• 02/12/2025

In Pictures: Hong Kong printer seeks to give movable type a new lease of life

Hong Kong Free Press Inside a 1,000-square-foot unit in a Kowloon Bay factory building, Leung Kwok-hung, founder of Sing Hung Printer Factory, was busy organising metal types by size, before bundling them together and washing them with soap and water. Metal types used in movable type printing. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Opposite his desk were several…

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Minnesota recreational pot bill goes to conference committee, Gov. Walz pledges to sign

Fox News The Minnesota Senate voted Friday to legalize recreational marijuana for adults, but the bill requires more work and negotiations before it can become law. The vote was 34-33, with all Democrats voting yes and all Republicans voting no. There are several differences between the Senate bill and the companion version that passed the…

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Biden considering trip to Finland in July, TV reports

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is assumed that the purpose of the trip will be a summit of several countries, and not a bilateral meeting https://tass.com/world/1611439

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Back from COVID break, Mexico’s Obrador vows to abolish transparency agency

Fox News Mexico’s president returned to his morning press briefings Friday after recovering from COVID-19, and he came out swinging. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, 69, said he had tested negative after his third bout of the coronavirus. His return came the same day that opposition legislators continued to hold protests in the Senate, after…

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Iran’s naval piracy again targets ships

Jerusalem Post Iran frequently takes ships and uses them as bargaining chips, often using naval commandos to seize the ships. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-741589

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Kim Jong-un’s sister blasts ‘senile’ Biden over ‘end’ of North Korea regime warning

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Kim Yo-jong said a Washington-Seoul deal aimed at strengthening deterrence against Pyongyang would only make things worse. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3218833/kim-jong-uns-sister-blasts-senile-biden-over-end-north-korea-regime-warning?utm_source=rss_feed

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Singapore investors seek to subdivide and conquer as they cash in on co-living craze in red-hot property market

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Soaring rents are driving a boom in subdivided housing units in the city state, with an en suite room now costing tenants as much as US$1,870 per month. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3218757/singapore-investors-seek-subdivide-and-conquer-they-cash-co-living-craze-red-hot-property-market?utm_source=rss_feed

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White House presses claim GOP spending cuts would damage border security, lay off CBP staff

Fox News FIRST ON FOX: The White House on Friday doubled down on its warning that the Republican budget plan would hurt border security, leading to thousands of job losses at Customs and Border Protection, as the sides spar over the economy and how to deal with the ongoing migrant crisis. “This week, nearly every…

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JPMorgan, PNC Bid to Buy First Republic as Part of FDIC Takeover

Wall Street Journal Big banks including JPMorgan Chase & Co. and PNC Financial Services Group Inc. are vying to buy First Republic Bank in a deal that would follow a government seizure of the troubled lender. https://www.wsj.com/articles/jpmorgan-pnc-bid-to-buy-first-republic-as-part-of-fdic-takeover-aeb936a0

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US expert sees world on brink of nuclear race, pushes for moratorium on expanding nukes

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Washington-based Arms Control Association, called the concept a “global nuclear freeze” https://tass.com/world/1611437

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