• 02/28/2025

Pittsburgh synagogue attacker found guilty of hate crimes

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-746580

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Hong Kong falls short of US standards on tackling human trafficking, State Dept. says, as local gov’t slams report

Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong authorities have slammed a US State Department report on human trafficking that said the local government was not up to par with US standards, though was making significant efforts to bring themselves into compliance. Hong Kong was moved up from the “Tier 2 Watch List” to “Tier 2,” a…

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Why China’s new spying law has foreign firms scratching their heads, scrambling like a ‘scared monkey’

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Foreign firms are cancelling trips, reworking arrangements and scrambling to understand what might trigger a national security investigation under opaque new rules that have blurred red lines. https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3224391/why-chinas-new-spying-law-has-foreign-firms-scratching-their-heads-scrambling-scared-monkey?utm_source=rss_feed

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Are Hunter Biden’s international dealings a fair concern in presidential election? Americans weigh in

Fox News As House Republicans accuse the Biden family of peddling influence in “practically every corner of the globe,” Americans in the Big Apple are split on whether Hunter Biden’s international dealings are a fair concern for voters in the presidential election. Susan from New York said she doesn’t think parents should be responsible for…

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US Sec. of State Blinken says China trip aims at ‘avoiding miscalculations’

Hong Kong Free Press US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that his coming visit to China aims to open up better communications “by addressing misperceptions and avoiding miscalculations.” Antony Blinken. File Photo: US Department of State/Ron Przysucha, via Flickr. “Intense competition requires sustained diplomacy to ensure that competition does not veer into confrontation…

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How Major League Baseball Is Using Its Rules Changes to Win New Fans

Wall Street Journal The organization’s chief marketing officer talks about the ad strategy it hopes will increase engagement. https://www.wsj.com/articles/major-league-baseball-marketing-strategy-83cfb2e4

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In a first, FTC charges genetic testing firm over failure to protect data

Washington Post The Federal Trade Commission faulted 1Helath.io, formerly known as Vitagene, with failing to protect consumers’ genetic information. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/06/16/ftc-genetic-testing-vitagene/

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Reading Spy Fiction, and About Those Who Wrote It

New York Times Extracurricular reading this week turned out to be very spy-focused, with appearances by John le Carré and Robert Gottlieb. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/16/world/interpreter-spy-fiction.html

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Pittsburgh Synagogue Accused Shooter Found Guilty of Killing 11 People

Wall Street Journal Robert Bowers could be put to death for the 2018 massacre, the deadliest antisemitic attack in the U.S. https://www.wsj.com/articles/pittsburgh-synagogue-accused-shooter-is-found-guilty-5c3ae5ee

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