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Falun Gong Endures in China Despite 25 Years of Communist Persecution
A quarter century ago, Communist China began what would soon become the world’s largest and most severe...
Democrats to Nominate Biden in Virtual Vote Before Convention, Despite Recent Mishaps
Despite recents calls for him to step aside due to his health conditions, President Joe Biden will receive...
NY: Sweltering Temperatures Prompts City Hall to Urge New Yorkers to Cut Back on Energy Use
City Hall is urging New Yorkers to scale back energy use for a second week as the city bakes under an...
US Small Business Confidence Increased to Six-Month High in June
U.S. small-business confidence increased to a six-month high in June, but inflation worries remained...
9 Years Following Infamous ‘709’ Crackdown, China’s Human Rights Lawyers Hold Out Hope
Nearly one decade after a nationwide sweep that ensnared dozens of prominent human rights lawyers and...
Proposed Regulations Capping Overdraft and Late Fees Will Drive Up Costs for Customers, JPMorgan Says
Recently, Marianne Lake, the head of Chase Bank — a division of JPMorgan Chase & Co. — notified 86...
Iranian Voters Pick Moderate Pezeshkian as President To Replace Raisi
Iran's president-elect Pezeshkian urged Iranians on July 6 (Saturday) to stick with him on "the difficult...
Amazon Sidesteps Carbon Offset Standard That Its Founder Bezos Helped Fund
Amazon has become the first company to sidestep a global standard for verifying carbon offsets. That...
‘Breaking with the Communist Party in my heart is not enough’: Statements From the Tuidang Movement (
The Tuidang movement, started in November 2004, encourages Chinese around the world to renounce their...