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The U.S. House Armed Services Committee has approved a proposal that would substantially expand military and defense-industrial cooperation between the U.S. and Israel, rejecting an effort by Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and other lawmakers to remove the measure from the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Critics argue the proposal
Washington School Board Drops Ankle Monitor COVID Contact Tracing for High School Sports
A Washington school district has dropped a controversial program that saw high school volleyball and...
Ida Leaves 2 Million Without Power, Louisiana Governor Fears Death Toll Could Rise ‘A Lot More’
First responders worked urgently before sunrise Monday, Aug. 30, to rescue drivers trapped in cars during...
New Education Guidelines in China Relieve 6 and 7 Year-old Pupils From Facing Exams
On Monday, Aug. 30 Beijing announced that written exams for six and seven year olds — students in first...
Former Afghanistan Vice President Says ISIS-K Is Taliban
One of Afghanistan’s former Vice Presidents, a man who has declared himself acting President under the...
China’s Marriage Rates Plummet for Seventh Year in a Row as Divorce Rates Peak; Younger Generations Balk
Chinese officials have stated that the majority of young people in the “post-90s” generations are reluctant...
Doctors Criticize FDA Approval of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
On Aug. 23, Pfizer announced on its website that the Pfizer-BioNTech COMIRNATY vaccine had received full...
Ida Puts Post-Katrina New Orleans to the Test; NHC Warns Potentially Deadly Storm Surge Is Not Over
Hurricane Ida at present is not the fatal storm that some may have feared, but is still a force to be...
Billionaire Actress Zhao Wei Purportedly Flees China, Is Scrubbed From the Mainland’s Internet
Award winning Chinese actress, director and successful business woman, Zhao Wei, has reportedly fled...
China Limits Minors to 3 Hours of Gaming a Week
The Chinese government has issued regulations limiting under-18s to three hours of videogaming a week...