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Posted inin AUKUS
Australia

Australian Nuclear Submarines Are a Step Closer to Reality as AUKUS Legislation Clears US Senate

Posted byby Lester Hernandez
January 5, 2024
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2 min

Australia’s plan to acquire nuclear-powered submarines under the AUKUS agreement has cleared a major hurdle, with a package of legislation passing the US Senate....

Posted inin China
Government

House Panel Urges Tougher Trade Rules for China, Raising Chance of More Tariffs if Congress Agrees

Posted byby Kurt Reeves
January 4, 2024
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3 min

A special House committee focused on China is calling for altering the way the U.S. treats Chinese-made goods, possibly subjecting them to higher tariffs even if...

Posted inin Business
Florida

3 Ways to Spur Affordable Housing Under ‘Live Local’

Posted byby Hubert Parker
January 3, 2024
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4 min

As Live Local Act-apportioned State Apartment Incentive Loan (SAIL) Program funding becomes available and development begins, it is important to consider first steps and...

Posted inin Government
News

The U.S. May Not Have Won Over Critics in Dubai, But the Biden Administration Helped Keep the Process Alive

Posted byby Hubert Parker
January 2, 2024
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6 min

Special Climate Envoy Kerry clearly believed the final deal was better than no deal at all, especially after direct pre-COP diplomacy with China became...

Posted inin Defence
News

Senate Passes Final Defense Policy Bill

Posted byby Cody Potter
December 30, 2023
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2 min

The Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed 87-13 a compromise annual defense policy bill, teeing up a final vote in the House on Thursday before it...

Posted inin Government
News

White House Agitates Allies With Major Border Concessions as It Races to Get Ukraine Aid Deal

Posted byby Allen Sims
December 29, 2023
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5 min

The White House’s growing urgency to get Ukraine aid passed is forcing Democrats to reckon with immigration policies they’ve previously tied to former President Donald Trump, agitating President Joe Biden’s allies and underscoring...

Posted inin News
Policy

New Government Signals Reset in Foreign Policy

Posted byby Robert Brooks
December 28, 2023
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4 min

There may be major changes ahead for New Zealand’s foreign policy, Geoffrey Miller writes. New Zealand’s international relations are under new management and Winston Peters, the new...

Posted inin Economy
Government

Wholesale Inflation in US Slowed Further Last Month, Signaling That Price Pressures Continue to Ease

Posted byby Ray Douglas
December 26, 2023
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2 min

Wholesale inflation in the United States was unchanged in November, suggesting that price increases in the economy’s pipeline are continuing to gradually ease. The...

Posted inin Government
News

State Agency Had Its Own ‘Legislative Privilege’ Policy in Place to Shield Certain Records

Posted byby Morris Barnett
December 24, 2023
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6 min

While two Thurston County Superior Court judges recently ruled that legislators do have the privilege to withhold some records, newly obtained documents show they...

Posted inin News
Policy

Can US Visa Bans Deter West Bank Violence by Israeli Settlers?

Posted byby Milton Carroll
December 23, 2023
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4 min

It could serve as a deterrent for some settlers, analysts say. But the new rule has loopholes that could allow evasion. Just two months...