy

A video shared by Chinese state media shows a US Navy plane dropping something into the sea. China called it a submarine detector.

China says it picked up a submarine detector dropped by a US Navy aircraft in the South China Sea

WashingtonExaminer

Politically embattled at home, President Joe Biden faces an increasingly serious test abroad. China is ramping up its state piracy against vessels and persons from the Philippines and Taiwan. On Tuesday, Chinese coast guard vessels seized a Taiwanese fishing boat in waters near Taiwan’s Kinmen Islands. The five-person crew and vessel have been detained. When […]

China tests Biden with Taiwan-Philippines piracy

Missouri State

Fulton, MO

CJ Coombs

Updated on July 17, 2024, concerning two of the missing children listed below. Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

Reuters

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Saturday that China's largest coastguard vessel has anchored in Manila's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea, and is meant to intimidate its smaller Asian neighbour.

China anchors 'monster ship' in South China Sea, Philippine coast guard says

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has rebuked the European Union over a statement about the South China Sea, saying the bloc ignored historical and objective facts of the issue and "blatantly" endorsed what it called the Philippines' violation of its sovereignty.

China rebukes EU over statement about South China Sea

Hesperia, CA

Victorville, CA

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY – A new study by Apartment List, published June 20, found that Hesperia, Apple Valley and Victorville ranked in the top 10 nationally for super commuters.

High Desert cities rank in the top 10 nationally for super commuters

Alaska State

NBC News

Chinese Navy ships were spotted inside the U.S. exclusive economic zone of the Bering Sea by a cutter on a routine patrol late last week, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Wednesday. The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball saw three ships about 124 miles north of the Amchitka Pass, a...

Chinese military ships spotted near Alaska's Aleutian islands

NewsBreak

China, Philippines set up hotline to prevent South China Sea clashes

MANILA, Philippines — A recently signed agreement will open a direct line of communication between the presidential offices of China and the Philippines to help prevent...

China, Philippines set up hotline to prevent South China Sea clashes

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