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As Trump Bashes China, His Administration Pays Millions to a Consulting Firm Used by the Chinese Government Kashgar

As Trump Bashes China, His Administration Pays Millions to a Consulting Firm Used by the Chinese Government

President Trump and his allies have settled on a new strategy for defending their weak response to the novel coronavirus pandemic: Attack China. On Tuesday, that strategy took the form of Trump’s announcement that he would freeze funding for the World Health Organization. At a White House press conference, Trump…
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April 16, 2020
Mississippi’s Punishment Machine Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Mississippi’s Punishment Machine

In November 2018, the Trump administration hosted a much-publicized criminal justice event in Gulfport, Mississippi. The usual surrogates—Mike Pence, Jared Kushner, Lindsey Graham—had gathered for the evening’s festivities, along with a handful of lower-profile officials, including senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, who had recently made headlines for telling supporters she’d be in “the…
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April 16, 2020
PM Modi reviews impact of COVID-19 on economy; second stimulus in consideration Narendra Modi

PM Modi reviews impact of COVID-19 on economy; second stimulus in consideration

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reviewed the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) on the Indian economy, and discussed a possible second stimulus with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to boost sectors hit hard by the pandemic.Mr. Modi held discussions with the Finance Minister as the pandemic hit sectors ranging from small…
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April 16, 2020
Swiss startup Crypto Finance AG, which provides blockchain-related asset management, brokerage, and storage services, raises €13.3M Series B (Charlotte Tucker/EU-Startups) Blockchain

Swiss startup Crypto Finance AG, which provides blockchain-related asset management, brokerage, and storage services, raises €13.3M Series B (Charlotte Tucker/EU-Startups)

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April 16, 2020
Jim Starlin, creator of many awesome cosmic comics, has a new Kickstarter for his labor of love Super Heroes

Jim Starlin, creator of many awesome cosmic comics, has a new Kickstarter for his labor of love

Jim Starlin has drawn classic issues of many major comic book characters since the early 1970s, including Spider-Man, Iron Man, the Legion of Super Heroes, and more. But his real claim to fame is his artistic obsession — both as an artist, and a writer — with exploring mythological archetypes…
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April 16, 2020