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CNN — Tensions are rising again in the Taiwan Strait, with China launching a two-day military drill surrounding Taiwan just days after a new leader whom Beijing has long loathed was sworn in on the island. The drills began early on Thursday with China describing them as “punishment” for “acts of separatism” and an allusion to the election and inauguration of Taiwan’s new self-ruled government president, Lai Ching-te. China’s military has said the exercise was designed to test its ability to “seize power” over Taiwan. View this interactive content on CNN.com Relations between the two countries have been steadily deteriorating…
Do the 34 city council members know something that Mayor Brandon Johnson apparently doesn’t?The arguments for and against ShotSpotter, the gunshot detection technology being installed in Chicago’s most violent crime-ridden neighborhoods, are familiar by now. Opponents (though their numbers seem to decrease by the week) argue that ShotSpotter doesn’t do much to prevent gun violence or solve crimes. But they conveniently ignore that the debate moved beyond those issues a long time ago and is now focused on how ShotSpotter speeds up police and emergency services response when someone is shot. As we’ve said many times on this page, ShotSpotter…
According to a Hong Kong newspaper, Russian companies are being punished with higher fees by Chinese banks trying to avoid becoming caught up in the US sanctions regime put in place after the Kremlin attacked Ukraine. South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported.”The 25th floor of Shanghai Tower has been filled with Chinese exporters in recent weeks, as businessmen from all over the country flock to open new accounts at VTB Bank, the only Russian bank operating in China.” South Carolina I wrote this on Friday.The United States has already placed Russia’s second-largest bank, VTB, and its CEO, Andrei Kostin, on…
USA TODAY Network Tennessee columnist Cameron Smith was born in Memphis and raised in Brentwood, and is a former political lawyer who worked for conservative Republicans.”The American people are losing faith in this country, in our institutions,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said on May 14, criticizing the ongoing criminal prosecution of former President Donald Trump. “The American people are losing faith in our justice system.”He’s right: trust in the American justice system is indeed weak…politicians are to blame.New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s prosecution of Trump is untenable. Bragg has yet to explain who Trump misled with his business records,…
Company logoMarketing AutomationMarketing AutomationDublin, May 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Marketing Automation – Global Strategic Business Report” report ResearchAndMarkets.com Recruitment.Global marketing automation market predicted to reach $9.1 billion by 2030The global marketing automation market, estimated at USD 4.8 billion in 2023, is projected to reach a revised size of USD 9.1 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 8.1% over the analysis period 2023-2030. Cloud deployment, one of the segments analyzed in the report, is projected to register a CAGR of 8.9% and reach USD 6.2 billion by the end of the analysis period. Growth of the on-premise…
Chinese scientists have devised a new way to overcome the challenges of building on soft coral sand, raising tensions in the contested South China Sea as rival claimants race to build structures for military advantage. This month, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that scientists at the Ocean University of China have developed a new drilling method that overcomes the limitations of soft coral sand in building artificial islands. The SCMP notes that China’s three largest artificial islands – Mischief Reef, Fiery Cross Reef and Subi Reef – form a triangular defense position against U.S. military bases in the…
CHANDIGARH: Voting in 10 Lok Sabha constituencies in Haryana and by-elections to the Karnal assembly seat will take place on Saturday, deciding the fate of 223 candidates, including big names like former chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Indian National Congress’ Kumari Selja.A total of 223 candidates — 207 men and 16 women — are running in India’s sixth Lok Sabha elections, with more than 20 million people eligible to vote in the state.Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini is contesting the Karnal by-election.Voting will take place from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.The BJP won all 10 Lok Sabha seats in…
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is increasingly concerned that a strengthening military alliance between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could significantly expand Pyongyang’s nuclear capabilities and increase tensions in the Asia-Pacific region, six senior U.S. officials told NBC News.U.S. officials said North Korea was also preparing for its most provocative military action in a decade ahead of the U.S. presidential election, possibly at the urging of Putin. They say the timing could be designed to sow chaos in other parts of the world as Americans decide whether to return President Joe Biden or former…
Islamabad and Beijing hold crucial investment meeting, safety of Chinese workers tops agenda KARACHI: Pakistan and China will hold the 13th virtual meeting of the Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) on China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) today, Friday, with safety of Chinese organisations and personnel working in the South Asian country expected to top the agenda.China is Pakistan’s main ally and investor, but separatists and other militants have attacked Chinese projects in recent months, killing Chinese personnel, including five Chinese workers killed in a suicide bomb attack on March 26 on their way to the Das hydroelectric project in northwest Pakistan.The…
Dozens of Red Lobster restaurants suddenly closed across the United States, and the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Florida on Sunday.As of Wednesday morning, the company’s website listed 99 closed locations across 28 states, some of which had auctioned off kitchen equipment on an online restaurant liquidation company last week — 12 more than the number of locations previously reported by USA Today.Liquidator TAGeX Brands announced last week that it would auction off fixtures from 48 closed stores, with the successful bidder receiving “all fixtures from the Red Lobster location they are bidding on,” according to its…