Among other votes, the House passed a bill to extend through September 2019 the federal government’s block grants program to states for temporary assistance for needy families.
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View from Away: 30 years after Tiananmen, oppressive Chinese state remains
Thirty years ago today, the world watched in horror as Chinese troops cracked down brutally on peaceful protests by students who sought to give the Chinese people more say over their daily lives. The lingering image of the pro-democracy movement, though, was from the next day, when a lone, unarmed man stopped a column of […]
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Maine Voices: Don’t expect Trump to accept spineless compromise with China
His decades-long support for tariffs means that the trade war with Beijing won’t end before 2021.
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Stocks take a dive worldwide as US-China trade war looms
U.S. stocks slumped Thursday after China said it would retaliate if the U.S. follows through with a plan to raise tariffs on Chinese imports.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Jackson Laboratory expands presence in China
The Bar Harbor-based research organization and lab mice supplier says China has emerged as the hottest country outside the U.S. for genetic research into diseases.
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Jim Fossel: Neither Fortress America nor world’s policeman is the right role for U.S.
Instead, we should engage with the world in a way that promotes not just our own self-interests, but also democracy and stability.
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China stops purchase of Canadian canola seeds
Some see the action as retaliation for Canada’s arrest of a top executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei.
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Canada allows extradition case against Huawei CFO to proceed
Meng Wanzhou, who was arrested in Vancouver on Dec. 1, is wanted in the U.S. on fraud charges that she misled banks about the company’s business dealings in Iran.
Posted inBusiness, Life & Culture, Nation & World, News
Israel hopes to be 4th nation to deliver robotic lander to the moon
A decade of work will pay off Thursday night when Beresheet is launched into space.
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EU nixes deal to create rail giant able to stand up to China
The move vexes France and Germany, whose railroad industries face increased global competition.