Columbus, OH

Reuters

(Reuters) - The United States on Thursday banned imports from five more Chinese companies over alleged human rights abuses involving the Uyghurs, according to a government posting, as part of its effort to eliminate goods made with forced labor from the U.S. supply chain.

US bans imports from five more Chinese companies over Uyghur forced labor

Missouri State

The Associated Press

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — As state treasurer, Vivek Malek pushed Missouri’s main retirement system to pull its investments from Chinese companies, making Missouri among the first nationally to do so. Now Malek is touting the Chinese divestment as he seeks reelection in an Aug. 6 Republican primary against challengers who also are denouncing financial connections to China.

Amid tensions with China, some US states are purging Chinese companies from their investments

BEIJING (Reuters) -China is seriously concerned about a report that said the United Stated approved a nuclear strategic plan to focus on China's rapid expansion in its nuclear arsenal, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Wednesday. "The U.S. is peddling the China nuclear threat narrative, finding excuses to seek strategic...

China Says It Is 'Seriously Concerned' About US Nuclear Strategic Report

Fortune

Analysts say countries like Malaysia and Thailand may want to hedge in a more polarized world and get better access to China and India.

Countries like Malaysia and Thailand are flocking to join BRICS as a potential ‘counterweight against U.S. economic hegemony’

Illinois State

I can remember vividly watching the Democratic National Convention in July of 2004 and seeing Illinois state Sen. Barack Obama for the first time — well, I knew about him, but seeing him speak for the first time. The Democratic presidential nominee at the time pegged Obama to give the keynote. Many said, “Who?” But when he appeared and spoke, it was spellbinding.

After 20 years, and after tonight, Obama will no longer be the Democrats' top star

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Over the past four months, Taylor Swift has faced significant backlash from fans and social media users for her continuous release of multiple versions of her eleventh studio album, The Tortured Poets Department. Originally launched on April 19, 2024...

Fans Are Accusing Taylor Swift Of Being 'Greedy' As She Keeps Releasing Multiple Versions Of Her New Album To 'Prevent Other Female Artists' From Reaching #1

Ukraine’s defense procurement agency has supplied 154 Chinese-made Great Wall Wingle 5 pickup trucks to the armed forces. The fleet’s order was made through Kyiv’s newly-established state electronic procurement system Prozorro, the country’s defense ministry revealed. The decision to acquire the pickup trucks was based on...

Ukrainian Military Receives 154 China-Made Great Wall Wingle 5 SUVs

Fox News

The CCP operates propaganda operations across the U.S. Chinese entities buy farmland next to our military bases, and its spies work constantly to steal from American businesses.

The enemy within: Time to unmask the Chinese masqueraders preying on Americans

War History Online

The Japanese battleship Kongō served in three conflicts before she was sunk in the Strait of Formosa by the USS Sealion (SS-315).

Japan's "Indestructible Diamond" Fell to An American Submarine in the Formosa Strait

The Hill

Ukraine hit Moscow on Wednesday in what Russia described as one of its largest drone attacks in the war, though Russia claimed all of the explosive unmanned vehicles were shot down. The Russian Ministry of Defense said that overnight into Wednesday, its forces destroyed a total of 45 drones launched into Russia. Eleven of those…

Ukraine hits Moscow in major drone attack, Russia says

BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has warned the Philippines over the U.S. intermediate-range missile deployment, saying such a move could fuel regional tensions and spark an arms race.

China's foreign minister warns Philippines over US missile deployment

Los Angeles, CA

RadarOnline

It's officially over between Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck.RadarOnline.com can reveal JLo filed divorce papers exactly two years after the couple exchanged vows in Georgia, confirming swirling speculation about their whirlwind relationship falling apart once and for all.  The On The Floor singer, 55, listed the date of separation as April 26, 2024 in documents she submitted on Tuesday in Los Angeles, without the help of a lawyer.Her filing made no mention of a prenuptial agreement, but sources told TMZ there was no prenup involved. That means any earnings or assets the couple accumulated during their marriage would be...

J Lo Files Divorce Papers: Lopez Tells LA Court She had No Pre-Nup With Ben Affleck — and the Pair Separated Four Months Ago!

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WyoFile

The woman who shot a video of a hydrothermal explosion in Yellowstone National Park on Tuesday morning told WyoFile she and her family were terrified as the blast sent boiling water and rocks skyward, destroying parts of a boardwalk, its guardrail and a nearby bench.

Yellowstone hydrothermal explosion: ‘We were terrified’

Business Insider

A Russian special forces unit commander told the parents of conscripts that their children would go to heaven if they died serving their country.

An elite Russian commander told Moscow's troops that they would 'go to heaven' if they died in Kursk

BEIJING — The U.S. and China last week signed agreements for cooperating on financial stability, according to a People's Bank of China readout Monday. A Treasury readout described the two sides as "exchanging letters in support of coordination." The agreement was part of a meeting of the U.S.-China Financial...

U.S., China sign agreement to cooperate on financial stability

Business Times

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) has officially commenced construction of its first European plant in Dresden, Germany. The €10 billion ($11 billion) project marks a pivotal moment for the continent, which is striving to reduce its dependency on Asian semiconductor imports amid growing geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and China.

Germany Risks China’s Wrath as TSMC Breaks Ground on €10 Billion Chip Plant Amid Global Tech War

Walt Disney Co.'s latest film, "Deadpool & Wolverine," has made box office records, but not in China, the largest film market after the U.S. Factors such as geopolitics, advancements in China's domestic film market, and government regulators have led to American blockbusters losing appeal in the country. In parallel, film...

Beijing and Hollywood are decoupling as Chinese audiences favor domestic productions

Alaska State

Warmer, ice-free conditions in the southeast Bering Sea are roughly 200 times more likely now than before humans began burning planet-warming fossil fuels.

Scientists have more evidence to explain why billions of crabs vanished around Alaska

Dallas, TX

A federal judge in Texas on Tuesday barred a U.S. Federal Trade Commission rule from taking effect that would ban agreements commonly signed by workers not to join their employers' rivals or launch competing businesses. U.S. District Judge Ada Brown in Dallas said the FTC, which enforces federal antitrust laws,...

Judge strikes down Biden administration ban on worker 'noncompete' agreements

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NewsNinja

A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

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China’s new rules are worrying insiders about how far Beijing will go on controlling critical metals

China's latest export controls have caused some in the critical minerals industry to worry that Beijing will leverage its global supply chain dominance in unprecedented ways....

China’s new rules are worrying insiders about how far Beijing will go on controlling critical metals

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