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Canada

The Supreme Court Wrestles With Oxycontin Maker’s Bankruptcy Deal, With Billions of Dollars at Stake

Posted byby Christian Pearson
December 27, 2023
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3 min

The Supreme Court on Monday wrestled with a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the Sackler family who own the company from...

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Defence

Supreme Court Signals It Will Uphold a Tax on Foreign Income and Leave a Wealth Tax for Another Day

Posted byby Dominic Morris
December 26, 2023
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2 min

The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed inclined to uphold a tax on foreign income while leaving questions about a broader, never-enacted tax on wealth for another day. On...

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Defence

3 Booby-Trapped Drones Hit 2 U.S. Military Bases in Syria, Iraq

Posted byby Byron Banks
December 26, 2023
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1 min

Three booby-trapped drones on Saturday hit two U.S. military bases, one in Syria and the other in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region. An armed group...

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Climate

Zelenskyy Will Meet Biden at the White House Amid a Stepped-up Push for Congress to Approve More Aid

Posted byby John Bryan
December 25, 2023
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2 min

President Joe Biden and Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, will meet at the White House on Tuesday as the U.S. administration steps up the pressure on Congress...

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Defence

Xiplomacy: A Letter From XI — A Fond Memory of China-U.S. Solidarity Against Fascism in WWII

Posted byby Christian Pearson
December 25, 2023
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7 min

In October 2023, U.S. veteran pilot Harry Moyer, who was turning 103, climbed the Great Wall in Beijing where he made his birthday wish:...

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Crime

Special Counsel Jack Smith Asks the Supreme Court to Rule Quickly on Whether Trump Can Be Prosecuted

Posted byby Christian Pearson
December 24, 2023
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4 min

Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday asked the Supreme Courtto take up and rule quickly on whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges...

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China

Why China Disagrees With U.S. Definition of Competitive Bilateral Ties

Posted byby Byron Banks
December 24, 2023
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3 min

Friday’s announcement of an upcoming China-U.S. summit in San Francisco has raised hopes for improved relations between the two nations, strained by Washington’s hawkish...

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Crisis

Kevin McCarthy Endorses Trump for President and Would Consider Serving in His Cabinet

Posted byby Byron Banks
December 23, 2023
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2 min

Retiring Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the ousted former House speaker, said he is endorsing Donald Trump for president and would consider serving in his Cabinet if the...

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Defence

Iranian President Slams U.S. For Supporting Israeli Offensive Against Gaza

Posted byby Byron Banks
December 23, 2023
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1 min

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday slammed the United States for supporting Israeli “war crimes” against the Gaza Strip, according to a statement published...

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Crime

New US Aid for Ukraine by Year-End Seems Increasingly Out of Reach as GOP Ties It to Border Security

Posted byby Erik Salazar
December 22, 2023
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4 min

A deal to provide further U.S. assistance to Ukraine by year-end appears to be increasingly out of reach for President Joe Biden. The impasse is...