Big Beautiful Bill Provisions That Could Be Stripped Out in the Senate
With the “One Big Beautiful Bill” pending before the Senate, several provisions may be stripped out in what is known as a “Byrd Bath.”...
China’s Economy Backtracks 30 Years: Beijing and Shanghai Can No Longer Hold Up
In the comments, one person said: Now it costs 8 yuan for a haircut, which is really the same price as 30 years ago....
Eastern Michigan University Ends China Partnerships Amid Lawmaker Scrutiny
Eastern Michigan University said on May 28 that it will end teaching partnerships with China’s Guangxi University (GU) and Beibu Gulf University (BGU). Eastern...
Senate Reviews the President’s 2026 Budget Request for the Department of Education
The Senate Appropriations Committee holds a hearing to examine the president’s fiscal year 2026 budget request for the Department of Education at 10 a.m....
DHS Says FEMA Chief Was Joking About Hurricane Season Awareness
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Tuesday that the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was joking when he remarked that...
Faulty prostate cancer tests leave 406 Hong Kong patients with nervy wait
Published: 12:12am, 4 Jun 2025Updated: 12:42am, 4 Jun 2025 Hong Kong public hospitals are reviewing blood test results of more than 400 patients after...
Iowa Democrat Announces Senate Run to Unseat Republican Joni Ernst
Iowa state Rep. J.D. Scholten has launched a campaign to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, citing recent comments Ernst made about Medicaid as...
Trump Vows ‘Large Scale Fines’ After Transgender Athlete Wins in California
President Donald Trump vowed to place “large-scale fines” on California after a transgender athlete competed in a girls’ high school track and field event...
A tale of two cities: why views of China differ so much in Barcelona and Prague
In a gleaming white technology campus half an hour’s drive north of Barcelona, Josep Maria Gomes wants to turbocharge an already thriving partnership between...