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President Mohamed Bazoum, democratically elected leader of Niger, faces worsening conditions under house arrest since the July 26 military coup.
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Tai: FLETF 'represents a whole-of-government effort to implement the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act'
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF) has updated its procedures for preventing the importation of goods originating from forced labor practices in the People's Republic of China.
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Fidler: 'The United States was unprepared for a pandemic and is not ready for climate change'
A new report by David P. Fidler, of the Council on Foreign Relations, urges a radical shift in U.S. global health policy, prioritizing pandemics and climate change to safeguard national interests amid differing political strategies.
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FBI Miami: 'China is stealing our intellectual property and compromising the integrity of our academic institutions'
FBI Miami said that China continues to rob intelligence from the US and infiltrate and undermine U.S. academic institutions' integrity. In a July 30 post on the X platform, formerly known as Twitter, FBI Miami posted a warning and attached a link to its website, where they provided more details on the Chinese threat.
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Green: 'Sensitive U.S. technology in the hands of Communist China is a national security threat'
Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., chair of the Committee on Homeland Security, showed his continuing support for the "China Technology Transfer Control Act."
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Watchdog commends Biden Administration's halting US funding to Wuhan Institute
The Functional Government Initiative (FGI) recently praised the Biden Administration for halting US funding to the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV). In a press release from July 26, FGI referenced a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) memo and said they hope the suspension will lead to ultimately shutting down funding from the US government to the Wuhan lab.
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Blinken: 'The joint statement makes clear that both the United States and Australia are committed to' bilateral partnership
During the 33rd Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN), U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken emphasized the commitment of both nations to their shared goals and vision.
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Blinken: 'The actions of a few men threaten hundreds of millions of dollars of U.S. assistance that benefit the Nigerien people'
Leaders from around the world have denounced the coup in Niger, with a collective demand that democracy be restored after elected President Mohamed Bazoum was ousted, as there are concerns over his safety as he is held captive.
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Rep. Torres on FIT for the 21st Century Act: 'It protects crypto companies from arbitrary enforcement actions on the part of the SEC'
The House Financial Services Committee recently voted to advance the Financial Innovation and Technology (FIT) for the 21st Century Act. Congressman Ritchie Torres (D-NY), a member of the committee, said the bill will protect not only crypto users and investors, but also crypto companies, which he believes have been targeted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) "regulation by enforcement" approach to the industry.
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Human Rights Watch's Fessy on Ituri massacre: 'The Congolese government and UN peacekeepers need to do more to stop the killings'
A June 12 massacre in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, carried out by Cooperative for the Development of Congo (CODECO) militia has left 46 civilians dead, including 23 children, in a displaced people's camp.
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Chinese obsessions
It is hard to grasp the timescale of Chinese history and culture, which can be traced back nearly 5,000 years
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From Choir Tours to Lifelong Commitment: The Origin Story of Mission of Hope
Brad Johnson is the president of Mission of Hope, started in 1972 to address humanitarian needs in Haiti.
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Senator from South Carolina: 'Children are being trafficked across our southern border while the president does nothing'
Presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) spoke out against the problem of child trafficking, particularly at the southern border.
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Kaine: 'Security needs to be reestablished first alongside a Haitian-led solution of a political crisis'
Sen. Tim Kaine said he and Sen. Marco Rubio introduced the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Authorization Act and they cosponsored the Haitian Criminal Collusion and Transparency Act to strengthen regional security cooperation during a Foreign Relations Committee hearing on July 27. Kaine, the chairman of the committee, said the legislation also will sanction political and business elites who empower gangs in Haiti.
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The Center for Immigration Studies: 'Border Patrol releases migrants from the FBI’s Terrorist Watchlist'
The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) announced recently that U.S. Border Patrol agents released migrants from the Terror Watchlist. In a tweet from July 5, the CIS referenced a Homeland Security report which attributed the cause of the release to the increased number of migrants crossing the southern border.
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Greene: '300 Americans die every single day from Chinese-made, Mexican cartel imported fentanyl'
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, said that hundreds of American lives are lost daily due to the ongoing fentanyl crisis. Greene tweeted her concerns on July 23 and laid the blame for the crisis on President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas.
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O'Brien: 'Our countrymen and women held captive in foreign lands should be returned home immediately'
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) recently announced the launch of a bipartisan commission aimed to tackle the growing hostage-taking crisis in the U.S.
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Crypto exchange OKX linked to member of CCP elite
A decade ago, a Bloomberg report called Feng Bo, the grandson-in-law of former paramount leader Deng Xiaoping, "an early investor in China's Internet startups." Today, Feng Bo's investment firm is linked to OKX, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world.
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Green: 'Cartels have flooded our country with drugs and crime'
Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., criticized President Joe Biden's border policies during a recent House Homeland Security Committee hearing.
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AFPI writer Ziccarelli: "An overlooked aspect of the Biden Administration’s open border policies is that they enable the cartels to take advantage of vulnerable children for profit"
American First Policy Institute (AFPI) journalist and policy analyst Kristen Ziccarelli criticized the Biden Administration for allegedly worsening the issue of child trafficking at the U.S.-Mexico border
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