HONG KONG (AP) – Hong Kong police on Thursday arrested a lawyer and 10 others on suspicion of helping 12 Hong Kong activists try to flee the city, media reported. The fresh wave of arrests comes a week after 55 activists were apprehended in the largest move against Hong Kong’s democracy movement since Beijing imposed …
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WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. government announced Wednesday that it will halt imports of cotton and tomatoes from the Uighur region of China in its most sweeping action yet to pressure the Communist Party over its campaign against ethnic minorities. Officials said Customs and Border Protection will use its authority to block products suspected of …
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As images of hundreds of National Guard troops sleeping on the hard floors of the U.S. Capitol pinballed around the internet Wednesday, Guard leaders faced an unusual problem: a rush of Americans who wanted to donate money and “comfort items” to these service members. In a message released Wednesday evening, the Guard issued a simple …
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A top U.S. Army Futures Command leader told Congress the service will field its new, binocular-style night-vision goggles. …
The Army will begin fielding the 6.8mm weapons that will replace M249 squad automatic weapons and M4/M4A1 carbines in 2021. …
